Vicky Sonley's goal
Goal name
Visit the Haines Shoe House (Hellam, Pa.)
Goal description
Col. Mahlon Haines, an eccentric businessman known as the Shoe Wizard, created a 40-store shoe empire, and in 1948 had this shoe-shaped house built as an advertisement for his business. Modeled after a high-topped work shoe, the 48-foot-long, 25-foot-high structure has three bedrooms, two baths, a living room, kitchen and windows decorated with stained glass shoes. In the early days, when the big shoe was a guesthouse, Haines gave away complimentary weekend stays to elderly couples as well as to newlyweds for memorable, if unusual, honeymoon stays. Over the years, the big shoe has also served as an ice cream shop, a store and a private home. These days, it’s open for tours.
If you go: The Haines Shoe House is at 197 Shoe House Road in Hellam, Pa., near Interstate 83. For more information, call 717-840-8339
| Date goal set: |
29th Jun 2009 |
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