Call NumberMCC-875CreatorMcClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957Date1906-1920SummaryExterior view of Symes building, 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa streets, Denver, Colorado|designed by Joseph R. and Richard H. Hunt of New York, site was original location of Judge George Gifford Symes' residence who rebuilt in 1906 after original building burned in 1905|1906 building was first building in Denver with steel frame and "Chicago" style design|Fontius Shoe store and Syman brothers (Charles S. & Fred F., jewelers and silversmiths) occupy first floor|businesses on other floors include Penn Mutual Life, State Life, Travelers Insurance, Chamberlain-Dillingham Ore Company (ore buyers), Northwestern Mutual Life, Fred W. Parks (lawyer), and Colorado National Life|Central Business College sign and Essler's dress pleating and button bazaar sign atop roofs several buildings away|two early automobiles parked at curb, bicycles and horse-drawn delivery wagons and carrriages, street railway tracks, prominent streetlights and posts, men and women on sidewalk.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass, black-and-white |21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)|1 photoprint : black-and-white |19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver (Colo.)City and town life--Colorado--DenverCommercial facilities--Colorado--DenverOffice buildings--Colorado--DenverStreet lights--Colorado--DenverStreets--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700070875Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromWH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers, album I, 217Original Material Found in CollectionWH2300. Louis Charles McClure papersNotesGlass plate - oxidation. Title hand-lettered on glass plate. Vintage photographic print. R7000708755
McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957, Symes building (1906-1920). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/06/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1123744
