Only ever see this in films set in American ghettoes, but here they are in Thornbury. And they're old Converse...
This photo has turned out to be strangely popular, it is rated as my most interestingnessed. Bizarre
Turns out that a few other folks have some hanging shoes nearby too:
jachi
Helen Morgan
Anyone got any more?
And I found Flickr groups:
Shoes on Powerlines
High-flung shoes
Shoes on Telephone Lines
the doubtful guest, Fettes Vette, Christine Lebrasseur, Felix42 contra la censura, and 28 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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communicatrix 50 months ago | reply
Love this! Thanks for the license.
Lachlan Hardy 50 months ago | reply
No worries :) Thanks for letting me know you've used it!
australianpolicyonline 34 months ago | reply
Thanks from Australian Policy Online. This pic is our feature image (with attribution) for APO's Creative Economy section for about a week from 22 July 2010. See www.apo.org.au/creative-economy (illustrating a report called ‘Realising universal communications').
APO is a non profit website making the latest Australian social policy research available to the public. Thank you for listing your image with a Creative Commons license.
Lachlan Hardy 34 months ago | reply
Cool! Thanks for letting me know!