Card Department store “Kolomiya” 1987

This 1987 postcard shows the Kolomyja department store in the city centre.

What is shown on the postcard

The image features a large retail building with wide shop windows and a typical Soviet department-store facade on a central square.

Historical note

Department stores were main retail hubs in Soviet district towns. In Kolomyja, known for fairs and Hutsul crafts, the store combined industrial goods with regional artisan products.

Present day

Central retail buildings were renovated after 1991. The postcard records the store in 1987.

Location (map)

Address: central Kolomyja, Ukraine

Coordinates: 48.528700, 25.041800
(Google Maps)

Coordinate source: Open map data, Kolomyja.

Questions and answers

• What is shown? The Kolomyja department store.
• What year? 1987.
• Why is the city linked to trade? Kolomyja is a historic market and Hutsul craft centre.

See also

• Kolomyja postcards
• 1987 postcards

The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Kolomyja from 1987.