Archive for March, 2007
Shoefiti Strikes Raleigh
A writes from Raleigh recalled a recent night on the town at 2:30am: It was 2:30 am… – Pseudotect’s blog As I turned the corner onto Flint, my headlights revealed what appeared to be a block party. The street was completely saturated with youth, drunk youth, high youth, tripping youth. I also realized that there [...]
Published by admin on March 31st, 2007 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strike London, England
Menacing geezers after my Nikon, Pedley Street (off Brick Lane) + Shoe Tree Originally uploaded by Patrick John Quinn. Patrick John Quinn spotted a shoe tree along Pedley Street in London, and offers some interesting takes on the the people in the area.
Published by admin on March 30th, 2007 tagged General | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes Helsinki, Finland
Patriotic shoes Originally uploaded by dronir. A great shot of shoefiti next to the Finnish state flag atop the House of Estates in Helsinki. Is this a message to the government?
Published by admin on March 29th, 2007 tagged General | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes Maine
Not sure what this says, but I’m pretty sure it’s in Chinese referring to shoes hanging from trees in Maine: 生活在缅因: 破解鞋子之谜 昨天下午和可可在老镇公园里玩，看到一棵树上挂了一双鞋子。 以前在哥伦布的时候， 后门口的电话线上也挂有一双鞋。 潜意识里觉得这可能跟玩笑或恶作剧有关，没有深究过。 今天在网上查了查，发现这也是困惑了不少人的一个谜， 至今没有定解。 以下是一些给出的答案，正可谓仁者见仁，智者见智：
Published by admin on March 29th, 2007 tagged Shoes in Trees | Comment now »
Shoe Tree at Philly Flower Show
Jenny Reeder shares her experiences at the Philadelphia Flower Show, but was taken aback by the shoe tree in the Irish flower displays: Tender Mercies: March Madness, or Spring Break JennyReeder style This show was amazing–apparently it’s on the list of 1,000 things to do in your lifetime. The theme was Ireland, so many of [...]
Published by admin on March 18th, 2007 tagged Shoes in Trees | Comment now »
Washington Ave Shoe Tree in 1983
Rocketgirl digs into the archives to find a 24 year old photo of the shoe tree on the University of Minnesota campus: Fragile Days, Snowy Nights – Rocketgirl This is the view from the other side of the Washington Avenue Bridge; it’s what I see when I walk to class in the mornings. You can [...]
Published by admin on March 17th, 2007 tagged Shoes in Trees | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes Las Vegas
A young Arizonan discovers shoefiti in Las Vegas while on vacation: My Terrific Twosome: Flying Shoes! We went to Vegas last Saturday and as we were walking along the strip Hunter asked “Why are those shoes flying?” Ryan and I looked up and there were shoes hanging over the telephone wire. I love how Hunter [...]
Published by admin on March 16th, 2007 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Shoes Hung News Crack Selling Locations?
An Ottowa, Ontario, Canada blogger, a_dawn, mentions shoefiti near her home and proposes some theories on why they’re there based on some research she’s done. Commenters on her site offer additional theories. Memories in Progress – There are two pairs of children’s white running shoes hung over a wire about two blocks from me. According [...]
Published by admin on March 15th, 2007 tagged Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
Shoefiti Marks “Fallen Soldiers”
Poetic Java correlates shoes with “Fallen Soldiers,” a term given to people killed on the streets of New York. Does Shoefiti memorialize dead Bronx residents? Poetic Java: Fallen Soldiers Last night, driving back through New York, I got my answer. Somewhere in the Bronx, in a dark and lonely alleyway, if you looked straight up [...]
Published by admin on March 14th, 2007 tagged Shoefiti Mentions, Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes Melbourne, Australia
Leewoo discovers shoefiti near her home in Melbourne, Australia: One example of the many pairs of shoes hanging on power lines near my house. This post brought to you by: Do you love shoes? Are you looking for the best in dress shoes? If you have an importing event to go to, and you want [...]