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Forney Transportation Museum

The Forney Transportation Museum is a transportation museum located in Denver, Colorado. It is named after the founder, J.D. Forney, who started Forney Industries, Inc, in .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: transportation museum in Denver, Colorado
  • Also known as: “Forney Museum of Transportation”
  • Address: 4303 Brighton Boulevard, Denver, CO 80216
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mission Ballroom and Denver Coliseum.

Theater building
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The is an indoor concert venue in the River North Art District area of , . Operated by AEG Presents Rocky Mountains, the 60,000 square feet venue opened in August 2019 and has a maximum capacity of approximately 3,950 patrons. is situated 750 feet southeast of Forney Transportation Museum.

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
The is an indoor arena located in , . The arena was built from 1949 to 1951, where the Denver Pacific Railway broke ground on its Cheyenne line in 1868. is situated 490 feet north of Forney Transportation Museum.

Railway station
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48th & Brighton / National Western Center station is a station on the N Line of the Denver RTD commuter rail system in , Colorado. It is the first station northbound from and is located on the edge of the neighborhood. is situated 2,600 feet north of Forney Transportation Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Globeville and Elyria-Swansea.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. is located in the area traditionally called North Denver.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It is located in East Denver, on the northeast side of the city. In 2007, the neighborhood had 7,218 residents and 1,787 households.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It is in the area commonly known as North Denver. According to the Piton Foundation in 2007 the population of the neighborhood was 6,041, and there were 1,794 housing units.

Forney Transportation Museum

Latitude
39.7778° or 39° 46′ 40″ north
Longitude
-104.97078° or 104° 58′ 15″ west
Elevation
5,187 feet (1,581 metres)
Levels
1
Open location code
85FQQ2HH+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 130808321
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7126283
Wiki­data ID
Q5470379
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Forney Transportation Museum”. Photo: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.