This morning my daughter had an interview in a part of town that she's not familiar with. The interview was enough of a stress by itself, so I did the good dad thing and offered to drive her. That meant I had some time to kill while waiting for her, so I decided to grab some breakfast over at the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora.
The Stanley Marketplace is home to over 50 businesses, including several interesting eateries. Once upon a time, the building was a manufacturing facility for Stanley Aviation. The facility opened in 1954, right next to Denver's original airport. It was once the largest employer in Aurora. Among the innovative products created here were ejection seats for planes and an escape capsule which was tested with the aid of, believe it or not, bears on loan from the Denver Zoo!? Many reminders of the building's past as a manufacturing plant remain, including the sign pictured above celebrating the union the workers belonged to.
The airplane parts are now long gone, but plenty of tasty food has shown up instead. As it was early in the morning, I decided to sample a breakfast empanada at Maria Empanada. For all the Latin American delicacies we have in this part of the country, I must admit my shame that I have never sampled an empanada before. It was pretty dang tasty.
The Stanley Marketplace is a great gathering place, with many more offerings that I just didn't have time to sample this morning. A return trip will be on the horizon.
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