Bata shoes
December 27, 2023
Thomas and Sonja Bata Founder of Bata Shoes and Museum
On my damp walk at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, I discovered the unique grave of shoe manufacturer and museum founders, Thomas and Sonja Bata. Born in the Czech Republic, Thomas Bata learned the shoe business from his father, who owned a successful manufacturing company. Tragically, Thomas’s father passed away when Thomas was only 17, […]