It can be dangerous driving around town looking for interesting things. Sometimes you see something interesting out of the corner of your eye and you immediately turn your attention away from the road and start staring at whatever it was you saw. Well, legend has it that back in the early 70's a local minister asked the architects designing his new church to create something that would cause those driving by to exclaim, "what the hell is that?" Drivers are still doing that today when they drive by Mile Hi Church in Lakewood.
Some say the building looks like a giant white octopus. It was formed by pouring concrete over sculpted mounds of dirt. Once the concrete dried, the dirt was removed. I don't claim to understand how it all works, all I know is it looks pretty cool. I'm not the only one, either. Shortly after it was built, it was featured along with several other futuristic Denver area buildings in Woody Allen's 1973 film Sleeper. It actually played the part of a McDonalds.
As I'm sure you can imagine, the sloping tentacles of the building's roof are more than a bit tempting to adventure seekers. Because people are dumb sometimes, you will find signs around stating the obvious...that roof access is prohibited. I wouldn't be surprised if the occasional visit by ambitious skateboarders prompted the installation of these signs.
So, if you plan to stop by, just look, don't climb. The church also has a few other unique buildings that are worth a look filling out its campus. You will find this unique structure at 9077 W Alameda Ave in Lakewood.
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