Florsheim Shoe Company Building

The Florsheim Shoe Company Building is a former factory for the Florsheim Shoe Company and a Chicago Landmark in the Avondale neighborhood. The building was built between 1924 and 1926 when the Florsheim Shoe Company had "2,500 employees, 71 retail outlets, 9,000 dealers and a network of regional wholesale distributors".^[1] The architect of the building was Alfred S. Alschuler, who designed numerous Chicago Landmarks and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2] The building was a factory for Florsheim until 1986, when it became the warehouse for a records management.^[3] The building, located on the 3900 block of West Belmont Avenue, is now luxury lofts.^[4] The Commission on Chicago Landmarks designated the building a Chicago Landmark on March 29, 2006.^[2]

The Florsheim Shoe Company Building (2012)