Jingles

[Paul Hopfgarten]

Is the MA Treasurer (Steve) part of the family?

I always wondered...

I do know that IIRC Grossmans was sold to Evans Group (?) at some point in 
the 70s or early 80s, and family members may have re-bought the company by 
the time I was working there (1988).

-Paul Hopfgarten

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Halper" <dlh@donnahalper.com>
To: "Roger Kirk" <rogerkirk@ttlc.net>; "SteveOrdinetz" <hykker@wildblue.net>
Cc: "Boston Radio Interest" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: Jingles


> At 10:43 PM 2/26/2011, Roger Kirk wrote:
>>How about the discount store in Malden?
>
> What's sad is that Grossman's used to be a HUGE chain.  The Grossmans were 
> one of the first Jewish families in Quincy.  The stores were originally 
> called L. Grossman and Sons.  Founder Louis Grossman also had a son Joe 
> who became one of the first elected Jewish politicians in Massachusetts. 
> The Grossmans were also huge philanthropists.  I am sure Louis and Joe 
> would be deeply saddened by what happened to their chain of stores, which 
> (as others have noted) used to be everywhere.  Their trucks said on the 
> front "Here Comes Grossman," and on the rear "There Goes Grossman."
>