Freedom Enterprise, xv (Malloy’s Shoe Repair)

Identifier: DBB-ITM-02623
Source: Kendra D. Boyd, Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025). Pages: xv.
Source Type: Boyd Research Findings
Activity: shoe sales and shoe repair
Principal: Malloy’s Shoe Repair
Mentions: Malloy, Helen; Malloy, Lorenzo D.
Location: 3409 Hastings St
Transcript: Malloy’s Shoe Repair. Located at 3409 Hastings Street, this shop was operated by husband-and-wife team Lorenzo and Helen Malloy, who were originally from Alabama. Mrs. Malloy was a longtime member of the Detroit Housewives League, serving as its president and the organization’s historian. The Malloys were the foster parents of Betty Shabazz.
Title: Freedom Enterprise, xv (Malloy’s Shoe Repair)

Detroit Black Business