Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

[Flicka]

I'm just on my way to picking up two pairs of shoes I've had reheeled -- at a place that actually handmakes shoes too!

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I wish there was a place that repaired shoes around here. I have quite a few pairs of shoes in the closet that I won't throw away, but really need to be repaired, so I can wear them again.

 

[kiwilrdg]

I wish there was a place that repaired shoes around here. I have quite a few pairs of shoes in the closet that I won't throw away, but really need to be repaired, so I can wear them again.

Sounds like you need to take a vacation in Sweden. A worthwhile trip before but when you add the shoes into the equation it is a trip you need to take.

 

[jamespowers]

I actually know plenty of people who get their shoes repaired. In fact, in Stockholm, there's a cobbler on basically every block.

Wooden shoes wear out faster.

 

[jamespowers]

I wish there was a place that repaired shoes around here. I have quite a few pairs of shoes in the closet that I won't throw away, but really need to be repaired, so I can wear them again.

Geez, I have ten within a mile of me. I guess there are enough people here who use their services to keep them afloat. I can even just have them shine my shoes if I want.

 

[LizzieMaine]

We had a shoe shop downtown until last winter -- one of those self-consciously "old timey craftsman" type places -- but I think I was his only customer. There's just-another-tourist-trap in that storefront now, and I have to drive forty miles to get my shoes seen to. Very frustrating.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I would love to take a trip to anywhere in Europe, really.

Sounds like you need to take a vacation in Sweden. A worthwhile trip before but when you add the shoes into the equation it is a trip you need to take.

All we have of any interest downtown to me is the clock shop.

Geez, I have ten within a mile of me. I guess there are enough people here who use their services to keep them afloat. I can even just have them shine my shoes if I want.

 

[kiwilrdg]

I would love to take a trip to anywhere in Europe, really.

It is still possible to travel around Europe without spending too much money. If you need to travel to get your shoes fixed you might as well make it a good trip.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I like the way you think. I imagine that antiques run a bit older in that part of the world, as well.

It is still possible to travel around Europe without spending too much money. If you need to travel to get your shoes fixed you might as well make it a good trip.

 

[MissMittens]

Wooden shoes wear out faster.

LOL!!! Clogs are for tourists to purchase and hang on their wall, like the English hang horse brasses:/
Kitch at its worst

 

[MissMittens]

I like the way you think. I imagine that antiques run a bit older in that part of the world, as well.

Actually, yes. Antiques are minimum 100 yrs old by definition, but most of what you see in antique stores are 17th Century pieces. Everything is older in Europe though. My ancestral homes' foundation was laid in the mid 1400's, the house being built and added to over the centuries, with the "newest" wing being added in the mid 1700's. It's hard to fathom that the USA is so relatively new a nation at times, except when people argue so much over politics, then you definitely get the picture that the country is still learning it's way :lol:

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Funny to think of. I think 1800's when I think of an old house.

 

[MissMittens]

Funny to think of. I think 1800's when I think of an old house.

My last house was late Victorian, 1890. It was one of the oldest in the town, and was in the historic district. That would be an average brick home in the UK. That's another thing, building materials are different between the two sides of the Atlantic. Homes are built of cinder blocks and brick over there, and mostly wooden frame and clapboard over here.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Yes, brick is very popular, especially in towns where they made them. Portage and Milwaukee both are very popular for brick. They call Milwaukee 'The Cream City' for the cream-colored brick used in so many of the buildings.

My last house was late Victorian, 1890. It was one of the oldest in the town, and was in the historic district. That would be an average brick home in the UK. That's another thing, building materials are different between the two sides of the Atlantic. Homes are built of cinder blocks and brick over there, and mostly wooden frame and clapboard over here.

 

[MissMittens]

I wasn't aware of that. Wasn't there an accident somewhere in Wisconsin, where millions of gallons of molasses spilled somewhere back in the 20's or 30's?

 

[Fletch]

It was Boston, 1919.

Boston Molasses Disaster

 

[AtomicEraTom]

We just make lotsa beer and cheese

 

[kiwilrdg]

Everything is older in Europe though

In some towns in Europe all the houses are post-WWII due to the amount of destruction.

 

[MissMittens]

It was Boston, 1919.

Boston Molasses Disaster

Ah, thanks Fletch. Interesting reading.....

 

[MissMittens]

we just make lotsa beer and cheese

lol!!!!