tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post4263014261250440076..comments2024-03-18T14:23:35.602-05:00Comments on Observations, Reservations, Conversations: The End of the Charleswood Department StoreJohn Dobbinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469872007840292315noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post-22377318978474889942014-07-18T22:07:19.968-05:002014-07-18T22:07:19.968-05:00I was born in Winnipeg a year after Ike Kraut came...I was born in Winnipeg a year after Ike Kraut came from Poland. The Charleswood Department store seems to me to have been there forever. But I first visited it after moving to west Portage Ave. three years ago I went in out of frustration with men's shirts that increasingly seem designed to fit stick figures and had no pockets. Ike Kraut assured me he would never stock a shirt with no pockets. I was hooked and was a frequent patron - last purchase in late May. Ike carried a good comprehensive stock of mid priced merchandise which he sold with enthusiasm and professionalism. He's a loss to Charleswood and the whole city - and especially those of us of more mature years.Bill Snoreply@blogger.com