Daniels and Fisher: Denver's Best Place to Shop

by Mark A. Barnhouse

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626199231
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	11/16/2015
Series:	Landmarks
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction: Two Landmark Stores 9

Part I Denver's Magnificent Store

1 Pioneer Merchants 14

2 Carriage Trade 20

3 A Melodrama 30

4 Major Daniels and His Tower Store 38

5 Aging Gracefully 62

Part II Watch Us Grow

6 Another Pioneer Merchant 76

Part III Shopping Wonder of the West

7 Zeck 90

8 Fashion Shows and Fortnights 105

9 Counting Beans 125

Epilogue: The Afterlife of Landmarks 133

Notes 145

Bibliography 155

Index 157

About the Author 160