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> It'd be interesting to really dig in and figure out why one went one way, and the other a different way. My guess would be airport access. Denver is a major

> It'd be interesting to really dig in and figure out why one went one way, and the other a different way. My guess would be airport access. Denver is a major hub and getting non-stops to many other cities is conveniently easy. Wyoming doesn't have the same ease of access

cschneid 4y ago
Plus we have a demon horse at the airport. Really spices things up.
- water-data-dude 3y ago
  With glowing red eyes and prominent horse junk!
- 1659447091 4y ago
  Don't forget all of the long people-movers that makes it a great airport to catch Pokemon (in Pokemon GO)
- lygaret 4y ago
  for those not in the know, look up Bluecifer - the statue literally murdered it's creator.
ghaff 4y ago
Well DIA is a major hub because of the population of the Front Range and Colorado's historical popularity for skiing. DIA is (relatively speaking) not that old an airport. It replaced a closer-in (and more convenient to Denver) smaller airport. And when DIA was built, it made sense to build it on a huge expanse of flat land well east of the city.
- monocasa 4y ago
  Sort of. Stapleton airport was already a significant hub before Denver's population boom. The funding for DIA happened because Stapleton in the late 80s was already a major hub for several carriers and it's constrained size was causing a lot of scheduling headaches for the carriers and the FAA itself.
AnimalMuppet 4y ago
Salt Lake City also has a major airport. (It's a Delta hub, and it connects to everywhere.) That, um, didn't make SLC into Denver.
- prottog 4y ago
  I've spent some time in SLC but not in Denver. Are they really that different? If you enjoy outdoor recreation but don't care for weed or booze, your life may look pretty similar between the two places. SLC (at least city proper) is also relatively socially permissive, having elected an openly gay mayor in 2016.
  - ghaff 4y ago
    >Are they really that different? If you enjoy outdoor recreation but don't care for weed or booze Well, the skiing out of SLC is closer and better :-) More seriously though, you're still living in an environment that's very closely aligned with a specific church. Which depending on your circumstances may be difficult to pretend just doesn't exist. Some people are fine with it. But it's a factor.
  - rektide 4y ago
    SLC feels like a very modest downtown city, where-as Denver's urban core feels much more significant. And there's major East-West and Southern low-rise urban corridors out of Denver, that feel active, where-as SLC to me felt far more suburban very quickly. Denver also has a bunch of intense pockets around it, with major tech hubs Northwest and south of Denver. I admittedly haven't spent much time in SLC but I did travel around a bit trying to get a feel for the area. SLC felt far sleepier & suburban, to me. With incredible mountains right there.
- r00fus 4y ago
  Utah is unique in that the Mormon church essentially runs everything there. Lived there for years, and it's no secret. You get the occasional gerrymandered district or SLC mayor who are less conservative.
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cschneid 4y ago

Plus we have a demon horse at the airport. Really spices things up.

water-data-dude 3y ago
With glowing red eyes and prominent horse junk!
1659447091 4y ago
Don't forget all of the long people-movers that makes it a great airport to catch Pokemon (in Pokemon GO)
lygaret 4y ago
for those not in the know, look up Bluecifer - the statue literally murdered it's creator.

ghaff 4y ago

Well DIA is a major hub because of the population of the Front Range and Colorado's historical popularity for skiing. DIA is (relatively speaking) not that old an airport. It replaced a closer-in (and more convenient to Denver) smaller airport. And when DIA was built, it made sense to build it on a huge expanse of flat land well east of the city.

monocasa 4y ago
Sort of. Stapleton airport was already a significant hub before Denver's population boom. The funding for DIA happened because Stapleton in the late 80s was already a major hub for several carriers and it's constrained size was causing a lot of scheduling headaches for the carriers and the FAA itself.

AnimalMuppet 4y ago

Salt Lake City also has a major airport. (It's a Delta hub, and it connects to everywhere.) That, um, didn't make SLC into Denver.

prottog 4y ago
I've spent some time in SLC but not in Denver. Are they really that different? If you enjoy outdoor recreation but don't care for weed or booze, your life may look pretty similar between the two places. SLC (at least city proper) is also relatively socially permissive, having elected an openly gay mayor in 2016.
- ghaff 4y ago
  >Are they really that different? If you enjoy outdoor recreation but don't care for weed or booze Well, the skiing out of SLC is closer and better :-) More seriously though, you're still living in an environment that's very closely aligned with a specific church. Which depending on your circumstances may be difficult to pretend just doesn't exist. Some people are fine with it. But it's a factor.
- rektide 4y ago
  SLC feels like a very modest downtown city, where-as Denver's urban core feels much more significant. And there's major East-West and Southern low-rise urban corridors out of Denver, that feel active, where-as SLC to me felt far more suburban very quickly. Denver also has a bunch of intense pockets around it, with major tech hubs Northwest and south of Denver. I admittedly haven't spent much time in SLC but I did travel around a bit trying to get a feel for the area. SLC felt far sleepier & suburban, to me. With incredible mountains right there.
r00fus 4y ago
Utah is unique in that the Mormon church essentially runs everything there. Lived there for years, and it's no secret. You get the occasional gerrymandered district or SLC mayor who are less conservative.
- 4y ago