DIA at 30

Curtiss Fentress on Denver International Airport, and rejecting 'grocery store'-like designs

That tent-roofed icon of the west, Denver International Airport, opened its doors 30-years ago last week.

It was derided at the time by many for its delays (at least 16 months), bag-eating luggage system, cost ($2 billion over budget), size (Continental Airlines was already in the process of closing its hub), and location (20-plus miles east of downtown …