The Village Cobbler

[Aunt Bea]

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It happens!

Ralph Rotella, the owner of downtown Syracuse's Discount Shoe Repair, poses with boots he resoled for KISS band member Paul Stanley.

Ralph is a local hero. He came from Italy fifty years ago and set up shop in Center City. Each year Ralph uses his spare time in the shop to repair and refurbish shoes for the local Rescue Mission. Last year with a little help from the community he managed to collect and donate 23,187 pairs of shoes.

 

[Ken N Tx]

 

[Meanderer]

The Cobbler

wonderful vignette of life is kinda the way life is! loved the pacing and framing - get the sense of timelessness, simplicity and honesty of the cobbler.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I think it's a law that a shoe cobbler has to be over 100 year old, or at least look like it.

 

[Meanderer]