Various types of tennis shoes hanging from a power line in Detroit Michigan USA
Various types of tennis shoes hanging from a power line in Detroit Michigan USA by James D Coppinger Dembinsky Photo Associates When shoes are seen hanging from power lines in urban areas it is usually indicative of gang-related activity, marked boundaries or turf, or indicates that cocaine and/or other drugs are available for purchase. However, in other times and places, the hanging of shoes in trees or over power lines also had other meanings and little or no relationship to gangs, drugs, or murder.
Size: 3168px × 4752px
Location: Detroit Michigan USA
Photo credit: © James D Coppinger/Dembinsky Photo Associates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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