Adele Arakawa, the future voice of the DIA train, previews its opening. The empty terminal at Stapleton International Airport. 1927 September 27.
,A view of Hangar number 1 at the Denver Municipal Airport (later Stapleton International Airport) in Denver, Colorado, which opened in 1929. This Week In History News, Nov. 29 - Dec. 5, Scientists Just Found The First Pygmy Possum After Fearing The Bushfires Wiped Them All Out, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. FlickrSome believe the sword in this mural represents a Masonic cult known as the Shriners. Central Park, previously Stapleton, is a neighborhood within the city limits of Denver, Colorado. Yet again lacking sufficient proof, the theory appears to have originated from contractors who worked at the site in the 1990s and saw mysterious tunnels and entrances. It was quite the sight. DENVER — February 28 marks Denver International Airport’s 25th birthday. Denver International AirportDenver International Airport during construction — which was prolonged by more than a year and went $2 billion over budget. But this mural is hardly the strangest art at DEN. The new Denver Airport’s allegedly swastika-shaped runways make the airport more efficient and enable landings in all weather. DIA from above ahead of its grand opening. She wears a corsage; signs read: "United Airlines Check Baggage." “We have a CEO who really embraces the conspiracy ideas,” said Heath Montgomery, senior public information officer for DEN. Photographed: Stapleton Field, Denver, Colo., May, 1933.
,Shows a large garage with a gable roof at the Denver Municipal Airport (later Stapleton International Airport) in Denver, Colorado. Continental Airline airplane N90854 parked in front of the concourse at Stapleton Airport, Denver, Colo. on May 5, 1958. “There’s a certain mystique to anything you can’t see. The original airport, Stapleton International Airport, opened almost 85 years ago on October 17, 1929, and operated for 65 continuous years. People wait for arriving passengers June 6, 2014 at the Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado. Stapleton International Airport had five concourses attached to the terminal that basically stretched from west to east. United used Concourse A and B, Continental used most of C and D, and all the other airlines shared Concourse E. Stapleton International Airport's six runways were east of the concourses, stretching both west to east and south to north into what is now The Shops at Northfield Stapleton. Search results 1 - 4 of 4. Stapleton International Airport started in 1919 as an airfield and became the Denver Municipal Airport in 1929. Some believe the sword in this mural represents a Masonic cult known as the Shriners. … At a cost of $10.50, travelers can use the University of Colorado A Line (usually referred to as simply the A Line) to get from the airport to downtown Denver … The Denver Airport conspiracy theories began with the building’s bloated budget and prolonged construction. Machines and workbenches are in the room. RELATED: Gary Shapiro had the first beer at DIA â and we have 9 questions, RELATED: Interactive timeline: The history of Denver International Airport, RELATED: TBT: The last passenger at Stapleton International Airport was a ski bum who didn't know it was closing, RELATED: Let's talk about 25 years of DIA conspiracy theories, RELATED: These old-school 9NEWS videos about DIAâs opening might make you really miss the 1990s, RELATED: DIA is the second largest airport in the world, and that means it's bigger than Manhattan. 1927.
,Model 247 (unmodified) low wing, twin engine monoplane NC13315, United Air Lines. A time lapse drive from Denver International Airport to the old Stapleton International Airport Tower. Lying 15 miles closer to the city's eastern edge than Denver International Airport, which sits 23 miles northeast of downtown Denver on an empty prairie, Stapleton was ruled … The entrance road went right up to the horseshoe-shaped terminal, where you entered much like you do now at DIA. Artist Leo Tanguma claims the painting symbolizes all the nations of the world coming together in the wake of a grand catastrophe. Bush. View of airplanes parked at Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado, during a visit by the 95th Pursuit Squadron of the U. S. Army; people walk among them. They were in the area of 33rd Avenue and Central Park Boulevard now. Lettering in the grass reads: "Denver." 1930-1940.
,People gather at the Denver Municipal Airport (Stapleton Airport) to view fighters and transport planes of the 95th Pursuit Squadron of the U.S. Army. Many believe these serve as an Area 51, of sorts, complete with experimentation on aliens and retro-engineering UFOs. Billions over budget and an entire year behind schedule, some became convinced that DEN’s delayed 1995 opening was caused by something more nefarious than the usual difficulties facing large public works projects. Families used to be able to watch planes land and take off at Stapleton International Airport. The Denver Airport conspiracy theories started when the facility was under construction. With the newly expanded terminal, seven hangars, a new control tower, a fire station, a two-story parking lot, and the jet runway—all of which cost some $56 million—Stapleton International Airport represented a significant investment to the city.But Stapleton’s increasing popularity and rapid growth turned out to be its undoing. Riders stand in a row on a walkway, on the tarmac, and on the stairs to the doorway of the plane. A plethora of contract disputes purportedly led to several disparate factions of workers, under different contractors, finalizing DEN. Denver International Airport Denver International Airport has 470,000 square feet of underground space — with countless visitors convinced something secretive is going on. Conspiracy theorists have linked the Denver International Airport (DEN) to the Illuminati, Freemasons, and shadowy government operations for decades. Others aren’t.”. Courtesy Denver Public Library Digital Collection, Aerial view of Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado. While alien imagery drawn by employees on the underground walls have spooked onlookers, Montgomery says there’s nothing to worry about. While it remains to be proven that DEN connects to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex or NORAD itself, one thing is absolutely certain — there are at least six underground levels below DEN. And the airport’s apocalyptic art has only added to conspiracy theorists’ suspicions. 1992.
,View of a Ringsby Freight Systems semi truck and trailer, and a Flying Tiger Line cargo plane (Lockheed Constellation) at Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado. Then, learn about the Montauk Project and the conspiracy theory that inspired ‘Stranger Things.’, There Are Tons Of Conspiracy Theories About The Denver Airport — And It’s Not Hard To See Why. Artist Luis Jiménez said he chose the color in honor of the “wild” spirit of the Old West. The unusual artistic choices and a series of tunnels beneath the airport added fuel to the conspiracy theorists’ fire. 1940-1941.
,Vice President Bush holds a press conference at Stapleton Airport upon his arrival to attend the 1992 National GI Forum Conference. Denver School of the Arts is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Stapleton International Airport (closed… (CNN) — It once steered aircraft around the skies, but now a neglected air traffic control tower in Denver is steering diners around its menus.
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View of a partially constructed hangar at Denver Municipal Airport (Stapleton International Airport) in Denver, Colorado.
Denver was facing lawsuits over noise from residents in the Park Hill neighborhood, and the runways were so close together they often had to close when weather moved in. Nov. 1, 1940.,Stapleton Airport, Denver, Colorado, United Airlines passenger jet "Mainliner 300 NC37508" is on the tarmac. Service personnel and vehicles are in evidence. At about I-70 and Central Park Boulevard, a runway went over Interstate 70. Although it’s made from lightweight fiberglass, the 32-foot-tall horse statue weighs 9,000 pounds. However, the resemblance seems to be nothing but a terrible aesthetic accident. When DEN finally opened its doors on Feb. 28, 1995, it was more than a year behind schedule — and $2 billion dollars over budget. Here are the theories — and the facts — about this quirky Colorado airport. These were yet again merely jokes by DEN workers killing time in the 470,000-square-foot underground space — jokes that got out of hand. We take a Flashback Friday look back at Denver's primary airport that served the city from 1929 to 1995. 1940-1945.
,Studio portrait of Mayor Ben Stapleton, Denver, Colorado; he wears wire rim glasses and a suit.
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,A man and woman pose by an airlines ticket counter at Stapleton International Airport, in Denver, Colorado. A quarter of a century later, DEN remains the largest airport in the United States with an area of 53 square miles.
Among the airport’s 40-piece collection of public artworks is a 28-foot-wide mural by artist Leo Tanguma called “Children of the World Dream of Peace.” The painting depicts a soldier wielding a sword and bayonetted machine gun as distraught children cower at his feet. DEN is littered with enthralling architecture and design. How often are DIA's escalators really broken. The men wear western attire and hold their cowboy hats in the air. Denver School of the Arts is a comprehensive, public, arts magnet school, serving grades 6–12. Marco Margaritoff is a Staff Writer at All That's Interesting. This separation would have allowed those in charge to keep the true scope of this project a secret from all involved. It was the major airport in the region for more than 65 years and closed in 1995 when Denver International Airport (DIA) opened. While Denver International was being constructed, planners began to consider how the Stapleton … Decades before DIA, there was Stapleton International Airport. DENVER â If you haven't lived in Denver for more than 25 years, you most likely don't remember Stapleton International Airport. Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose for a group photograph beside a United Airlines airplane at probably Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado. Like most 25-year-olds, its life has been marked with a series of ups and downs … or, in the context of an airport … DENVER-STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. On April 30, 1967, thousands of Denverites came out to view the finished product of the 1950s master plan. A man and woman pose by an airlines ticket counter at Stapleton International Airport, in Denver, Colorado. While conspiracy theorists have suggested that the sword symbolizes the Masonic Shriners International cult logo, Tanguma has firmly denied any such links. Set to be opened in 2094, the time capsule is covered by a dedication marker and capstone that contains Freemason symbols and mentions the “New World Airport Commission.” It allegedly holds a credit card, Colorado flag, DEN opening day newspapers, and more artifacts from 1994. September 28, 2017 Nikola Petrovski. But in the end, Stapleton International Airport was just too small and too close to the city. The Freemason-centric time capsule, however, is perhaps more baffling. Located east of downtown Denver, the neighborhood is at the former site of the … Back in the day, when driving east on MLK Jr. Boulevard, the road turned into a circular drive that went past high-rise parking lots and garages. Identified men are: Brown, McGonagle, Hartley, Burkhardt, B. Williams, Behrle, Coyne, Neher, Pattridge, Long, Hankins, Savage, Fulton, Carlson, Munroe, F. Miller, Lindfors, Bumpus, D. Williams, Paulson, Archer, Berg, Summers, Welch, Nuss, O'Brien, Betts, Becker, Graves, Rice, Berbert, Dekker, Cormack. In the background people are walking on an outdoor observation deck above the terminal. TwitterSome see a blatant swastika at the Denver Airport, while others see only a passing resemblance. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. We lined it up using the control tower (which is still there), and the intersection of MLK Jr. Boulevard and Quebec Street, which was the entryway to the airport. “Some things are worth debunking. In 1995, Stapleton closed for good, and over the next quarter century became the neighborhood and entertainment area it is today. The design was purportedly sheerly logistical. Strange gargoyles watch over the baggage area, and prankish airport officials even had an interactive talking gargoyle installed there in 2019. Could America’s largest airport secretly be a site of occult symbology or a classified doomsday shelter? Denver International AirportDenver International Airport has 470,000 square feet of underground space — with countless visitors convinced something secretive is going on. James Maestas, representing the American G.I. Developed to replace Denver’s old Stapleton International Airport, rational-minded skeptics insist that the budget was simply miscalculated and the extra space was necessary to accommodate increasing international travel. That title belongs to “Blucifer.”.