J.C. Penney's NORTHGLENN store opened -along with the mall- in March 1968 and was in business for 20 years. Sears, anchoring the opposite end of the complex, also opened in 1968. This store held on till the mall's bitter end, closing for good in 1996.
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"The Denver" anchored the center of the shopping center. The store was in operation between March 1968 and April 1987, when it was rebranded as a May D & F.
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Here we see the mall's dramatic Center Court fountains. The inline store section of NORTHGLENN consisted of a single level. In the middle of the complex, in front of "The Denver," was a small basement which housed a cutlery store, mall offices, maintenance room, storage area and public restrooms. The fountains were on this lower level, which was open to the main level above.

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