Caught a weird bit of a radio show about the Denver airport art

Pat Murray · 2026-03-19T10:40:07.433574+00:00

I was driving through Colorado yesterday and a local talk radio host was going on about the murals there. He said one specific piece, the one with the dead soldier and the crying children, has a plaque that reads '1994' but the airport opened in '95. Just that one year gap. Made me wonder if anyone has actually gone and checked the dates themselves, or if it's another story that got twisted. What's the most solid fact-check you've seen on this whole thing?

mileslane6mo ago

Honestly, that date thing is probably just a paperwork mix-up... artists finish pieces early all the time. People read way too much into airport art.

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amy_lewis6mo ago

My memory's so bad, shane327, I'd probably check the plaque and forget the date.

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shane3276mo ago

Oh, that discrepancy always gave me the creeps too.

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wendy_henderson215mo ago

Ugh, my friend swears she saw a painting in a hotel that was dated two years after the place burned down.

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