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Volume XXII

Issue VII

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Riviera Sole Man Puts

the Pep in Our Step
He may not be a preacher but
Hollywood Riviera resident Steve
Windham has been saving soles for
nearly 50 years.
Steve is the owner of Windham
Shoe Repair, a Riviera Village staple
since 1954. The store was first opened
by his father who learned the art of
shoe repair from Steves grandfather,

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who himself was an apprentice in the

1920s. Steve took over the business in
1981.
In an age where most young people
associate the word cobbler with a
baked fruit dessert, the chances of
finding a third-generation shoe repair
specialist is a rarity. Cobblers learn
their craft by apprenticeship, as the
trade is not taught in schools. During
the Great Depression shoe repair shops
totaled approximately 130,000
nationwide. That number has dwindled
to roughly 7,000 today.
Our shop has thrived because there
will always be customers who want to
maintain their fine leather shoes,
boots, purses, belts and even luggage,
said Steve. Its a lot more economical
to restore a nice pair of dress shoes
than to buy something new.
One of Steves frequent customers
was actor Buddy Ebsen, who was best

known for his role in The Beverly

Hillbillies but was also a talented
hoofer who tap danced with Shirley
Temple onscreen. While prepping for a
dance role in St. Louis, Buddy turned
to Steve to repair an old pair of tap
shoes. The tap shoes had wood sown
into the toe, and were in need of
Velcro straps so Buddy could take
them on and off quickly between
costume changes. Academy-award
winning actor Ray Milland was also a
customer.
Steve was raised in the Riviera and
attended Parkway Elementary School
(which was located on Paseo Miramar,
one block east of Torrance beach
where the Riviera Beach Colony now
sits), South High and El Camino
College. He was one of the original
Junior Lifeguards and played Little
League Baseball and high school
football.
Steve was drafted into the army in
1969 with a shoe repairman military
occupational skill designation. He put
those skills to good use at the Martin
Army Hospital in Georgia where he
make leg and hand braces for injured
military men. He then spent a year in
Quang Tri Vietnam, just 12 miles from
the demilitarized zone, where he was
the battalion commanders driver and
the mail man. He made specialist 5th
class and served nearly two years in
the army.
Whereas he once worked in the
shoe repair shop side-by-side with his
father and grandfather, today Steve
works with his wife, Caan, his
daughter, Lisa, and Tim Winter, a loyal
employee for 30 years. In addition to
repairs, Windham Shoe Repair sells a
wide variety of polishes, dyes, brushes,
shoelaces, paints, water-proofers,
insoles, arch supports, shoe trees and
heel grips, and also duplicates keys.

Direct: 310 892-6016

Oce: 310 378-9494 ext 2349
Email: inastaskin2@socal.rr.com
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Steve and Caan have five children and

nine grandchildren, plus a dog, Lilee,
who comes to work with them.
Once situated next to Howards
Market (now Trader Joes in the Riviera
Village), Windham Shoes is located at
306 Avenue I (at PCH), phone 310-375
-1981. The store is open Tuesday
through Saturday from 9am to 6 pm.
The best way to feel better about
yourself is to help someone else,
Steve said, when asked about his
philosophy of life. You dont know
what someone has been through until
you walk a mile in their shoes. Wise
words from a man who knows a thing
or two about shoes.

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3 2,548 $1,075,000

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1,489

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2 1,474 $1,101,000

4509 HIGHGROVE AVE

1,650

$745,000 312 CAMINO DE LAS COLINAS

3 1,877 $1,130,000

5120 NEWTON ST

1,669

$750,000 3855 PASEO DE LAS TORTUGAS

3 2,567 $1,139,000

4439 NEWTON ST

1,387

$765,000 4205 PASEO DE LAS TORTUGAS

4 1,828 $1,151,000

5516 GREENMEADOWS ST

1,117

$779,000 426 CALLE DE ARAGON

2 1,446 $1,159,000

4324 HIGHGROVE AVE

1,669

$820,000 104 VIA LA CIRCULA

2 1,912 $1,160,000

4815 NEWTON ST

2,037

$820,000 5002 VIA EL SERENO

2 2,100 $1,185,000

4614 HIGHGROVE AVE

1,535

$830,000 364 PASEO DE GRACIA

3 2,186 $1,200,000

5005 PASEO DEL PAVON

1,597

$876,000 98 CALLE MAYOR

2 1,428 $1,205,000

4914 PASEO DE LAS TORTUGAS

1,900

$920,000 210 VIA LOS MIRADORES

2 1,617 $1,250,000

4902 NEWTON ST

1,652

$939,000 5418 CALLE DE ARBOLES

4 2,191 $1,345,000

419 CAMINO DEL CAMPO

1,441

$950,000 317 VIA LINDA VISTA

2 2,253 $1,389,000

23655 SUSANA AVE

2,046

$960,000 139 VIA MONTE D'ORO

3 2,493 $1,440,000

5322 HIGHGROVE

1,729

$995,000 525 PASEO DE LAS ESTRELLAS

3 2,209 $1,525,000

4708 PASEO DE LAS TORTUGAS

2,043 $1,000,000 524 VIA LA SELVA

4 3,024 $1,679,000

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1,288 $1,000,000 4613 PASEO DE LAS TORTUGAS

3 2,237 $1,795,000

145 PASEO DE GRACIA

1,530 $1,010,000 421 CALLE DE ARAGON

3 3,079 $1,849,000

4810 VIA EL SERENO

1,951 $1,054,810 226 VIA LA SOLEDAD

3 2,456 $1,900,000

432 W VIA LA SOLEDAD

1,364 $1,062,000 411 CAMINO DE ENCANTO

3 2,803 $2,100,000

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3,155 $1,070,000 210 VIA EL TORO

3 2,500 $2,150,000

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