1965 Map of Fitzsimons

Southward, the creation of the Cherry Creek State Recreation Area and Cherry Creek Lake marks a transition from urban development to managed conservation and flood control. Local history is preserved through numerous named schools like Laredo Sch and Hinkley High Sch, while the presence of the Drive-in Theater and Meadow Hills Country Club reflects the leisure culture of the era. The terrain shifts from the flat suburban grid toward the rising ground of Smoky Hill in the southeast.