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Department Store Index

What follows is a summary of the leading Chicago-area department stores of the 1920 and 1930s, including information about their locations and origins. (Note: Many department stores evolved out of numerous partnerships and acquisitions that are impossible to detail in a manner concise enough to report here.)


Department Store Location Business District Year Built Opened at Location Closed at Location Year Razed Present Condition/ Afterlife Other
Albert Lurie Co. 1810-20 S Blue Island Near West Side - - - - - B
Altman Variety 7525 S Cottage Grove - - - - - - B
Anderson & Jensen 5902-10 S Halsted - - - - - - B
Archer Avenue 2896-98 S Archer - - - - - - B
B & B 3532-36 W North - - - - - - B
Bach's 6914-16 S Wentworth - - - - - - B
Banister 2577 N Clark - - - - - - B
Baron, Sigmund 4226 S Archer - - - - - - B
Barmash, Abraham E 960 N Milwaukee - - - - - - B
Beck's 3323-25 S Halsted - - - - - - B
Becker-Ryan & Co. Halsted & 63rd Englewood 1902 1902 - - Replaced by Sears Roebuck B
Berkowitz, Isadore 6330 W Irving Park - - - - - - B
Blue Store Belmont & Seminary - - - - - - -
Bogolub, Solomon S 2405 S Wentworth - - - - - - B
Boston Store State & Madison, nw corner Loop - - - - Department store B
Brown, Jacob 2210 W Potomac - - - - - - B
Carson Pirie Scott & Co. State & Madsion, se corner Loop - 1904 - - Department store B
Cave, Charles R 3049-59 E 92nd South Chicago - - - - - B
Cohen, David 3839 W Fullerton - - - - - - B
Columbia 8459 S Burley - - - - - - B
Corydon, S T Co. 2704 W North - - - - - - B
Cragin 5018 W Armitage - - - - - - B
Crawford 4020 W North - - - - - - B
Davidson, Jacob 2442 E 79th - - - - - - B
Davis Company State & Van Buren Loop - 1/2/24 - - Replaced by Goldblatt's B
Dieden Brothers 4765 N Lincoln - - - - - - B
Dimsdale, Abraham 233 E Pershing - - - - - - B
Dumas & Robin 3111-15 W Armitage - - - - - - B
Dresser's 3409 W 63rd - - - - - - B
Elliason, Isaac 442 W Division - - - - - - B
Enterprise 4322-24 S Wentworth - - - - - - B
Everett Store 2301-15 W Madison - - - - - - B
The Fair State & Adams, nw corner Loop - 1875 - - Demolished B
The Fair 1342 N Milwaukee Milwaukee Avenue - - - - - -
The Fair Lake & Marion Oak Park - 1929 - - - -
Feierberg's 3840 W Chicago - - - - - - B
Feldman, Joseph 645 W 47th - - - - - - B
Friedman, Maurice 5319-25 N Clark - - - - - - B
Friend, H & Son 32 S State - - - - - - B
Gilmore, William Y. and Sons Lake and Oak Park, Oak Park Oak Park - 1917 1976 - Retail stores -
Glecksman, L 3822-24 W Chicago - - - - - - B
Glossberg's 545 W 119th - - - - - - B
Gold, Samuel 3501 N Halsted - - - - - - B
Goldblatt Brothers 1615 W Chicago - - - - - City office building B
Goldblatt Brothers 4722 N Broadway Uptown - 1931 - - Disused -
Goldblatt Brothers 4700 S Ashland - - - - - Department store B
Goldblatt Brothers 3155 N Lincoln Nortown - 1929 - - Converted to condominiums -
Goldblatt Brothers 3932 N Lincoln - - - - - - -
Goldblatt Brothers 9100 S Commercial South Chicago - 1929 - - Department store -
Goldblatt Brothers State and Jackson Loop - - 1982 - University -
Goldstein, I & Son 2400 S Oakley - - - - - - B
Grant, W T Co. 53 W Jackson - - - - - - B
Green $1 Store 1385 N Milwaukee Milwaukee Avenue - - - - - B
H P W 4805 S Ashland - - - - - - B
H P W 2500 W North - - - - - - B
Handelsman, Karl 1148-54 W Chicago - - - - - - B
Handelsman's 5212 W Chicago - - - - - - B
Harlan's 1022-24 E 43rd - - - - - - B
Herst's 4048-52 N Lincoln - - - - - - B
Hofland, Abraham 4955 N Broadway - - - - - - B
Home Store 11802-06 S Michigan - - - - - - B
Hurwich Brothers 3101 W 111th - - - - - - B
Israelstam Brothers 10038-42 S Ewing - - - - - - B
Iverson, E & Co. 1336-54 N Milwaukee Milwaukee Avenue - - - - - B
Jedlicka Brothers 3937 W 26th - - - - - - B
Jones, John M 2522 S Wentworth - - - - - - B
Juzwick, Joseph A 9000 S Buffalo South Chicago - - - - - B
Kahn, Herris 8401-03 S Buffalo - - - - - - B
Kahn, Max & Son 1751 W 35th - - - - - - B
Kahn's 613-15 W 31st - - - - - - B
Kaplan, J & Son 405-11 W 26th - - - - - - B
Karelitz, Louis 1566 N Clybourn - - - - - - B
Katzen's 609 W 120th - - - - - - B
Kedzie Avenue 3153-59 W 22nd - - - - - - B
Kempler, Julius 1109 N Crawford - - - - - - B
Klaus, J & Co. 2861-65 N Milwaukee - - - - - - B
Klein Brothers 2000 S Halsted - - - - - - B
Klein, L, Inc. 1345 S Halsted Near West Side - - - - - B
Knoop, E H & Co. 624 W North Near North Side - - - - - B
Kohn, Abraham 10759 S Michigan - - - - - - B
Leader Store 1700-08 W 18th - - 1920 1977 - - B
Leader Store 3311-21 W 26th - - - - - - B
Leader Store 1537-39 W Chicago - - 1913 - - - B
Lederer Co. 9100-9114 S Commercial South Chicago - - - - Replaced by Goldbatt Bros B
Leibsohn, Louis 8912-16 S Cottage Grove - - - - - - B
Leiter Stores 401 S State Loop - 1920 - - Replaced by Sears Roebuck & Co B
Levison, William H 340-44 E 115th - - - - - - B
Lion Store 3935 W North - - - - - - B
Lipschultz, Joseph L 2757 W Harrison - - - - - - B
Lord's Orrington & Davis Evanston - - - - Demolished -
Loren Miller & Co. 4722-38 N Broadway Uptown - 1915 - - Replaced by Goldblatt's B
Lustig's 3410 S Halsted - - - - - - B
Madigan Brothers 4024-30 W Madison West Madison - - 1969 - - B
Mandel Brothers State & Madison, ne corner Loop - 1857 - - Office and retail building B
Mane, Max 1854 N Larrabee Near North Side - - - - - B
Marquette 613 E 67th - - - - - - B
Marshall Field & Co. State & Washington, ne corner Loop - 1877 - - Department store B
Marshall Field & Co. Church & Benson Evanston 1929 11/23/29 1989 - Converted to condominiums -
Marshall Field & Co. Lake & Harlem Oak Park - 1929 - - Office and retail building -
Metropolitan Stores 542 W North - - - - - - B
Montgomery Ward & Co. Chicago & Larrabee Near North Side - - - - - -
New Grand Leader 2740-48 W 22nd - - - - - - B
North Avenue 638 W North - - - - - - B
Oppenheimer & Co. 47th & Ashland - - - - - - -
Paskind Brothers 438 W Division Near North Side - - - - - B
Peoples Store of Roseland 11201 S Michigan Roseland - - - - - B
Reich Brothers 1542-1550 N Milwaukee Milwaukee Avenue - - - - - B
Reifman's 230 E 47th 47th Street - - - - - B
Reliable 3223 S Morgan - - - - - - B
Reynolds, James F 3232-38 N Clark - - - - - - B
Rosenberg's Davis & Benson Evanston - 1883 - - Replaced by Wieboldt's -
Ross Stores 1648-50 W Chicago - - - - - - B
Ross Stores 3247-49 W Lawrence - - - - - - B
Rothschild & Co. State and Van Buren - - - 1/1/24 - Replaced by Davis Company -
Rubinkowski, Rose 3008 E 88th - - - - - - B
Sabbath, Emil 3748-50 W 26th - - - - - - B
Salk's 2110 W 22nd - - - - - - B
Sanders' 5619 W 63rd - - - - - - B
Schiff, Barnett 212 E 43rd - - - - - - B
Schlesinger & Mayer State & Madison, se corner Loop 1903 10/12/03 1904 - Replaced by Carson Pirie Scott & Co. -
Sears Roebuck & Co. 825 S St Louis - - 2/2/25 - - - B
Sears Roebuck & Co. State & Van Buren Loop - - 1983 - College -
Sears Roebuck & Co. 1900 W Lawrence Lincoln Square - - - - Department store B
Sears Roebuck & Co. 11417 S Michigan Roseland - - - - - -
Sears Roebuck & Co. 1334 E 79th - - - - - Department store B
Sears Roebuck & Co. 6153 S Western - - - - - - B
Sears Roebuck & Co. 63rd & Halsted Englewood - 1934 - - - -
Siegel Cooper & Co. 401 S State Loop - - 5/1/17 - Replaced by Sears Roebuck & Co. -
Silver Dollar Store 4145 W Madison - - - - - - B
63rd Street 1722 W 63rd - - - - - - B
Sokols' 4336 N Crawford - - - - - - B
South Center 421-29 E 47th 47th Street - - - - - B
Stein, S & Co. 535 W North Near North Side - - - - - B
Stevens, Charles & Bros. 19 N State Loop - - - - - B
Struve, H C Co. 3155 N Lincoln Nortown - - - - Replaced by Goldblatt's B
Tiffin 4114 W North - - - - - - B
Tornheim's 3955 W Lake - - - - - - B
Twelfth Street Store 1155 S Halsted Near West Side - - - - - B
Weber's 308-14 W 63rd - - - - - - B
Wensberg's 6201-03 N Clark - - - - - - B
Wicks Store 7341-59 S Cottage Grove - - - - - - B
Wieboldt W A & Co. Milwaukee & Ashland Milwaukee Avenue - 1884 - - Office and retail space B
Wieboldt W A & Co. Lincoln & School Nortown - 1917 - - Converted to condominiums B
Wieboldt W A & Co. Monroe & Ashland Near West Side 1925 9/1/25 - - Converted to condominiums B
Wieboldt W A & Co. Davis & Benson Evanston - 1929 - - Office and retail space -
Wieboldt W A & Co. 63rd & Green Englewood - 1930 - - Demolished -
Wieboldt W A & Co. Lake & Harlem Oak Park - 1937 - - Demolished -
Wilson Avenue Store 1124-1128 W Wilson Uptown - 1924 8/25 - - -
Windmiller's 3609 W Belmont - - - - - - B
Wispe & Anderson 11232 S Michigan - - - - - - B
Wolke & Kotler 4811 N Milwaukee - - - - - - B
Woodlawn Greater Store 862-872 E 63rd Woodlawn - - - - - -
Yalowitz, Joseph 13328 S Baltimore - - - - - - B
Zeigler Store 21 E Van Buren Loop - - - - - B
Zmigrowski, Stanley 13338-40 S Baltimore - - - - - - B
Notes:
1. Locations, years built and razed, and opening and closing dates have been compiled from a variety of sources, including department store advertisements, city directories, and fire insurance maps.
2. The present condition of the department store is listed only if known; the present condition for which the present condition is not listed are unknown.
3. This database is under constant revision; new or more accurate information is added as I complete additional research on this and related subjects.

Codes:
Other: B=listed as "department store" in the 1928-29 edition of Polk's City Directory.
Alternative Street Names: 22nd=Cermak, Armitage=Center, Crawford=Pulaski, Evanston=Broadway, Grand Blvd=South Parkway=Martin Luther King Drive, Robey=Damen.

Last updated: 18 January 2002





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