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UglyGreed

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66. I love stuff like this

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 01:22 PM

Nov 2014

"The Village Green Preservation Society"

We are the Village Green Preservation Society
God save Donald Duck, Vaudeville and Variety
We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties
Preserving the old ways from being abused
Protecting the new ways for me and for you
What more can we do
We are the Draught Beer Preservation Society
God save Mrs. Mopp and good Old Mother Riley
We are the Custard Pie Appreciation Consortium
God save the George Cross and all those who were awarded them
We are the Sherlock Holmes English Speaking Vernacular
Help save Fu Manchu, Moriarty and Dracula
We are the Office Block Persecution Affinity
God save little shops, china cups and virginity
We are the Skyscraper condemnation Affiliate
God save tudor houses, antique tables and billiards
Preserving the old ways from being abused
Protecting the new ways for me and for you
What more can we do
God save the Village Green.

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family inherits a building and discover a 1960s shoe store inside [View all] Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 OP

Those shoes are probably better made than the shoes we have now. eom Fawke Em Nov 2014 #1

I doubt any of them were made in China customerserviceguy Nov 2014 #2

no- name of some of the manufacturers Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #4

I don't think even one of those brands exists today. PSPS Nov 2014 #11

Huh. Mostly European. Recursion Nov 2014 #51

The article is from the Daily Mail in the UK. Bohunk68 Nov 2014 #78

I bet they were Politicalboi Nov 2014 #3

If I'm not mistaken, secondvariety Nov 2014 #27

PF Flyers are still available. Kablooie Nov 2014 #38

I rememeber when PF Flyers sponsored the Mickey Mouse Club Jack Rabbit Nov 2014 #75

Eh. Keds were clunky. But Red Ball Jets were better than PF Flyers. Kablooie Nov 2014 #81

Definitely...now our shoes are throwaways...not mean to last... joeybee12 Nov 2014 #7

I still have two pairs of shoes I bought in 1968 SoCalDem Nov 2014 #17

I believe it...I wish I had kept some of my old shoes... joeybee12 Nov 2014 #23

It depends on what you buy bhikkhu Nov 2014 #83

I would like to know what percentage of them was made in the US. JDPriestly Nov 2014 #71

I can't tell you about shoes alone.... BobbyBoring Nov 2014 #72

They can make a mint selling these to hipsters at huge markup n/t whatchamacallit Nov 2014 #5

Not just to hipsters drmeow Nov 2014 #9

Oh Oh sharp_stick Nov 2014 #19

I'm no hipster Liberal Lolita Nov 2014 #29

Me, neither. And I'm kinda diggin' those rainbow espadrilles. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #31

Liking this pair too Liberal Lolita Nov 2014 #33

That heel's a bit high for me, but I can definitely picture... WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #35

These are all cute and the leather looks like quality material. amandabeech Nov 2014 #45

Ha, ha. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #48

OMG I was just gonna post about the ones in the 2nd pic. JaneyVee Nov 2014 #34

I love those too Samantha Nov 2014 #57

No drmeow Nov 2014 #56

You can mock folks drinking crappy PBR since it now stands for Pabst Blue Russia snooper2 Nov 2014 #82

I was thinking the same thing! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #10

Is there anyone not on your hit list? WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #30

If he wants something and buys it, is that stupid? Scootaloo Nov 2014 #53

The hipsters I know lean toward quality and durability in fashion bhikkhu Nov 2014 #86

It's because Hipsters are almost invariably smug, snobbish, and elitist about it. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #88

That was my first thought. hifiguy Nov 2014 #69

Worse... Rockabillies Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2014 #87

Wow - now that's cool! NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #6

At the link Politicalboi Nov 2014 #8

I would love to have a few pairs of those. herding cats Nov 2014 #12

Cool bit of history treestar Nov 2014 #13

None of those shoes look 1960s starroute Nov 2014 #14

I'll take a wild guess and say it closed in about 1964 Warpy Nov 2014 #15

Groovy. I wonder if they have a fluoroscope in there, too. nt valerief Nov 2014 #16

Oh, yeah! ChazInAz Nov 2014 #64

Cordwainery! Wow, I learned a new word. What a cool hobby. nt valerief Nov 2014 #77

OMG! Those were good shoes back then. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #18

If those shoes were made today and locked up for less than a year malaise Nov 2014 #21

Great Fun. What goes around comes around. Paper Roses Nov 2014 #20

This E-Seller is drooling! jillan Nov 2014 #22

I would love to have the first and third pair from the pictures! peacebird Nov 2014 #24

Any Red Ball Jets? secondvariety Nov 2014 #25

My first exposure to false advertising IDemo Nov 2014 #50

You Had A Defective Pair ProfessorGAC Nov 2014 #61

Whoa...talk about stepping back in time. SoapBox Nov 2014 #26

Wasn't this an episode of Married With Children? rocktivity Nov 2014 #28

Indeed it was. Al discovered a big cache of 1970s shoes. hifiguy Nov 2014 #70

I can just feel and smell what it used to be like to put these on and walk away in them. NBachers Nov 2014 #32

Brannock Device n/t Half-Century Man Nov 2014 #39

I wonder if there is one of those foot x-ray machines were used to love No Vested Interest Nov 2014 #42

Those X-ray machines used to leak radiation and spiked cancer rates. Sirveri Nov 2014 #58

I believe you that those machines were capable of doing damage. No Vested Interest Nov 2014 #59

probably about 10-20 years after hiroshima. Sirveri Nov 2014 #84

Those are some secondvariety Nov 2014 #46

Mad Men production is probably rushing over, diabeticman Nov 2014 #36

yeah, or some movie production house nilram Nov 2014 #54

They are done filming the last episodes. Finished a month ago. nt TeamPooka Nov 2014 #73

What a cool find. Louisiana1976 Nov 2014 #37

just the shoe boxes alone would probably get a decent amount of money JI7 Nov 2014 #40

Amazing find... ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #41

any Monkee Boots? B Calm Nov 2014 #43

What a fun story. Thanks. OregonBlue Nov 2014 #44

I am drooling! 3catwoman3 Nov 2014 #47

Style.. Goes Around Comes Around! what a find.. especially for a shoe fetish person! Cha Nov 2014 #49

A similar but not so spectacular find in my town not too many years ago. Just a local mom brewens Nov 2014 #52

Come to mama Tree-Hugger Nov 2014 #55

Daily Mail failed to mention this was over a year ago xloadiex Nov 2014 #60

And in the darkest corner of the building, they found Al Bundy. randome Nov 2014 #62

Do they have those rainbow flats in a size 6? Brigid Nov 2014 #63

This was a Married With Children episode. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #65

I love stuff like this UglyGreed Nov 2014 #66

They need to get in touch with wardrobe people in film and theater Tsiyu Nov 2014 #67

I missed this yesterday Omaha Steve Nov 2014 #68

Wonder if they have any women;s size 4 Lebam in LA Nov 2014 #74

Where is pinboy? We need some shoe puns. Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #76

Heel be along shortly eom Tsiyu Nov 2014 #79

Well, what's the delay? Why is he such a loafer? Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #85

Everytime eyelet him have some slack Tsiyu Nov 2014 #90

Hmm. Sounds like there's a wedge between you two. Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #92

He pumps up my ulcers sometimes Tsiyu Nov 2014 #93

My critics say I should stop posting groaners but I shall not be suede. nt pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #96

We knew you would be sneakering around treestar Nov 2014 #97

That's a croc Tsiyu Nov 2014 #100

I jump in when I Choos pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #101

Maybe he's rebooting. GreatCaesarsGhost Nov 2014 #89

control-alt-defeet Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #91

Frankly, you guys have it covered just fine and I was afraid pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #95

Those high top wing tips can be found... Historic NY Nov 2014 #80

SHOES! Aerows Nov 2014 #94

I knew this thread would draw you like a moth to a flame pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #98

These boots were made for walking Aerows Nov 2014 #99