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After the department store closed, the space was used for a short period as an event center, before being occupied by Quest Diagnostics. Part of the International Collection is now used by the culinary arts program of the Art Institute of Colorado. The Montgomery Ward building was torn down on February 14, 1993, and replaced by a development called Broadway Marketplace, a collection of big-box retailers, such as K-Mart, Office Max, Sam's Club, and an Albertson's grocery store. Broadway Marketplace was initially developed by Homart (the real estate development arm of Sears), along with the Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA).
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