Hanging shoes from power lines indicates there is illegal drugs for sale in that area.

That's a myth. You can think they're ugly, but you don't need to further the fallacy.

@Brendan fallacy or not there has been activity in that area in the past. They need to be taken down simply because they are ugly just like graffiti is ugly.

Really Brendan?! Everyone knows what that symbolizes and I don't know about you, when I don't need my shoes anymore I throw them out or donate them. I don't toss them on the power line at the corner of my street. Just sayin'.
They should be taken down for the simple fact they are an eyesore and if they aren't symbolizing drug sales then they could possibly be bringing people to that area in search of the what the "myth" implies.

The symbol is made up junk so that people think cities are terrifying places. This is a public forum and if people are going to trot out stupid myths that make my neighborhood appear to be a terrifying place, I'm going to call them out on it. I'm also going to call them out because I don't like the notion that someone throwing shoes on a wire is going to be considered a drug dealer.

Taking them down is fine, but we don't need to garbage commentary to go along with it.

Can you please provide the address and the name of the street with the sneakers on wire.

It's not at an address. It's at the intersection of New Britain Av and Giddings St. You can't miss it.

Case# 67914 has been created and reported to the corresponding department.

Thank you for contacting Hartford's 311.

People deal drugs right in front of my house at all hours of the day. There are no shoes up on the powerlines.

This issue has been closed.

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