AUSTIN — T.C. McCoy sits inside the Shine King on Austin’s Central Avenue — but he doesn’t want his shoes shined.
McCoy has brought hundreds of pairs of shoes to the shop during the more than 50 years he has patronized it, staff said. But on this August morning, he just wanted to sit, chat and enjoy the vibes.
“I like coming here. I like interchanging with people,” McCoy said as he leaned back against a wall of the shop. A poster honoring the shop’s late founder, James Cole, hung above him. They were close, and Cole grew to know McCoy’s family…