A pop cultural sensation that has turned bridges, rails or fences into a locksmith’s paradise has jumped across the Atlantic and to the Brooklyn Bridge. Locks of Love (candados del amor) or love locks have starting appearing on the Brooklyn Bridge over the last few years. The custom involves two lovers, a padlock and a fence or significant landmark of some kind. The subsequent bond of lock to fence symbolizes of course, eternal commitment. From Europe to North America, Asia to Oceania, dozens of love padlock sites now dot the globe. Now an international tradition, “love padlocks” began humbly in the 1980s in the Hungarian town of Pécs. The tradition didn’t seem to take off until the movie version of “Tre Metri Sopra il Cielo” came out in 2004. As per the story, a young man trying to win heart of a girl, tells her that there is a tradition of putting a padlock in an old bridge in Rome, and tossing the key in the river makes their love last forever. This started a new trend and couples began putting their locks onto a street lamp on Ponte Milvio. From what I could see people from around the world have left signs of their beloved devotion to each other on the Brooklyn Bridge for others to enjoy.