Shoe Tree, 1983

Shoe Tree, 1983
View from the Washington Avenue Bridge, looking across the Mississippi.

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Any ideas on the story behind the shoe tree?
Officially, no one knows how it got started. Unofficial lore has it that kids toss their shoes in the tree when they lose their virginity.

I like to think that someone planted a seed inside a sneaker, and this is just what sprouted up.

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