Over the course of eleven decades, The Denver Dry Goods and its predecessor, McNamara Dry Goods, proudly served Coloradoans, who knew they could shop with confidence for the best quality at the fairest prices. Much more than the goods it sold, the store was a major institution that touched the lives of nearly every Denverite. Comforting culinary traditions like Chicken à la King in the vast fifth-floor tearoom and breakfast with Santa delighted locals. Festive chandeliers adorned the four-hundred-foot-long main aisle during the holidays, and longtime salesclerks knew customers by name. Devoted... Read More
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Over the course of eleven decades, The Denver Dry Goods and its predecessor, McNamara Dry Goods, proudly served Coloradoans, who knew they could shop with confidence for the best quality at the fairest prices. Much more than the goods it sold, the store was a major institution that touched the lives of nearly every Denverite. Comforting culinary traditions like Chicken à la King in the vast fifth-floor tearoom and breakfast with Santa delighted locals. Festive chandeliers adorned the four-hundred-foot-long main aisle during the holidays, and longtime salesclerks knew customers by name. Devoted... Read More
Over the course of eleven decades, The Denver Dry Goods and its predecessor, McNamara Dry Goods, proudly served Coloradoans, who knew they could shop with confidence for the best quality at the fairest prices. Much more than the goods it sold, the store was a major institution that touched the lives of nearly every Denverite. Comforting culinary traditions like Chicken à la King in the vast fifth-floor tearoom and breakfast with Santa delighted locals. Festive chandeliers adorned the four-hundred-foot-long main aisle during the holidays, and longtime salesclerks knew customers by name. Devoted patrons dearly missed all that charm after the doors closed in 1987. Mark Barnhouse explores the fascinating history and cherished memories of Denver's most beloved department store.
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Pages: 192
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Landmarks
Publication Date: 24th April 2017
State: Colorado
ISBN: 9781467135368
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Retailing BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History
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“The Denver Dry Goods: Where Colorado Shopped with Confidence” (The History Press, 2017) is the fifth book by NW Denver historian Mark Barnhouse. The book explores eleven decades of history and memories of the downtown department store that Denverites knew simply as “The Denver.”...Barnhouse believes the idea of the department store is going away. “Millennials are not shopping in department stores. Baby boomers are at retirement age and buying online,” he said. North Denver TribuneLongtime Coloradans may remember going to 'The Denver.' It was a downtown Denver department store -- full name, The Denver Dry Goods -- that closed 30 years ago this month. It was an institution. A place not just to shop. But to lunch. To see and be seen. Mark A. Barnhouse has a love for lost Denver. And he's written a history of the store, 'The Denver Dry Goods, Where Colorado Shopped With Confidence.' Colorado Public Radio Barnhouse’s book lets those who loved the Denver Dry Goods relive the days when department store shopping was an adventure. The Denver Post
Author Bio
Denver native Mark A. Barnhouse has published four history books on Denver and leads the popular “Historic Sixteenth Street” walking tour for the annual Doors Open Denver celebration. He earned his BA in history and English literature from the University of Colorado at Denver and has continued to research and write. Fascinated by the ways his city has changed over time, Mark is particularly interested in the histories of old, vanished department stores, having spent many hours in them as a youth.
Over the course of eleven decades, The Denver Dry Goods and its predecessor, McNamara Dry Goods, proudly served Coloradoans, who knew they could shop with confidence for the best quality at the fairest prices. Much more than the goods it sold, the store was a major institution that touched the lives of nearly every Denverite. Comforting culinary traditions like Chicken à la King in the vast fifth-floor tearoom and breakfast with Santa delighted locals. Festive chandeliers adorned the four-hundred-foot-long main aisle during the holidays, and longtime salesclerks knew customers by name. Devoted patrons dearly missed all that charm after the doors closed in 1987. Mark Barnhouse explores the fascinating history and cherished memories of Denver's most beloved department store.
Pages: 192
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Landmarks
Publication Date: 24th April 2017
State: Colorado
ISBN: 9781467135368
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Retailing BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History
“The Denver Dry Goods: Where Colorado Shopped with Confidence” (The History Press, 2017) is the fifth book by NW Denver historian Mark Barnhouse. The book explores eleven decades of history and memories of the downtown department store that Denverites knew simply as “The Denver.”...Barnhouse believes the idea of the department store is going away. “Millennials are not shopping in department stores. Baby boomers are at retirement age and buying online,” he said. North Denver TribuneLongtime Coloradans may remember going to 'The Denver.' It was a downtown Denver department store -- full name, The Denver Dry Goods -- that closed 30 years ago this month. It was an institution. A place not just to shop. But to lunch. To see and be seen. Mark A. Barnhouse has a love for lost Denver. And he's written a history of the store, 'The Denver Dry Goods, Where Colorado Shopped With Confidence.' Colorado Public Radio Barnhouse’s book lets those who loved the Denver Dry Goods relive the days when department store shopping was an adventure. The Denver Post
Denver native Mark A. Barnhouse has published four history books on Denver and leads the popular “Historic Sixteenth Street” walking tour for the annual Doors Open Denver celebration. He earned his BA in history and English literature from the University of Colorado at Denver and has continued to research and write. Fascinated by the ways his city has changed over time, Mark is particularly interested in the histories of old, vanished department stores, having spent many hours in them as a youth.
