Citations:Mile High City

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English citations of Mile High City

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  • 1958 — "Mrs. Eisenhower Leaves Denver", The Deseret News, 15 May 1958:
    Mrs. Eisenhower said she was not disappointed at the rainy weather in Denver during her visit, and said, in fact, she hoped to return to the Mile High City soon.
  • 1965 — "Broncos Sold, Stay At Home", The Desert News, 16 February 1965:
    Millionaire contractors Gerald and Allen Phipps purchased the controlling interest in the Denver Broncos Monday and immediately promised to keep the American Football League team in the Mile High City.
  • 1967 — Bo Osborne, "Indians Find Denver High; Lose Pair by Slim Margin", Spokane Daily Chronicle, 14 July 1967:
    Denver may well be the Mile High City, but the Spokane Indians are feeling awfully low there.
  • 1977 — Joe Kraft, "Denver: new boom town", Anchorage Daily News, 15 November 1977:
    Six different states and four different fuels are involved in the sudden upsurge of business here in the Mile High City.
  • 2009 — John Saccomano, Denver Broncos: The Complete Illustrated History, MBI Publishing Co. (2009), →ISBN, page 8:
    For Denver, the Mile High City, its passion and soul have been defined by the Denver Broncos for the better part of a half century.
  • 2010 — John Kocet, "Winter Storm Hits Hard!", Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 30 December 2010:
    So much for the snow drought in Denver. As of Thursday afternoon, the snowstorm had gotten under way in the Mile High City, and it will persist into Friday morning.