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Article: Capezio: The Tradition Continues
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- Dance Spirit
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- September 1, 2008
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Talk about an impressive history! One hundred and twenty-one years ago, Salvatore Capezio opened the doors to his cobbler shop on Broadway and 39th Street in New York City. The sign above his door read "The Theatrical and Historical Shoemaker" and his shop was across the street from the old Metropolitan Opera House. He started as a shoe repairman for the Met. Then one day he was asked to make a pair of dance shoes for Jean De Reszke. He transitioned from cobbler to shoemaker because he found that making dance shoes, pointe shoes in particular, was a challenging balance between delicate construction and complex engineering.
He went on to make shoes for dancers from his wife and former dancer ...