Estes Ark

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In the midst of this Rocky Mountain splendor, we opened our specialty store "THE TALKING TEDDY" in the summer of 1984. The shop evolved from our love for Teddy Bears. Naming the shop was easy, for "Talking Teddy" was the owner's favorite childhood Teddy Bear. The origional "Talking Teddy" arrived in the late 50's, with his own record player and an assortment of long-play records. Prior to today's electronics, his operation was a simple speaker in his tummy (with back zipper to remove), and a cord with jack that plugged into the record player. The cheerful voice of Talking Teddy and his wonderful stories were a daily delight. Today, with the mention of his name during a busy day of business, we are reminded of the wonder and excitement that Talking Teddy and other "stuffed" friends gave us as children. Please keep the wonder and excitement alive in your families, as today's Teddy Bears will bring you "future" memories. During the following ten years, we moved and improved our shop two more times. Always remaining loyal to our exclusive Teddy Bear merchandise. After several years of planning, in 1994 we began the construction of our own building. The Ark is 120' long x 50' wide x 40' tall. It was designed and constructed by the store owners with local building assistance by the small crew of Dan Smith Construction. We opened our "new" doors in the fall of 1995, naming our new building ESTES ARK.

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