NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent winter weekday at Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine, men hop onto shoeshine chairs and pull out newspapers and phones to read while shoeshiners get to work applying ...

First impressions are important to Victor Banks. "It's important to look good. First impressions are a lasting thing. People will always remember the first time they meet you," said Banks, as he ...

On a recent winter weekday at Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine, men hop onto shoeshine chairs and pull out newspapers and phones to read while shoeshiners get to work applying polish and elbow ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Three hours and 45 minutes. That’s how long my round-trip commute took every day to Manhattan in the late ’80s/early ’90s as a college student. Bus to the Staten Island Ferry, ...

It's a trade that's faded away with time - the shoe shine man.One man in Green Bay gave footwear a new gleam, with a smile.When you drive your car into the PDQ car wash on Main street in Green Bay, ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Shoe shining is a skill you don't hear often these days. Many might say it could be considered a lost art. "Shoe shining was not even in my radar," said Elisha Smith, owner of Mr. E ...

In this interview from Aug. 19, 2005, Ureleo Gordon recalls frequent visits from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at his ...