1. DENVER CHOPHOUSE
Throws a party for any Denver team that wins a national title. At '99 Super Bowl bash 10 bottles of Dom got sprayed on players.
2. INVERNESS GOLF CLUB
(Englewood) Perk alert: Every Broncos coach gets a membership to this mountain-view-laden PGA-caliber course, 10 minutes from the training facility.
3. DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Unofficial home of the Mile High Club.
4. DEL FRISCO'S STEAKHOUSE
On Thursdays defensive captain Al Wilson holds a meeting for the defense here; on Fridays coach Mike Shanahan visits his private locker of preembargo Cubans; on eve of game days team owner Pat Bowlen huddles at table 64, a ritual since the '97 Super Bowl season.
5. ARAPAHOE BOWL
Led by Wilson (who can bowl 250), defense has won three straight over offense in annual training camp bowl-off.
6. PURPLE MARTINI
The site of Clinton Portis's goodbye party in April.
7. CLAY STREET
Home of the WWII Quonset hut that served as the first Broncos headquarters in '60.
8. MAGNESS RACING VENTURES
Ranch where the Broncos' mascot, a white stallion named Thunder, grazes.
9. JOHN ELWAY CAR DEALERSHIPS
In '97 Elway sold his financial interest in all six of these to AutoNation, a company then controlled by Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga for $82.5 million in stock.
10. OUTLOOK MUSIC CO.
Where defensive end Trevor Pryce manages a stable of pop and hip-hop acts.
11. HOTEL TEATRO
Some visiting teams stay at this hip boutique hotel where Bruce Springsteen is a frequent guest.
12. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
(Fort Collins) During an intrasquad scrimmage in '62 the Broncos held a public burning of their hated vertically striped socks.
INVESCO FIELD
• COST TO BUILD: $400 million
• FIRST EVENT: Eagles concert, Aug. 11, 2001
• REFUNDS DUE TO POOR SOUND AT THAT SHOW: 5,000
• TENURE OF BRONCOS AT OLD HOME, MILE HIGH STADIUM: 41 seasons, then longest in the AFC
• CURRENT STATUS OF MILE HIGH: Invesco Field parking lot
-- Map Reporter: Adam Duerson
Issue date: September 27, 2004
