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Step Right Up! The Surprisingly Tragic History of Kinney Shoes
Dust off your dusty old high-tops and prepare to lace up for a journey back in time, all the way to the glory days of suburban malls and affordable footwear. On this week's episode of Dirt Nap City, your hosts, Alex and Kelly, are tackling a topic so mundane, so wonderfully beige, it's begging for a deep dive: the rise and fall of Kinney Shoes.
Before there was Payless, before there was Famous Footwear, there was Kinney—the undisputed king of "I just need some shoes that won't fall apart before I get home." But the story of Kinney is anything but ordinary. It all started with a visionary…
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