Denver - Cosmopolitan Hotel Implosion

[Bignadim]

@stealth22a try telling that to the mayor when they demolish decent looking buildings and replace then with shit! like in London

[NEXPAR]

Got rid of that building for a damn parking lot! Disgraceful!

[theminimumdog]

In 1975 I worked as a cook across the street at the Brown. I am told there used to be a secret tunnel under the street connecting the two hotels. They would run hookers back and forth to the clientele. Too bad it was not saved for restoration.

[TurningSeasonWithin]

My dad set the explosives, he wont shut up about it

[29twisted]

@TurningSeasonWithin LMFAO i know what you mean my dad worked in chicago setting beams at the sears tower he mentions it EVERY time they ask him what he works on

[173540]

What a memory. I remember my dad taking us down to view this event. We were across the street to the east in the parking garage of what used to be the United Bank building.  I don't think we were supposed to be in there as I remember evading security guards. HA!

[asalire]

Did you know Jimi Hendrix stayed here in September 1968 when he played a sold out concert at Red Rocks? He wrote a poem in the hotel called "Letter to a room full of mirrors"

[refbiz]

I got the stationery from the Hotel "1974" somewhere. It's old, so am I.

[whoisjongalt]

That is so depressing. It's still a parking lot. If it had survived a few more years it would have been restored like all of the other old hotels downtown that made it past the '80's.

[dlroworld]

Depressing. And what did it get replaced by? A parking lot. that's right, a big ugly cracked-with-weeds-growing-thr­ough parking lot. Nothings been built there yet since. 0:19 gives us a glimpse of what the area would've looked like had they of left it, and renovated it instead.

[garyglen1]

wow i wish i was there for that :) only about 200 miles from me :)

[ghostfanX2]

I worked at the Cos from 1975 when I graduated High school until 1980. My first job was there -- I started as a maid, cleaning 15 rooms a day and left after serving as a housekeeping receptionist, seamstress, desk clerk, cashier, night cleark and night auditor.

The place was historical but the different owners over the years ran the place into the ground, and didn't take care of it they way they did the Brown Palace across the street... I cried though, when they imploded the old place!

[The1ByTheSea]

Actually I like to see these old gems in the middle of glass cause it gives wamth to the glass monotomy

[The1ByTheSea]

that video was awesome.....but the building looked historical..they shouldve left it

Indeed,you know tourists flock from all over to see these historical buildings they are tourist magnets.

a luxury hotel chain should have bought it and remodeled it.

They are irreplaceable gems of architect

[izamora14]

that video was awesome.....but the building looked historical..they shouldve left it

[aaliyahfan4eva1979]

What Year Was This??

[covol]

The implosion was in May of 1984.

[aaliyahfan4eva1979]

oooooooooooo ok

[swampzoid]

groovy