Private company
The Denver Dry Goods Company
Logo: The Denver Department Store, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Department store in Denver, Colorado, US
The Denver Dry Goods Company, also known as "The Denver", was a department store which was established in the Denver Dry Goods Company Building in Denver, Colorado, in 1879 by Michael J. McNamara and L. H. Flanders as M. J. McNamara & Company. The firm was purchased and renamed to The McNamara Dry Goods Company in 1886 at 70 cents on the dollar.2 It ceased to exist in 1987.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Denver Dry Goods Company, also known as "The Denver", was a department store which was established in the Denver Dry Goods Company Building in Denver, Colorado, in 1879 by Michael J. McNamara and L. H. Flanders as M. J. McNamara & Company. The firm was purchased and renamed to The McNamara Dry Goods Company in 1886 at 70 cents on the dollar.2
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- WikipediaThe Denver Dry Goods Company
- WikidataQ7729741
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsThe Denver Dry Goods Company photo by Cyberaamaa, CC BY-SA 4.0