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

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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