Working at the Rio Grande

I didn't know either until a few years ago. I'm sure in some places it's just bullies or something. I looked into it and while there are some places in the world where dangling shoes marks an occasion (like the end of the school year, or those weird shoe trees that seem to exist just ...because....), the shoes hanging around here let you know there's a dealer in the area. The color of the shoe, or the type of shoe can indicate what drug is being sold. I think eventually the shoes are cut down, but I've never seen someone take them down. They just disappear eventually.