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Federico, The Shoeshine Boy

Federico was attracted by the oddity of Dick's "Sport Seat", a tripod cane that folds down into a small seat for watching golf games. It is great for touring museums when you want to stop but no seats of benches are available.

We discovered that Federico is in the eighth grade and shined shoes on the Plaza until his classes began in the afternoon. We had a pleasant conversation with him and he shined all our shoes. He really knows how to "pop" a rag and did an excellent job buffing up our dusty footwear.