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Coors Field

On Aug. 16, 1990, almost a year before baseball awarded Colorado an expansion team, voters from the six-county Denver area approved a 0.1 percent sales tax to fund a baseball-only stadium. The ballpark's total cost was $215 million.

Architects originally designed the park to seat 43,800. However, after fans set dozens of attendance records at Mile High Stadium (1993-94), Rockies ownership paid to increase inaugural Opening Day capacity to 50,200. In 1998, capacity was increased to 50,381 after the opening of new suites in right field. That year saw Coors host baseball's 69th All-Star Game. In 2001, the park will seat 50,445 fans.

The 76-acre ballpark stands at 20th and Blake streets in Denver's lower downtown ("LoDo") district. Fans sitting in the first-base and right-field areas are treated to a spectacular view of the Rocky Mountains. Every year since it opened in 1995, Coors has been a league leader in attendance. On a clear Saturday night when the barometer reads 72 degrees and 23 percent humidity, there isn't a better place on Earth.

Most of the stadium seats are green. However, the upper deck's 20th row is painted purple, signifying exactly one mile above sea level.

Invesco Field

Home of the Denver Broncos for more than 30 years, it was hard for many Bronco fans to picture the team playing anywhere else than Mile High Stadium. In the mid 1990's, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen began demanding that a new stadium for the team be built. Many Bronco fans were content with Mile High Stadium, however the Broncos wanted a new state of the art stadium. In November 1998, voters approved a plan to construct a new stadium. Construction on the stadium began in August 1999. Fans attending games at Mile High Stadium could see the new stadium being constructed because it was built adjacent to it. Invesco Funds purchased the naming rights to the stadium. However, to keep the spirit of Mile High Stadium alive, the facility was named Invesco Field at Mile High. Many fans were outraged that the new stadium was not named the same as its predecessor. Construction of Invesco Field at Mile High was completed in just over two years. The Denver Broncos first game at Invesco Field at Mile High was on September 10, 2001. Over 76,000 seats are located throughout the stadium. Incorporating part of the team name, the main three tier grandstand is in the shape of a horseshoe. The lower grandstand circles the entire field. Above the seats in the south endzone is the main video/scoreboard. On top of the scoreboard is a replica of a bronco named "Bucky". Using blue, white, and orange seats, the Broncos team logo has been incorporated into the upper deck above the endzone on the north side of the stadium. Two video boards are also located in the upper deck of the north endzone. Invesco Field at Mile High has many amenities, including the Sports Legends Mall Legacy Walk, which host pre-game activities, the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, and a Broncos team store.

Pepsi Center

The Pepsi Center is an arena located in Denver, Colorado. The building is home to the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Crush. When not in use by one Denver's sports teams the building frequently serves as a music concert venue. The arena opened in 1999.

The Pepsi Center is part of a 6-year sporting venue upgrade in Denver, along with Coors Field and INVESCO Field.

The Pepsi Center will host the NCAA Men's ice hockey West Regional on March 24 and March 25, 2007, and will host the Men's Frozen Four tournament on April 10 and April 12, 2008.

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