Colorado Porch

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northglenn

3 Porch Notes tagged “northglenn,” from counties across Colorado.

History and culture - Adams County

Northglenn was planned around services, parks, and a shopping center

Developer Perl-Mack laid out Northglenn north of Denver as a complete community: schools, parks, churches, a golf course, and a shopping complex.

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History and culture - Adams County

Alvin Thomas Park carries Northglenn's early civic memory

Once Leroy Park, this Northglenn green space was renamed by City Council in 1980 for founding leader Alvin B. Thomas.

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History and culture - Adams County

Thornton and Northglenn were built as planned postwar suburbs

Several Adams County cities, including Thornton and Northglenn, grew from planned subdivisions laid out by developers in the postwar boom, not from old town centers.

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