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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

wyoming native: fran z: Do you ever remember going to Grove St.? My Mom lived there with her Aunt and Uncle for a couple of months after coming to America from Yugoslavia. I would like to have......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

wyoming native: Gemini: How close are you to Grove Street? 1920 to be exact?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

wyoming native: Any pictures of Grove Street, 1920 to be exact? Please post!...

in response to: The Hotdog Man by Peter

wyoming native: Still looking for any and all photos of 1920 Grove Street. Old (circa 1938) or newer would be great! email snzrmom6@hotmail.com...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

d saunders: these photos of the website are wonderful as i mentioned earlier, my great uncle ernest died aged 12 at netherne asylum in 1920 and i am trying to find out if he was buried there......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

David Charles(1920): I LIVED in hh all my life and although we struggled coming up that just makes me greatful for what I have right now, and it also made me a better man,husband, and father.and even......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

myeisha: OMG!!! I'm SO glad to see all these posts. I haven't put anything on here since August of last year and I'm just amazed at all the comments from former resident's of Horner. ......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Waltson: My grandfather owned the Midwood Inn & the Paramont Inn, both in Flatbush during the pre-depression 1920's & 1930's....before my time. He told me that Rudi Valee sang there....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

LSpegal: I didn't grow up in NY but I have a few ancestors who grew up or lived in Brooklyn. I'm researching them and the areas where they used to live and Arthur THAMM lived at......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Miss_1989: I had lived in hutch for 12 years growing up as a child, but my family ended up moving due to my parents job transfers and also because Hutchinson (even in the middle class neighborhoods)......

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

Ron Urry: Hi , I have read Bob Salmons comments with interest having just come across this site. My maternal grt grandmother was a Royle from Flixton and my grt grandfather was a Davies from Cadishead, lately of......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Ron Urry: To All Looking for information on Atherton Lane and Whitfield Road ( Street ). Whitfield has been demolished but Atherton lane is still there..info from Google maps Has Atherton lane been redeveloped or is it still as......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

D.B.: Whats good people i`m back again just tryin to put down some of the negativity to pay hommage to some of the friends and family who are no longer here and most who......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

E$MONEY(1920 BABY 4EVA): I lived in 1920 for most of my life apt,209.My name is eric a.k.a(egg)and i've seen many people from that area fall from chidhood to adult.Caugt up in gangs,drugs,and life hardships.I'm not saying that im......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

D.bennett: All right real talk i`m tired of hearing people say they`ve read the book there are no children here that book the movie was all bullshit ok u don`t have to feel sorry......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Pettis - December 09, 2007: Your comments resonate the truth in so many ways. When you peel back the years, you'll find that many families raise their children in the Henry Horner Homes. The Mitchell family was a......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Andre: D Bennet? I grew up in the hornets also. I lived in 1920 and 1943. I grew up with them also and I was there when Laffy threw the glass at chris. I know them......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Helen Salmon: Hi John, My grandparents James and Margaret Davies lived on Fir Street until my granddad died in 1989. James's father John Davies worked at Royles. my grandma's maternal ancestors were the Royles mentioned by Bob Salmon (my......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Wyoming Native: Does anyone have pictures of Grove Street, 1920 Grove Street to be more specific! Would love to see them posted here. Grove Street (circa 1938) was in Ridgewood, but was very close to Bushwick. Old......

in response to: Bakery by Peter

Wyoming Native: My Mom lived at 1920 Grove Street for a short time in 1938. I found Grove Street in Bushwick on a current Brooklyn map, but then found some old articles on the area, and at......

in response to: Winter in Brooklyn reminds me of spring in Moscow by shoshannah

D.Bennet-lived in 1943 apt 606: I grew up in the Henry Horner Holmes a.k.a. the Hornets i live in 1943 4 trey i also grew up with pharoah and laffy and that movie portrayed them as innocent fun loving children......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Wyoming Native: I live in WY, recently visited NYC, stayed in Manhattan for a week. Rode the J train to Brooklyn for a bagel, then walked back to Manhattan over the Brooklyn bridge. My area of interest......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CartLegger: here's some more historical background, compliment's of PBS POV program--the Spambot won't let me attach a link, so read below: Barren Island, which appears on few modern maps, holds a special place in the city's garbage......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

maybetoday: All but one of the buildings pictured were built between 1915 and 1920. One building was built in 1930. There hasn't really been any new construction here for quite a while. The......

in response to: Debaliviere Place by maybetoday

Andre: I grew up in horner as well. Born in 1920 W washington #303 Then at 1943 w Lake #410 then at 120 N. Hermitage. So you can see I know the hornets well. I grew up with......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Earnest ( Bubble) Pettis, Crane '68": Well I grew up at Henry Horner at 1920 W. Washington # 606 and like John Bland, a classmate of mine so aptly stated this plan has been in effect for many years due to......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

upfromflames: BD: I truly appreciate your response. Maybe that is why I posted it. Thanks for taking the bait! Your perspective is clearly rich in experience, and me, well, I am a non-NYer who has just......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

Dave: Andy - Found a bit of information on Barton Power Station Barton Power Station was constructed in the 1920s and was one of the most advanced power stations of the time, receiving coal from barges on......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

RICH W: MARITZA,you tell the truth,but my family who were forced out off the same block as u,lived in h.p area from 1920 till about 1970. we were forced out by the crime and lawless people that......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

joey: i like your photo of the brick ceiling. there are a few bulbs that need replacing. my grandfather had a butchers job at the market. i'm not certain of the date, but i'm guessing in the......

in response to: The Well-Known West Side Market by little ukraine

Jasmine C.: Hey! I lived in Henry Horner projects most of my life, but my mom and grandmother all of their life. We lived in the 1920 building facing the United Center. After my cusin Terrell Collins......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Børge: I don't think the fact that oslo is an expensive city has anything to do with the high crime number. It's also a fact that oslo is unique in norwegian matter. I live in the......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

EvilGentleman: All I can recall is that in 1990, I was heading into the city on an elevated freeway coming from Chicago while riding on a Greyhound bus. The abandoned freeway was lower than us, and......

in response to: The Flats by David

george: Invention: ice cream cone in 1904 - st. louis world's fair Definition: noun / edible cone shaped container for ice cream Function: An ice cream cone is a cone-shaped pastry, usually made of a wafer similar......

in response to: Melting Vanishing Point by Marlo

Tyfoid Kid: I did a little digging (thank you U of M libraries) and found some more stuff on The Ivy (actually probably more then you'd want to know:) ******************************************************************************************************************** From an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune Dec......

in response to: Ivy Tower by Tyfoid Kid

Biff: Here's the fence...[[img:11920]] ...

in response to: Goddess of the Mayflower by Biff

Tyfoid Kid: Oh and I think the first pic is someone leaving an offering for Pele the Goddess of Fire. That crater used to be filled with Lava until sometime in the 1920's....

in response to: Pu\'u O\'o Vent National Park by barry

Elicar: My friend just received an offer to his house. They are closing May 12. His house is at Gerrard and Coxwell, was built in the 1920's, a three bedroom very small semi-detached (I believe that's......

in response to: Count Your Blessings by Elicar

Fredrik-Sweden: I´m from Sweden, i.e Scandinavia. When I read this I might be missing something, but all you guys claiming that Humboldt park is great and that you´re proud PR/gangstas etc, read this first: Humboldt belongs......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

elaine: in the last one somehow they look like they are cuddling. it is great when you find a hook in to old pictures. i read an article once by a woman who had collected postcards......

in response to: Old Photos by Purple Moment

32 County Government in Exile: Northern Ireland is an artificial state and this artificial nature undermines any legitimacy its pro-Union majority would otherwise have. In 1920 when Ireland was partitioned, Co.Tyrone and Co.Fermanagh were 56% and 53% Catholic/Nationalist respectively, but......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie