The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-11-10
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.srvada, the Garden City CT the
Wes5: the Garden Suburb of Dem
yer.
With any exaggeration Arvada
, could today claim the title of Gar
den City. But the time will soon
come when the town will have to
stand guard over its trees and rural
beauty. The growth of Denver
must necessarily be accompanied by
the growth of Arvada, and unless
this growth is directed, it can be
taken for granted that the town will
lose the beautiful character it has
now.
Arvada's development plan is an
effort to make the town grow &C.
cording to studied lines, which will
preserve its character and make it
what it can be, the true Garden City
of the West.
Western cities have nearly all
been laid out according to the
checker board system of blocks.
Straight line streets have been built
regardless of the fact thst grades
had to be cut deeply through the
hills or carried across valleys en-
high fills. 1t would hardly tie pos
sible to devise city planning sys-
TEN that would be more costly than
the system we follow now. Not on
ly are the street grades expensive in
their construction, but with them
goes leveling process that aften
covers blocks and districts.
II all this work would be con-
ducive toward making better PLAN
ned towns and cities, we could still
afford to take the cost for granted
But is it not. Instead it creates
lines for difficult traffic movement
as two points usually are connected
by the two right sides Of triange
rather than by diagonal line. Be-
sides no street system can be more
.monotonous than this rectangular
system. There is little variation;
one street is es monotoncus as tn
next one.
In planning the extension of Arv-
nda these mistakes cen be evoide'.
The preliminary pan shown in thu
accompanying cut shows street
line along the north boundary of TIE
present town site. II fellows thr
edge Of the bluff on the break Of
tho hill overlooking Ralston Creek
This street can be built with al cay
grade, and its distant views vii
make it a very beautiful street,
TIE block along the upper side Of
this, street should be set ABIDE p
choice and restricted residence
blocks. The district below the roaa
mostly tire valley bordering Ralstor
Creek should be set aside for farm
ing ard gardening purposes. slur
di,-ricts often develop in bottom
lands, bit by rrorcr protection thi
land can be retained for agricu'tur'
End thus be valuable to the town II
preserving its rural character.
On the western side Of the present
town this road circles back until i
connects with the western ccnt!nua-
ton of Grandview Avenue. The two
lines combined follow the ridge t"
the ccme.ary, with another rond lin
runniny TO the present Coal Creek
road. In this area Arvada can tuil'
a residential section Of great Mt
traction. Beautiful views can be
had from both sides Of this road
There is plenty OF irrig5 ton water
here for lawns and gardens. City
conveniences can easily be irtroduc-
Cd here, and a home district OF
great beauty be laid cut. This d'r-
trict should be restricted. Az
manufacturing, garages and store
should be kept out and located ne7f
the business ccntcrs Planned Ter
them near by. Several Of THIS;
ctrtcrs arc indicated on the rrclim
mary plan Mt places where the street
corners are widened out into smel
rlazns.
Near Graves Avenue. this mar
street line runs east around the hi
until 1t connects with the proposed
scenic road to Denver, shown II
last weeks number Of the center
prise" Connecting up with thi.
road line Is the scenic road gcing to
Arvada's Inspiration Point west Of
Wadsworth Avenue. The ro'a
crosses Ralston Creek, dips unde'
the Denver e. Salt Lake Z ilroad
and climbs the hills north. whfrc !
makes the basis FOR another resi-
Dental district. The street lines