Landmark department store patterns ...

Landmark department store patterns new fashion as business [i]cabaret[/i]

Denver's historic Tritch had become a "fashion victim." To create a then-stylish architectural image, the city's first department store was encased in hanger and concrete panels in 1964

This renovation did more than simply dim its 1887 facade. The five-story building's brick exterior wall and decorative sandstone cornices were damaged, and in one cases destroyed, by the panels' ste supports. Other previous renovations also had taken their toll through adding a fifth floor without providing a