Innes Shoe Company, corner of Hollywood Blvd. & Wilcox Ave. (1922 versus 2015)

Innes Shoe Company, corner of Hollywood Blvd. & Wilcox Ave. (1922 versus 2015)A comparison of 1922 versus 2015 at the corner of Hollywood Blvd. & Wilcox Ave, Hollywood. The Innes Shoe Company created Dorothy Gale’s ruby slippers for “The Wizard Of Oz.” It’s currently (as at September 2015) a cafe called Rise & Grind.

Innes Shoe Company, Hollywood Blvd 1922innes shoe company label

In this photo of the ruby slipper, we can see the “INNES” name:

Ruby Slipper from The Wizard of Oz made by the Innes Shoe Company

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7 responses to “Innes Shoe Company, corner of Hollywood Blvd. & Wilcox Ave. (1922 versus 2015)”

  1. Jean Hunter says:

    Love the quiet serenity of the 1922 pictures. Wonder what was next door to the shoe store? Would enjoy sitting under those shady awnings just taking in the empty street or working on a script for a silent film! Jean

  2. […] begins the conservator. The base of the shoe was a white, commercially produced model from the Innes Shoe Company, a manufacturer in the Los Angeles area that often supplied the movie industry. Costume designers […]

  3. James says:

    I used to work for Genesco… corporate office in Nashville…we owned innes… great high end shoe store

    • Ah, so they were high-end? I didn’t know that. Thanks for stopping by, James.

    • KEN RICHARDSON says:

      I work for Genesco from 1965 to 1975… in Nashville and LA at Innes Headquarters ..7th and Olive in DT. LA..when Innes was part of the Interstate Div of Genesco..buying for all the wesf coast stores from ’69 to ’73..alongside famous shoe dog Ted Geiger.. those were the days and at that time were considered moderate to higher end…especially out store on Rodeo Dr..which truthfully wasn’t that successful competing with the European designer labels.

    • KEN RICHARDSON says:

      I work for Genesco from 1965 to 1975… in Nashville and LA at Innes Headquarters ..7th and Olive in DT. LA..when Innes was part of the Interstate Div of Genesco..buying for all the wesf coast stores from ’69 to ’73..alongside famous shoe dog Ted Geiger.. those were the days and at that time were considered moderate to higher end…especially out store on Rodeo Dr..which truthfully wasn’t that successful competing with the European designer labels.

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