Gamble's - Dodge City Downtown Historic District - Dodge City, Kansas
Posted by: BruceS
N 37° 45.222 W 100° 01.196
14S E 410152 N 4178977
Historic former department store building in the Dodge City Downtown Historic District in Dodge City, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMEHJ2
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2012
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The Gamble's building at 310 West Gunsmoke was built in 1948. The one story brick building is in an Art Moderne style. It features a white enameled-steel panel facade with a projecting sign panel over the central entry which matches the facade.
The building was constructed at the cost of $140,000 for the Gambles Shopping center. Gamble's, a Minnesota based national chain that peaked between the 1940s and 1970.
The building retains its Art Moderne appears and is currently vacant. The storefront of the building has an exhibit of murals by muralist Stan Herd.