Bloom, Sam S, 1911-1990
Person
Biography
Sam Bloom was born in Denver, Colorado in 1911. His parents were Pizer and Ida Strait Bloom. Pizer was born in Poland and Ida was born in New York City and the couple begam Downing Coal and Feed store. Sam Bloom married Lillian Gershowitz in 1937 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. Their children were Alan Bloom, Barbara Bloom, and Marshall Bloom. Sam Bloom and his son Alan turned the Downing's Hardware Store into the largest appliance store in Colorado in the 1960s.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Oral History Interview with Sam Bloom, 1990
Item
Identifier: B098.01.0006.00146
Abstract
Topics covered: Coming to Denver in 1914, Blizzard of 1914, mom worked in a feed and hay store and dad hauled, shoveled and delivered coal, dad did lots of odd manual labor jobs to support his family. Later family had a hardware store, then appliance store. Family life.
Dates:
1990