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3963 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618, USA
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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". The architect of the building was Alfred Alschuler, who designed numerous Chicago Landmarks and NRHP designated buildings. The building was a factory for Florsheim until 1986, when it became the warehouse for a records management. The building, located on the 3900 block of West Belmont Avenue, is now luxury lofts. The Commission on Chicago Landmarks designated the building a Chicago Landmark on March 29, 2006.
