Hassia Gebr. Liebmann shoe factory
The Hassia Gebr. Liebmann shoe factory was one of the leading shoe factories in Europe, based in Offenbach am Main . Mainly shoes were manufactured for everyday use, but also sports shoes and shoes for high demands. The company was founded in 1901 by the Liebmann family, a Jewish factory owner, and went bankrupt in 1997 .
Company history
The company's predecessor, the Wallerstein & Liebmann shoe factory, was founded in Offenbach in 1884 and was already producing shoes using modern McKay stitching processes. As one of the first shoe factories in Germany, it introduced mechanical shoe production in 1890.
After the co-owner Wallerstein left the company, the Liebmann family had a neoclassical company building built in Offenbach's Christian-Pleß- Strasse (then: Sedanstrasse ) from 1901 to 1904 . From then on, the company operated under the name “Schuhfabrik Hassia Gebr. Liebmann”. Several hundred employees made shoes on an area of almost 10,000 square meters. According to the plans of the Offenbach architect Friedrich Bossert , the new administration and warehouse building on the street was built in 1911 and the five-story factory building in the courtyard in 1921.
The brand names "Hassia sana", "Victoria" and "Komfortschuh" stood for high-quality products for which the company received awards and patents.
National Socialism
During the National Socialist era , the Jewish owners were expelled and, during World War II , forced laborers were also employed in production. During this period, Karl Eckardt (economic functionary) was chairman of the supervisory board. In 1943 the factory building was destroyed.
post war period
In the post-war period, the building and production were rebuilt from 1949 and Hassia specialized in the production of women's shoes. In 1997 bankruptcy proceedings were opened because production was no longer cost-effective. The insolvent company was taken over in 1998 by Lorenz Shoe Group AG ( Taufkirchen an der Pram ). The company headquarters in Offenbach am Main was given up.
The former factory building with the listed south facade was converted into a service and communication center in 2001. Today it houses publishing houses, advertising agencies, photography studios as well as design and recording studios. Fetish and BDSM restaurants have been in operation in the area of the former canteen for several years.
The Hassia factory building is part of the Route der Industriekultur Rhein-Main project .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Hesse (ed.): Christian-Pleß-Straße 13 In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hesse .
- ↑ 49 - Hassia Gebr. Liebmann shoe factory. Offenbach.de; Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ Local route guide No. 13 of the Route der Industriekultur Rhein-Main. (PDF; 686 kB) (No longer available online.) In: krfrm.de. KulturRegion FrankfurtRheinMain gGmbH, August 2006, archived from the original on November 17, 2015 ; accessed on November 14, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 52 " N , 8 ° 45 ′ 52.6" E