Comments on: Love Lock Epidemic Spreads, Amidst Growing Controversy

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:28:21 +0000

In reply to colleen. Yes, Colleen. There is a non-profit called "Locks of Love."

By: colleen

colleen — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:23:53 +0000

Silly me! I’ve been hearing of love locks for year and thought it refered to locks of human hair donated for making wigs for cancer patients.

By: Raquel

Raquel — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:24:35 +0000

I have been to Paris several times and have never seen the locks. It is good to know there are other places to see this, I am going to have to add it to my bucket list. I personally love the opportunity when people can “put their mark” at a public location as long as it is family-friendly. However, I can see where it would be annoying if it was near where I lived.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 05:34:10 +0000

Very neat stuff, I wonder if there are any lock bridges in Sydney Australia.

By: Muza-chan

Muza-chan — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:48:11 +0000

So cool…

By: Graefyl

Graefyl — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:18:11 +0000

I’d heard of these, but not seen any. Not sure what to think of the idea.

By: Suki F

Suki F — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:53:32 +0000

I know that it a fun romantic thing but I would be annoyed if I started seeing lots and lots of them ruining our monuments. Complicated issue!

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:36:11 +0000

In reply to Jean | Holy Smithereens. Agree, Jean. Paris is so beautiful that a stroll almost anywhere turns out to be pretty romantic:-l

By: Jean | Holy Smithereens

Jean | Holy Smithereens — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:33:09 +0000

I’ve been to the love lock bridge in Paris and I have to say I found it quite unromantic. I remember wishing I was a padlock vendor there for sure I won’t be out of business. And using the proven emotion factor, its not a surprise it’s a hit. I’m afraid I don’t have a better suggestion… whatever happened to the good old exploring the city together, strolling along the park hand in hand, then sit under a tree…K-I-S-S-I-N-G haha 🙂

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:34:34 +0000

In reply to Sheryl. That is a funny phenomenon that happens often. You aren't aware of something and then when you are, you see it all over!:-)

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:33:51 +0000

In reply to Cameron. Thanks for visiting! This was originally a "short" I wrote for the Chicago Tribune so I didn't have a chance to dig into history. I appreciate your adding that information. Seems like the "City of Love" is totally overwhelmed with these locks.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 11:19:03 +0000

These are all fairly new Occurrences, but unfortunately you have missed the first ever one, which is in Riga, Latvia, and has locks dating back to the turn of the century, and of which the entire city is extremely proud, however it only exists on one bridge. Hungary has a long history of them, as does Verona, as you mention, but it is a relatively new phenomenon in Paris. I have also seen them in Cambodia and Israel. Nice story though

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 02:31:44 +0000

I must be living under a rock (or maybe under a bridge?) . While in Venice recently, I saw the locks on the Rialto Bridge and had NO idea what they were…then as soon as I got home, I started hearing about them all over the place.

By: Karen Warren

Karen Warren — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:16:16 +0000

I first saw these locks in Verona many years ago – Verona is of course the home of those iconic lovers, Romeo and Juliet! The custom seems to have spread to many other places now.