While
it is visible from US30, the Haines Shoe House is a little hard to find. It is located
at 197 Shoe House Road in York, Pennsylvania. The iconic large shoe is not too
far from the old Lincoln Highway, the former Route 30 that still has many independent
hotels and Americana shops. Originally built in 1948 as an advertising gimmick for
Mahlon Haines, the owner of over twenty shoe stores in Pennsylvania and Maryland,
rooms in the house could be rented so that people could “live like a king” for
a week. Today, the Haines Shoe House is a bakery and sweet shop.
Unfortunately,
the shop was closed when we stopped by. But check back for updates on our
visit. In the meantime: A 2015 York Daily
Record article
and a 2015 Harrisburg Patriot article.
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