Wednesday 28 March 2012

Shoe repairs, Kingston

For years this ghost sign painted on wood stood in front of the Fairfield Bus station in Kingston. However last weekend I noticed the door underneath had been replaced and the sign removed.

First
Class
Shoe
Repairs
By
Experts
Heel Bar
Service

Location: Fairfield North / Picture taken in April 2008

2 comments:

helen said...

Very nice lettering and a sure 'blast from the past'. Does anyone get their shoes repaired anymore - I think sadly not!

Sebastien Ardouin said...

Indeed I only know one person who would go to a cobbler's. Plus a couple who would try to repair them themselves, with mixed results. Having said that, I don't think the topic has ever been discussed with my friends so actually I may know dozens of people who get their shoes repaired.