Schmitz Pins and Buttons
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Description: Schmitz said he and co-owner Larry Schmitz sold the property to the adjacent RaceTrac gas station. Cousins Lawrence “Bigun” and Leonard Schmitz opened Club Schmitz in January 1946 after returning from World War II. Leonard’s son, Bob, and Bigun’s son, Larry, took over the business in the late 1970s. Bob Schmitz, 60, said he was “torn” about closing Club Schmitz, but said now he and Larry, 64, will look to do something new. He said he doesn’t see a new Club Schmitz location happening at the moment. There aren’t any big celebrations planned, Bob Schmitz said, as customers, many of whom are friends, will come in to pay their respects.
