Gertz (department store)
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Gertz was a New York-based department store, headquartered in Jamaica, Queens. Founded in 1918 by Benjamin Gertz, along with his five sons, the company was acquired by Allied Stores in 1941. [1] [2] [3]
Gertz had branch stores in Bay Shore, East Hampton, Flushing, Great Neck, Hicksville, and Massapequa. [4] The 300,000 square foot Hicksville location was opened in 1956 in the Mid-Island Mall, known today as Broadway Mall. [5] In 1981, changing demographics caused the company's first store closure, its flagship Jamaica location. Later, the Bay Shore location was converted to a Stern's and then a Macy's. After Macy's closed the location, the building was demolished and a Lowe's was built on the site. [6]
References
- ^ NYTimes: Some See Gertz Closing As an Ill Wind in Jamaica; Founded in 1918 Concern for the Future 'A Very Traumatic Experience'
- ^ NYTimes:Diana Radin Gertz
- ^ NYTimes: Allied Stores Corp
- ^ East Hampton Star: Buildings Demoed
- ^ NYTimes: Gertz Signs First in Big L.I. Center
- ^ "The on-line museum of North America's independent department stores.". Retrieved August 21, 2013.