"I got fifty years of dust here," joked Giovanni LoCascio, 87, as he cleaned his empty John's Shoe Repair on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in Affton. LoCascio was able to sell one Singer sewing machine, but ...

Fifty years an Affton cobbler, John's Shoe Repair disappears Working in his shop on the last day before his shoe repair machines and tools were taken away, Giovanni LoCascio, 87, looks out for the ...

Traditional shoe repair machines cannot pull off the heels to repair them. After Mr. Ballard's father died in 1953, an uncle from Clay County ran the family's repair shop for a while. Mr. Ballard ...

If Carrie Bradshaw’s stilettos snapped off while shopping on the shoreline, or if Dorothy lost a few rubies from her Ruby Slippers while dancing down the yellow line of Boston Post Road, there are ...

Hong Kong cobbler Wong Yun-keung has been repairing shoes in the city for more than 25 years – using the very same machine he started out with. The 52-year-old tradesman, who works with his wife Chan ...