“It’s shoes everywhere,” Shekinah said. …

“It’s shoes everywhere,” Shekinah said. “I always tell Thaddeus it smells like feet. Shoes are literally everywhere.” Thad has that many. They’re in storage units in Brooklyn and Pods in Memphis. Some sit in rows upon rows of clear plastic shoe containers while others are in the protective care of relatives. Ask Young to estimate the tally on his shoe collection and he couldn’t begin to tell you. He lost count years ago. “I know it’s in the thousands,” he said.