{"id":6574,"date":"2016-09-21T21:28:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T04:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6574"},"modified":"2016-09-21T21:28:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T04:28:59","slug":"eastbridge-poised-to-go-from-outhouse-to-penthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6574","title":{"rendered":"Eastbridge Poised to go from Outhouse to Penthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tAs the Stapleton neighborhoods developed, Eastbridge was poised to become the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of the Stapleton boroughs. There would be a town center<\/a> on MLK and Havana, an elementary school<\/a> on the corner of Iola and 26th, and a huge open space park<\/a> along 26th Ave. But then, something happened, or really, nothing happened. None of these projects got off the ground. The town center was stalled by the inability to solidify a grocery store<\/a>, the proposed school would be relocated to Bluff Lake<\/a>, and a lack of funds delayed the development of the 26th Ave. Park<\/a>. This left Eastbridge<\/a> in turmoil. \u201cWhat we thought our neighborhood was going to be, it wasn\u2019t even close to,\u201d said Eastbridge resident Tom Miller. \u201cWe bought in this neighborhood based on what we were told was going to be here. We felt really deceived.\u201d As did other Eastbridge residents. \u201cWhen we were purchasing our home, they told us that the town center was coming very soon<\/a>,\u201d said Annie Gregory. \u201cBut, here we are, a decade later, and no completed town center<\/a>.\u201d\nAll of the uncertainty and through streets heading straight into Aurora<\/a> caused Eastbridge to quickly become the least desirable of the Stapleton boroughs. In fact, many of its residents flooded to more desirable neighborhoods such as Bluff Lake and Conservatory Green<\/a>. \u201cWe definitely considered moving,\u201d said resident Kristi Mcfarlane. \u201cAll these great developments were popping up, and here we were stuck in Eastbridge. We ultimately decided to wait it out.\u201d McFarlane and other residents were not rewarded for their patience, however. As things slowly began to change, Eastbridge became a construction zone. \u201cWe would see the construction every day, and it inconvenienced normal driving and bike riding routes,\u201d said McFarlane. \u201cBut, that\u2019s what has to happen to get change. It wasn\u2019t going to be built overnight, so we just had to endure it.\u201d\nNow, Eastbridge residents are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The buildings in the town center are beginning to take shape, and Stanley is really starting to come together. \u201cIt looks like Eastbridge is going to be alright after all,\u201d said Miller. \u201cIt\u2019s actually really exciting. We will have all these great things<\/a> in the town center, and then Stanley<\/a> is going to be really, really cool. Then, a boatload of more green space right in the area. I think Eastbridge is back on the map.\u201d Many residents feel it\u2019s more than back on the map, but back to the place people want to be. \u201cEastbridge is poised to become the destination borough with all the cool stuff going on,\u201d said Gregory. \u201cPeople from all over Denver will soon be coming to Stapleton, and they\u2019ll be heading to the hip Eastbridge neighborhood.\u201d And it only took ten years. Look out rest of Stapleton. Here comes the revived Eastbridge<\/a>.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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