Confluence Park, where the Cherry Creek meets the Platte River, was another picnic location for the Beats. Neal Cassady spent a lot of time in this area and used to call this park “The Beach.”
In 2011, an elite team of street thugs (guys you really don't want to mess with - so don't go squealing to the coppers) set out to pay tribute to Jack Kerouac's various visits to Denver, CO. Armed with a stencil, a couple cans of spray paint, and a list of locations, these thugs tagged and photographed the iconic writer's known haunts around the city.