550 Broadway, Denver 80203
The Leeman Auto Company Building was constructed in 1932 with a large addition constructed in 1934. The building is associated with the development of the automobile sales and service industry on Broadway, a main Denver thoroughfare since the 1800s. By the 1940s, Leeman Auto Company was one of the largest automobile dealers in the Rocky Mountain region. Harry B. Leeman, company owner, began as an automobile repairman and developed his own used car business, later having this building constructed as a showroom for new DeSotos and Plymouths. Leeman was one of two automobile dealers who financed half of Denver's automobile loans before the end of World War II. He organized the Leeman Industrial Bank, and located it near his car dealership. Leeman served as president of the Denver Automobile Dealers' Association during the World War II years when the association was credited with supporting the war effort.
