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2. Florsheim Shoe Company Building - Wikipedia

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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". [ 1 ]

3. Milton S. Florsheim - Wikipedia

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   Shortly before he started grade school, the Florsheim family relocated to the Chicago area. He attended Chicago public schools. [3] He worked in his father's shoe store before founding Florsheim Shoes in 1892. [4] Florsheim was connected with the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish Charities of Chicago and was a trustee of Northwestern ...

4. Loop Retail Historic District - Wikipedia

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   However Chicago evolved and by the 1920s, commuter suburbs began to have significant retail districts. [6] After 1950, suburban development reduced the role of the Loop's daily significance to many Chicagoans as downtown retail sales slipped. However, the Magnificent Mile kept a luxury shopping district close to the central business district. [8]

5. Chicagoland malls and stores see rush of last-minute ...

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   CHICAGO — Shopping malls and stores across Chicagoland were jammed with shoppers Tuesday as people raced to get last-minute gifts for those celebrating the holidays. On Christmas Eve, many ...

6. Chicago’s downtown buildings are slowly sinking. The culprit ...

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   Chicago’s downtown buildings are slowly sinking. The culprit? Underground climate change, study shows. Adriana Pérez, Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune. July 26, 2023 at 6:00 AM. 1 / 3.

7. List of defunct department stores of the United States

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   Rollman's (Cincinnati) Downtown store location—N.W. corner of 5th and Vine Streets—was taken over by Mabley & Carew after primary and branch Rollman's stores were liquidated in the early 1960s [403] Rudin's (Mount Vernon), sold to Uhlman's in 1979 [404] John Shillito Company (Cincinnati), division of Federated Department Stores.