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Brand profile
Shoe Gallery
Family-owned Miami sneaker and streetwear retailer, trading since 1979, stocking Nike, Jordan, New Balance and Asics releases plus apparel and accessories.
MiamiOrigin
UnisexFocus
StreetwearStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Shoe Gallery
A retailer, not a label
Shoe Gallery is a Miami shop stocking Nike, Jordan, adidas, New Balance, Asics, Saucony and Timberland, plus apparel, hats and accessories — not its own clothing line.
Family-run since 1979
Founded by Cuban emigre Abram Waserstein in Downtown Miami and joined by his son Jaime in 1985, it is now at 1060 NE 79th Street.
Limited releases and Caribbean buying
The store handles limited sneaker releases, and its buy has long reflected Caribbean shoppers through brands like Clarks, Kangol, Travel Fox and Bally.
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Brand facts
Shoe Gallery is a family-run Miami sneaker and streetwear retailer founded in 1979 by Abram Waserstein, a Cuban emigre who rebuilt his shoe business in Downtown Miami after leaving Cuba. His son Jaime joined in 1985 and widened the buy with Clarks, Kangol, Travel Fox and Bally for Caribbean shoppers. The shop now stocks Nike, Jordan, adidas, New Balance, Asics, Saucony and Timberland alongside apparel, hats and accessories, and handles limited releases. Current listings place the store at 1060 NE 79th Street.
- Founded
- 1979
- Origin
- Miami, United States
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Streetwear, Skatewear, Athleisure / Sportswear