Death of a Foundry,

Birth of a New Rapid Transportaion Facility

Under steel-clouded skies at 1:00 PM, Saturday, April 20, 2002, the last remaining major structure, a tower, at the former General Ironworks site, a generations-old foundry located in Englewood, CO became an obscure footnote in local history. For decades, a familiar sight to travelers on South Santa Fe Drive and RTD Light Rail commuters, its tower was dragged down in a thunderous crash, and a cloud of dust. The the project was contracted to Fiore and Sons Demoltion Contractors to make way for a new $28.4 million Regional Transportation District Light Rail Maintenance Facility scheduled for completion in the fall of 2004. The new T-REX project is contracted to the M. A. Mortenson company, family owned buisiness founded in 1954. The T-Rex line will be operrational in 2006.

(Photos are shown in reverse order.)

#18

#17

#16

#15

#14

#13

#12

#11

#10

#9

#8

#7

(note tightened cables coming from building)

#6

#5

(4-18-2002)

#4

(4-15-2002)

#3

(4-10-2002)

#2

(4-9-2002)

#1

Fourth of July fireworks photographed from

the South gates of the construction site.

 

Copyright: 2002, April Vawter

All rights reserved. For permission to publish any or all of the photos shown below, contact:

April Vawter

303-886-3871

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