Goldwater's
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Goldwater's Department Store was a department store chain based in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded in Gila City, Arizona, in 1860 and moved to Phoenix in 1872. The store was founded by Michael Goldwater, the grandfather of U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. The chain was acquired by Associated Dry Goods Corp. in 1963 and came to May Department Stores when May and Associated merged in 1986.
May dissolved the division in 1989, with May D&F, May Company California and J.W. Robinson's absorbing various stores and the Tucson-area stores being sold to Dillard Department Stores.
The Goldwater family reclaimed the store's old logo in 1989 and reincarnated it as a food company called Goldwater's Foods. Today they are known for their fine salsas.
[edit] Former Goldwaters locations
- Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale, Arizona (opened 1961, became Robinsons 1989, Robinsons-May 1993, closed 2006)
- Metrocenter Mall, Phoenix, Arizona (opened 1973, became Robinsons 1989, became Robinsons-May 1993, Macy's 2006)
- Paradise Valley Mall, Phoenix, Arizona (opened 1980, became Robinsons 1989, became Robinsons-May 1993, Macy's 2006)
- Park Central Mall, Phoenix, Arizona (became Robinsons 1989, closed 1990)
- Fiesta Mall, Mesa, Arizona, (opened 1979, became Robinsons 1989, became Robinsons-May 1993, Macy's 2006)
- El Con Mall, Tucson, Arizona (sold to Dillard's 1989, closed 1999, demolished)
- Foothills Mall, Tucson, Arizona (sold to Dillard's 1989, closed 1994)
- Coronado Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico (opened 1976, became May D&F 1989, became Foley's 1993, Macy's 2006)
- Fashion Show, Las Vegas, Nevada (opened 1981, became May Co. 1989, became Robinsons-May 1993, Macy's 2006)
[edit] Links
[edit] References
- Goldwater Foods website
- Barry M. Goldwater. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved September 25, 2006, from Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.
- Edwards, Lee. (1995) "Goldwater: The Man Who Made a Revolution". Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-89526-471-4.
- Goldberg, Robert A. (1997). Barry Goldwater. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07257-0.
- Hess, Karl (1967). "In a cause that will triumph: the Goldwater campaign and the future of Conservatism". New York: Doubleday.
- Kessel, John H. (1968). "The Goldwater Coalition: Republican Strategies in 1964." New York: Bobbs-Merrill. ISBN: N/A.
Store Conversions to Robinsons-May
1993: May Company California | J.W. Robinson's 1989: Goldwater's (Converted to Robinson's)
See also: Meier & Frank (part of division from 2002), ZCMI (converted to Meier & Frank)
