Treasure trove: A family recently unearthed a shoe store that was opened by their grandparents in the 1940s but that had been closed since the 1960s
Posted on 12/07/2014 4:41:47 AM PST by NYer
An American family have unearthed an Aladdin's cave of mint-condition vintage shoes in an old building they inherited from their grandparents.
The building operated as a shoe store from the 1940s until the 1960s, but the doors had been locked for decades.
Until now.
One of the family members posted the rare find to online noticeboard Reddit recently, but stopped short of revealing the location, so as to prevent any break-ins.
Treasure trove: A family recently unearthed a shoe store that was opened by their grandparents in the 1940s but that had been closed since the 1960s
Rare find: Many of the hundreds of pairs of shoes locked inside the building are in good-as-new condition, and feature classic brands like Converse
Classic: The collection, which provide a snapshot to an era long passed, is likely worth a pretty penny
Unearthed: The building was recently unlocked after being shut for decades
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Just as they left it: The store closed down when the grandmother fell ill, and everything is still in its place
Ping!!
Nostalgic ping!
Hollywood will come calling I bet...
How many will be sold for more then original price?
awesome... a new source for my favorite steel toed black oxfords that Carolina discontinued.
All those excellently made, long-lasting shoes were produced in the USA, I will bet.
Unless you buy very expensive shoes today, those sold in the stores from China wear out and look terrible within months.
I et those shoes will ast a lot longer than the current junk being sold except for New Balance. They make some good shoes that last a long time. Have had several pairs that have lasted years. If you want them to look new again just wash them...: )
Bert’s corollary:
The kids moved away
The old folks died
Ths shoe store and many many old farms along with the Anasazi sites by the thousands in our south west are testimony to the corollary.
The corollary is to Steven Leksons rules of southwest archeology
Everybody knew everything
Distance was not a problem
There is no coincidence
I went to an auction of a general store about 10 years ago that shut down in 1943 when the sons of the owners were killed in combat in the South Pacific.
Everthing was put in storage and forgotten about.
It was like a time machine from the old boxes and bottles of over the counter medications to clothing. And, vintage ammunition. Wooden kegs of nails, pocket knives, hand tools,and everything imaginable from a store of that era.
Everybody knew everything
Distance was not a problem
There is no coincidence
Uh, What?
What a grand memory. He walked me to the store which sold Buster Brown Shoes.
He found me the sturdiest shoes which were red (which with an awesome wide buckle. They fit perfect. I wasn't happy about the red but never said boo. They were the best shoes on the block.
I would give anything for one more walk with my dad.
What an experience! It must have been like stepping out of a time machine. Thanks for the post and ping.
The anasazi people in Colorado knew what the Mississippian people in illinois at Cahokia knew what the people knew in Mexico. The distance was not a barrier.
The presence of say how to determine the summer solstice in all these places was not coincidence.
Wow I see examples of the goooooovt sort of half boot Austin Powere (and a lot of teenagers of the day) wore! I remember those. The very pointy ones were called ‘cockroach killers’ (because you could get them even into corners) or ‘fence climbers’. Funny the things you remember...
We discovered a mom n pop goin' out'a business some twenty five or thirty years ago and I bought my son (I think about 9 at the time) a pair of Mousetraps that he couldn't bring himself to wear ... too geeky or something.
I LOVED 'em when I was a teenager
“Unless you buy very expensive shoes today, those sold in the stores from China wear out and look terrible within months.”
Have you tried “Sketchers”? Don’t laugh. I find them to be an EXTREME example of bang for buck in work boots and casual.
Classic, comfortable, stylish...unlike the hooker shoes of today.
goooooovt ? Groooooovy!!!!
Real cordovan leather shoes were once made here in Missouri. I still own two pairs of Florsheim shoes, 35 years since I bought them.
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