tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post2625192825117120309..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: The Shoe Repair ShopMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-10801728389200847992012-10-19T07:26:03.619-04:002012-10-19T07:26:03.619-04:00I use to always bring my shoes to a shoe shop to b...I use to always bring my shoes to a shoe shop to be replaced. I alwasy found even then that most were in bigger cities. I remember having to bring shoes with me on the train to Boston if I wanted them repaired. A couple of years ago I found out about a shoe repain place in Nashua because I had boots I really liked and wanted the heals replaced. I don't remember if I just called or brought them in but it would have more to fix then replace and they were not even sure they could fix them. They don't make things like they use to.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09083865176596000975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-11017109469031718702012-10-19T06:32:28.198-04:002012-10-19T06:32:28.198-04:00Growing up, our neighbor down the street had a sho...Growing up, our neighbor down the street had a shoe repair in his basement. When we would get a new pair of shoes they would go there to have cleats put on the heels to make them last. But they would find their way back to be re-heeled or soles. Where I live now there is a weekend market with many shops, one of them is a shoe repair. It always seems very busy when I go by and It always reminds me of the shop of my childhood.Pat Kuhnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01367650467857713721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-66699391868756979202012-10-18T16:35:06.288-04:002012-10-18T16:35:06.288-04:00There is a shoe repair shop in Centrailia, MO. We ...There is a shoe repair shop in Centrailia, MO. We have used them for several leather repair needs, not just shoes.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313679144556957397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-653393390024739852012-10-18T14:06:31.089-04:002012-10-18T14:06:31.089-04:00Wow, Marian, I didn't know you grew up in CT! ...Wow, Marian, I didn't know you grew up in CT! What town? We're in Fairfield, and we used to have several shoe repair shops during our stay here (40 years). Now we're down to one. Tailor and dressmaker shops are also fading into the past, as are sewing centers. When we first moved here, you could buy cloth and patterns and sewing notions at several stores, which have now disappeared. If you want a hem altered or a blouse stitched back together, you have to ask the dry cleaners. Near here, in Westport, they do have a quality tailor's. But for how long?<br /><br />One more point. We're a throw-away society now, alas. Waste, pollution. CT is starting a "zero waste" program, I read (too many toxic incinerators), and I'll bet repair shops for appliances, shoes, dresses, and whatever else will re-appear. I surely hope so!Mariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-184252521531972512012-10-18T12:37:29.669-04:002012-10-18T12:37:29.669-04:00There's a shoe repair place in my parents'...There's a shoe repair place in my parents' small town - I don't know how he stays open, as all of his repairs seem to cost $6. (Maybe if I had nicer shoes, it would be a more expensive repair?) Now living in NYC, there are plenty of places to get shoes repaired. I have a pair of boots I've been meaning to take to the one near my home for a couple of weeks now . . . I should get on that!Kathleen O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-35893416859284981572012-10-18T11:43:25.999-04:002012-10-18T11:43:25.999-04:00We have a shoe repair shop as a neighbour, just tw...We have a shoe repair shop as a neighbour, just two doors away, here in Chipping Sodbury. As well as doing excellent shoe repairs, the owner does key cutting, lock repairs and engraving. He also sells useful items like batteries, slippers and suitcases and takes in parcel deliveries for us. He is a local treasure. One of the advantages of living in a small market town, I guess.Caroline Gurneyhttp://www.carolinegurney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-77837829507835242502012-10-18T10:59:53.492-04:002012-10-18T10:59:53.492-04:00I commute daily from Connecticut to NYC. I can...I commute daily from Connecticut to NYC. I can't think of any shoe repair places near my home in Connecticut, but in NYC they are a bit more common. There are several shoe repair spots right at Grand Central Terminal, where they also have polishing stations set up. I use them often, and been surprised at just what they've been able to repair. There is also a man who comes in a few times a week to my office building. He'll come pick up your shoes to be repaired, and bring them back to you in a day or two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-50529246724659532062012-10-18T10:14:05.377-04:002012-10-18T10:14:05.377-04:00My husband used to take his military boots to be r...My husband used to take his military boots to be resoled. But the man retired and closed up his shop a couple of years ago. I wonder if current military boots can even be repaired today? I am not sure I have any shoes that could be fixed. Sad!<br /><br />LindaLinda Skena Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928614131789044233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-81499247485608241012012-10-18T09:59:27.656-04:002012-10-18T09:59:27.656-04:00I worked part-time at a shoe shop back in the 80&#...I worked part-time at a shoe shop back in the 80's! The owners have since retired and the shop is closed because they could not find a buyer. The closing was in the local paper because the shop had been open for so long. But it is no more, unfortunately.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141489505580784536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-16551022469164060042012-10-18T09:57:18.641-04:002012-10-18T09:57:18.641-04:00I still take my hiking boots to a shoe repair shop...I still take my hiking boots to a shoe repair shop! Unfortunately of all the shoes I own, that is the only one that can be repaired. Modern shoes have such different construction, soles, materials and stitching that shoe repair shops won't touch them. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-36629038147809808632012-10-18T09:41:17.914-04:002012-10-18T09:41:17.914-04:00There was a shoe repair shop in Derry for years an...There was a shoe repair shop in Derry for years and years. We used to have shoes, purses, suitcases, (you name it!) repaired there. My daughter used to like to see the cowboy boots and saddles lined up on the shelves when she was little. He closed a few years ago and misssed it very much, and now we have to go to Nashua or Manchester for shoe repairs. I recently walked into the Derry History museum and there on the counter was a large, multicolored ball of wax. The entire family shouted out "From the shoe guy!". I'm glad that my daughter (now 25) knew what it was. Future generations will see it as only a ball of wax, but to us it will always represent the little shoe shop in Derry that smelled like leather, steam heat and hot wax. Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-69559367979694004982012-10-18T09:29:35.630-04:002012-10-18T09:29:35.630-04:00An interesting train of thought Marian. I remember...An interesting train of thought Marian. I remember when Dad used to do the soles and heels at home. Whilentalking about being environmentally friendly we're still throwing repairable items in the garbage. here are several shoe repair places not far from me...interesting that's so different here in Nth Australia.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-56412706104307493272012-10-18T09:20:48.702-04:002012-10-18T09:20:48.702-04:00Last week, I passed through South Station in Bosto...Last week, I passed through South Station in Boston on the way to the bus hub. I saw a sign for the shoe repair shop there. I remembered when I regularly commuted into Boston by train that I would have my favorite boots and shoes resoled at the shop inside North Station. I wondered if that was still there, too.<br /><br />Even having shoes that can be resoled is old-fashioned. Vibram soles can be done, but I'm not sure about sneakers, Nikes, whatever.<br /><br />What about knife-sharpeners? We've lost things that our grandparents took for granted, like the rag man.<br /><br />Great posting. Made me think.Barbara Jean Mathewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909329971189134434noreply@blogger.com