The view down Morrison Road toward downtown Denver from Westwood
A couple walks past Mercadito, 3738 Morrison Road, in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver, CO, on January 26, 2019. Mercadito is a pop-up market open three days per week at the future site of the Westwood Food Co-op. Run by Re:Vision promotoras, Mercadito is the only retail source for healthy, fresh food in the Westwood neighborhood.
A man walks past a mural and billboard at the corner of South Irving Street and West Kentucky Avenue in Westwood.
A man bikes past a mural at the corner of West Irving Street and Kentucky Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver
A man walks past Angel’s Window Tint, 3853 Morrison Road, in the Westwood Neighborhood of Denver, CO
A woman has a bite to eat at Kahlo’s restaurant on Morrison Road in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver on Jan. 26, 2019.
A man pets a dog at Aztec Tires, 3801 Morrison Road, in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver, CO,
Two men cross Morrison Road at Lowell Blvd., in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver
Two men stand outside Panaderia Contreras Bakery and Taqueria, 3750 Morrison Road, in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver, CO
Mayra Olivas tends to a crop in a shipping container greenhouse operated by Re:Vision in Westwood on Jan. 18, 2019. Olivas works as a “promotora,” educating the community about the aims of Re:Vision, and also recruits participants.
a shipping container greenhouse operated by Re:Vision in Westwood on Jan. 18, 2019.
avid de Santiago poses in the offices of Re:Vision at 3800 Morrison Road in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver, CO, on January 18, 2019. Re:Vision is non-profit organization with its stated mission to “work with people in economically marginalized neighborhoods to develop resident leaders, cultivate community food systems, and create an economy owned by the community.” Mr. de Santiago’s title with Re:vision is “promotore” — his job is to educate the community about the aims of Re:Vision and recruit participants.
City Councilman Paul López, posing here for a portrait on Jan. 17, 2019, in Westwood, grew up in the neighborhood and has worked to advance improvements there during his time on the council.
Jose Esparza, executive director of BuCu West, an organization dedicated to helping entrepreneurs in the Westwood neighborhood, is pictured in his office on Jan. 17, 2019.
Hazardous conditions inside mobile home parks on Morrison Road, prompted the city to consider closing them down. Eventually, a deal was struck to help relocate or buy out residents as the land was redeveloped into the Del Corazon apartments.
From left, Jordan Zielinski, Darren Grommeck and Charlie Woolley. The three are the principal developers from the St. Charles Town Company, which built Del Corazon Apartments.
Jesus Olivas, an employee at a clinic on Morrison Road, waits for a take-out order at Kahlo’s restaurant in the Westwood neighborhood
Duane Austin - owner of Ernie’s Auto Service inside and outside of his shop at 3650 Morrison Road, in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver
Duane Austin - owner of Ernie’s Auto Service inside and outside of his shop at 3650 Morrison Road, in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver
Marco Angeles (L) owner of La Villa Real food truck and Fausto Labastiba (R) prepare chiles in the BuCu West commercial kitchen at 4986 Morrison Road, in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver
new housing on West Kentucky Avenue and South Utica Street in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver, CO.
A mobile home and trailer park sits half a block from new housing on West Kentucky Avenue and South Utica Street in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver, CO.
Former state senator Irene Aguilar, director of Denver’s Neighborhood Equity and Stabilization Team, or NEST, poses for a portrait in the Denver City and County Building on Jan. 29, 2019.
