Denver History
This year marks the founding of Denver, during the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush.
What is 1858?
This Denver building has a gold-plated dome marking its mile-high location.
What is the Colorado State Capitol?
The Denver Broncos won their first Super Bowl under this legendary coach.
Who is Mike Shanahan?
This quirky Denver restaurant gained fame after being featured on South Park.
What is Casa Bonita?
This is the year DRCOG was formed.
What is 1955?
Denver served as the capital of this former Colorado Territory starting in 1867.
What is the Colorado Territory?
This natural amphitheater near Denver is known for its concerts and red sandstone formations.
What is Red Rocks Amphitheatre?
This basketball star earned back-to-back NBA MVP awards for the Denver Nuggets.
Who is Nikola Jokic?
Denver has more breweries per capita than any other U.S. city, earning it this nickname.
What is the Napa Valley of Beer?
This is a repository of open data managed by DRCOG staff.
What is the Regional Data Catalog?
This infamous Denver park was built on a cemetery where some bodies were left behind.
What is Cheesman Park?
This art museum features the striking Frederic C. Hamilton Building designed by Daniel Libeskind.
What is the Denver Art Museum?
This Denver Rockies player set the MLB single-season record for home runs in 1997.
Who is Larry Walker?
This peculiar Denver art depicts apocalyptic scenes and has sparked conspiracy theories.
What are the Denver International Airport murals?
The DRCOG boundaries encompass this many counties (full and partial).
What is ten?
Denver's first airport was Stapleton, which closed in this year.
What is 1995?
Union Station reopened in 2014, featuring this hotel named after a historic train route.
What is The Crawford Hotel?
The Colorado Avalanche moved to Denver from this city in 1995.
What is Quebec City?
This Denver park is home to the Dragon Boat Festival each summer.
What is Sloan’s Lake Park?
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs State Demographer's Office estimates that the Denver region will be home to this many people.
What is 4.2 million?
This rivalry city lost the Colorado State Capitol bid to Denver in the late 1800s.
What is Golden?
The Blue Mustang statue at Denver International Airport, known as "Blucifer," was created by this sculptor, who tragically died before its completion.
Who is Luis Jiménez?
This former Arsenal and U.S. Men’s National Team player joined the Rapids as a Designated Player in 2018.
Who is Jack Price?
This Denver-based fast-food chain is famous for its green chile-topped burgers.
What is Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard?
These three orgnizations are signatories to the Memorandum of Agreement for Transportation Planning and Programming.
What is DRCOG, CDOT, and RTD?