Still, that didn’t make him less sensitive to the closure.

“Ever since they moved from the ancestral location a block and a half up Chestnut Street, they’ve been kind of floundering time and again,” he said.

Michael Tearson, the longtime Philly radio DJ who became a patron while in college in 1966, said though he personally enjoyed the store, he was surprised it remained open this long. Many expressed shock despite past news coverage that the store was struggling. Goldberg with their parents, as teens and over the decades. On Facebook and at the store, customers have been sharing memories of shopping at I. Goldberg said the business moved in 1968 to 902 Chestnut St., then again in 2002 to 13th and Chestnut streets, before that corner became coveted retail space.Ī year and a half ago, Goldberg said, the business moved to its current location on Chestnut between Seventh and Eighth streets, after it could no longer afford rising rents. The business originally sold dry goods, then incorporated Army surplus with what she called a focus on the useful and durable. Goldberg has been around for at least 100 years, with the first recorded location being 429 Market St., Nana Goldberg said. Where were these people other days of the week?” said Nana Goldberg, a third-generation owner. “It’s sad we have a line going to the back of the store because we’re going out of business. Goldberg’s three stories, several more shoppers picked at racks of shoes, wool coats, and camping gear. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor

Life on the line by emma goldberg