Shoe Store Residence
The building was renovated for additional office space and stores in 1951 by C.P. Xenis, engineer. In 1955 Sebago-Moc Co. footwear leased a store in the structure as did Kitty Kelly Shoes. The latter was the largest store in a chain, with an area of over 6,000 square feet (560 m2). It included a mezzanine (architecture) which continued through to 35th Street.
In February 1960 the building became the home of the Mercedes Shoe Import Corporation and the Milan Shoe Corporation. Later in the year Gamins, Inc., Matthew Gronfein, and Julius Alderman leased space there. The Marbridge Building was primarily a home to the women's footwear industry in New York City in 1960. The men's shoe industry was centered in the Reade Street and Duane Street area.
The Empire State Building and the Marbridge Building were primary lessors to the footwear industry in the 1970s. By late 1984 these businesses began to relocate to an area of midtown Manhattan from 5th Avenue to the Avenue of the Americas between 56th Street, 57th Street, and 58th Street.
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