Schachet Mercantile Company (Denver, Colo.) (1918-1981)
Dates
- Existence: 1918 - 1981
Biography
The Schachet Mercantile Company was located at 2644 West Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The building was originally built as a saloon in 1896. Eli Schachet and his sons rented the building in 1918, and the building served as their headquarters for their bustling meat and fish store until it closed in 1981. The business served the West Colfax Jewish community for many years as a schochet (kosher meat provider). Schachet and his sons expanded the business to include smoked fish such as lox and sable. Schachet became the only distributor for Manischewitz Co. in Colorado and other Western states.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Exterior of The Schachet Mercantile, 1982 June 27
Exterior of The Schachet Mercantile in Denver, Colorado, located on Colfax Avenue and Morrison Road. Schachet's was a Jewish delicatessen and sold kosher delicacies such as whitefish and lox. A white cargo van is parked along side the building and signs for I-25 and Federal Blvd. are visible.
Exterior of The Schachet Mercantile, 1982 June 27
Exterior of The Schachet Mercantile in Denver, Colorado, located on Colfax Avenue and Morrison Road. Schachet's was a Jewish delicatessen and sold kosher delicacies such as whitefish and lox.
Exterior of The Schachet Mercantile, 1982 June 27
Exterior of The Schachet Mercantile in Denver, Colorado, located on Colfax Avenue and Morrison Road. Schachet's was a Jewish delicatessen and sold kosher delicacies such as whitefish and lox. A white cargo van is parked along side the building and signs for I-25 and Federal Boulevard are visible.
Oral History Interview with Nelson Schachet, 1982 May 18
Schachet Mercantile Company, 1982 June 27
Exterior view of the Schachet Mercantile Company on West Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The building was originally built as a saloon in 1896, rented by Eli Schachet and his sons in 1918 and served as the headquarters for their meat and fish store until it closed in 1981.