Union Station is a downtown neighborhood of
Denver, Colorado. In 2020, the population of the neighborhood was roughly 5,878.
The neighborhood is named for
Union Station, Denver's main railroad terminal. Much of the
Lower Downtown Historic District (known as LoDo) is in the Union Station neighborhood, but the boundaries of the two are not the same, and LoDo is not one of the city's official statistical neighborhoods.
Boundaries
*Northwest:
South Platte River
*Northeast: 20th Street
*Southeast: Lawrence Street
*Southwest: 14th Street (chiefly)
Redevelopment
Union Station and of land surrounding it in the Union Station neighborhood were slated for re-development starting in 2002. As of 2019, that process has nearly been completed with the addition of a large number of apartments, a 334 unit condo complex, two grocery stores, and the now completed station.
Landmarks
The
16th Street Mall
The 16th Street Mall is a pedestrian and transit mall in Denver, Colorado. The mall, 1.25 miles (2 kilometers) long, runs along 16th Street in downtown Denver, from Wewatta Street (at Union Station) to the intersection of 16th Avenue and Broadwa ...
ends in the Union Station neighborhood. It then continues in a northwesterly direction towards the
Highland neighborhood as a pedestrian route. This route includes three pedestrian bridges:
Highland Bridge,
Denver Millennium Bridge, and the
Platte River Bridge.
The neighborhood is anchored by
Union Station.
References
External links
Denver Union Station Master Plan and ProcessDenver Union StationRiver North Art District
{{Neighborhoods of Denver
Neighborhoods in Denver