Kmart 4101
Coordinates: 39°44′26″N 105°04′42″W / 39.740468°N 105.078388°W
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| Kmart #4101 | |
|---|---|
| Store number | 4101 |
| Address | 7325 West Colfax Avenue |
| City | Lakewood, Colorado |
| Opened | October 28, 1965 |
| Closed | 1994 |
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
- ↑ "$2 Million K Mart Opens Thursday", Denver Post, October 28, 1965, page 33.
- ↑ "Kmart latest" spreadsheet.
- ↑ [www.colfaxavenue.org/2015/09/the-first-kmart-blue-light-special-was.html "First Kmart Blue Light Special was flashed on Colfax Avenue"], Amole One More Time, Gene Amole, 1992, via colfaxavenue.org.