In contrast to the solitude of Centennial Gardens, just 300 feet away on the other side of Speer Boulevard, Confluence Park was full of people:
Commons Park too:
These photos just demonstrate how important parks and public spaces are in a Downtown setting. Throughout the greater Downtown area, we need more parks of all shapes and sizes, and the time to plan for those is now while we still have plenty of undeveloped parcels.
I love Confluence Park. And I didn't even realize Centennial Gardens was public! They should take that fence down. I've seen it walking along the Platte, but with that fence around it it makes it look like it's a paid fare zone.
its great to see this many people using the park system in Denver. Nice pic!