You have seen these all over town and wondered what they were, they were
Automart Grocery Stores from the 1950s.
I like this one on South Broadway best. it has the intact diamond panels and the now faint checkerboard faccia trim.
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Matt March 12th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
Well, that explains it. There’s a building like this is the neighborhood I grew up in that I can only remember being a series of hair salons, aside from a distinct memory of it being something other than a hair salon at first, but what that was I can’t remember. Maybe it was one of those Automarts-or whatever convenience store followed in its wake.
Here’s how Google sees it (loads the map and then zooms to street view):
Tom Lundin April 2nd, 2010 at 8:39 am
Thanks I hadn’t mapped out that Leetsdale location, though I must have found about 15 of these buildings so far. They are all somewhat unique, no two seem exactly alike.
Brian Hudson April 2nd, 2010 at 12:40 am
I was born and raised in Denver and I think I’ve found another of these international style circular buildings… I remember as a child looking at this building, 5801 Leetsdale Drive (which I believe was a ice cream establishment). If you look from above on google earth it has the the same roof lines but appears to have a false fascia to make it look more conventional.The is also one on 1st Avenue in Cherry Creek (near Cook Street that remains intact.
I live in Perth Western Australia now and your sight makes me miss the unique architecture of my old home town Denver