Haines Shoe House Snapshot

I chose shoes in order to pick a theme about things—objects, artifacts, or items (or any other topic) for the third week of Wild Card Month—Pick Your Own Theme! in the Vintage Photos Theme Park. I thought about posting an actual photo of shoes but decided that a shoe-shaped house might be more interesting.

Handwritten caption on this snapshot, which probably dates to the 1950s: "Haines Shoe House, Hellam."

This is a photo of the Haines Shoe House in Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Businessman Mahlon Haines, who called himself the "Shoe Wizard," built it in 1948-49 to promote his shoe stores. The Shoe House is still standing and is open for tours.

See also a cropped version of the photo and a close-up of the car parked in front of the building.