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I don't know what
it would take to capture the feel and the smell and the unique
images of the meat market and deli located in the basement of
the former Goldblatt's Department Store in Hammond, Indiana.
Once your first visual impression made it past the rows of tripe, beef tongue, kidneys and heart, all laid out uncovered on metal trays, you began to realize that beyond the fragrances of fresh slaughter, there was a wonderful aroma of baked bread. |
The second Polish word was most likely "duba"
or "kielbasa."
Older women in their babushkas would frequent the basement meat market at Goldblatt's on a regular basis. It was a time for neighborhood chats and social opportunities.
There
was actually an active protest by customers in 1935, protesting the high
cost of meat. The movement started in the Detroit area but moved
throughout the Midwest. Housewives went to the streets and demonstrated
for lower meat prices in urban areas.
