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 the [...]
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 thought [...]
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.
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