Bloom, Ida Strait, 1894-1987
Person
Biography
Ida Strait was born in New York City in 1894 after her parents emigrated from Poland to the United States. Ida Strait's parents were from Warsaw, Poland, and settled in Atwood, Colorado, before returning to Poland. After they encountered persecution they came back to the United States and settled in Denver, Colorado. Ida worked as a laundress in the Brown Palace Hotel. Ida Strait married Pizer Bloom in 1910 and by 1914, the couple had saved enough money to open a store 2800 Downing Street in Denver and sold coal and feed. Their son Sam was born in Denver in 1911 and helped his parents run the Downing's Coal and Hardware Store at 33rd and Downing streets. The store grew into a large appliance store.
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
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