DENVER | Main Development Thread #6

[Scottk]

Originally Posted by Denverite

(like our cash register building).

Am I the only one who has always called it the mailbox building?

[seventwenty]

Originally Posted by Scottk

Thanks for sharing. Amazing how much nicer of a city Denver is nowadays.... Some of those 70's shots are grim.

The picture of the plane flying right over the houses in Stapleton was pretty cool.

Denver is fortunate to have built DIA.

For more info: Check out this site.

Someone used to have an old topcites site about Stapleton, but it died. Got a 2005 capture of that site from the wayback machine, though.

Here's a good one:


Probably the fall of 1982, judging by the foliage and surroundings. Cash Register is nearly done, and it would open in 1983. Republic Plaza is about halfway built, and it opened in 1984. 1801 California is done, and it opened in 1982. Plus you can see Texas Air and Continental Airlines; the two airlines would merge by 1983.

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[DownhomeDenver]

Originally Posted by Scottk

Thanks for sharing. I recently visited Minnesota and noticed many of the same things as you.



I agree. Water is so rare in Colorado, and it is a shame that Denver turns it's back on the Platte. I wish we embraced the Cherry Creek / Platte. Riverfront Park is a good step in that direction.

I recently attended a meeting with Jeff Shoemaker, who is the director of The Greenway Foundation. A nice guy... the work they are doing along the Platte is great.



Did you get a chance to check out the waterfall at minehaha park? Right along the light rail line to the mall.



You don't like Austin?

I did go to Minnehaha Park. It was very beautiful, nice falls.

Oh you got me on Austin. I do kinda like Austin. LOL

[RyanD]

You guys wanna know how big 1144 15th is going to look u/c? Here you go! Too bad this puppy has 33 more floors to go

[CherryCreek]

Originally Posted by seventwenty

For more info: Check out this site.

Someone used to have an old topcites site about Stapleton, but it died. Got a 2005 capture of that site from the wayback machine, though.

Here's a good one:


Probably the fall of 1982, judging by the foliage and surroundings. Cash Register is nearly done, and it would open in 1983. Republic Plaza is about halfway built, and it opened in 1984. 1801 California is done, and it opened in 1982. Plus you can see Texas Air and Continental Airlines; the two airlines would merge by 1983.

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Nice detective work!

And Stapleton was a dump! It was like La Guardia, only not as nice.

[comoneymaker]

Originally Posted by RyanD

You guys wanna know how big 1144 15th is going to look u/c? Here you go! Too bad this puppy has 33 more floors to go

Hopefully it will b e steel frame.

[RyanD]

Originally Posted by comoneymaker

Hopefully it will b e steel frame.

It will be!

[BG918]

Originally Posted by RyanD

It will be!

Probably not the parking garage base though, which if I remember right is like 10-12 floors in itself.

[Cirrus]

Originally Posted by comoneymaker

Hopefully it will b e steel frame.

Serious question: Why do you care?

[lumos]

And finally where I live when not downtown

[seventwenty]

Originally Posted by Cirrus

Serious question: Why do you care?

Equally super-cereal question: Why don't you care enough?

[Dogpatch]

Great update, lumos! Where is that last shot?

[sphinx88844]

Originally Posted by seventwenty

Equally super-cereal question: Why don't you care enough?

The only reason why I care is because 1401's concrete parking garage is taking freaking forever, and steel is pretty much instant gratification.

[lumos]

Originally Posted by Dogpatch

Great update, lumos! Where is that last shot?

Amersham in England. The new and much hated HS2 rail link will go right under this ancient village at 250mph.

[Denver Dweller]

http://www.businessden.com/2015/05/26/tennyson-apartment-rush-adding-23m-project/

[enjo13]

Originally Posted by Denver Dweller

http://www.businessden.com/2015/05/26/tennyson-apartment-rush-adding-23m-project/

We lost Elitch Lanes for this steaming pile? How in the world do you get away with building along Tennyson with what appears to be very limited retail?

[wong21fr]

Originally Posted by Scottk

Am I the only one who has always called it the mailbox building?

Yep.

[wong21fr]

Originally Posted by enjo13

We lost Elitch Lanes for this steaming pile? How in the world do you get away with building along Tennyson with what appears to be very limited retail?

No, the Elitch Lanes site is half a block away from this one.

[PLANSIT]

Originally Posted by enjo13

We lost Elitch Lanes for this steaming pile? How in the world do you get away with building along Tennyson with what appears to be very limited retail?

Elitch Lanes will be a Natural Grocers.

[enjo13]

Originally Posted by wong21fr

No, the Elitch Lanes site is half a block away from this one.

Dang it.. still.. add some retail.