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Days Are Numbered for shoe-repair industry says 52-year-old Angelo Lacalamita who operates a Yonge St

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Days Are Numbered for shoe-repair industry says 52-year-old Angelo Lacalamita who operates a Yonge St

Date5/19/1976

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Bezant, Graham (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Days Are Numbered for shoe-repair industry says 52-year-old Angelo Lacalamita who operates a Yonge St. shop. There are about 70 shops left in Metro I've got about 15 years left and then I'm out of it. He started in 40s.

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