Shoe repairman laments that his business is a lost art

0 Comments | Dayton Daily News, Apr 15, 2010 | by Marc Katz

TROTWOOD — Once, not so long ago, Victor Crump could almost look out the front window of his Salem Avenue strip mall storefront and see two other shoe repair shops.

“In the 1970s and ’80s, there were 20 shops at one time,” Crump said. “And they were all busy. Now, I’m the only one left north (and one of the few in the area)
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