The old guy in this video looks good to me. All he has to do is walk across his back yard and he can eat lunch or dinner.
I've a very good, very nice shoe fixer a few blocks from my apartment. He has been fixing my Birkenstocks and other shoes now for about 8 years. If you walk a lot, those soft soles on Birks wear fast. He is about 65, and his shop is always full of people stopping by to chat, or perhaps just to see the pretty young women who bring their expensive shoes and boots for repairs. Lots of quality men's shoes too, like Allen Alden and some Italian brands that he sells very cheaply on consignment. His father, and then later he have been there since the 50s he told me. He clearly likes it, but the clutter and modest natural light would make it a no go for me. His main business problem, and really the main problem for all the service businesses along there is the landlord kicking out a few shops and leasing to an upscale bar, or even selling the land to high rise apartment developers.
Really stinks because all the small retail is what makes the neighborhood what it is, and it will really be different if they go.
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