In the early days of his shoe-shine career, shines cost 50 cents, and there was no end to the procession of loafers, boots and high-heeled shoes that would present themselves to his little booth.

Once a common practice, the tradition of getting a quick polish from a rag-toting shoeshiner has become more of a rarity, and many stands have disappeared.

For year shoe shiners could be found on the street corners or just outside a gentlemen's room - polish and cloth ready to add a nice shine to a dirty wing tip. But the trade has slowed over the years.

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 ...

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New York — 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 ...