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WEST SIDE RECORDER Volume 7—Number 8 Monthly Newspaper of the West Side, Denver, Colorado December, 1970 Merry Christmas to All And A Happy New Year, Too Children at the Neighborhood House, 1265 Mariposa, enjoy a Christmas Party complete with Santa Claus. Residents Work for Good Businesses on Broadway About 80 concerned people met on November 30 to discuss the situation on Broadway. From this group a committee was elected to work on strategy to combat the general deterioration on Broadway. Another meeting of the community south of Sixth Avenue has been set tentatively for January 19, 7:30 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Third and Acoma. Plans are being made to have Councilman Burke at the meeting and a represen tative of FACE (Federally Assisted Conservation Endeavor). The main purpose of the meetings will be to get a petition circulating concerning the Art 16 theater. The theater has a court date coming up in regards to its operation. Tfte jUstrict attorney's office has indicated that a petition signed by neighborhood residents may be influential in how the case is decided. Watch for further announcements concerning this meeting and plan to attend. Greyhound Bus Lines Purchase Car Agency Building on Colfax Avenue Maestes Elected New President Of West Side Improvement Assoc. The West Side Improvement Association at its regular monthly meeting elected new officers for a one year term. The officers elected were Henry Maestas, 769 Elati, President; Waldo Benavidez, 1110 Mariposa Street, Vice-President; Anna Flores, 1319 Navajo, Secretary; and Wilma Dabrowski, 1115 Inca, Treasurer. Concern was expressed by the Directors with three critical problems. The increasing heavy truck useage of West Side streets not designated for truck usage was pointed out as a problem which needs immediate action because of the high density of children on the West Side. Another traffic problem which the West Side residents are complaining about is parking in the area betweeen Colfax, Mariposa, Speer and 11th Avenue. The Association directors have received numerous complaints about student parking all day in front of private homes, leaving no space for the West Side residents to park in front of their own homes. The third issue is the general problem of substandard housing, abandoned houses, dirty yards, and alleys and junk cars. The Association voted to take a survey of West Side hazards and contact the proper agencies urging immediate action. Concerned Parents of West High7 New Group Now Being Formed A group called "Concerned Parents of West High", Is now being established. Recommendations of the Educational Task Force under the Metropolitan Denver Urban Coalition are to form Concerned Parents Committees in school areas whose aims are 'to reduce the number of personal grievances incurred by students and parents which are either misunderstandings, products of inequitable treatment, or rules which produce unfair treatment". A meeting was held October 15th at the Youth Center of the First Mennonite Church, 430 West 9th Avenue with parents, teachers and students to try to identify the major problems at West High. Interested persons who wish to participate, please call Reverend John Ventura, Chairman or Mrs. Abie R. Duarte, Co- chairman at the Auraria Community Center, 534-7614. Greyhound Bus Lines has purchased the Bob Reed Ford building on Colfax between Lipan and Mariposa. Greyhound plans to open a new terminal at this location by mid-1971 and to then close_its_dawntown terminal at Glenarm and 17th Street. Announcement of the move raised fears on the West Side that the neighborhood would be deluged with bus traffic and with taxis and private automobiles en route to pick up bus passengers. Coalition Will Support Sign Code Proposal The West Side Coalition voted at its November 18 Board meeting to support the proposed sign code prepared by the Denver Planning Office. The sign code would eliminate all general advertising billboards in Denver and would restrict signs to those advertising goods or services to be purchased on the same property as the sign. The proposed code would limit signs to 25 feet in height. Projecting signs as well as flashing and animated signs would be prohibited. The surface area of signs would be limited in different zones with the smallest signs permitted in residential areas. Signs that did not conform to the code would be phased out over a five year period to permit owners to recover the sign's value. If the sign code passes City Council streets such as Broadway and Santa Fe would, over the next few years, lose much of their cluttered appearance. Because of traffic problems the Greyhound and Trailways bus terminals have long been recognized as undesirable at their present downtown locations. Several attempts to persuade the two companies to move into a joint terminal in an area where they would not cause traffic congestion or damage a residential neighborhood has failed. Instead Greyhound has decided to move its operation nex to the Lincoln Homes on the West Side. SUPPORT BOYCOTT UFWOC (United Farm Workers Of California boy- cotters in Denver need your support to win a contract with Bud Antle, largest nonunion lettuce grower in California. They need your help to free Cesar Chavez from jail. For information on ways to support the boycott call or visit UFWOC headquarters at 3138 Humboldt St., 534-8351. Holiday Schedule At Auraria Center Is Announced Auraria Community Center will be open from 1-5 p.m. during the Christmas Holidays. A sliding party in the mountains for youngsters 6- 12 is scheduled for Monday, December 30, also from 10- 3. Those interested should pick up a permission slip at the enter. The next Family Night will be held Friday evening, January 15. Watch for announcements of the activity. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS ISSUE OF THE WEST SIDE RECORDER (BASIC COST $700) American Lutheran Churches ?200 Catholic Archdiocese 200 j Colorado Printers 10 ! Engineering Drafting School 10 Germaine Aragon Family & Friends .... 10 First Bethany Lutheran Church .... 10 | First* MenRon&s Cbisrcb 10 Inster City-Parish 10 St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church .... 10 St. John's Lutheran Church 10 St. Joseph's Catholic Church 10 Wesley United Methodist Church .. 10 West Side Coalition .... 10 WEST SIDER ELECTED TO BOARD OF FAIR HOUSING Mrs. Josephine Perez of 1154 Kalamath was elected to the Board of Governors of the Metro Denver Fair Housing Center at the Center's annual meeting December 3. Mrs. Perez was selected as a representative of the West Side Action Council. Also elected to fill representaive seats wore Robert Bean of the East Side Action Council and Arthur P. Ryan of the Inter-Faith Task Force. Earlier, st us regular November meeting the s-oard made appointments to fill vacancies in fou ...',:■■■'-.irsd terms for representative seats. Appointed were: Dar- ryl Gray, Denver Native Americans United; Floyd Marks, Adco Improvement Association; George Garcia, Crusade for Justice; and Abelardo Delgado, Colorado Migrant Council.
Object Description
Call Number | Auraria archive |
Title | West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 8 |
Creator | West Side Recorder |
Date | 1970 December |
Summary | Newsletter dedicated to community life in the Auraria neighborhood prior to the construction of the Auraria campus |
Description | 5 p. |
Is Part Of | Auraria Neighborhood Collection |
Subject | Community newspapers--Auraria (Denver, Colo.) |
Geographic Area | Auraria (Denver, Colo.) |
Format-Medium | Document |
Rights Contact Information | Property rights are held by Auraria Library Archives and Special Collections, Denver, Colorado. |
Reproduction Available for Purchase | No |
Description
Call Number | Auraria archive |
Title | West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 8 |
Creator | West Side Recorder |
Date | 1970 December |
Summary | Newsletter dedicated to community life in the Auraria neighborhood prior to the construction of the Auraria campus |
Description | 5 p. |
Subject | Community newspapers--Auraria (Denver, Colo.) |
Geographic Area | Auraria (Denver, Colo.) |
Format-Medium | Document |
Reproduction Available for Purchase | No |
Full Text | WEST SIDE RECORDER Volume 7—Number 8 Monthly Newspaper of the West Side, Denver, Colorado December, 1970 Merry Christmas to All And A Happy New Year, Too Children at the Neighborhood House, 1265 Mariposa, enjoy a Christmas Party complete with Santa Claus. Residents Work for Good Businesses on Broadway About 80 concerned people met on November 30 to discuss the situation on Broadway. From this group a committee was elected to work on strategy to combat the general deterioration on Broadway. Another meeting of the community south of Sixth Avenue has been set tentatively for January 19, 7:30 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Third and Acoma. Plans are being made to have Councilman Burke at the meeting and a represen tative of FACE (Federally Assisted Conservation Endeavor). The main purpose of the meetings will be to get a petition circulating concerning the Art 16 theater. The theater has a court date coming up in regards to its operation. Tfte jUstrict attorney's office has indicated that a petition signed by neighborhood residents may be influential in how the case is decided. Watch for further announcements concerning this meeting and plan to attend. Greyhound Bus Lines Purchase Car Agency Building on Colfax Avenue Maestes Elected New President Of West Side Improvement Assoc. The West Side Improvement Association at its regular monthly meeting elected new officers for a one year term. The officers elected were Henry Maestas, 769 Elati, President; Waldo Benavidez, 1110 Mariposa Street, Vice-President; Anna Flores, 1319 Navajo, Secretary; and Wilma Dabrowski, 1115 Inca, Treasurer. Concern was expressed by the Directors with three critical problems. The increasing heavy truck useage of West Side streets not designated for truck usage was pointed out as a problem which needs immediate action because of the high density of children on the West Side. Another traffic problem which the West Side residents are complaining about is parking in the area betweeen Colfax, Mariposa, Speer and 11th Avenue. The Association directors have received numerous complaints about student parking all day in front of private homes, leaving no space for the West Side residents to park in front of their own homes. The third issue is the general problem of substandard housing, abandoned houses, dirty yards, and alleys and junk cars. The Association voted to take a survey of West Side hazards and contact the proper agencies urging immediate action. Concerned Parents of West High7 New Group Now Being Formed A group called "Concerned Parents of West High", Is now being established. Recommendations of the Educational Task Force under the Metropolitan Denver Urban Coalition are to form Concerned Parents Committees in school areas whose aims are 'to reduce the number of personal grievances incurred by students and parents which are either misunderstandings, products of inequitable treatment, or rules which produce unfair treatment". A meeting was held October 15th at the Youth Center of the First Mennonite Church, 430 West 9th Avenue with parents, teachers and students to try to identify the major problems at West High. Interested persons who wish to participate, please call Reverend John Ventura, Chairman or Mrs. Abie R. Duarte, Co- chairman at the Auraria Community Center, 534-7614. Greyhound Bus Lines has purchased the Bob Reed Ford building on Colfax between Lipan and Mariposa. Greyhound plans to open a new terminal at this location by mid-1971 and to then close_its_dawntown terminal at Glenarm and 17th Street. Announcement of the move raised fears on the West Side that the neighborhood would be deluged with bus traffic and with taxis and private automobiles en route to pick up bus passengers. Coalition Will Support Sign Code Proposal The West Side Coalition voted at its November 18 Board meeting to support the proposed sign code prepared by the Denver Planning Office. The sign code would eliminate all general advertising billboards in Denver and would restrict signs to those advertising goods or services to be purchased on the same property as the sign. The proposed code would limit signs to 25 feet in height. Projecting signs as well as flashing and animated signs would be prohibited. The surface area of signs would be limited in different zones with the smallest signs permitted in residential areas. Signs that did not conform to the code would be phased out over a five year period to permit owners to recover the sign's value. If the sign code passes City Council streets such as Broadway and Santa Fe would, over the next few years, lose much of their cluttered appearance. Because of traffic problems the Greyhound and Trailways bus terminals have long been recognized as undesirable at their present downtown locations. Several attempts to persuade the two companies to move into a joint terminal in an area where they would not cause traffic congestion or damage a residential neighborhood has failed. Instead Greyhound has decided to move its operation nex to the Lincoln Homes on the West Side. SUPPORT BOYCOTT UFWOC (United Farm Workers Of California boy- cotters in Denver need your support to win a contract with Bud Antle, largest nonunion lettuce grower in California. They need your help to free Cesar Chavez from jail. For information on ways to support the boycott call or visit UFWOC headquarters at 3138 Humboldt St., 534-8351. Holiday Schedule At Auraria Center Is Announced Auraria Community Center will be open from 1-5 p.m. during the Christmas Holidays. A sliding party in the mountains for youngsters 6- 12 is scheduled for Monday, December 30, also from 10- 3. Those interested should pick up a permission slip at the enter. The next Family Night will be held Friday evening, January 15. Watch for announcements of the activity. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS ISSUE OF THE WEST SIDE RECORDER (BASIC COST $700) American Lutheran Churches ?200 Catholic Archdiocese 200 j Colorado Printers 10 ! Engineering Drafting School 10 Germaine Aragon Family & Friends .... 10 First Bethany Lutheran Church .... 10 | First* MenRon&s Cbisrcb 10 Inster City-Parish 10 St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church .... 10 St. John's Lutheran Church 10 St. Joseph's Catholic Church 10 Wesley United Methodist Church .. 10 West Side Coalition .... 10 WEST SIDER ELECTED TO BOARD OF FAIR HOUSING Mrs. Josephine Perez of 1154 Kalamath was elected to the Board of Governors of the Metro Denver Fair Housing Center at the Center's annual meeting December 3. Mrs. Perez was selected as a representative of the West Side Action Council. Also elected to fill representaive seats wore Robert Bean of the East Side Action Council and Arthur P. Ryan of the Inter-Faith Task Force. Earlier, st us regular November meeting the s-oard made appointments to fill vacancies in fou ...',:■■■'-.irsd terms for representative seats. Appointed were: Dar- ryl Gray, Denver Native Americans United; Floyd Marks, Adco Improvement Association; George Garcia, Crusade for Justice; and Abelardo Delgado, Colorado Migrant Council. |
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