Shoe Tree
The Shoe Tree in Morley Field, San Diego.[lower-alpha 1]
A Shoe Tree is a tree (or, occasionally, a powerline pole or other wooden object) that has been festooned with old shoes.[1] Shoe trees are generally located alongside a major local thoroughfare, and may have a theme (such as high-heeled shoes). There are currently at least forty-five such shoe trees in the United States,[2] and an undetermined number elsewhere.
Sardis Shoe Tree, Arkansas - Shown February 2017
List of current known shoe trees
- Shoe Tree: Cherokee, Alabama[3]
- Sardis Shoe Tree: Sardis, Arkansas[4]
- Bra Tree: Flagstaff, Arizona[5]
- Shoe Tree: Tonto Basin, Arizona[6]
- Shoe Tree Unloved by the Elderly: Big Bear Lake, California[7]
- Shoe Tree: Hallelujah Junction, California[8]
- Shoe Tree: Long Barn, California[9]
- Ono Shoe Tree: Ono, California[10]
- Shoe Tree: Ravendale, California[11]
- Shoe Tree: Rice, California[12]
- Shoe Tree: St. Simons Island, Georgia[13]
- Shoe Tree - Only 3 pairs: Kuna, Idaho[13]
- Shoe Tree: Highland Park, Illinois[14]
- Shoe Tree: Ottawa, Illinois[15]
- Shoe Tree: Woodstock, Illinois[16]
- Shoe Tree: Albany, Indiana[17]
- Shoe Tree: Milltown, Indiana[18]
- Shoe Tree: Troy, Indiana[19]
- Shoe Tree: Murray, Kentucky[20]
- Shoe Tree: Atlanta, Michigan[21]
- Shoe Tree - Cursed!: Belding, Michigan[22]
- Shoe Tree: Comins, Michigan[23]
- Shoe Tree: Kalkaska, Michigan[24]
- Shoe Tree: Salem, Michigan[25]
- Shoe Tree: Strongs, Michigan[26]
- Urban Shoe Tree: Minneapolis, Minnesota[27]
- Shoe Tree, High Heel Variant: Albuquerque, New Mexico[28]
- Shoe Tree: Beatty, Nevada[29]
- Shoe Tree: Virginia City, Nevada[30]
- Sneaker Tree - Shoe Trees: Lyndonville, New York[31]
- Shoe Tree: Bainbridge, Ohio[32]
- Shoe Tree: Cleveland, Ohio[33]
- Shoe Tree: Worthington, Ohio[13]
- Route 66 Shoe Tree: Stroud, Oklahoma[34]
- Shoe Tree: Alfalfa, Oregon[35]
- Shoe Tree in a Lovely Park: Beaverton, Oregon[36]
- Shoe Tree: Bend, Oregon[37]
- Shoe Tree Formerly in Redmond: Bend, Oregon[38]
- Shoe Tree: Mitchell, Oregon[39]
- Shoe Tree: Tumalo, Oregon[40]
- Dot's Mini Museum - Cowboy Boot Tree: Vega, Texas[41]
- Shoe Tree: Emery County, Utah[42]
- Shoe Tree: Hinckley, Utah[43]
- Shoe Trees: Park City, Utah[44]
- Shoe Tree: Green Bay, Wisconsin[45]
- Shoe Tree Junior: Sundance, Wyoming[46]
Notes
- ↑ The Shoe Tree in Frisbee Playground, Morley Field, San Diego fell down (allegedly on January 7, 2008, confirmed the following day), caused by a long period of rain.
References
- ↑ Shoe Trees. Roadside America.
- ↑ Roadside America. Search results for "shoe tree."
- ↑ "Cherokee, AL - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Sardis, AR - Sardis Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Flagstaff, AZ - Bra Tree".
- ↑ "Tonto Basin, AZ - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Big Bear Lake, CA - Shoe Tree Unloved by the Elderly".
- ↑ "Hallelujah Junction, CA - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Long Barn, CA - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Ono, CA - Ono Shoe Tree (Gone)".
- ↑ "Ravendale, CA - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Rice, CA - Shoe Tree".
- 1 2 3 "Shoe Trees".
- ↑ "Highland Park, IL - Shoe Tree (Gone)".
- ↑ "Ottawa, IL - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Woodstock, IL - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Albany, IN - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Milltown, IN - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Troy, IN - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Murray, KY - Shoe Tree (Gone)".
- ↑ "Atlanta, MI - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Belding, MI - Shoe Tree - Cursed!".
- ↑ "Comins, MI - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Kalkaska, MI - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Salem, MI - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Strongs, MI - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Minneapolis, MN - Urban Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Albuquerque, NM - Shoe Tree, High Heel Variant".
- ↑ "Beatty, NV - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Virginia City, NV - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Lyndonville, NY - Sneaker Tree - Shoe Trees".
- ↑ "Bainbridge, OH - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Cleveland, OH - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Stroud, OK - Route 66 Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Alfalfa, OR - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Beaverton, OR - Shoe Tree in a Lovely Park".
- ↑ "Bend, OR - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Bend, OR - Shoe Tree Formerly in Redmond".
- ↑ "Mitchell, OR - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Tumalo, OR - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Vega, TX - Dot's Mini Museum - Cowboy Boot Tree".
- ↑ "Emery County, UT - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Hinckley, UT - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Park City, UT - Shoe Trees".
- ↑ "Green Bay, WI - Shoe Tree".
- ↑ "Sundance, WY - Shoe Tree Junior".
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