When was the last time you saw a shoe shine guy?
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Last time I saw one around here was when I was in elementary school. He used to ply his trade outside of a popular newsstand and smoke shop located in the middle of downtown. In winter, he had a corner inside the shop - he always seemed busy.
The very last time I saw a street shoe shiner was in downtown Denver about 16 years ago.
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Expensive hotels (by local standards) overseas.
In my neighborhood, I can still get shoes shined by a shoe repair shop, just that instead of me sitting on a high chair wearing the shoes while they get shined, instead I hand the shoes over the counter to the shopkeeper then come back to collect them a few days later. It's a one-man-shop, so technically the shopkeeper is the "shoe shine guy" and I do see that "shoe shine guy" face-to-face; just that he also does many other things like repairing all sorts of shoes, bags, luggages, outer wears, and running a shop.
The classical "shoe shine guys" that I used to see at a local airport and a local ground transportation hub, I don't see them anymore after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Saw one at the Washington Club a few weeks ago. Bathroom attendant, too.
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I still occasionally fly in a suit when I have a meeting in Boston or DC, but nowhere else. If I saw a shoe shine guy I’d probably use him, especially after this thread put it back in my mind. It’s not like I shine them myself. Though I’ll wipe them with a towel at a hotel.
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@Horace said in When was the last time you saw a shoe shine guy?:
Today at Union Station
Are you in town?
The Brad
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@Horace said in When was the last time you saw a shoe shine guy?:
Today at Union Station
Are you in town?
@LuFins-Dad said in When was the last time you saw a shoe shine guy?:
Are you in town?
I think he's probably too busy shining people's shoes to meet up
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@Horace said in When was the last time you saw a shoe shine guy?:
Today at Union Station
Are you in town?
@LuFins-Dad said in When was the last time you saw a shoe shine guy?:
@Horace said in When was the last time you saw a shoe shine guy?:
Today at Union Station
Are you in town?
Just passing through, visiting my brother in Burke. Now we’re in NYC for a couple days. Just had my first ridiculous sized Reuben at a deli near the hotel. Tonight will be my first broadway show. I’m not starring or anything, I mean just in the audience.
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There's one on the main street of the town near mine--all the time. He has a chair and shoe shine stand in front of a clothing store and has his truck parked nearby to do repairs. His name is Herman Baker and I stop by his establishment when I wear polishable shoes. He does a great job--makes the shoes look noticeably better than new.
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@Mik said in When was the last time you saw a shoe shine guy?:
Good show. You’ll like it I think.
Aren’t those Reubens great?
Was very good. The Reuben that is. But I can understand why that sandwich at that price is a NYC novelty. I don’t think they’d sell anywhere else.
The show was great. Oddly my favorite part may have been the mood setting pre show where some actors and dancers slither around on stage and observe the audience while a steady beat plays. I thought that was very effective, even if the audience was milling around everywhere still finding their seats.
