New Shoe Repair Store Opens at Bradlee Shopping Center

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- A new shoe repair store has opened at Bradlee Shopping Center in Alexandria, at 3640 King St., where a previous repair shop was located.

The repair shop opened in the same spot where another store was located for many years, owned by Joe Johnson, who passed away Sept. 2. Johnson closed his store in January.

Johnson, who comes from a large family and was the father of 10 children, had been at the location since 1988 and in the business for even more years than that at the former Blue Ribbon Cleaners at Bradlee.

The new Bradlee Shoe Repair shop is owned by Frank Coto who previously owned a shoe repair store for many years at Landmark Mall for many years; the store there is still in operation, with his brother-in-law Pedro Bogran at the helm.

The two stores offer shoe repair and also repair boots, luggage and purses.

The new store at Bradlee is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. except Wednesdays and Saturdays, when it is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The shop is closed Sundays. Keep up with the new repair shop on their Facebook page.