Owner crushed by damage after century-old Scranton shoe store burns
Third-generation owner Richard Plotkin says rebuilding is a possibility, but he can t say if it will happen for sure. Author: Brit Purdy Updated: 6:38 PM EST December 20, 2020
SCRANTON, Pa. There s just a lot of history here. This place has been here family-owned since 1910, said Mike Losey of Plotkin Shoe and Repair Store in Downtown Scranton.
Burnt rubble is left behind after flames tore through the century-old Shoe Saturday night.
Third-generation owner Richard Plotkin says more than just the 35,000 pairs of shoes inside were lost. Saddened, very saddened. All of 110 years of work, Plotkin said.
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