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Red Shoe House repairs old soles
Repairman saves worn out shoes for more than 40 years
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Daniel Tatum shines a military-grade boot at the Red Shoe House on Oak Street in Gainesville. Once finished, the boots will look new. A third-generation shoe repairman, Tatum started working at the store when he was 15 years old. His father, Eddie, owns the business. - photo by AMANDA HEAD
Providing North Georgia with an old-fangled service for more than 40 years, Eddie Tatum works long hours to repair shoes, purses, gloves and other leather products at the Red Shoe House. “Shoes are expensive and we can get them repaired for a fraction of the cost of new ones,” Tatum said. He adheres to that business model each time he arrives at his shoe repair store on Oak Street.