PPLD Digital Collections

A pumper fire truck parked in N. Tejon Street participating in the extinguishing of the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building. Spectators and a second fire truck are standing in Tejon Street. 1

A tracked shovel crane and two trucks are parked in the alley south of the Stewart Bros. photo store site. "J.C. Penney CO." sign is laying on the sidewalk barricade. "3-15 9 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

A view of the damage to the J.C. Penney Co. building. There are two awnings on the wall of the building near the top of the photo. The canvas awning has "Lunch, Quality Lunch No.1" printed on it. 1

Brick masons constructing the south wall of the Stewart Bros. Photo Shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. First National Bank building is seen in the background. "APRIL 7" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

Cowboy bucked off a bronco in the Penrose Stadium at the Broadmoor Hotel. 1

Cowboy riding a Brahma Bull in the Penrose Stadium at the Broadmoor Hotel. Rodeo clown and bullfighter are also in the stadium. Roof of the Hotel is seen in background right. 1

Cowboy riding a bucking bronco in the Penrose Stadium at the Broadmoor Hotel. 1

Cowboy riding a bucking bronco in the Penrose Stadium at the Broadmoor Hotel. Roof of the Hotel is seen in background right. 1

Crowd waiting to get in to the fire sale in the vacant building at 114 South Tejon Street, left side of photo. This was following the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

Crowd waiting to get in to the fire sale in the vacant building at 114 South Tejon Street. This was following the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

Detail view of the steel post and beam structure in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon. A workman is standing on a beam "3-28-39" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

Firemen fighting a fire from an alley. Fire hoses laying in the alley. Spectators standing at the end of the alley. This is possibly the J.C. Penney Co. building fire. 1

Firemen returning ladder to Hook and Ladder Fire truck. Fire was in J.C. Penney Co. building. On-lookers standing in N. Tejon Street. Store fronts from left to right are J.C. Penney Co., Gilbert's Carmel Crisp and Stewart Brothers Photo. 1

Four men standing on the roof of the building behind Stewart Bros. Photo building, discussing the damage caused by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building. Buildings south of the alley can be seen in the background right. 1

Looking down on the demolition of the J. C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 North Tejon Street. Workmen are on the roof and in the wreckage of the building. "3-10 11 1

Looking down on the floor joist of the new J.C. Penney CO. building. "3-29" hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

Looking up at two workmen setting roof joist on the steel beams of the Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney Co. building at 17, 19-23 No. Tejon Street. "4-19th" hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

One of the Stewart Brothers standing behind a sales counter surrounded by photographic merchandise. 1

Rebuilding. 1

Tejon Street view of the J.C. Penney CO. and Stewart Bros. Signs in the windows read "Store Front, Construction, Pikes Peak, Glass & Paint Co." Previous buildings on this site were destroyed by fire on February 14, 1939. 1

Tejon Street view of the J.C. Penney Co. and Stewart Brother's building under construction. First floor is protected by a wooden barricade, painted with the companies advertising. "May 3" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

The fire Chief and a fireman holding hose and directing water into the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon. 1

Three firemen and a man in a heavy coat standing on a roof, directing water into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

Three firemen spraying water into the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building. 1

Three firemen standing on a roof, directing water into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Two awnings are behind the firemen, one is cloth with a "Lunch" sign. 1

Three firemen standing on the roof of Stewart Bros. Photo building at 17 N. Tejon Street, directing water into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building. Three more firemen standing on the roof of the building behind Stewart's. 1

Three firemen standing on the roof of Stewart Bros. Photo building, directing water from a hose into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

Three firemen standing on the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo building directing water on the fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

Three workmen delivering crated Flourescent Lights to Stewart Brothers photo shop. 1

Three workmen standing inside the opening in a masonry wall of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. The man in the center holds a can. Behind the men is the construction elevator. "APRIL 17th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

Two firemen and a Chief standing on the roof holding a fire hose and directing water on the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. building. 1

Two firemen and a fire Chief standing on the roof of Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney CO. buildings, at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Steet. 1

Two firemen with a hose on the roof of the J.C. Penney CO. building directing water into the building. Two spectators standing on the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo building watching the firemen. 1

Two men and four firemen are standing on the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo shop and one man is standing on the roof of J.C. Penney Co. store. Three firemen are directing water from a fire hose on the 1939 fire at the Penney store. 1

Two men wearing Sport Coats and ties, appearing to operate a cement mixer in the alley opposite the J.C. Penney Co. building. "Sneezy" and "Happy" are hand written beside the two men. 1

Two spectators standing on the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. building looking at the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View down into the basement of the Stewart Bros. and J.C. Penney Co. building where workmen, a Steam Shovel, Bull Dozer, and a dump truck are working. Spectators are standing in the alley. "13th 8 1

View down into the basement of the Stewart Bros. shop where workmen are setting forms for the footers for the concrete basement walls. "17th 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View down on the wreckage left by the fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View down on three firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View down to N. Tejon Street at fire truck responding to the fire in J.C. Penney CO. store. "Kodaks and Cameras" sign on the Stewart Bros. photo store in the foreground right. Spectators standing on the sidewalk on opposite side of Tejon Street. 1

View from alley of the J.C. Penney CO. building after the February 15, 1939 fire. Brick wall broken out and boarded up with a wooden door. "3-7-39" hand written on side of photo. 1

View from inside the Stewart Bros. Photo shop looking out on Tejon Street where spectators are watching the 1939 fire at J.C. Penney Co. store. A fire truck and fire hoses are also seen on the street. Across the street is the First National Bank building. 1

View from the alley of a corner of the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney Co. building. A stake bed truck loaded with crates is backed up in front of the Stewart's store. 1

View from the alley of a group of workmen demolishing the Stewart Bros. Photo store. A dump truck is parking at the rear of Stewart's. A sign on a wooden barricade reads "Danger Keep Off". Hand written at the bottom of the photo is "3-9 3 1

View from the alley of a tracked shovel crane loading trash into a Ford dump truck. Workmen and spectators standing in the alley "3-10 10 1

View from the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo shop toward the remains of the J.C. Penney Co. building after the 1939 fire. 1

View from the roof of the building on the south side of the alley, of firemen directing water from a fire hose into the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street, during the 1939 fire. 1

View into the basement of the J.C. Penney CO. building where workmen are setting steel posts and beams to support the first floor. Steel posts and beams are laying on the basement floor. "3-27- 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View into the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View looking down at two firemen examining the wreckage from the 1939 fire at J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View looking down into the first floor of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. Some of the scaffolding has been removed from the north masonry wall. Steel posts and beam are laying on the floor. "4-4th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking down on floor joist and sub-flooring of the first floor at east end of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. "4-4th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking down on six firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. At the top of the photo is a canvas awning over a window with the words "Lunch, Quality Lunch No.1" printed on it. 1

View looking down on six firemen walking through the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View looking down on ten firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View looking down on the concrete basement walls for the new J.C. Penney Co. at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. About eleven men are working in the basement. "24 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking down on the scaffolding on the south masonry wall of the new Stewart Bros. Photo shop. Steel beams are laying on the first floor. "4-7th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking down on workmen demolishing the Stewart Brothers Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon. It was damaged by the February 14, 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon. "3-9 11 1

View looking down on workmen demolishing the Stewart Brothers Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon. It was damaged by the February 14, 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon. "3-9 1 1

View looking down on workmen demolishing the Stewart Brothers Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon. It was damaged by the February 14, 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon. "3-9 3 1

View looking down on workmen unloading steel beams and round steel columns from a flatbed truck in the alley. "3-25 3 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View looking down on workmen unloading steel beams and steel round columns from a flatbed truck in the alley. "3-25 3 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View looking northeast at two workmen applying a hot tar and roll roofing on the new J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Another workman is standing next to more roofing rolls. "APRIL 21" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View looking northeast inside the J.C. Penney Co. building at the steel posts and beams that will support the new structure. Several workmen, stacks of lumber and steel posts are on the first floor. "APRIL 7" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking northeast into the basement excavation for the new J.C. Penney CO. building. A shovel crane is dropping dirt into a dump truck. Bulldozer parked in front of the truck. "2 PM SUN 12" hand written at bottom right of photo. 1

View looking northeast into the basement excavation for the new J.C. Penney CO. building. Steam shovel has just dropped dirt into a dump truck. Two businessmen standing in front of the truck. "12th 2 1

View looking northwest at the roof structure of the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney Co. buildings at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. "APRIL 26" is hand written at the bottom left of the photo. 1

View looking west across Prospect Lake located in Memorial Park. Pikes Peak is seen in the background. 1

View looking west at the roof structure of the new Stewart Bros. Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. Electric lights in the foreground suggest work was also being conducted at night. "APRIL 26" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking west down the alley at the south wall of the new Stewart Bros. Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. An International stake truck, pile of sand, cement mixer and stacks of bricks are seen in the alley. 1

View northeast into the basement of the new J.C. Penney CO. building. South basement forms in the foreground. Workmen can be seen on the site. "22 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View of Cheyenne Mountain looking southwest. The road to Spencer Penrose's Cheyenne Inn can be seen on the mountain right of center. Several residential structures can be seen hidden in he trees closer to the camera. 1

View of a Steam Shovel moving an "I" Beam in the basement of the Stewart Brothers and J.C. Penney CO. buildings. Bull Dozer blade and a flat bed truck in the Foreground. "11 5 PM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View of a dump truck in the alley and steam shovel on the site of Stewart Bros. Photo Shop. Workmen are seen in the alley and on the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. building. Hand written at the bottom of the photo is "3-10 8 1

View of a fireman directing water on the wreckage of the 1939 J.C. Penney Co. fire located at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View of a workman standing in the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View of debris left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View of seven men setting the roof joist of the new J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Lumber is seen stacked on the first floor. Masonry wall at the right is the Kress building. "4 7th" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View of six workmen standing on the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo shop and 2 spectators on the roof of the building on the north, all looking into the wreckage of the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon. 1

View of the J.C. Penney CO. building showing posts for three floors and beams for the first floor. "3-28 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View of the building site located at the intersection of the east-west and north-south alleys behind Stewart Bros. building. Berwick Electronic pickup truck is parked in the north-south alley. 1

View of the demolition of the J. C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 North Tejon Street. Workmen, Pinello Brothers flatbed truck, Steam Shovel, Bull Dozer and a truck are seen amongst the debris. "11th 4 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View of the rear of the J.C. Penney Co. building after the 1939 fire, taken from the north-south alley. A Berwick Electric pickup truck us parked in the alley. 1

View of the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. and Stewart Bros. Photo building at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Construction elevator is foreground center. Bricks and steel window frames are stacked on the roof. Photo is out of focus. 1

View of the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. and Stewart Bros. Photo building. Construction elevator is foreground left. Bricks and steel window frames are stacked on the roof. Photo is out of focus. 1

View of the south wall of the Stewart Bros. Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. Two workmen, a pile of sand, a cement mixer and a wheelbarrow are seen in the alley. "APRIL 7" is hand written at the bottom left of the photo. 1

View of three men and a Steam Shovel dumping a load of dirt into a dump truck in the basement of the Stewart Bros. and J.C. Penney CO. building. "13th 8 1

View of two men setting the roof joist of the new J.C. Penney Co. building at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Masonry wall at the right is the Kress building. "4 7th" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

Wall with scaffolding at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. "APRIL 17th" hand written near bottom of the photo. 1

Workmen building the first floor on the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney CO. building. Spectators standing in the alley. "3-29" hand written on the bottom right of the photo. 1

Workmen placing wood sheathing on the roof joist of Stewart Bros. Photo shop and J.C. Penney Co. building at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. "4-13th" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1