J. C. Penney–Chicago Store Building Explained

J. C. Penney–Chicago Store Building
Location:130 East Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona
Coordinates:32.2217°N -110.9689°W
Area:26, 400 ft.2[1]
Built:1903
Architect:Holmes, D.H.
Architecture:Italianate
Added:2003-09-12
Refnum:03000907

The J. C. Penney–Chicago Store is a historic department store building in downtown Tucson, Arizona, United States. Built in 1903 for the Los Angeles Furniture Co, it housed J. C. Penney by July 25, 1942.[2] In 1957, after J. C. Penney moved to the west side of Stone Avenue just north of Pennington Street, Aaronson Brothers moved in.[3] The Chicago Store moved in after the El Paso-based department store closed in 1967.[4] This building had the last complete original vintage interior in Downtown Tucson with stamped tin ceilings and period woodwork until it was completely gutted in 2020–2022.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property/70072538/130-E-Congress-St-Tucson-AZ-85701/
  2. Web site: Tucson Daily Citizen Archives. https://archive.today/20140824134130/http://newspaperarchive.com/us/arizona/tucson/tucson-daily-citizen/1942/07-25/page-6. dead. 6. July 25, 1942. NewspaperArchive.com. 2014-08-24. 2021-10-13.
  3. Web site: Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives. https://archive.today/20140730014458/http://newspaperarchive.com/us/arizona/tucson/tucson-daily-citizen/1959/01-07/page-8. dead. 8. January 7, 1959. NewspaperArchive.com. 2014-07-30. 2021-10-13.
  4. Web site: Tucson Daily Citizen Archives . 2 . Newspaperarchive.com . Jun 22, 1967 . 2020-05-19.