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Washington Avenue

 1700 block south 1700 block north - King Bee Building 1600 block north - Business Products Center 1500 block south - Washington Square Building 1500 block north - International Shoe Company 1400 blocks - Monkey Building; Washington Building; ect. 1300 block south - Knickerbocker; Lesan-Gould; etc. 1300 block north - Fashion Square 1200 block south - Rudman on the Park, etc. 1200 block north - 1209, 1227 Washington 1100 block south - A.D. Brown, etc. 1100 block north - Hadley Square; Days Inn; Trendmasters 1000 block south - the Merchandise Mart 1000 block north - Bee Hat Co., etc. 900 block north - Lammert Building; Hotel Lennox 800 block south - the Gateway Hotel 500-600 blocks north - Dillards, etc. 400 blocks - Missouri Athletic Club, etc.

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November 2008


March 2001

1501 Washington Avenue

Windows on Washington
Originally: Roberts, Johnson and Rand Shoe Company
Architect: Theodore C. Link, 1910

Originally built as the Roberts Shoe Company (whose later name is engraved on the building's eastern face), this building was long home to the International Shoe Company, whose name appears above the Washington Avenue entrance. Today it's known as Windows on Washington, and offers banquet space on its top floor with spectacular views of the city. Its annexes to the rear hold the City Museum.

The building's design owes much to the Wainwright; however, the street entry -- the product of a 1930s remodelling -- is pure Art Deco.

Links:

  • Windows on Washington web site

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