I couldn't find an old aerial picture of the Estes Industries complex.
The general office building is right on Highway 50, West of Pueblo, CO.
The main "T" shaped Estes building was first shown as an rendering illustration in the 1967 catalog.
Offices, kit bagging, correspondence and orders were all done in the main building.
North of the General Office Building you see "Shops Area". Those small structures were the original Penrose Estes offices before the "T" shaped general office was constructed.
Above the shops area was a farmhouse where the Estes family lived. That farmhouse was turned into the R&D department later on.
Estes posted this new aerial shot on Facebook.
To the left and behind the General Office Building is the machine shop. Behind that are the small engine making buildings.
The old, original office buildings and machine shop structures are in the center. Directly behind that is a grove of trees. That's where the Estes family farmhouse was. It had burned down some years ago.
On the right are two large buildings. The one near the center is where we saw the engine labeling, packaging and igniter machines on the NARAM 60 tour. Some kit assembly lines are also there.
The largest building on the right is the main warehouse holding kits and supplies. Directly behind the white doors is the mail order department.
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