#HGordonandSonsDepartmentStore #GaryIndiana #TheSteelCityStorm The Elks moved out of the building in 1934, which was then remodelled for H. Gordon and Sons department store. Gordon and Sons originally opened at 7th Avenue and Broadway in 1923.
H. Gordon and Sons announced on July 14, 1939, that it would close its Whiting store and consolidate it with its downtown Gary location. 3 As part of the move, the company planned to spend $75,000 in adding a fourth floor to its Gary location and remodelling the entire location to add new departments.
In September 1971, the Lake County Welfare Department signed a lease agreement to permit the department to relocate to the H. Gordon and Sons department store annexe’s basement and second floor. It would allow the department to move out of all four floors of the county courthouse. H. Gordon and Sons planned to continue to use the annexe for retail until January 1, 1973.
A year later, on September 1972, H. Gordon and Sons announced that it would close by November 18, citing a declining downtown and a lack of sales.
In January 1973, the food stamp offices, supervised by the welfare department, moved into the main floor and basement of the main H. Gordon and Sons building. 6 The county welfare department then began moving into the second, third and fourth floors of the main building and into the first floor of the annexe in February.
Citing a lack of space for its computers, 8 the welfare department, then renamed Division of Family and Children, began looking for larger offices. 7
In early 1993, a $6 million renovation project led by Lakeshore Developers began on the adjoining Sears, Roebuck & Company building. 7 The store, abandoned in 1974, was set to open to the Division of Family and Children in July 1993.
Supplier and financing problems delayed the project by more than five months. 7 A supplier for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system failed to deliver its components on time. The city and developers also had trouble in finalizing a $1.5 million loan
Financial problems shut down the renovation, then 75% complete, in July 1994. 9 Work restarted a year later and was completed in late 1995. The Division of Family and Children vacated the former H. Gordon and Sons building shortly after.
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