Denver’s Harlem Of The West Legacy Endures Amid Change

DENVER (AP) — The neighborhood was once called “The Harlem of the West.” It’s a place where Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis performed to packed rooms not far from the snowcapped Rocky Mountains. For years, the area served as a haven for black residents who couldn’t find housing elsewhere in the American West.
But the historic black neighborhood of Denver’s Five Points now faces the encroachment of gentrification with new breweries and coffee sho