The Denver Dry Goods Company Building is a historic

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building located in downtown

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

. For a while, the store was claimed to be the largest department store west of

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. A description on one

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from 1916 read: "The Largest Store in the Central West, 400 Feet long-Seven Acres Floor Area, 1,200 Employees, A $1,500,000 Stock, 15th to 16th on California Street Denver Colorado". The flagship store of

The Denver Dry Goods Company The Denver Dry Goods Company, also known as "The Denver", is a defunct department store which was established in Denver, Colorado, USA, in 1879 by Michael J. McNamara and L.H. Flanders as M.J. McNamara & Company and later The McNamara Dry Goods C ...

, the retailer was part of Associated Dry Goods, and under ADG the downtown Denver store was renovated. Many Colorado residents fondly recall the stores' motto, "Where Colorado Shops With Confidence." The store was acquired by May Company as part of Associated Dry Goods Corp. in 1986. Originally built in 1889, the store was expanded in 1898, 1906 and 1924. It was converted to apartments in 1994. File:294 Denver Dry Bldg (California (15th-16th St).JPG, Covered Entrance to the Denver Dry Goods Building on California Street File:278 Denver Dry Bldg (California (15th-16th St).jpg, Denver Dry Goods Building (15th and California Streets)

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National Register of Historic PlacesDowntown redevelopment: The Denver Dry Building
(archived link, 9 January 2010)
Denver Urban Renewal Authority - Denver Dry Building
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