Kmart 4101

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Kmart #4101
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Store number4101
Address7325 West Colfax Avenue
CityLakewood, Colorado
OpenedOctober 28, 1965
Closed1994
Coordinates39°44′26″N 105°04′42″W / 39.740468°N 105.078388°W / 39.740468; -105.078388Coordinates: 39°44′26″N 105°04′42″W / 39.740468°N 105.078388°W / 39.740468; -105.078388

Kmart #4101 was a Kmart discount department store located at 7325 West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado. The store opened October 28, 1965[1] and closed 1994.[2] Bob Anderson, who managed the store's menswear department in the 1960s, claimed to have created the idea for Kmart's iconic blue-light special while working there, which subsequently spread throughout the chain.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "$2 Million K Mart Opens Thursday", Denver Post, October 28, 1965, page 33.
  2. "Kmart latest" spreadsheet.
  3. "First Kmart Blue Light Special was flashed on Colfax Avenue", Amole One More Time, Gene Amole, 1992, via colfaxavenue.org.