Titche-Goettinger

Titche-Goettinger was a department store chain that was based in Dallas, Texas (USA).

History

The Titche-Goettinger Department Store, formed in 1902 by Max Goettinger and Edward Titche, [cite web|title=Edward Titche|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/fti13.html] opened on the southeast corner of Elm and Murphy streets. Two years later, they moved in the relatively new Wilson Building, between Main and Elm Streets, against Ervay Street. In 1928 the company began construction on a new location between Main and Elm Streets at St. Paul Street to house increased depth in their merchandise such as ready-to-wear apparel. In December 1928, before the new building was complete, Titche-Goettinger was sold to Hahn Department Stores. (Hahn would also purchase San Antonio, Texas, retailer Joske's the same year.) The Great Depression affected the breadth of the retail market during Hahn's ownership, changing the market from an upper-income clientele to a middle-income one. The store's competitive edge was largely lost to Neiman Marcus. In 1932, Hahn Department Stores changed its name to Allied Stores Corporation. The change in ownership and shifting clientele probably prevented the company from opening branch locations between 1930 and 1960. The company continued its support for and commitment to downtown retailing until the 1960s.

The department store eventually expanded to the suburbs in the 1950s, and the store name was shortened to Titche's. Allied would rename the Titche-Goettinger stores Joske's in 1979, which was eventually purchased by Dillard's in 1987.

Flagship store

The store opened in November 1929. The downtown store doubled its size in 1948 after renovating an adjoining building previously bought in 1943. The 1950s brought a cooking school and restaurants to the flagship store. When the west-side addition was added in 1955, the 500,000-square-foot department store boasted three restaurants, a bakery and a 1,600-seat public auditorium.

In the 1960s and '70s the chain was more well known as Titche's.

Former Titche-Goettinger locations

References

External links

* [http://www.1900elmstreet.com/ 1900 Elm]