Traveling sneaker exhibit highlights shoe
history
A traveling exhibit of nearly 200 pairs of sneakers has been
created by a 45-year-old Los Angeles County social worker.
James Moore, who calls his exhibit the California Sneaker
Museum, brought it Saturday to the Ahmanson Senior Citizen Center
in Exposition Park.
The exhibit features pie charts with athletic footwear market
shares, vintage advertisements and is an ode to the evolution of
sneakers.
“˜”˜(Kids) spend a lot of money on
sneakers,” Moore said. “˜”˜There’s a
history to sneakers, and I want kids and parents to see how this
evolved into a multibillion-dollar industry.”
The collection includes a 1930s pair of Red Ball basketball
sneakers, 1960s sneakers made by Goodyear and BF Goodrich and a
pair of silver Adidas KobeTwo sneakers.
“˜”˜It’s gone from an 1800s rubber-and-cloth
material Plimsoll to now there’s a specialty shoe for every
sport,” Moore said.
Tigers moved to sanctuary in Northern
California
COLTON “”mdash; The last seven tigers rescued from horrific
conditions at a San Bernardino County sanctuary have been moved to
their new home in Northern California.
The big cats were loaded onto three trailers Saturday for the
long drive to San Andreas, 70 miles southeast of Sacramento.
Thirty-two other tigers have already made the journey to the
spacious 10-acre sanctuary, operated by the Performing Animal
Welfare Society and built with $250,000 raised by the Fund for
Animals.
The felines will spend the rest of their lives among the
compound’s hills, trees, dens and swimming holes.
Compiled from Bruin wire services.