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Originally Posted by marothisu
Funny about Goldblatts. Most of my ancestors were in NYC (and LA/SF starting in the 1930s) but I did have one ancestor and his mother (great great whatever aunt) who moved to chicago. He married out of the religion, family disowned him and he stayed in Chicago. I forget if it was ww1 or ww2 draft card but it had him working at a Goldblatts on Commerce ave in the 90s (streets) as a tailor/suit buyer. Weird since his address was around Central and Diversey. Hell of a commute back then?
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There was a Goldblatt's at 91st and Commercial in South Chicago.
src - pintrest.com
The Landmark Designation report includes an ad from 1933. At that time, Goldblatt's had six locations in the Chicago area-
-Chicago Ave. and Ashland (served as the flagship)
-47th and Ashland
-Lincoln and Belmont
-Broadway and Lawrence
-91st and Commercial
-On Hohman Ave in Hammond, IN
In 1936, they would move into the Rothschild Building at 333 South State, which would become its new flagship store.
Growing up, I was dragged through the Goldblatt's at the Scottsdale Shopping Center (79th and Cicero) many, many times. Goldblatt's had a separate furniture store at the center as well.