-Great talent. He used to give me a bit of a lecture though. “Bring the shoes in before they get like this. Don’t walk on them that way.”
He also lived on George St as a neighbour.
Good old days.
-Mr. Sienko was the only one that I would ever let sharpen my skates. He was the best...
-me too. So how come your skates worked better than mine did?
-took the Raider's Skates there after practice to be picked up for game day, he knew every player likes and dislikes on their sharping. He knew them by their skates I did not even need to tell him :) He was awesome, great shoe repairs also :)
-Yes, I remember him! He put new heels on our shoes, and "clickers" on the heels so they didn't wear down. I can remember the leather smell of his shop, and that he was a nice man.
-I remember him . Sharpened our skates many times !
- Great guy.
-Thanks for all the kind memories of my Grandad. He was such a great man. So gentle kind, a wonderful gardener as well.
- I grew up in town and my parents always took our shoes to him
I always went with my dad cause yr grandad was so nice and when I grew up I often stopped in to just say hi. He was loved and respected by many. Yr grandmother as well. They told us wonderful stories and even taught us a lot.😍
-thank you. They were very special. I never realized how much he impacted the community.
-used him all the time to sharpen his skates as well Dave.Remember him fondly.
-I remember him!!
- I still remember the smell of the shop. Spent many hours watching Grandad work. Sometimes he would give me a coin or two to spend on Penny Candy at Joe's Tuck Shop next door.
-and remember spotting the coins that fell into the air vent on the floor. 😊
Plus, we always had good skates.
- oh yeah!! I was always good at finding money lol especially around the parking meters at Spring thaw.
- Nice man...
-I would love to see a picture of the the big shoe that was in the front window.
- I remember him well and the smell of his store.A very sweet man.
-Such a great memory taking my brothers skates there or shoes to get fixed and then taking them to Mr Taggart to get their hair cut. Great memories.
- did you get your Bauer Supremes hand fitted by Mr. Sienko? He sold them at cost because we played for the Raiders,
-I switched from CCM Tacks first year Midget to Bauer Supremes and never wore anything but Bauer’s
- i forgot my skates once and i knew where Mr Sienko lived and he went with me to his shop and opened his store on a Sunday morn. so i could play that afternoon, he was a super supporter of the Raiders!
-he was such a fantastic person. Loved going into the store and talking with him.
-Went to school with his son Richard
-Where was he born?
-Poland
- In the shop many times. Nice man.
It's a dying art in our throw away society. Don't have a shoe repair in Simcoe.
-Great memory
-Remember him so well, and that leather smell. Great Memories. Yes!
-Great skate sharpener
-Used his services to fix many pairs of shoes
-Loved him. He was such a character snd good man.
-Sharpen my skates.
-Wow..I can vividly recall seeing him look just like that when you'd walk in the door. Very pleasant man, he took great pride in his workmanship..something hard to find these days..👞👟👠👡👢👍
- I remember him!!!!Lovely man!!
-I had nothing but respect for Mr. Sienko. We took our shoes and skates to him, always. I remember him and his wife from church...Maple Avenue. And one night at his house I had my first taste of dandelion wine.....which I think he made.
- I will have to ask my Mom about that!! I don't ever remember alcohol at their house but I was just a kid. Interesting 😃
-my mom has just clarified this story. It was made by a polish lady who lived on Windsor Road. She would visit grandad in the store to speak in polish.
-Never missed looking for that big shoe...:)
- The guy in georgetown market place is very skilled and super good guy. Just saying if you need a place to go now 😉
-Great craftsman!
-He fixed many a shoe for me 😊
-Mr Sienko's shop was the only place to get your skates sharpened properly. There was a rumour that the Leafs wanted him to work for them. He would scrape the blade across his finger nail to show you how sharp they were. Nice man!
-Wow! That goes back a ways. Yes to the skate sharpening and the shoes, he also did additional holes in your belts.... often had a little story to tell and was a great man!
-What a legacy -- there are probably thousands of us out there who have warm memories of this incredibly decent man !
-Janet's grandpa let us play shoe shop and skate shop in his shop -while he fixed the shoes we would try them on -hence all the shoes in my closet now -right Janet?
- anything is possible. We sure had fun in the back of the store.😊
-Awsome man, sharpened my skates too!! Great leather repair too!!
-I also remember him
-Always friendly and the only place to get custom leather work done well and priced reasonably
- I took this photo of "POP" Sienko, and many others in His store. He let me work on shoes sometimes. Always remember Him fondly.
-do you still have those pic Robert Ollivier? just wondering if you have one of the store front and maybe the shoe
-I have all my Dad's slides. I need to go through them to see what there is. I organized them so far by the year. Many treasured pictures of Georgetown through the years.
-Awesome <3
- he did my skates
-HIS daughter and my brother went out to geather for a while //
-That would be my Mom. She mentioned dating a hayes . LOL
-Our family went there all the time for new heels or soles on our good shoes. Loved that distinctive leathery smell in the shop. Wonderful hard working people.