Gold and Company

Gold and Company Department Store
Industry Retail
Fate Acquired by Brandeis, Division defunct in 1980
Founded Lincoln, Nebraska,1915
Defunct 1980
Headquarters 1033 O Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
United States
Key people
 William Gold, founder, Nathan Gold, vice president
Parent Brandeis

Gold and Company (Gold's) was a department store located in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. The store was founded in 1915 and quickly grew into one of Lincoln's dominant retailers throughout the 20th century. Gold's merged with the Brandeis department store in 1964 and closed in 1980.[1]

History

Gold's building downtown Lincoln, Nebraska

Gold and Company was founded by William Gold. The original name was The Peoples' Store until Gold incorporated with his son in 1915, officially naming it Gold and Company. The department store had one location in Lincoln, Nebraska, which was built in 1924. The building grew as the business grew with additions in 1929, 1947, and 1951.[2]

Acquisition by Brandeis

An Omaha-based department store Brandeis merged with Gold's in 1964 to become Brandeis, Gold's Division. Brandeis operated the store for several years until 1980 when the company was shattered also forcing them to sell the downtown Omaha Brandeis flagship shortly after. The former Gold's building is now Gold's Galleria, a mix of retail stores and offices.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gold & Company (Lincoln, Neb.)". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "City of Lincoln History". Masonry Nebraska. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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