The Englewood-based corporate retailer is slated to close as many as 140 of its 463 stores as a result of the filing, including the Sportscastle. in August 2003 and took over its sporting goods stores) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyВ protection after skipping a $21 million interest payment in JanuaryВ and racking up $634 million in debt. As the companyвЂ™s longtime flagship store, the building itself-trademarked as вЂњSportscastleвЂќ by Gart Bros. Sporting Goods Company bought the property in 1971 and filled the more than 100,000-square-foot space with sneakers, footballs, a golf driving range, and rooftop tennis courts-a far cry from the six-cylinder machines that once lined the ground floor. Today, visitors still flock to the old building at 1000 Broadway, but theyвЂ™re not coming to buy cars. Newspaper clippings previewing the Cullen-Thompson Motor CompanyвЂ™s grand opening.

The expansive showroom was outfitted with a white grand staircase and large windows, which allowed passersby to catch a glimpse of the gleaming vehicles parked inside. Thompson was a partner-had received one of the first franchise licenses in the country from the newly incorporated automobile manufacturer, and the owners planned for an opulent Denver headquarters in close proximity to the cityвЂ™s well-established neighborhoods.ДЇor decades, the dealership at 10th Avenue and Broadway was a destination for Denverites to explore ChryslerвЂ™s most innovative automobiles, as well as more affordable cars from Plymouth and Dodge, which were acquired by Chrysler in 1928. The company-of which ChryslerвЂ™s friend Ward J. Chrysler had arrived in Denver to attend the grand opening of the Cullen-Thompson Motor Company dealership at 1000 Broadway. The Cullen-Thompson Motor Company at 1000 Broadway вЂ“Photo courtesy of Ann McNeill Real Estate What Will Become of Sportscastle?ДЄs Sports Authority prepares to vacate this iconic building at the end of April, questions arise about future tenants and the historical significance of the Broadway property.

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