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.