Goldblatt’s
Goldblatt's was an American chain of local discount stores that operated in Chicago, Illinois, as well as Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Founded in 1914, the chain grew to more than twenty stores at its peak, gradually closing some stores in the 1990s and selling others to Ames before finally closing completely in 2000.Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Retail building
- Description: landmark former department store on the West Side of Chicago
- Also known as: “Goldblatt’s Building” and “Goldblatt’s Department Store”
- Address: 4700 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Josephs Catholic Church and Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Saint Josephs Catholic Church
Church
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St. Joseph's is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois, at 4821 South Hermitage Avenue. Founded in 1887 with the current church building dating to 1914, Saint Joseph's is a prime example of the Polish Cathedral style of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Saint Josephs Catholic Church is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Goldblatt’s.
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Cross Church, referred to in Lithuanian as Šv. Kryžiaus Bažnyčia, is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located on West 46th Street in Chicago, Illinois. Holy Cross Catholic Church is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Goldblatt’s.
Davis Square Park
Park
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Davis Square is a public park located between 44th and 45th Streets and Marshfield and Hermitage Avenues in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New City and McKinley Park.
New City
Suburb
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New City is one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, located on the southwest side of the city in the South Side district. It contains the neighborhoods of Canaryville and Back of the Yards.
McKinley Park
Suburb
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McKinley Park, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the city's southwest side. McKinley Park is situated 1½ miles north of Goldblatt’s.
Gage Park
Suburb
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Gage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood. Gage Park is situated 2 miles southwest of Goldblatt’s.
Goldblatt’s
- Categories: department store, heritage site, building, and historic site
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.80834° or 41° 48′ 30″ northLongitude
-87.6656° or 87° 39′ 56″ westInception
1915Levels
5Open location code
86HJR85M+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 209701450OpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q5579027
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Goldblatt’s” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Goldblatt’s”
- French: “Goldblatt’s”
- German: “Goldblatt’s”
- Italian: “Goldblatt’s”
- Spanish: “Goldblatt’s”
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