10/31/2023 17:06
Subject: Are there still places in downtown DC to get a shoe shine?
OP, I’m so glad you posted this. I’ve hoped to find a shoe shine stand in various airports over the last few months and none have been open. I also work near the WH and will go check out the Cobbler’s Bench. Thank you!
Anonymous
10/31/2023 15:02
Subject: Are there still places in downtown DC to get a shoe shine?
OP here: I'm west of the WH so I ended up going to Cobbler's Bench near my office (there's a few of these downtown). I had to take off my shoes and sit on a bench while he used the large machines to clean, polish, and shine/buff my shoes. I also had him add some heel caps to reduce uneven wear on my dress shoe heels.
All in was $22 and it was less than five minutes.
Not as relaxing as a real shoe shine, but this was super fast and easy.
Anonymous
10/31/2023 14:02
Subject: Are there still places in downtown DC to get a shoe shine?
Anonymous wrote:Union Station
Definitely still at Union station.
Was there one in the building with the international press club?
Anonymous
10/31/2023 12:44
Subject: Are there still places in downtown DC to get a shoe shine?
Union Station
Anonymous
10/31/2023 11:55
Subject: Are there still places in downtown DC to get a shoe shine?
Moses is still in Columbia Square (the one above Metro Center at 13th and F)
Anonymous
10/31/2023 11:53
Subject: Are there still places in downtown DC to get a shoe shine?
I work near the White House (can see it out my window).
Are there any places where I can sit down and get a shoe shine?
When I started working in downtown DC over a decade ago, there was a shoe shine guy in many buildings. We had one in International Square and I'd get a shine every two weeks. The building kicked him out of the atrium to bring in an expensive shoe repair shop.
Eventually COVID finally ended the ones still hanging on.