Comments on: Shoes in the Sky http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/06/26/shoes-in-the-sky/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:35:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: D Allen http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/06/26/shoes-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3995 D Allen Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:39:41 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/06/26/shoes-in-the-sky/#comment-3995 I grew up in Philadelphia in the US and there was no reason, it was just something kids did. There may be some specific purpose but in Philly at least that would be the exception, not the rule. I grew up in Philadelphia in the US and there was no reason, it was just something kids did. There may be some specific purpose but in Philly at least that would be the exception, not the rule.

]]> By: Fin http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/06/26/shoes-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3925 Fin Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:12:53 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/06/26/shoes-in-the-sky/#comment-3925 Here in TO they're used to mark dealer territory. Here in TO they’re used to mark dealer territory.

]]> By: Chris Erb http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/06/26/shoes-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3879 Chris Erb Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:38:19 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/06/26/shoes-in-the-sky/#comment-3879 I've only seen shoes on power lines a couple times in Montreal (including a pair of shoes my friend retrieved from a line and still wears) and can't say it's something very common here. This is especially true when you compare Montreal to American cities such as Philadelphia which I visited a couple years ago and noticed that there were shoes on power lines everywhere! Some lines had as many as 10 pairs hanging from them! I’ve only seen shoes on power lines a couple times in Montreal (including a pair of shoes my friend retrieved from a line and still wears) and can’t say it’s something very common here. This is especially true when you compare Montreal to American cities such as Philadelphia which I visited a couple years ago and noticed that there were shoes on power lines everywhere! Some lines had as many as 10 pairs hanging from them!

]]> By: Neath http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/06/26/shoes-in-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-3878 Neath Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:16:34 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/06/26/shoes-in-the-sky/#comment-3878 It is interesting as to what the motivation may be. I have seen this maybe 5 or 6 times in Montreal, and that's just me. This is a bit different but check out these lost gloves. http://tomecat.com/madtimes/index.php/category/lost-gloves/ http://flickr.com/photos/jeffyoungstrom/sets/827365/ And a compilation of sources here, http://edenborough.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/lost-gloves/ It is interesting as to what the motivation may be. I have seen this maybe 5 or 6 times in Montreal, and that’s just me. This is a bit different but check out these lost gloves.
http://tomecat.com/madtimes/index.php/category/lost-gloves/

http://flickr.com/photos/jeffyoungstrom/sets/827365/

And a compilation of sources here,

http://edenborough.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/lost-gloves/

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