A Rich Heritage
The company began its life as "Guiry Brothers" at 17th and Curtis Street. After World War II, Joseph's sons, Leonard, Frank, and Joseph Jr., took over the company. Leonard headed the retail stores while Joe managed the paint contracting, and Frank Guiry became a general contractor, building homes in Denver's postwar boom. He opened two new retail locations in Lakewood and Aurora.
Mid 1900s
In 1962, Richard “Dick” Guiry took over as the president of the company and opened a new store in the University Hills Shopping center. What began as a 1500-square foot location has since grown to a 20,000-square foot retail outlet that is now located at 2121 South Colorado Boulevard.
Late 1900s
1999 marked a century of business for Guiry’s. To celebrate this achievement, Dick Guiry and son Sean Guiry opened the Parker store. They also acquired and renovated a 25,000-square foot building just north of Coors Field on the corner of Market Street and 23rd. Known as the LoDo location, this unique store exhibits the charm and history residents have come to appreciate about Denver and brought Guiry’s back to its downtown roots.
Early 2000s
Guiry's further expanded outside of the Denver-metro with paint and decorating available in Fort Collins and paint only in Colorado Springs. These new locations signaled a new chapter for Guiry's as we expanded to have a presence in 2 new major cities on the front range.
Present Day
The end of 2020 marked what is one of the most exciting season's in recent Guiry's history with the rapid expansions into 14 new locations. With the acquisition of Diamond Vogel's mountain regional operation, we are excited to offer not only offer an expanded product selection, but even more convenience through our additional locations. With 26 locations in all, we are excited to be such an integral part of the ever expanding Colorado landscape.