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Ashley: I really think you have to look at these photos in context. You have crime in every city - but unless it's shown to you on a platter you never really realize it. It reminds......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories By Alan Kupperberg Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Urban Neighbourhood: Gentrification is one of those things that you either love or hate. The debate on it tends to be very polarized, but cities are not going to oppose it because it means higher property taxes......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

hobson: yeah in parts of essex county life is like that.. newark is getting calmer, and the smaller cities like e.o., and orange, and especially irvington are getting worse and worse. just clowns with no common......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

ImpMyHyde from Kansas: Scott, I have been to Belleville a couple of times. The last was when I stopped there I was passing through but did get to see the Visitor’s Center. There isn't another one like it in......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Andrew: How is situation in other cities in Norway? ...

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Bea K.: Just goes to prove there's good and bad 'no matter where we live' and that includes Bushwick. For those who've moved on to "safer areas" (whatever that constitutes these days, as I most certainly 'don't'......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

mike: im from the philippines, and i think all cities are awesome, specially shanghai and dubai with its fast growing rise of structures. Also the Global city in Taguig is developing fast. i heard the Tallest bldg......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

I must be boring and illiterate: Apparently since I was raised and educated in Belleville I am an illiterate and boring person. I left Belleville like all young people, went to college, worked in Manhattan for 8 years and decided......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Billie: I live in Florida, my boyfriend lives in Tarrytown. The first time I saw this site it brought back sad memories of my own. My mother, father, uncles and friends all worked in factories in......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Tony (47): As a frequent worldwide traveller (what with being an airline pilot) it's definitely been my experience that in many Canadian cities (Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary) that the number of down-and-outs / bums / druggies / alcoholics......

in response to: Drugs, Drugs, Drugs by ksedge

OU student: Driving through a city and taking a few pictures of the shittiest hotel you could have possibly roomed in during your one-night stay off the highway is a pretty idiotic way to judge a place.......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Lp: Reading all these Stories on here really piss me off! Everyone is saying that they moved away to make a better life for theirselves/family and say how much of a "Hell-Hole" kensington is. i was......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

Chris : First of all Toronto is hated on by all Canadians outside of the Golden Horse Shoe. One of the main reasons why is,....... the Toronto Maple Losers!!!!!!!!. It's a hockey country and the leafs used......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

living in Hutchinson: Wow. Interesting website. I would like to comment too. I live in Hutchinson. I have been here my entire life. I moved to big cities in other states for a few......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

surviving: hutch is safer than a lot of big cities, and the commute to work is not so bad,(hour wait traffic jams etc.) I have traveled and it"s not fun to set ,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Matt T: For all the Sao Paolo doubters - I've had the incredible luck to have been to most of the top ten cities and none of them is as staggeringly impressive from the air as Sao......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

jack: REMINDS ME OF THE HUMAN ZOO ON THE PLANET PYTHIAN. sorry about the caps, but when i was captured by the pythians and taken to their planet there was a zoo and we humans......

in response to: Life Sentence by NWhyC

Who Cares for Kensington: I'll leave race out of my comments and will continues to focus on the radical change of culture and values. The changes are what thay are and I am sure that the government nor activists......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

adr: im not gonna read any of these comments, all i know is that the pics were all of one area by the old hospital, not the church, i dont know what year, but now they......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

serlingrod: This is great. I love when people love their cities!...

in response to: I Love Mpls by Tyfoid Kid

Peter: i noticed the rear-view shots; nice technique. they threw me at first as everything wasnt in reverse. tricky! i love these little series that are borne from the everyday banal stuff... whether it be passing through......

in response to: McBuffin by EvilGentleman

voice of reason: Everyone anywhere can either make the most or least out of any situation. The US medical care system is the worst of any advanced nation. You do not need to say your hospital......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Jamie: I generated a couple more which turned out quite pretty also [[img:28228]] All time authors... [[img:28229]] ..and all time cities...

in response to: This Month On Citynoise by Jamie

Hutchinson Escapee: I'm not a religious person, but if there is a town in this county that truly is cursed, it's hutchinson, KS. The corruption at the judicial level is staggering. The forces that be actually got the......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

anon (12.130.9.139): CAN I PLEASE GET SOME BOSTON LOVE HERE? While population wise it's smaller than a bunch of U.S. Cities, we deffinately have top 5 skyline potential (for U.S.A.)...

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Kyle: Only in AMERICA,==In 2008, Do We know have so many prude's verbally speaking out, attempting to perpetuate the FAULTS idea the Penis is Bad or shamefully , or nakedness is shamfull....that is simply for......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

hugglez924: I have lived in Hutchinson nearly all my life and it is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. My children are grown and dont plan on moving to any other town.......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

MrBrenzo: Hutchinson Kansas is a boring place, if you are a boring person. I lived in Hutch until I was 15 and remember it fondly. the state fair only happens once a year, but it was......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

M.Scott: We have raised our family in Belleville, and have happily enjoyed all the benefits of this small town for nearly 50 yrs. I have lived in the cities..and wouldn't trade the security,peace and friendliness for......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: The picture is OF San Francisco. After all, what cities besides San Francisco would stencil "San Francisco Public works" on their wooden barriers? The pastel colours and what looks like the telltale stair-like outline of slightly......

in response to: Where in the World is Jack? by jack

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Cathy Tarkowski Grant: Belleville Kansas is full of potential with many creative artisans and entrepreneurs. It also is ripe for development with the Republican River running nearby, beautiful old 81 highway running north of town with it's......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Me: The crime in Hutch is nothing compared to other cities. Crime is everywhere,in every town or city and thats just the way the world is today. I still feel much safer living here than I......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

yeah yeah: i think its amazing how people are suggesting that jacksonville should become like miami or orlando in order to become more "entertaining"... havent any of you people taken a walk around outside or a swim......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

RAY ALAN: I have lived in jacksonville fla. all my life 51yrs. to be exact.First I cant belive Jacksonville fla. is being called a small town because there est.800,000 people reside here and it is......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Joe Seeking Contact: Check the current demographics on Elkin school and it is evident that the neighbor hood makeup has changed. Just like Kensington was wonderful to us as kids, so it is today for the current residents.......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Cityplanner: Top 5 Canadian cities: Toronto: Toronto has so many skysrapers and so many of them that you will break you're neck trying to look up at them. Montreal: Montreal is probably the nicest in all of Canada......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Stormbash: Im Australian so my top 15 is going to be mostly Auzzie cities. TOP 15 1)Shanghai 2)Gold Coast 3)Seattle 4)Melbourne 5)Hong Kong 6)Sydney 7)Brisbane 8)Toronto 9)Chicago 10)Perth 11)Vancouver 12)Singapore 13)New York 14)Auckland 15)Frankfort...

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Outside observer: I had a chance to recently visit the fine city of Hutch for a job interview. I would say that the city faces many of the same issues that other cities face in the mid-west.......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

imon: jacksonville has a cove ,yeah its looking decent,yes its trying to compete with other major cities,but it is a racist city ,it has the good ol' boy mentality, paysucksno matter what you say, housing might......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Edward: The tiles originally appeared in Philadelphia. The tagger is widely thought to live about 22nd and Walnut Streets. In philadelphia there are hundreds of the tags as well as newer ghost like creatures(think strawbery, vanilla,......

in response to: Toynbee Tiles by Cosmo

Tex: Well, you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you want to make more money and have a wider choice of things to do, then the larger cities are the place to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Paul: I live in downtown Toronto and I think our downtown is quite impressive, with the coloured lights on the Skydome and CN Tower it really enhances the night view and the Royal Bank Plaza glitters......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

??: If Hutchinson is so great than why is the population shrinking rather than growing? The facts are simple, cities grow that people want to live in, cities shrink when people want to leave them. Try......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

anon (pool-71-185-135-39.phlapa.east.verizon.net): right on, man. this was my first trip as well. my buddy and I took a week off work to just wander the streets. functioning cities like Chicago really mine to shame. i'll post more......

in response to: Pilsen by serlingrod

me: The cost of living is much higher in larger cities compared to smaller cities in most cases,so a person has to make more money to cover the higher costs of housing,gas,groceries,etc. But hey,overall I agree......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

re: me: No it is not happening everywhere in the USA. I have lived in large cities for the last 20 years and my prosperty and job income has always been better in a larger town......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Re hutch native: If you want to make good money, you have to move to the bigger cities, and I've lived in several large cities and couldn't be happier. If Hutchinson is so great than why is......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

hutch native: Good one - for your information, "Mommy and Daddy" are no longer on this earth and I've been supporting myself for the past 20 years. So are you saying that the "real world" only consists......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Re hutch native: Sounds like somebody that couldn't make it in the real world of work of the big cities, so they had to come back home to mommy and daddy at home. ...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

hutch native: I can't believe this website. Absolutely amazing that so many people have taken the time to rant and rave about how terrible Hutch is. I grew up in Hutch, graduated from Hutch High in 1984......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Fort: There are a lot more boring cities in the US. Norman has become really big right now, with all the new developments. I'm surprised to come across this blog entry....

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Jacob: Really, no-one? ok.. moscow! it might be better to put in nicest cities... because its skyline isnt huge... but a mix of tsarist, soviet, modern architecture is amazing. The old orthodox cathedrals infront of a soviet......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

EvilGentleman: El, since they were government-funded homes originally intended for the families of veterans returning from WWII, it is most unfortunate that the government decided to stop funding them. If you look at the comments in the......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

ahh a ghost: heres my list of the top 10! (im from the chicago-land area) First off, all you dallas-houston and toronto-montreal people fighting, shut the hell up. 1.Tokyo, Japan- to me, every picture i see of tokyo looks great.......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

grad: I agree calgary has the second best but this pic. does not do it justice as a pic from the sait campus gives it a more dense look as it slopes toward the river where......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Hunter: My, my, you fellows (Tex, Noname, and former Hutchinsonite) have certainly grown suddenly very touchy. You raise so many points with so much overlap I'll try to answer by point, rather than address each correspondent......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

CE: Wow! that street is filthy! The amount of trash on the streets seems to be one of the biggest differences I've seen between Canadian and American cities. Even in my neighbourhood in Montreal,......

in response to: Keep Bushwick Clean & Rats Out by Peter

anon (206-248-159-228.dsl.teksavvy.com): Wow! that street is filthy! The amount of trash on the streets seems to be one of the biggest differences I've seen between Canadian and American cities. Even in my neighbourhood in Montreal,......

in response to: Keep Bushwick Clean & Rats Out by Peter

Tex Re: Hunter: Hunter, I'm tired of you giving out false statements. As I said before, I did not come up with the crime statistics, they came from the F.B.I. You can review them at this......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Hunter: I'm back again, and will comment again on Tex's "statistics". Tex your reply to my criticism of your use of crime statistics was simply to attribute the data to the FBI, but I did not......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

unknown: half or at least a quarter of this grafitti is legal work wich was done with property owners permission. about the vandalism aspect of graffiti.. hamilton has used moey from grats and from the cities......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

Ken: This town sure looks pretty crappy., I'm just glad I live in the worlds most exciting cities Montreal, Quebec, Canada...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex Re: Hunter: Hunter, I also noticed you didn't comment on these statistics: Hutchinson compared to Kansas state average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. House age above state average. (Which means......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex : Oh, But despite all of the above, Hutch is a nice safe place to live........NOT!! According to the 2003 FBI crime statistics. Arson = 2.89 times the national average (why?, people are setting their homes and businesses......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Giddie: I request at least a post of one city in Sub-Saharan Africa at least Nairobi which has a nice skyline in African standards. Despite having some weird shanties in the outskirts, Nairobi downtown area has......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Achiever: I like living in Hutchinson; however, it has shrunk. When my family moved here in 1980 there were more than 50,000 residents in the city, not the whole county. Because of our wonderful city government,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

anon 2: This is a bit of a late response, but for people who wander across this later.... I grew up in New York City and San Francisco. When I was in Las Vegas, I made a......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

RD: Does anyone here remember Bobby Fischer? He lived at 560 Lincoln Pl (corner of Franklin) during the 50's when he was becoming a chess prodigy. I saw him a lot because my Brooklyn Eagle route......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

chitown chillin: i'm from chicago, and for a country that has just about twice as many people as the state of illinois (and only about ten times the number of folks in my city) your cities are......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Evinrude: Jeeff, Income taxes are Higher in this state than many others. Infact, some states don't even have income tax. Please notice I said "STATE" when refer to income taxes. I was comparing Kansas to other......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Alfred: "Old bastards" - I'm 26. Maybe young people in this city should learn to take enjoyment from simple things like taking a stroll at Dillon Nature Center or listening to non-commericial, uninterupted classical music on......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

stephen: I would just like to say to the people who said bad things about jacksonville I would like to move but I have lived here for all my life and I love this city you......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

-------------: WINNIPEG, CANADA [[img:25226]] ONE OF CANADA'S GREAT CITIES.......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

K Teesdale: Growing up in Kensington, I knew I had to get out. The social environment was not one to be taken lightly. I learned everything I need to survive growing up in Kensington. I walked. I......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

zuhair: i have been to all the top 5 above cities in the world but for me new york should get abetter rank...

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

EvilGentleman: I guess they would go home to England. Mind you, the writer of the wall scrawl above has not considered what that might also imply for the French of Quebec. Oh well, at least I'm......

in response to: Anglos Go Home by CE

the most boring of all is......: watertown ny. this city is retail america. everything you do is involving eating and shopping. the city council has no ideas to enable a family fun lifestyle. every activity is in doors and costs you......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Bob: I have lived in Lawrence, KS as well. I have traveled this great land of ours extensively (Driven through every state east of the rockies and south of New York) I am not saying all......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Joining the Whine: What a bunch of whiners. It seems like many of you have never visited, let alone lived anywhere else. Some of you certainly haven't taken a close look at the idyllic places you......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Bob: The Hutchinson, KS haters amuse me. I'm sure some of them have lived in other cities, some have attested to it in their diatribes. However it seems that they are either young or......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

JOHNNY MOSS: I HAVE TRAVILED THE UNITED STATES QUITE A BIT AND HAVE LIVED IN SEVERAL DIFERANT CITIES AND STATES, AND CAN TESTIFY TO THE FACT THAT ANY TOWN THAT YOU GO TO HAS MORE THAN......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

BelievelandBikes: The grate adds such a wonderful grittiness to the old car frames in the first shot. I can't wait to shoot NYC in January. The gray of winter adds a certain quality of......

in response to: Tacos La Hacienda by little ukraine

JOEY - The TPA Crew - ThePublic Animals: Thanks for reminding us about a few things about Canada. First, how huge it is, and obviously how many mammoth cities it contains. Thanks for the great shots!...

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Johnson: Yes, Hutchinson is a shithole. Part of the problem with the crime in this town is that the police are so dedicated to shooting stray animals and petty traffic violations that theft and other crimes......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: Hutchinson is a safe place to live, better than most cities?, Yea right, you better check the facts. According to the 2003 FBI crime statistics. Arson = 2.89 times the national average (why?, people are......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Dailey: Just noticing the comments from the Texas people.. That Houston skyline is terrible, and shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breathe as the Dallas skyline. The Dallas skyline is amazing. Can't believe how even......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

montrealrules: If you look at the pictures I posted above. In the 3rd picture I put, it shows a biiger skyline then some of the cities mentioned above (not the top 15 cities,im talkin about......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Resident of Hutch: Okay, I like how the person only takes pictures from one part of town. This fact makes this article worthless. They fail to take pictures of the area around 23rd and Waldron. Hutchinson has a......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

does it matter?: If you view Winnipeg from the south, so that Osborne Village is to your left and Fort Garry Plaza is to your right, you can see Winnipeg from a much more complimentary angle. Unfortunately, most......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

chiamattt: Thanks adam. Testeez, I am a Torontonian that has been living and working Seoul, South Korea for the past five years. Every year or so I head to Osaka to get my Korean employment visa......

in response to: Osaka Part One by chiamattt

Another Former Salt Hawk: As someone who grew up in Hutchinson (HHS Class of 1970), it saddens me to see how the town has changed over the years. Unfortunately, there is no denying the town has gone downhill. However,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

MaGoo: PS: Just for context- so that you realize that my observations are quite balanced and unbiased: I was raised by a single parent on welfare- we were abjectly poor. Most of our neighbors who were Bushwick......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Cp: I'm not from Salina, but live here now. I've lived in some larger cities and now that I have children I now that this is a great pace to raise them. I agree with the......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap! Things just aint the same for todays traceurs, Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs Yamakasi and the Belle are aging, The old traceurs, well they're all changing, Making way for new......

in response to: Parkour Trip to Lisses by Ben Nuttall

Peter: dangerduckie: if theyre in {cleveland} or {detroit}, it would be hard for them to qualify for the title of ##ugliest buildings in {new york}##, yeah? sure, {nyc} has more run-down and burned out places- it is,......

in response to: Ugliest Building in New York? by Peter