The state herald., 1892-02-12
"TnE cLosish ERA.n

there nro six OF them that rank among the
best In Denver. Two OF them corner on
Sixtscnth street, and their location may,
no doubt, bo largely ascribcd 10 tho a,
fractions OF that famous thorough fare.
But the others are on Sixteenth street, bo-
tween that and Seventeenth, and are dis
Hnet,s.,y e,..sts.---,- ~s-'-iaa >-----,
Ia. December, isss. little moro than
three years ago, the McNamara Dry
Goods Company moved their store from
Fifteenth md Larimcr streets into the
immense now building at tho corner OF
Sixteenth and California. Most people
regarded tho location SO far up town ns a
doubtful experiment. but tho store had
plenty OF space for nn attractive display OF
goods behind three hundred feet OF plate
glass 'front.' and tho proprie,ors were en-
torprIsing and popular. They filled the
whole four floors with choice aud well So
lccted goods and their trade increased in
such measure as TO fully Justify tho re
movsl. "McNamara'sn became tho most
promlnent landmark OF tho upper part OF
town. Perhaps the best idoa OF tho magni-
tude OF this great establishment may bs
gained by imagining store thirty-threo
feet wide and half mile long, filed with
countless clerks and iine goods. Such
store would be little smaller than Me
Namara's. ! believe that tho present
force Of CLERKS md other employees mum
bcrs i,5 or upwards.
The noxt large business house TO locate
on California Street was the Hughes &
Keith Sanitary Supply Company This
| company was tho ilrst In tho city 10 appro.
| clatc tho Hcld for high grade OF work In
plumbing and gas aud electric fixtures.
| They believed that Denver people were
willing 10 pay for the best. aud they have
succeeded on that line. They rapidly took
tho lead and have kept II. outrrowing
| their quarters on Curtis Street In October,
| is90, they moved into their present large
and elegant store, 1911 TO 1917 California
Street, where they occupy two floors, each
| 50gi2S fee, IN size, and make highly A.
,ractlyo and kupcrbly artistic display OF
limo sanitary plumbing appliances, all TO
| be nocn IN operation, They arc nlno tho
| exclusive agents Of tho Mitchell, Vance
Company. OF New York, manufacturers Of
high grade combination Gaa and electric
light fixtures. and undoubtedly hnvo tho
| largest, most artistic and bost selected
stock Of these goods TO bo socn out OF New
| York City. They also make n speciality OF
house wiring for electric ight fixtures,
| ilcglnning business seven years ngo with
I've or six hands, they now have ninety
ak men IN their employ In their various
departments. Tho building, Of pressed
brick aud stone. has IN ornamental front
In keeping with tho interior
| In June, 1850. on tho completion Of tho
beautiful brown stone building on tho cor
| nor OF California nnd Sixteenth streets.
known ~ tho Mack Block. the third great
bunincas establishment came 70 California
Street.-The Knight Campbell MusIe Com
pany. Tho company have magnificent
corner store. richly n,ind up. and arc
| easily tho largest dealers In pianos and
organ. In all this western country, their
sales exceeding lsaif million dollar. n
year Thoy handle tho leading inHtru-
insn,a. those Of s,oinsay, Decker iiroa,,
Weber. Fisher. Everett kimbnll aud CA.
Smith. Thi, house dates back to 1874, and
long occupied double s.oro on Lawrence
Street
/, wna not until November, 1891. ,ha,
tho fourth important buslnos. establish,
ment was moved 10 California Street,,
q. iSilpa,rIck's gtca, furniture house,
which occupies tho immense double store.
six floors and basement, i6lri 10 laip Call
fornia Street. IL alse. stand, nj tho head
IN ita particular llno ~ business. In tho
hish Rrnjo Of furniture carried, tho beauty
Of tho store, as well as tho amount and
| value of goods, II tAhoa very high rank.
The fifth Of tho six great California
Street houses, X. Douglas Il Co, china
nnd glassware. dates ita removal from
Curtis Street TO la preaon, location, i09D to
1881 California Street, only back " las,
mon,h= January. ispl, Tbls house ocen-
plcs iiyo iloors, each boxii5 feet IN slse, In
tho handsome iiiothtnnn building. The
iits, mud second floors nro devoted 10 fino
retail stock, and II IL simply Justice, mol,
ilA,iury, 10 say tina, the display Is ono Of
tho finest In tho United States. On the
third floor Ia tho Wholesale department,
including also bar, restaurant and hotel