"Blanche Cohen" wrote in message news:eaimld$fin3

APA. The city of Centennial was just created a few years ago, but
prior to that, it was unincorporated county land, and the airport's been
there for ...um...30 years or so?

Longer. The Arapahoe County Airport (as it was then known) was well
established and had been in operation for some time [afaik] when I learned
to fly at BKF some 35 years ago.


FTG. OK, call Denver Tower. You'll get laughed at. Denver Tower is
DIA (KDEN) 5 nm away. Or the closest town is Watkins. OK, fine, call
for Watkins Tower. No one will have the slightest idea what you're
talking about.

Blanche, let me ask you about Front Range, and the area there, if I may.
Before I started learning to fly at Buckley, I had my very first small
airplane ride at a little airport called Sky Ranch, which was right in the
Watkins area, a bit east of BKF and north of US-6, as I recall, but it may
have been north of I-70. Is that the same place that has become Front
Range, or is it entirely different? Also, I seem to recall that E 6th Ave
coming out of Lowry toward Buckley was US-6, and that it continued, arrow
straight, eastward past Buckley well out into the prairie near Strasbourg
where it merged and became colocated with I-70. Looking at Google just now
I see a road configuration far different than what I remember. I know there
has been massive eastward development, and both I-225 and CO-470 have been
built (I-225 was just starting in the mid 70s) Is it just me (Who IS that
old guy in the picture?!?!), or have the roads really been shifted around
that much? Thanks.

Jon Woellhof, jump in here if you can -- ....................