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:
Barbara A. Bloom Papers
Collection
Identifier: B409
Abstract
Sam Bloom was born in Denver, Colorado in 1911. His parents were Pizer and Ida Strait Bloom. Pizer was born in Poland in 1885 and Ida was born in New York City in 1894. The couple opened Downing Coal and Feed store in Denver, Colorado. Sam Bloom married Lillian Gershowitz in 1937 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. They became the parents of three children: Alan Bloom, Barbara Bloom, and Marshall Bloom. Sam Bloom and his parents grew Downing's Hardware Store into the largest appliance store...
Dates:
1915-2018