Cobblers / Shoes
Bob’s Shoe Repair (Cobbler) Located at 113 Merrimac St on this corner of Merrimac and Strong Streets was a cobbler, who in the late 70’s and early 90’s was still in business. Locate It
Hyman’s Shoes – Located at the Port Plaza. Locate It
Hymans was located for years on the Corner of Green and Merrimac Street…then there was another shoe store on State Street and for the Life of me cannot remember the name..well there were two one at the bottom Essex and State Street and the on the corner of Middle and State Street
The other shoe store was Thurlows it was on the corner of Essex and State
Cobbler on the corner of Strong st and Merrimac was Bobs shoe repair.
Was it Quality Shoe Store on State St .
Thurlow’s shoes was on State and Middle. Quality Shoe was on Essex and State. Hyman’s had a “rock” band and free cotton candy one afternoon each summer.
Not a cobbler or even a shoe store was the very narrow shoe shine parlor. I used to marvel at the pin-wheels and other novelties he displayed out in front of this long vanished establishment. He was located past Puritans on Pleasant St.. Though very narrow, the shine bench and seats, went far back into the block. I don’t think I ever saw anyone getting a shine there. I just recall him standing out on the sidewalk, hawking the toys when we went by…