iedei Posted November 29, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted November 29, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) well at least it is in my neighbourhood (Williamsburg). Shoes being tossed onto overground wires. Â M8.1 with Chiyoko Kogaku Super Rokkor 50mm F1.8 (ISO 640, 1/15 @ F1.8) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 29, 2012 Posted November 29, 2012 Hi iedei, Take a look here a brooklyn tradition.... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Timmyjoe Posted November 29, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted November 29, 2012 Used to do that in Astoria Queens. You'd wear them out, tie the laces together, and toss them up. Thanks for the memory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share #3 Â Posted November 29, 2012 Used to do that in Astoria Queens. You'd wear them out, tie the laces together, and toss them up. Thanks for the memory. Â i guess i should have said "NYC tradition"! i should have known this happens in other neighbourhoods......whenever i leave the city and take a taxi back to my place from the airport, the sight of shoes hanging off wires is always a reality check that i'm back in the city! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likalar Posted December 1, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted December 1, 2012 In SF, sneakers on the wire reportedly marks a location where drugs are available for purchase. Â Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share #5  Posted December 2, 2012 In SF, sneakers on the wire reportedly marks a location where drugs are available for purchase.  Larry  ha! very interesting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indina Posted December 2, 2012 Share #6  Posted December 2, 2012 Seen here in Hamburg (Germany) as well.  Of course there's a website for it: http://www.shoefiti.com  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted December 3, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted December 3, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I hope the shoes weren't some one's brand new Nike Air Flight shoes that cost over 100 dollars US that someone threw up out of meanness. Â Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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