Four miles north of downtown and a short distance from Denver’s hot River North area, Elyria/Swansea can feel like a world away from the city’s burgeoning growth. Once a miner’s town settled by Slavic immigrants in the mid-19th century, the lower income area features mostly humble brick and stucco homes, industrial properties, and a host of historic sites that give the neighborhood a feel of yesteryear. Elyria-Swansea is home to Denver’s oldest burial ground, the 77-acre Riverside Cemetery; the stately Chapel Building with its prominent steeple, constructed in 1876; the once-grand Livestock Exchange building, erected in 1916; and Elyria Elementary School, constructed in 1924. The area is largely populated by Hispanic and Latino residents today, and visitors will find modest, yet delicious Mexican eateries, as well as an authentic Latin-American bakery. The neighborhood is facing challenges in the coming years, due to reconstruction of I-70, which runs through it, but its main allure remains: affordable homes near the heart of a city where prices elsewhere continue to skyrocket.