| When Emil Schatzlein left Kilzschein in
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| | inventory. For good reason. Hennepin
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| the Bavarian Wine country, he came to
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| | County, where Minneapolis is located, has
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| Minneapolis with several others from his
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| | one of the largest per capita number of
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| hometown. He was a leather maker and he
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| | horse owners in the entire country.Even
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| wanted to set up a business in a central
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| | so, 97 years is a long time to be in
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| location. At the time, Minneapolis was a
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| | business. The fact that it is still
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| thriving milling and lumber center set on
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| | around speaks to the dedication of the
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| the banks of the Mighty Mississippi. It
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| | family to keep the name and company
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| was a small commercial area surrounded by
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| | going. Schatzlein's is still famous for
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| farms and he knew that farmers needed
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| | its traditionally friendly customer
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| harnesses. So he set up shop on Lake
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| | service. Grandchildren of the customers
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| Street near Lyndale Avenue at the eastern
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| | who bought harnesses are now buying their
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| edge of the city. Not too long before,
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| | clothing and saddles there. But customer
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| Lake Street was the main Indian path from
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| | service is only one aspect. Another is
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| Lake Calhoun to Fort Snelling.His
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| | the location. Although West Lyndale
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| decision turned out to be a good one.
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| | Avenue is no longer the outskirts of the
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| Many farmers were German and liked to
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| | city, the shop is convenient to major
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| deal with him because he made a good
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| | arteries. 35W and I94 are only blocks
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| product. They also liked the location
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| | away, and Lyndale Avenue is still an
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| because it was easy to find. As the years
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| | important route between the northern and
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| passed, the city expanded. Schatzlein's
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| | southern suburbs.Schatzlein's was around
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| no longer was at the edge of the city,
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| | when I was a young boy in the middle '40s
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| but very much in the center. The products
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| | and our family passed it often as we
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| he sold changed with the expansion.
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| | traveled on Lake Street. As far as I
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| Horses no longer were used nearly
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| | know, it's the only one left from that
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| exclusively for labor, people began to
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| | era. Even though I've only ridden a horse
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| ride them for enjoyment. Sales of
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| | three times in my life, I hope it will
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| harnesses gave way to saddles and leather
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| | still be around for my grandchildren.John
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| boots. The trend has continued into the
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| | Anderson has been an entrepeneur for most
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| third generation. Janet Schatzlein is the
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| | of his life, working as a substitute
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| granddaughter of Emil. Their storefront
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| | teacher, stamp dealer, antiques and
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| sells English and Western saddles and
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| | collectibles dealer, and most recently,
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| clothing. People who have never been near
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| | author. His novel, The Cellini
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| a horse buy western clothing, and cowboy
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| | Masterpiece, is a mystery-suspense novel
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| boots are as common as loafers. But
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| | set on the island of Malta.
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| saddles are still a large part of their
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