University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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20 by Margaret Patterson Your knapsack is on its last leg, or maybe those expensive Frye boots have lost their sole. Perhaps your plastic raincoat is coming apart at the seams e and you are, too. The remedy? If youire like a lot of UW students, you take a hike to 407 N. Frances St. and drop your sick belongings off at Cecilis Sandals. In the words of owner Ronald Burke, ttWe repair shoes, garments, knap- sacks, sandals, umbrellas; just about everything passes through here? Burke, who took over the repair shop from his father, Cecil, has been running the store for 19 years. He presently employs two assistants who learned the trade like she did, tton the job? Although Cecilis Sandals functions basically as a shoe-repair store, making sandals is their specialty. ttWe create custom-made leather sandals of various designs? said Burke. tTThey cost anywhere from $23 to $27 and take about an hour to make, but we allow two daysfi A Richland Center native, Burke moved to Madison 19 years ago to the Photos by E. Spooner . . A Haven for Students Without'S i storeis first location on the 800 block of State Street, but the building was torn down in 1965. The store relocated twice before settling at 407 N. Frances St. Although Burke has witnessed many changes in the metropolitan setting, student attitudes have remained the same. ttThe customers haventt changed much in 19 years; its always been a student area? Burke pointed out. The physical layout of the neighbor- hood, however, has changed dramati- cally during the time Burke has lived here. For instance, he remembers when the Church Key was a church; when Rave-Up Records was a laundry; and when the downtown business district housed a sizeable residential area. ole

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Wisconsifs short-lived summers leave more time to dream of hanging ten than actually doing it. 'x E. Kurth Sharing the water with colorlul neighbors.