A 5th Avenue institution is closing, indefinitely the new signs say. But considering Joe of Joe’s Shoe Repair had signs up months ago saying he was closing temporarily, one can only wonder if the charismatic cobbler will ever reopen. So who will fix our shoes? No one in this neighborhood, unless one of those new sushi places, or one of those new wine bars, or Gorilla coffee starts a little shoe repair station at a back table. But Joe is irreplaceable—a master cobble who came here from Italy decades ago to save our worn out soles. Blogger Miriam Molnar interviewed Joe last November.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Don't Go Joe!
A 5th Avenue institution is closing, indefinitely the new signs say. But considering Joe of Joe’s Shoe Repair had signs up months ago saying he was closing temporarily, one can only wonder if the charismatic cobbler will ever reopen. So who will fix our shoes? No one in this neighborhood, unless one of those new sushi places, or one of those new wine bars, or Gorilla coffee starts a little shoe repair station at a back table. But Joe is irreplaceable—a master cobble who came here from Italy decades ago to save our worn out soles. Blogger Miriam Molnar interviewed Joe last November.
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Any suggestions on an alternate shoemakers? I am tired of lugging my shoes into manhattan. Thanks. Alix on Union.
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