The Shoe Salesman
A shoe store manager followed a stranger because, he said, the man just looked funny.
Listen to this place’s story in Peplos.
How the story begins
Police cars were coming up Jefferson when a man stepped into the entrance of a shoe store on this block and stood with his back to the street. When they turned and left, he looked over his shoulder. It was 22 November 1963. Behind the counter was the manager, Johnny Brewer, twenty-two. His transistor radio had said the president had been shot, then that a patrolman had been shot in Oak Cliff.
The rest is in the app. Peplos plays the full story when you reach the place. You can also listen ahead of time.
Visiting
231 West Jefferson Boulevard, Oak Cliff. A working cinema and live venue. The front is visible from the street at any time; see the theatre's website for showtimes.
Sources
- Testimony of Johnny Calvin Brewer, Warren Commission
- Police honor man who led them to Lee Harvey Oswald, Bangor Daily News, 2011
- The Texas Theatre
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