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Comments about shoe treeThere are 32 comments about "shoe tree"
janet: Hi Alma--Sorry, the name Rubin is not familiar (though I knew a Judy Kessler). But I certainly remember the fish store! (Thanks for reminding me that one needed to walk up a couple of...... Peter: im sure the cops would prefer it be used as a verb. you think that if the whole of the {nypd} got a little more action, they'd be a more humane and less aggressive bunch?...... Dick: The neighborhood during the early 40's was fabulous. PS 241 on President Street was new. In the schoolyard, softball center & right field were along the fence to the BMT trench. A home run hit...... ...just lookin for a job, lookin for a job...: OMG! I thought I lived in a pretty good place until I stumbled onto this site while surfing for nursing jobs in this area. I've been HappyInHutch for 30+ years and known about...... Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap!
Things just aint the same for todays traceurs,
Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs
Yamakasi and the Belle are aging,
The old traceurs, well they're all changing,
Making way for new...... D.Bennet-lived in 1943 apt 606: I grew up in the Henry Horner Holmes a.k.a. the Hornets i live in 1943 4 trey i also grew up with pharoah and laffy and that movie portrayed them as innocent fun loving children...... jack: at one time randalls was an adventurous place, dumps, weird people, but in the 70's they built apartments and a tram and now it's respectable. don't be afraid of times square, i worked at...... Dee: I was born in Bushwick in 1955. I left when I got married in 78. Bushwick was a really nice area until the mad exodus of the 60's everyone ran.Brodway was a great shopping area...... blueeyes: Last year, I moved from Williamsburg "Prime" (Bedford stop), where I lived happily but cautiously for 7 years. During that time my next door neighbor was held up at gunpoint at our front door (2005),...... lisabetta: Out here in California, I don't recall ever seeing it (even in the REALLY bad areas like Compton or East Palo Alto) until after the movie "Wag the Dog" came out--and now thety're everywhere! ...... autumn: Michele,gg, keep it up. I am educated to the PhD level but also have "street smarts". Worked 20 yrs. as a CPS Social Worker. My home & 1 acre of property are the sum total...... mug: yes the shoes over the powerline thing really is an international phenomenon - there are two pairs of shoes hanging high in my street in brisbane, australia, at the moment and now i some ideas...... Chris Erb: Ah, the Hart Shoe factory, I know thee well. last year from May to mid October I worked security in that building. You would be amazed as to what people do along...... Chris Erb: I didn't really go down on the Green until the fireworks. I was on the Northside visiting my girlfriend at work then came back over and bought a CD at Backstreet.
The fireworks wern't bad....... anon (cache-rtc-ad06.proxy.aol.com): Meye:
OMG! I was out last night pulling weeds in my flower garden when I spotted something walking up on me the right side from behind. At first I thought it was a big...... TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were...... white boy: I live in bushwick. I'm a "white boy" and I'm reminded dayly by my neighbors on my way to work, the grocery store, the laundromat... pretty much every time i leave the house. I have...... Boomer: I love the shoe tree.... joey: it certainly looks 'old world' there in montreal; european.
the picture of the nun with the payless shoe bag is my favorite. but why does she needs shoes? it looks like she is floating across that...... Elicar: Okay, can someone elucidate me on this American's seeming obsession or perhpas fascination with decorating their hydro lines, trees and stop light posts with old athletic shoes? What's wrong with Goodwill or Salvation Army?... GGP: damn, peter--that hamster story is an amazing tale of loss and redemption. You gotta be careful with shoes. I remember being warned in Taos (home of the brown recluse spider) and in Costa Rica (home...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I read your link to Charles the Hamster. Thanks man, for making me cry then shriek with glee in my office. There goes my street cred as being a badass.
And for God's sake, tie...... Peter: witnessed? every single pair of shoes ive ever worn out or ruined since living in {nyc} (which has been quite a number) has ended up atop a streetlamp, powerline or some other such thing... you...... Fred Schtiener: Yea, I was going to ask who's the chick in the white vest, somebody get that info ok?
Courier vs Jack Ass, well the courier should of talked to any passengers in hopes of them...... elias666: two idiots fighting in the street like idiots. i don't give a shit that the girl is riding a bike, asshats ride bikes and drive cars, as this BS clearly demonstrates.
...... jack: jamie its like this, when you go to buy shoes, you try them on first, dont you. so marriage is like a pair of shoes, you see a pair you like, you slip your...... DSK1: thats the dumbest question i've ever heard, john. why do people do walk down the street? why do people do the breaking wind? why do people do the wearing of socks under their shoes? sometimes...... jack: holoween is an ancient religious custom that shooed away evil spirits. it was for a remembrence of all those who died but to let their spirits go to GOD. children dressed up in...... elaine: anytime. i also thought about writing on to the posting that i had been to see patti smith one time and kicked off my shoes and gone home barefoot dancing and sining noisily and doubtless...... elaine: it's a fiction - as close as i get to fiction. the shoes were where they were on the street, but they were near 'god worshippers' who often leave stuff out for folk to have,...... from snopes.com: Legend: Old running shoes hanging from trees and power lines are 'gang signs.'
Origins: All across the United States, you'll encounter discarded shoes hanging from wires, poles, and trees. Theories as to...... jyk: there is a shoe tree in nevada it must have over 500 pairs of shoes on it. the shoe tree is in the middle of nowhere on u.s. 50, about 30-40 miles east of fallon......
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