Then and Now: Saad Shoe Repair
In 1909, 15-year-old Eli arrived nearly penniless in Spokane. His older brothers Paul and John had started the Saad Bros. Shoe Repair, Pool Room and Cigars in 1906. Eli joined the business and they moved to the Unique Building on the northeast corner of Main Ave. and Wall St. in 1910. In those early days, there was usually a barbershop in the building to capitalize on men waiting for Saad’s “quick shoe repair.”
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