Built for a 5 & 10¢. It’s worn many hats since.
Mohaupt Block began as Mohaupt’s 5 & 10¢ Variety Store at 21st Avenue West and Superior Street. It has since been a general store, a men’s clothier, a pizza shop and a private members club. Today it is a working mix of offices and retail in Lincoln Park’s Arts & Crafts District.
Over a century of tenants.
Ritz Beauty Salon, 1932 to 1965, as listed.
Originally a flop house, then converted to offices
Meyer Figurine Shop, Kents Men's Clothing, and West End Surplus, 1940 to 1965.
Occupied by the Duprey-Alexander Post 137, 1975 to 2024.
- 1918Mohaupt Block is built at 2022–2024 W Superior St
- 1928Florman-Wagner Studio takes the storefront (gone by 1929)
- 1932Upstairs is listed as the Lincoln Building as a flop house and apartments
- 1940sKremen–Duluth sells men’s furnishings at street level
- 1950sFigurines, men’s clothing, then a surplus store
- 1975The VFW acquires the building and converts it into private members club and operations
- 2007Emjayess Properties purchases the building and fosters an entrepreneurial community of artists and retail
Names and dates come from historical directory listings. The listings cover only some years, so a stay runs from the first year a tenant appears on the last.
A variety store on Superior Street
Mohaupt’s 5 & 10¢ Variety Store was the building’s first tenant. An early postcard of 21st Avenue West and Superior Street shows the store on this corner, with its storefront at street level along Superior Street.
Many hats since
Over the decades the building has housed a general store, men’s clothing, a pizza shop and a private members club, with offices upstairs. The member club space still has its bar and commercial kitchen, and the second floor now holds small offices and The Venue.
The building today
The building is 50 feet wide and 140 feet deep, running from Superior Street to Michigan Street, with about 7,000 square feet on each of two floors plus 7,000 square feet of basement storage. Heat comes from a central steam boiler. Ground-floor spaces face the street, and a rear entrance serving the Michigan Street side space.
Managed locally
Mohaupt Block is managed by Emjayess Properties. Tenants deal directly with the owner’s management team about their space, buildout and lease.
Good to know.
How big is the building?
The footprint is 50 feet by 140 feet, running from Superior Street to Michigan Street, with about 7,000 square feet on each of two floors, plus 7,000 square feet of basement storage.
What was the building originally?
Mohaupt’s 5 & 10¢ Variety Store with a flop house on the second floor. It has since been occupied by a general store, men’s clothier, pizza shop, Ritz salon, various entrepreneurs, music and theatre venue, and a private members club.