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Shoe repair shops are dwindling, but survivors are in demand

Shoe repair shops are dwindling, but survivors are in demand

To walk into Al’s Shoe Service at the Mount Prospect Metra station is to step back in time. The walls remind customers and visitors of the rich history of a business that began when Al DeAngelo opened a shop in Chicago in 1937. There are pictures of Al with his son, current owner Larry DeAngelo, at the previous store location …

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