Thank you to all of those who participated in this poll over the years. There are some great suggestions here. We will pass them on to the SUN Board for consideration.
Voting on the Rename for All website is now closed. SUN is managing the name selection process going forward, so all name suggestions should be emailed StapletonUnitedNeighbors@gmail.com.
Thinking About How to Think About Renaming Stapleton
What should we rename our community, and why? Note: Suggestions will also be considered for other goals, such as renaming Stapleton Rec Center and North & South Stapleton Drives.
- Westbrook - Dr Joseph P. Westbrook, an African-American doctor who infiltrated the KKK during Stapleton's day (https://www.denverite.com/meet-the-secret-society-that-infiltrated-denvers-ku-klux-klan-during-the-height-of-its-power-28966/amp/) 21%, 417 votes417 votes 21%417 votes - 21% of all votes
- "SKYFIELD". Join dozens of us that have thoughtfully come up and voted/will vote for "SKYFIELD" for several reasons. 1) It keeps the "S" and "SUN" moniker for easier logo and name transition for this organization and other organizations for future use that currently use Stapleton (i.e. Stapleton Stingrays, etc); 2) It has an aviation theme in the name to point to our history; 3) It integrates the "Northfield" name and brand already in the community; 4) It isn't a name used anywhere else in Colorado and isn't a common name elsewhere. 5) It isn't confusing in terms of location within Denver or sharing the same name with other locations with the same name just a few miles within the city (i.e. Central Park, Westerly Creek, etc) ---> Having a large consensus of one name will help in a thoughtful and speedier name change (instead of 10 votes here, 8 votes there, 7 votes there) and will help in future name changes for the rest of our community. Although they are fun names that point to our history, names like 'Airport', 'Airpark', 'Aeropark' come across like many of the commercial warehouse parks next to airports across the country, or sound as if we are currently living on an active airfield, or can be confusing to folks on where the airport and real 'airpark' commercial area is.* 9%, 183 votes183 votes 9%183 votes - 9% of all votes
- Unaffordaville* 4%, 79 votes79 votes 4%79 votes - 4% of all votes
- Central Park - it runs the entire North-South length of the old airport property 4%, 76 votes76 votes 4%76 votes - 4% of all votes
- Funky Town - everyone will want to live here. Upon visiting Denver, people will ask, "won't you take me to...Funky Town?"* 4%, 75 votes75 votes 4%75 votes - 4% of all votes
- Skybridge - Perfect for the Mile High City, in a state that boasts 300 days of sunshine, and a neighborhood located at a former airport site. The sky symbolizes clarity, eternity and freedom. Bridges symbolize progress and connections. Starts with an S (helps current branding - will fit SUN acronym). 4%, 70 votes70 votes 4%70 votes - 4% of all votes
- Marlon Green - Marlon Green applied for a job with Continental Airlines, based in Denver, in 1957. Despite his sterling resume, Continental wouldn't offer him a job. So he sued. In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in his favor. Green became the first African American pilot to fly for a major airline and flew out of Stapleton Airport. http://renameforall.com/marlon-green/ 3%, 66 votes66 votes 3%66 votes - 3% of all votes
- Obama* 3%, 52 votes52 votes 3%52 votes - 3% of all votes
- Mapleton - Simplify changing signage and encourage tree planting with bursts of brilliant color in the fall!* 3%, 50 votes50 votes 3%50 votes - 3% of all votes
- East Park Hill - Good locater name, consistent with naming throughout the city (West Highlands, City Park South, West Wash Park, etc., and connects St*pleton with adjoining neighbors. Also historically Park Hill was the site of racial integration struggles of the past and Greater Park Hill United Neighbors was a leader in that)* 2%, 48 votes48 votes 2%48 votes - 2% of all votes
- Ellington - after African-American jazz great, Duke Ellington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington* 2%, 47 votes47 votes 2%47 votes - 2% of all votes
- Justina Ford - the first licensed African American female doctor in Denver, Colorado, and practiced gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatrics from her home for half a century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justina_Ford* 2%, 46 votes46 votes 2%46 votes - 2% of all votes
- King - Dorothy Ann Witt King (1913-2014) Leader and Innovator Dorothy Ann Witt King was a community service and civil rights activists who advocated for economic opportunity and education for African Americans in Denver for 70 of her 100 years. Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, King would often accompany her mother on shopping trips to Denver where she met her husband, Frank King, the first African American to attend the School of Engineering at the University of Colorado. Dorothy King's legacy includes her work with girls in the Denver Parks and Recreation and the Whittier Recreation Center, including the CANTEEN, a place where girls could dance, have fun and learn, and SHOWAGON, a traveling talent show that made its rounds in Denver parks. King's unfamiliar legacy is the creation of Personal Services, Inc., in the 1970s. Personal Services was a laundry and custom ironing service in the Denver area that employed women who had limited skills and income.* 2%, 44 votes44 votes 2%44 votes - 2% of all votes
- Casa Bonita* 2%, 44 votes44 votes 2%44 votes - 2% of all votes
- Westerly Creek - this runs north-south through most of Stapleton.* 2%, 41 vote41 vote 2%41 vote - 2% of all votes
- Towny McTownTown* 2%, 41 vote41 vote 2%41 vote - 2% of all votes
- Sudden Valley* 2%, 41 vote41 vote 2%41 vote - 2% of all votes
- Ba Sing Se* 2%, 34 votes34 votes 2%34 votes - 2% of all votes
- Northfield* 2%, 31 vote31 vote 2%31 vote - 2% of all votes
- Kung* 2%, 30 votes30 votes 2%30 votes - 2% of all votes
- Silas Stillman Soule - American abolitionist, Kansas Territory Jayhawker, anti-slavery militant, and a friend of John Brown and Walt Whitman. Later, during the American Civil War, he joined the Colorado volunteers, rising to the rank of Captain in the Union Army. Silas Soule was in command of Company D, 1st Colorado Cavalry, which was present at Sand Creek on November 29, 1864, when he refused an order to join the Sand Creek massacre. During the subsequent inquiry, Soule testified against the massacre's commanding officer, John Chivington, and soon after, he was murdered in Denver, presumably in revenge for this act. Starts with an S (helps current branding - will fit SUN acronym). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_Soule 1%, 27 votes27 votes 1%27 votes - 1% of all votes
- Old Airport - the neighborhood sits on the site of the old International Airport* 1%, 27 votes27 votes 1%27 votes - 1% of all votes
- Rinko Kobayakawa* 1%, 26 votes26 votes 1%26 votes - 1% of all votes
- Wakanda* 1%, 24 votes24 votes 1%24 votes - 1% of all votes
- Sum Ting Wong- Famous asian airline pilot that perished in Asiana Flight 214* 1%, 23 votes23 votes 1%23 votes - 1% of all votes
- Quigg Newton - Defeated Stapleton in 1947 mayoral election. He started the Human Rights and Community Partnerships agency, he desegregated the city pools, and created a commission on human relations to investigate the racial state of the city. 1%, 23 votes23 votes 1%23 votes - 1% of all votes
- Peña - Named after the Mayor who was instrumental with the new airport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Pe%C3%B1a* 1%, 21 vote21 vote 1%21 vote - 1% of all votes
- Doug MoeTown - named for the greatest Nuggets coach of ALL time. Plus a play on words with his last name. MoeTown, like Motown. MoeTown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Moe* 1%, 17 votes17 votes 1%17 votes - 1% of all votes
- Airport Park - the community sits on the site of the old airport 1%, 17 votes17 votes 1%17 votes - 1% of all votes
- Capland - so many people love to wear baseball caps in the neighborhood it really makes sense and has a nice ring to it. supports the rockies too!* 1%, 16 votes16 votes 1%16 votes - 1% of all votes
- Dean Ween Green* 1%, 16 votes16 votes 1%16 votes - 1% of all votes
- Airport Fields - Northfield and Southfield* 1%, 13 votes13 votes 1%13 votes - 1% of all votes
- Sand Creek - one of the names recommended by the indigenous people who lived on this land and for the beautiful creek that runs through. Allegorical of Sandy Creek, but not the same.* 1%, 13 votes13 votes 1%13 votes - 1% of all votes
- South Park* 1%, 12 votes12 votes 1%12 votes - 1% of all votes
- ✈️ (formally know as Stapleton) just like prince* 1%, 12 votes12 votes 1%12 votes - 1% of all votes
- Bacon, The Bacon family were Colorado pioneers in northern Colorado and were vital in helping to build the foundation of this great state.* 0%, 8 votes8 votes8 votes - 0% of all votes
- Douglass: Lewis Douglass and Frederick Douglass, Jr., sons of the famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass, lived in Denver. They established Denver’s first black school. They operated the Douglass Undertaking Company located at 2745 Welton Street, and a restaurant on California Street in Denver.* 0%, 8 votes8 votes8 votes - 0% of all votes
- Lofton - named for Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes, the first African-American woman to gain a PhD in mathematics* 0%, 7 votes7 votes7 votes - 0% of all votes
- Fred N Thomas - fought for desegregation of the school system when DPS was still segregated. Represents the positive changes in the education system that we want to see continued into the future. Deserves to be remembered and honored as an important local progressive.* 0%, 6 votes6 votes6 votes - 0% of all votes
- Mosley - After Lt. Col. John Mosley* 0%, 6 votes6 votes6 votes - 0% of all votes
- Aviator Springs* 0%, 6 votes6 votes6 votes - 0% of all votes
- Something that would sound good in Petey Pablo's "Raise Up" song* 0%, 6 votes6 votes6 votes - 0% of all votes
- Kingston - named for Martin Luther King* 0%, 6 votes6 votes6 votes - 0% of all votes
- Ruby Bridges* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- Stepford* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- Yosemite Park [Coinciding with the renaming of Central Park Blvd and Central Park as 'Yosemite Park (Blvd)'* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- Quebec North* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- Wellington* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- Aviator Park* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- George Floyd City* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Aviation Field* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Eagleton - based on the affluent town in the show PARKS & REC* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Appleton - Because Apples are good* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Southfield* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Stanley Field* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- 12 Neighborhoods - There are 12 sub neighborhoods that make up the area* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Kingfield - for Martin Luther King Jr.* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Hill Valley* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Arcadia* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Bruceville, in recognition of Daddy Bruce Randolph, Man* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Big Little Mercy - to acknowledge and respect Black Lives Matter, and recognize that acts of mercy large and small are fundamental and essential to necessary change, starting with a name change.* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Louis Tikas - Greek immigrant labor leader during the Colorado Coalfield War. Tragically made a martyr during the Ludlow Massacre.* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Tuskegee Field* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Little Raven The Peace maker - Colorado Arapahoe indian chief* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Aviation Park* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Clara Brown Neighborhood* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Sky View* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Airfield* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Hidden Valley* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Justice, from Martin Luther King quotation:True peace is not merely the abscence of tension:it is the presence of justice.* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Forest City* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Biffle - For Nathan Biffle - Denver Fireman/Captain 1925-1957 and his son Jerome Biffle – Olympic Gold Medal Winner 1952 - https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/african-american-colorado-history-memorable-peope-and-events* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Gunnell - In November 1881, John T. Gunnell becomes the first African American to sit in the Colorado Legislature.* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Westbrook-Holmes* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Aero Park* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Terminal 12- To honor the airport terminal that was once located here along with the 12 neighborhoods.* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- DenPort* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Rosa Parks* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Crossroads on The Plains. Significance- it will be a forever reminder of the crossroads our nation is at in 2020, and a recognition of the Native people on whose land we sit. VIP--A tribal consultation is in order.* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Tower Hills* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Landing* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Redemption -the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Ford Creek - lets rename a creek, to honor Justina Ford - but also have a name which works well for a community and a section of Denver.* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Coleman - Bessie Coleman, first African American woman to get her pilots license* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Elwayville* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Approach (still aviation theme)* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Sunrise - because it's in the east, keeps the "S" and wouldn't require a new logo.* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Obamaton* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Pilot* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- Cheyenne or Apache or Comanche or Shoshone or Mountain Ute* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 1992
November 2, 2017
- June 18, 2020
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