Research Catalog

Title

Daniels and Fisher : Denver's best place to shop / Mark A. Barnhouse.

Author

Barnhouse, Mark A.

Publication

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2015.

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Description

159 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"For 129 years, Daniels and Fisher and May-D & F proudly served the Mile High City. Today, the restored Daniels and Fisher Tower adorns the Sixteenth Street Mall while the I.M. Pei-designed ice-skating rink and hyperbolic paraboloid at May-D & F survive only in memories. The story of these institutions is filled with fascinating characters, including dashing, tower-building William Cooke Daniels; his aristocratic English wife, Cicely; and flamboyant William Zeckendorf, whose city-building dreams outpaced his finances. Generations of Denverites shopped these stores and still remember white-gloved sales ladies, meals served in the D & F Tea Room and views from the observation deck. Join author Mark A. Barnhouse as he brings the spectacular Christmas displays, fantastic fortnights celebrating foreign cultures and Carl Sandell--the seven-foot, five-inch Daniels and Fisher doorman--back to life.

Subject

• Daniels and Fisher Stores Company
• Department stores > Denver > History
• Historic buildings > Denver > History
• Department stores
• Historic buildings
• Denver (Colo.) > History
• Colorado > Denver

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: Two landmark stores -- Denver's magnificent store -- Pioneer merchants -- Carriage trade -- A melodrama -- Major Daniels and his tower store -- Aging gracefully -- Watch us grow -- Another pioneer merchant -- Shopping wonder of the west -- Zeck -- Fashion shows and fortnights -- Counting beans -- Epilogue: The afterlife of landmarks.

ISBN

• 9781626199231
• 162619923X

LCCN

2015949883

OCLC

• ocn918591279
• SCSB-9432805

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library