In this four-part special report, The Denver Post investigates the state of professional sports stadiums in Denver and what could be coming next, from publicly funded facilities that set the trend (Coors Field) to those whose ambitions have yet to be realized (Dick’s Sporting Goods Park).
Four stadiums/arenas were built in the Denver metro area in a 14-year period straddling the turn of the century — an era that saw a nationwide stadium boom funded in part by taxpayer dollars. Roughly 30 years later, after a handful of venues across the country have been deemed obsolete, the Broncos find themselves approaching an inflection point with Empower Field’s lease set to expire in 2030.