the first illegal pete's location was opened up by pete turner on august 15, 1995, on the hill in boulder; turner said that starting the business nearly killed him. since then, the business has grown to include six locations in denver and boulder, and there are plans to open seven, eight, and nine in fort collins, on colfax, and in tucson, az. the corporate headquarters of illegal pete's was in the historic denver landmark, the daniels & fisher tower in downtown denver and now is on broadway.