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The Brown Shoe Company Factory is a historic factory located at 212 S. State St. in Litchfield, Illinois. The factory opened in 1917 to produce shoes for the St. Louis –based Brown Shoe Company . Prominent St. Louis architect Albert B. Groves designed the factory, which was one of twelve he designed for the company.
The J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant is a historic factory building at the corner of North Sangamon Avenue and West Huron Street in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The factory was built in 1911-12 for the J. P. Smith Shoe Company, Chicago's second-largest maker of shoes at the time.
While the role is denigrated in much of Western civilization, shining shoes is an important source of income for many children and families throughout the world. Some shoeshiners offer extra services, such as shoe repairs and general tailoring. Some well-known people started their working life as shoeshiners, including singers and presidents.
Work period 1936-1943 Farm Security Administration, 1950s/1960s Industrial photography (Standard Oil New Jersey, Aramco, J&L Steel), 1965-1973 University of Texas Work location
The Brown Shoe Company paid $66,000 for the construction project, which with inflation would cost over $1,700,000 in 2015. [2] Groves designed and built eighteen churches in St. Louis, as well as a myriad of commercial, residential, and industrial buildings. [2] In particular, Groves developed eleven factories for the Brown Shoe Company. [2]
The Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building was a building at 344 N. Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois. Designed by Henry J. Schlacks and constructed in 1902, it originally served as a factory and warehouse for the Tyler & Hippach Mirror Co. [4] [3] [5] The site was purchased for redevelopment in February 2022, with demolition commencing shortly afterward.
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 ]
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