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.