Alwyn Goldstein is interviewed by his grandson, Keith Greenspon. Goldstein discusses his parents, Max and Rosie Goldstein, who owned a clothing store on King Street in Charleston (S.C.); his childhood in Charleston and working in the family store; and starting his own store, Alwyn's Department Store, in Georgetown (S.C.). Related materials in Special Collections at the College of Charlestion include the Alwyn Goldstein papers (Mss 1034-100) and a 1995 oral history interview with Philip Schneider and Alwyn Goldstein (Mss 1035-004).
Alwyn O. Goldstein (1915-2010) was born to Rosie Goldman Goldstein (1888-1980) and Max Goldstein (1891-1967) who owned and operated a clothing store on King Street in Charleston, South Carolina. As a child, Goldstein worked in his parents' store until he opened Alwyn's Department Store in 1938 in Georgetown, South Carolina. That same year, Goldstein married Thelma Engel (1815-1968), and the couple had two children: Roslyn and Steve. After the death of his first wife, Goldstein married Frances Ward (1921- ), a family friend. Together, they ran the store until it closed in 1989 after being badly damaged in Hurricane Hugo. Goldstein died in 2010.
