Many of our neighbors have lived their entire lives in the Berkeley neighborhood. They have seen the development and change of the area, living and raising their families in a neighborhood they have come to call their own. This urban area was once a small town with little to no development. Now it is not only a diverse neighborhood, but one with plenty of Denver history. Everything and everyone here has a story. If we only take the time to listen, and really see the neighborhood, we can learn that there is definitely more than meets the eye. After all, we cannot simply judge an area, or the people who live there, by just looking quickly. Living as we ought implies an active participation in the world. We need to ask about the history of the place in which we live in order to know how to live there as equal members of a community. These stories, told from some of the neighborhood's first members, focus on the area west of Lowell between 50th and 52nd Avenues, the area near Regis Place, Willis Case Golf Course, and El Jabel Shrine. These stories were written as part of the In-Depth Reporting and Writing course. As examples of narrative and explanatory journalism, these articles purposefully use first names throughout, in order to create a sense of neighborly connection.
Young couples, older couples, families with young children, girlfriends, guy friends, joggers, dog-walkers. All are typical partakers of a casual Saturday stroll down Tennyson Terrace, the five block stretch on Tennyson Street, between W. 38th and W. 44th Avenues.