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History of StarFine Furniture &

Mattress

Parade in Galveston, Circa 1949, showing Star Furniture Co. (Top
Left) on the parade route.

Gallery Showroom New Construction

In 1907, David Goldhirsh immigrated to the United States. He
landed in New York, and, after six years, moved to Galveston.
He began working at M. M. Bleich’s corner grocery store. Seven
years later, Mr. Bleich loaned David the money to start Star Fur-
niture. The original Star Furniture was a “mom and pop” busi-
ness, located at 414 25th Street in Galveston. The only other
employees were David’s children, Simon and
Frances. By 1941, business was booming, and
Star Furniture moved to a three-story building
at 2424 Market Street.

In 1944, Frances married Marvin J. Stein, and
Marvin joined the business in 1946. Originally,
he was “just going to take care of the store for Family Owned
a week,” while his father-in-law went on vaca-
Jody Stein at 3
yrs old. StarFine tion. Sixty-six years later, he’s still working at Caring about your Experience & Satisfaction.
President in the
making. the family business. Marvin and Frances’ son, StarFine Furniture and Mat-
Ben Jay, proudly continues the family tradition tress is located off Highway 45
of bringing quality furniture to Galveston County. His son, Jody, on Broadway Avenue J in the
joined the business in 1997, and today he enthusiastically serves quaint older area of Galveston.
as President. Ben Jay Stein retired from the
daily duties in 2016 and turned
the reins over to his son, Jody
Stein. Jody, together with his
wife Kim, now represents the
4th Generation of this family-
owned and operated furniture
and mattress store.

3727 Broadway Avenue
Galveston, TX 77550
Phone: (409) 762-7821
www.starfinefurniture.com
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