He's the heart and sole of Huntington

Andrea Sorrentino has literally followed in his father’s footsteps. Growing up in the small Neapolitan town of Poggiomarino, Italy, Sorrentino was 7 when his father, Pasquale, began teaching him the art of shoemaking. For 35 years, Andrea’s Shoe Repair has been a mainstay in downtown Huntington. “I don’t get bored because I know what I do,” he explains. “That’s my trade. I never changed one day since I came to this country or in Italy.” Credit: Jeffrey Basinger