Hayes Shoe Store

103 S Smith St., Cuba, MO 65453
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Hayes Shoe Store has been on this corner since before 1950. So if you are into shoes you might want to stop in and see a couple of large shoes they have on display. How big you ask? Well one is a size 35AA and the other is a size 37AA, is that big enough? Are you sure?

So where did the huge shoes come from? The were the property of the man who was at the time the worlds tallest man, Robert Wadlow from Alton, IL. Wadlow lived from 1918 to 1940. The shoes are in a glass display case in the store.

In the early 1900s a general merchandise store called Prosperity Corner and owned by H.H. Tieman stood on this corner. Tieman lived from 1848 to 1921.

The muralon the side of the building advertised the Tennent-Stribling Shoe Co.

A plaque on the wall tells us that " ... Prosperity Corner drew citizens to meet, do business, and pass the time of day. H.H. Tieman's General Merchandise Store was the hub of this activity ... "

Photo(s): 2012, 2016