orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2014 the brass armadillo inc. type private industry retail number of locations 6 2014 1 key people larry gottula president dave briddle vice president products antiques collectibles gifts vintage items and knicknacks website brassarmadillo.com the brass armadillo antique mall is a privately held chain of antique malls based in ankeny iowa usa . the company was founded by larry gottula and dave briddle in 1992 . the chain has six malls in denver des moines kansas city omaha and phoenix . vendors rent and run individual stalls to showcase antiques and collectibles offering to shoppers the convenience of many sellers under one roof . 2 all the stores are open daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with the exception of christmas day 3 and are located on major interstate highways in order to be visible to travelers . 4 the stores range in size from 30 000 to 50 000 square feet 5 with 375 750 dealers in each mall selling a variety of items including furniture glassware clothing paintings knick knacks jewelry and dolls . 6 automotive memorabilia is also featured including model cars die casts and toys as are wedding collectibles and vintage items . the brass armadillo is notable as one of the first chains of antique malls . contents 1 history 2 notable events 3 references 4 external links history edit larry gottula brass armadillo president and dave briddle vice president have known each other since gottula hired briddle in 1980 to work at one of the food 4 less grocery franchises he developed and owned in iowa . in 1985 he sold the operation to holiday corporation of minneapolis . in 1992 gottula and briddle founded the brass armadillo antique malls . they opened their first mall in a 20 000 square foot building in des moines . the second brass armadillo was in a space that gottula owned in ankeny . 7 the omaha store is the prototype for each brass armadillo location which followed all of which are located along interstate highways for ease of visibility and vehicle access . notable events edit in may 2011 the brass armadillo antique mall in denver colorado hosted the first interview with mary moorman in nearly 48 years . ms. moorman appeared on the stover hour to discuss her perspective on one of the most historic events in us history the assassination of john f kennedy . ms. moorman captured the event in three poloroid photographs but had been conspicuously silent when it came to media interviews . she even declined to speak with the warren commission . she appeared on the online show the stover hour which was streamed live online at iantique.com to discuss her photographs as well as the camera she used to capture them . 8 references edit http www.brassarmadillo.com locations home http www.nytimes.com 2006 09 20 realestate commercial 20flea.html pagewanted all & r 0 http denver.cbslocal.com top lists best antique collectibles malls in denver http www.nytimes.com 2006 09 20 realestate commercial 20flea.html pagewanted all & r 0 http www.countryregister.com crpublishers nebraska pdfs ne % 20cr % 20j a % 2013web.pdf http denver.cbslocal.com top lists best antique collectibles malls in denver http www.nytimes.com 2006 09 20 realestate commercial 20flea.html pagewanted all & r 0 http www.prnewswire.com news releases shooter of grassy knoll photos finally shares story 121344213.html external links edit official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the brass armadillo & oldid 713556285 categories companies based in iowaantiqueshidden categories orphaned articles from june 2014all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 april 2016 at 18 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view