In our recent interview with Denver mayoral candidate Aurelio Martinez, one detail stuck out: He talked about how Denver’s 16th Street Mall once boasted the largest Wendy’s in the country.
Of course, we had to know more, and Denverite reader Ryan Frazer was able to help.
He dug into the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection and eventually found a Sept. 29, 1979, article that made the claim in the Rocky Mountain News: “Wendy’s to open its largest hamburger shop Saturday.”…