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Holly Hollman Writes about the Dying Art of Shoe Repair

Posted: May 10, 2010

RiverVue's guest writer for this week is journalist Holly Hollman of the Decatur Daily . The following article about a small shoe repair shop in Athens Alabama, first appeared in the Decatur Daily and recently won a first place award in feature writing from the Associated Press.

Mike Latimer's grandfather who started Dobbs Shoe Shop in Athens was my neighbor when I was growing up. None of us who lived on Coleman Hill would ever think of getting rid of a pair of shoes until they had been repaired and resoled and restitched a dozen times by Mr. Dobbs. The same is true today except that we turn to Mike to work his magic. My sister and I make regular trips into town to either pick up or drop off a pair of shoes. Dobbs Shoe Shop is a much a part of the history of Athens as Whitt's Barbecue and Dub's Burgers. Dobbs is what a family business is all about. Just ask Garrison Keillor about shopowners versus corporate chains. I am proud to be a friend of the Dobb's family and pleased to be able to reprint Holly's article for Swampland. (photo of Mike Latimner is courtesy of award winning photographer Gary Cosby, Jr, of the Decatur Daily)
 

----Penne J. Laubenthal
 

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I recently met Mike Latimer and was thrilled to learn that his business exists as I have a briefcase that needs repair. He assured me that he can fix it for me, and I am thrilled as it is one that my husband gave me. Holly's article is very well written and, of course, Gary's pictures are always excellent. All of you keep up the quality work.

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