Villa Park, Denver

Its hilly topography provides panoramic views of downtown Denver and of the Rocky Mountains, particularly from Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park, which divides the neighborhood diagonally.

Martinez, Paco Sanchez, Lakewood/Dry Gulch, and Barnum North parks straddle the creeks as they meander through the neighborhood.

The RTD W Line provides light rail service to the neighborhood with stops at Knox Court, Perry Street and Sheridan Boulevard.

[4] On March 28, 2023, the Denver City Council approved the West Area Plan, which includes Villa Park.

[5] In 1871, developers bought more than 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land in the area that now includes Villa Park and the Barnum neighborhoods.

The plan never came to fruition and the land was sold to a group led by Judge Hiram Bond who operated a cattle brokerage there until 1878.

In the 1960s and 1970s, more multi-unit building construction occurred in Villa Park, primarily in the western side of the neighborhood.