Foot-Schulze Building, 490 North Robert Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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| Address: | 490 Robert Street N |
| Neighborhood/s: | Downtown, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province |
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1916 |
| Historic Function: | Manufacturing facility |
| Current Function: | Apartments/condominiums |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Brick |
| Material of Roof: | Asphalt |
| First Owner: | Foot-Schulze Shoe Company |
(44.950583° N, 93.093939° W)
This massive, five-story industrial building was erected in 1916 when the company's original plant at 3rd and Wacouta was torn down to make way for the Union Depot. Close to 1,000 workers worked here at its peak. The Boot and Shoe Workers Union struggled to maintain a presence until the company closed and moved sometime before World War II.
The Building was renamed the Rossmor and was inhabited by a variety of commercial and industrial use, as well as artist lofts. Some time in the 1970s, the big industrial space at "490" was home to one of the Twin Cities first and possibly officially "out" gay nightclubs, named the Grande Finale. Since then the building has hosted at one time or another a variety of gay bars including, Rumours, Trixx, and now Camp.
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