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53-498: Credited as the founder of the Good Sam Club is Art Rouse, founder of TL Enterprises, a California-based publishing company responsible for Trailer Life magazine and MotorHome magazine. Rouse and his two sons acquired the organization in 1968 and further developed member benefits and RV-related services for which the club is known. Rouse sold TL Enterprises in the 1980s and died on June 19, 2007, following head injuries suffered as

106-704: A 10% discount on the nightly rate for staying in their parks. These RV parks have to meet a minimum standard of services and appearance to be considered for association. Good Sam also publishes information to help members find parks that provide stated levels of services. The club sponsored the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway and the Camping World Truck Series ' Good Sam Roadside Assistance Carolina 200 at Rockingham Speedway . Englewood, Colorado The City of Englewood

159-426: A final plan was adopted to rehabilitate the area with transit-oriented development . Catalyzed by a future Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail station, Englewood planned on remaking the former mall site as a "downtown", complete with luxury apartments, mixed-use retail and residential buildings, and " big box " stores such as Walmart , Office Depot , and The Sports Authority . Beginning in late 1998,

212-416: A household in the city was $ 38,943, and for a family was $ 47,290. Males had a median income of $ 32,636 versus $ 28,480 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 20,904. About 4.9% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over. The Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood , is named after Englewood, but

265-594: A new Civic Center, library, and the relocated city hall. The RTD completed its southwest light-rail corridor in 2000, and established passenger rail transit in Englewood. In 2004, Englewood opened the Pirates Cove water park as part of a multimillion-dollar improvement package for the city parks system. In addition to Pirates Cove, many improvements were made to the South Platte River trail system and

318-424: A private, alternative middle and high school for students who have learning disabilities and emotional and behavior disorders. Business process outsourcing company TTEC is based in Englewood. According to the city's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: The place name "Englewood" is assigned to four ZIP codes (80110, 80111, 80112, 80113) which covers areas adjacent to

371-411: A public area in the mall. He initially sold these paintings in the center court, and later moved to Cinder Alley. Originally designed as a single large screen theater the cinema was unable to compete with the area's growing multi-plex cinemas. It closed for renovation and reopened as a two screen multi-plex. This however was not enough to stave off the competition of theaters with more screens. Eventually

424-491: A renovation and reopened in August 1990 with many upscale anchors and boutiques. Each brought new designs and new tenants, causing Cinderella City to appear dated. Cinder Alley's collection of oddball stores and head shops were forced out during renovations, leaving it empty except for two arcades. Although the newly renovated mall rejuvenated foot traffic and sales, continued competition, as well as more physical problems with

477-803: A result of a fall, at 89 years old. Good Sam Club is based in Englewood, Colorado . The organization is currently owned by Good Sam Enterprises , which also owns Camping World (an American corporation specializing in selling parts and services for recreational vehicles and supplies for camping), Coast to Coast Resorts, Trailer Life Publications, MotorHome Publications and the Good Sam RV Travel Guide & Campground Directory. The organization also offers additional services such as roadside assistance , RV insurance, and RV extended warranties for additional fees. In 2022 Good Sam clubs across America were closed by Camping World executives. In 1985,

530-407: A small reservoir. The southeast section is almost purely residential, and is newer than the north and southwest sides. Finally, northeast Englewood is home to one of the largest hospital complexes in the metro area. Swedish Medical Center and Craig Hospital , a top-10, nationally ranked rehabilitation hospital for spinal cord and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, comprise the hospital district,

583-409: A small section on Colorado and Englewood history, a microfiche collection, and an archive of local history. The Cherrelyn Horse Car can be viewed in front of the library. Central Englewood can be roughly divided into quadrants, divided by Hampden Avenue and Broadway. The northwest is the oldest section of the city, containing the new City Center, downtown, and housing stock dating to the 1910s. This

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636-424: Is 5,371 feet (1,637 m) above sea level, higher than Denver. At the 2020 United States Census , the town had a total area of 4,257 acres (17.229 km ) including 56 acres (0.227 km ) of water. Englewood features a climate very similar to that of Denver, but is slightly milder and more stable due to the city's location in a very low part of the South Platte River valley. Winds are very sparse throughout

689-711: Is a home rule municipality located in Arapahoe County , Colorado , United States. The town population was 33,659 at the 2020 United States Census . Englewood is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor . Englewood is located immediately south of Denver in the South Platte River Valley. The recorded history of Englewood began in 1858, when gold

742-562: Is also home to a number of private schools, including the Saint Louis School, a large Catholic K-12 institution and All Souls School serving grades K-8. Also, the city used to host the Denver Seminary , an evangelical graduate-level religious school that has since relocated to Littleton. The former seminary site has been redeveloped into residential apartments and retail. Englewood is also the location of Humanex Academy ,

795-425: Is also where the massive General Iron metal fabrication plant was located, which closed in the 1990s and has now been demolished, awaiting redevelopment and a new proposed light-rail station at Bates Avenue. The southwest section is home to a newer housing stock, as well as a significant percentage of Englewood's industrial and production facilities. The southwest side also features Belleview Park, its largest park, and

848-587: Is not near Englewood. It is in unincorporated Jefferson County . The Englewood Civic Center is located in the only remaining portion of the Cinderella City Mall . It contains the Englewood Public Library, The Museum of Outdoor Arts, and all city departments, including the courts. The Englewood Public Library is a full service library. There are computers for public use, as well as printers and copiers. The Library also has

901-464: The I-25 corridor, which is often erroneously attributed to Englewood; the city actually lies several miles west. Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Englewood include missionary and archaeologist David Crockett Graham , civil rights activist Carlotta Walls LaNier , railroad executive Louis W. Menk , and former MLB pitcher Brad Lidge Cinderella City Cinderella City Mall

954-492: The Englewood Recreation Center, originally constructed in 1975. Englewood is a full-service city with its own, independent park, library, and public works systems. It also provides snowplow service to neighboring municipalities. Englewood is located at 39°38′49″N 104°59′31″W  /  39.64694°N 104.99194°W  / 39.64694; -104.99194 (39.646837, -104.991986). The city

1007-979: The Highline Canal, and southwest past Federal Blvd. approaching the town of Bow Mar . Most of the City of Englewood is served by the Englewood Public Schools . Small parts of the city are served by the Littleton Public Schools and the Sheridan Public Schools . Some of neighboring Cherry Hills Village is within the Englewood school district. The Englewood district has two high schools: Englewood High and Colorado's Finest High School Of Choice . The two middle schools are Englewood Middle School and Englewood Leadership Academy. The four elementary schools are Bishop, Clayton, Charles Hay, and Cherrelyn. The city

1060-457: The area. In 1883, the Cherrelyn horsecar path was laid. The Cherrelyn trolley was and is an important city icon, being carried up Broadway by horse and down by gravity. The city was incorporated in 1903, but Skerritt was edged out by J.C. Jones as the first city mayor. Jones was a prominent landowner, having originally owned almost all of what is now north Englewood. The next two years brought

1113-482: The backbone of the city economy. The Hampden Hills neighborhood hosts one of the largest conglomeration of apartment complexes in the metro area, and is also the newest developed part of the city, as well as the wealthiest. Englewood also features some large annexed areas, such as the northwest annex that extends to Evans Avenue in Denver, which is chiefly manufacturing and industry. Finally, Englewood extends southeast to

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1166-408: The basement areas. However, the light did not reach Cinder Alley. One of the largest aspects of the renovation was removing the 35-foot (11 m) fountain along with its massive plumbing from the center court. A section of parking garage under the center court was replaced with a food court . Additionally, the floor of the center court was modified to integrate the new food court with the remainder of

1219-430: The bottom floor, the corridors were Shamrock Mall and Sunflower Mall, respectively. The original plans called for a structure with a one block cylindrical center court, four anchors, and surrounded in parking garages. As the plan was eventually refined, the "M" shape remained, although minor changes were made to other components. During the design process, Sunflower Mall became Cinder Alley. Von Frellick's original name for

1272-549: The building itself was also plagued with structural problems. While a remodel in the 1980s temporarily improved sales, the mall continued to decline, and stores began to close in the early 1990s. The last store in the mall closed in 1997, and demolition began in late 1998. The land is now occupied by a transit-oriented development, and the only remaining portion of the mall was converted to the Englewood Public Library and City Hall. The mall featured four sections: Rose Mall, Gold Mall, Shamrock Mall, and Cinder Alley. Cinder Alley, one of

1325-550: The cinema closed and was bulldozed, leaving Neusteter's as the southwest anchor. During a routine structural inspection, workers found cracking on a pillar in the JCPenney store on the mall's north side. Fearing a structural failure, they checked other places for similar fractures, and found the massive parking deck was also becoming unsafe. The mall closed for over two months for structural repairs. As other shopping center competition popped up, Cinderella City management, now in

1378-505: The city occurred in 1948; 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) on the Platte Canyon were purchased, and soon McLellan Reservoir was created. This ensured water independence from the powerful Denver Water, and in fact, Englewood provides water to most of the south metro area now due to its vast, early established water rights. Soon after, the city embarked on a huge building boom; most of the city was in fact built up by 1960. In 1965, City Park

1431-622: The city on the west and east, and an area southeast of the city that is much larger than the city itself. Thus, many addresses written as "Englewood, Colorado" are actually in the Arapahoe County cities of Sheridan , Cherry Hills Village , Greenwood Village , or Centennial ; or in Meridian in unincorporated Douglas County . This area includes part of the Denver Tech Center and the surrounding commercial development along

1484-489: The city was 87.8% White, 1.5% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.9% Asian, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 13% of the population. Of the 14,392 households, 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.1% were not families. About 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who

1537-409: The city. The Köppen climate classification labels Englewood as having a cold, semiarid climate , BSk on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, 31,727 people, 14,392 households, and 7,469 families were residing in the city. The population density was 4,843.8 people/sq mi (1,870.2 people/km ). The 14,916 housing units averagedf 2,276.4 per square mile (878.9/km ). The racial makeup of

1590-574: The club had over 450,000 members; today, it has over 2.185 million members. The club's name comes from the Bible parable of the Good Samaritan , which tells of a traveler from the region of Samaria who helped a person along the road who had been robbed and beaten. In 2017, there were over 2,100 RV parks and campgrounds affiliated with the Good Sam organization in which club members receive

1643-418: The creation was "Cinderella City," which Englewood city officials did not support. After months of debating, the name, a combination of Von Frellick's original idea, and ideas from the community, was officially "New Englewood: The Cinderella City." The name was shortened to "Cinderella City" just months after its opening. Construction of the 1,350,000-square-foot (125,000 m ) structure was difficult due to

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1696-503: The demolition process began. Due to the presence of asbestos and lead-based paint in the mall, as well as oil and gas hazards at the JCPenney Auto Center, Englewood had to form a new committee for large-scale environmental cleanups. During the long asbestos abatement process, immigrant workers were caught engaging in misconduct inside of the mall, reportedly throwing hazardous materials at each other. An inspector reported

1749-462: The establishment of the first newspaper in the city, soon to be named the Herald . In 1905, Swedish National Sanitorium was founded, soon to become the massive present-day Swedish Medical Center. The first pavement and street lights were installed in 1906, and a year later, the police and fire departments were established. In 1908, the Cherrelyn horse trolley stopped running. A great period of change for

1802-438: The hands of KRAVCO, decided to embark on an enormous renovation project for the mall that would last three years, 1981 to 1984. The renovation plan changed almost everything except for the basic layout of the mall. The original concrete floors were replaced with parquetry . Skylights and square holes were added in some concourses, allowing shoppers on the first floor to view the basement shoppers, as well as allowing more light into

1855-428: The incident and requested that the abatement process come to a halt. During the abatement, progress was slow due to lack of funds and labor but following the city's decision to terminate the asbestos abatement phase, the demolition was quickly carried out. To demolish the structure, the team used large bulldozers and drove through the mall, demolishing everything except for the structural members themselves. When asbestos

1908-476: The mall structure itself, caused tenants to begin leaving the mall in the early 1990s. Gated storefronts became more and more prevalent as time wore on, until, in the mid 1990s, entire anchors began to close. Foley's, at the west end of the mall, was the first to leave in early 1994. JCPenney closed their store a few months later. With their demise, the Gold Mall and Cinder Alley corridors were eventually closed to

1961-456: The mall's massive exterior. The Center Court area was known as the Blue Mall. The names and large head and shoulder shadow profiles of those responsible for the building of Cinderella City were memorialized on the floor of the Blue Mall. The original southwest anchor of the mall was Cinderella City Cinema. The cinema had no interior mall entrance, only its own exterior entrance. The entrance

2014-423: The mall, by way of large squares cut into the floor to allow light to pass through. A large tree was also installed, which grew from the food court level through to the center court above. This modification of the original design also took away the automobile underpass that allowed drivers to avoid driving all the way around the mall to find a parking space. In addition to interior changes, another change concerned

2067-520: The new shopping center, and fearing a disruption in their community, rejected the idea, and in turn the zoning board did the same. After being rejected in Denver, Von Frellick approached Englewood in an attempt to buy a park spanning more than 60 acres (240,000 m ) to build his mall. The park sat directly opposite the Englewood City Hall and the Englewood Public Library. The zoning board accepted his proposal. The newly purchased area

2120-481: The operational end for Cinderella City. During the following years, the City of Englewood would create, revise, and reject in excess of 30 plans to redevelop the Cinderella City site. Plans ranged from complete demolition and turning the land into a park, to keeping the structure and converting it to an art museum. During this planning process, Cinderella City sat empty and decaying for two years. In 1998,

2173-419: The public. Following this trend, the remaining 100 or so tenants that occupied the facility also began to leave. Joslins , anchoring the east wing of the mall, closed in 1995 to relocate to nearby SouthGlenn Mall . The last remaining anchor, Montgomery Ward , remained in the semi-abandoned mall until December 1997, when it was forced to end its lease so the property could be redeveloped. This officially marked

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2226-450: The rest of the stores. Through the early 1970s, Cinderella City was very successful. Over 15,000 people visited the mall daily. Management received hundreds of applications from potential tenants, although all spaces were filled. For the first few years, the mall's 14,000 parking spaces were filled to capacity and some visitors had to park in blocks surrounding the mall. Guy "Yug" London, a professional artist, painted surrealistic work in

2279-402: The sheer size of the project but was also complicated by the fact that the land was a landfill prior to being a park. The landfill deteriorated the soil, and installing the massive concrete pillars was a daunting task because the soil was so far eroded, causing severe settlement . On March 7, 1968, the mall officially opened. However, the east anchor, along with adjacent stores and corridors,

2332-544: The southwest anchor, Colorado-based store, Neusteter's. This building was demolished and became the top-scale Broadway Southwest store, which later became May D&F and subsequently Foley's . In the mid 1980s, new shopping malls around Colorado began opening, posing threats to Cinderella City's financial status and reputation, including Southwest Plaza , which opened in 1983 (the May D&;F anchor opened in time for Christmas 1982), and Cherry Creek Mall, which underwent

2385-488: The two basement corridors in the mall, simulated a New York City street, complete with outdoor-esque facades and streetlamps. The ceiling tiles were painted black to simulate a "night on the town" effect. The Shamrock Mall and Cinder Alley were not linked. To go from one mall to the other, one had to go up to the fountain area to cross over. This allowed for an automobile underpass, thus allowing Cinderella City patrons to search for parking spaces without having to drive around

2438-415: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15, and the average family size was 2.88. In the city, the age distribution was 20.3% under 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for

2491-485: Was a large shopping center located in Englewood, Colorado , United States. The mall was officially opened for business on March 7, 1968, and demolished in 1999. It once was largest covered shopping center west of the Mississippi River . The mall was successful when it opened in 1968. However, in the late 1970s and the 1980s, new competition from other malls in the area harmed sales for Cinderella City, and

2544-399: Was a problem, a specialized demolition robot was used. The east end, last to be completed in 1968 during the original construction, was the first to be demolished, with the exception of the JCPenney Auto Center. The demolition crew worked from east to west, and as one part of the structure was completely removed, construction on replacement structures began. The only original structure left in

2597-489: Was discovered on what came to be called Little Dry Creek by William Green Russell , an early settler of the High Plains. Two years later, Thomas Skerritt, considered to be the founder of the city, established a home in the area, which was called Orchard Place. Four years later, the first road connecting Denver and Orchard Place was created by Skerritt himself, using his own plough. In 1879, the first telephone arrived in

2650-545: Was marked by two-story arches that mimicked those in the center fountain area. The cinema also had a unique feature in that all the toilet stalls in the restrooms had their own sinks and vanity areas. In the early 1960s, developer Gerri Von Frellick proposed to build a new shopping center on what was then the KLZ (560 AM) radio tower property in Denver . Neighboring residents around the proposed property were asked for their opinion on

2703-405: Was rectangular in that it was longer east/west than it was north/south. Von Frellick would not let the area restrict the mall's size, so he designed it with an unorthodox shape. Viewed from above, the mall had the shape of the letter "M". Each leg of the "M" shape would have a code name. On the second floor, the western wing of the mall was named Rose Mall, and the eastern wing was named Gold Mall. On

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2756-418: Was sold to make way for Cinderella City , the largest mall west of the Mississippi River and one of the largest in the world when it opened in 1968. The developer provided the funds to create a vast city park network to replace the single City Park on which the mall was built. About 30 years later, the city demolished the defunct mall to make way for a new, transit-oriented development that would also contain

2809-410: Was still under construction. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic was routed around these areas. Dedication and official opening of the mall was marked by Von Frellick's wife turning on the 35-foot (11 m) fountain in the center court. Over 20,000 people attended the first grand opening. A few weeks later, after the east end of the mall was finished, a second grand opening was held to officially dedicate

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