Comments on: Sneaker Ornaments

By: khutchinson

khutchinson — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:36:33 +0000

Jonelle I know that is common thing throught the city mostly in the more urban areas, but I strongly doubt if they do this in other states.

By: jreynolds

jreynolds — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:06:26 +0000

i have never actually seen this in real life but im sure i have on television. Does this only happen in New York or is it a national thing?

By: khutchinson

khutchinson — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:53:44 +0000

This is common in my area too. But, people do it to show respect for the dead or if the person got hit by a car in the neighborhood too. I guess it is some sort of decreation for the area. LOL!

By: Matty V

Matty V — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:05:36 +0000

I think that when sneakers die they don’t go to Heaven, but on top of light poles or train stations in this case.

By: tjose

tjose — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:17:27 +0000

I never understood the reason behind putting a sneaker on the wire. I also saw that on Vh1’s White Rapper Show. I think that is to signify a loss in the neighborhood. Everytime someone was eliminated they had to give back the sneakers that were thrown to hang on the wire.

By: Sthomas

Sthomas — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:31:34 +0000

People are always looking for a way to make a statement or to be remembered. Whether it’s by carving a message on a tree or leaving a foot print on wet cement. I believe that young people hang their shoes as a way to express themseleves.

By: jcassermere

jcassermere — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:02:40 +0000

As VH1’s “The White Rapper Show” believes, it’s just another thing people in the hood do. It probably had some significance in the past, but now I think it’s just something people see and emulate.

By: Venessa Strachan

Venessa Strachan — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:44:02 +0000

I’ve always heard that people hung the senakers of children who were hit by cars on that particular corner. I’m not sure where I heard this from either, but who knows?

By: rjohnson

rjohnson — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:19:51 +0000

I always believe that the reason why they do that was because someone died. When a person in the neighborhood died they hung their sneakers over the electric wires. I don’t know where exactly I got that from but that was what I believed. But that could be a myth.