Comments about 1980

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Peter: WOW. entries like this tend to be some of my very favorite on this site... good work! after reading [[wiki:Glasgow Subway]], i see that this modernization took place from 1977-1980, so that helped put a date......

in response to: Glasgow Subway Pre-and-During Modernisation by Gap74

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

Peter: [[1980:small world]] :)...

in response to: Lofts for Rent by Peter

EvilGentleman: I hear ya. I used to love watching the heavies and the swing-wings take off from Plattsburgh when we would be shopping there back when I was a kid. And as a former base brat......

in response to: Snafu at the Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base by EvilGentleman

BARON VON FANCY: Baron Von Fancy is not a man, he is an idea. And you cannot kill an idea. He has been called an artist. He has been called a maniac. He is a recluse. He never......

in response to: Baron Von Fancy by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Movie Place: I vividly remember the yard south of 72nd Street. I remeber standing on top of a ventalation opening (all those grates that give the tunnel it's beautiful lighting effects) watching the fan on top......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Liam: I had my old (ca 1980) Peugeot 10 speed taken from in front of 20 Dundas St West last Wednesday afternoon. It was grey with "Peugeot" in orange letters on the down post......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

BRUSHMAN: Front st ? pork pies ? im not sure , i grew up at lee and westmoreland , from 1980 till about 1987 . i would like to let the people on this site know......

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

EvilGentleman: I remember as a child in 1980, sitting in an Ocala, Florida parking lot with my dad while my mother shopped in a _HOPPING ___TER. We have made random "hopping ter" jokes ever since. And Jamie is......

in response to: El R Restau by Peter

RN1980: My question to all you HATERS is: What makes your town/city so much better? Every community in this country as problems with drugs and poor "white trash" or "illegal immigrants". The photos posted......

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

IBM: Lived in St Laurent 1980-88. Just east of Decarie on Cote Vertu in fact. Probably ate more Decarie Steamies than was good for me and I still have the occasional Jones for a couple. You'd......

in response to: Decarie Hot Dogs by CE

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Peter As an ex Soaking pit worker, you would probably remember Johnny Jaques, my father in law.He and Venice emigrated with us to Adelaide in 1980. All the best to guys in Woolongong. Cyril B...

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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

Michael Aronne: I grew up at Barren Island Marina in the early 1980's thru late 2000 and still go back. I grew up sein netting and combing those beaches from the one bridge the belt Pkwy goes......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

terry hindley: "Hung around the Benny centre and pool quite a bit during the late 70's early 80's. As long as you didn't look for trouble you generally wouldn't find trouble. Anyone remeber the Benny Gang? or......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Karina, Welcome to the site.There must be some magnetic attraction of that little place on the banks of the River Irwell for so many people of all ages and from all over to look back......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Gary, I am sure I must have met you and your Mum if you did your shopping in fiddlers lane as we were from 1947 to 1980. If you open up the other web site that......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Brian_USA: Does anyone have any memories of the Spar store on Lord Street, or the Vivo on Fir Street? Brian (Lived in Cadishead 1974 - 1980, now in USA)...

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

Sue Hadingham:24th April 2008 -19:50 GMT: P.S., thought the photos are great. As an artist i might take a few of my own and post. Haven't been back to Netherne since my Grandad retired in about 1980....

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

Andrew Smith: Here's some photo's contributed by Dom Smith (friend but no relation) - photo's of Irlam in the late 1980's The parade on the estate - butchers on the left, newsagent in the middle (run by Dom's......

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

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Anne Thank you for your kind thoughts. Yes it was a large blue van that I made my deliveries in, but finished up concentrating building up the business which I had just transferred to The......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Angela Bentley: Looks like no one has been on look at this wonderful site and letting people remember the past. I am still trying to find out if any one remembers kathleen fisher who lived on......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Kevin: I would like to recommend a great new Yorkville book out by a Yorkville author,George Brennan,called Bats,Brats and Stats. It is about being among the last era of stickball players in Yorkville through the author's......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

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

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Debbie, I remember when you and Stephen first arrived from Australia and lived on Broadway up near the Boathouse end. I went to school and hung around with stephen. He had sunbleached blonde......

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

Doug in California: A native Montrealer, I lived in the building at 4120 Benny Ave. from 1946 to 1952, when my dad got transferred to Ontario. I went to Kensington School up to grade 3 before we......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Andrew Smith: Cyril - it's interesting to hear your memories of the locations of old fun fairs and walks through fields down to the old river - I'd never have guessed as it's always been built up......

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

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Anne, Before we sold the greengrocery business in Fiddlers lane which we ran for 33 years from my demobbing from the RAF in 1947, and left for the sunny shores of Adelaide in 1980, we......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

JimQV : A young lady named Geraldine just posted that she had moved to Bushwick Ave & Eldert St, and doesn't feel insecure. My Mom was born in a house on Eldert St is 1922. Her relatives......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Joanne Amorello-minor: Hi Cyril, Wow a small world we live in,I remember walking into it...You may remember my mum whan we lived there we lived at number 67 her name was sue...I know you came across many people......

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

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

Michelle: EvilGentleman - The storms we get nowadays in Toronto are not really severe, nor do they put our city at a standstill like everyone likes to pretend. I think people took advantage of the moderate......

in response to: Snow Day! by Michelle

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Norma, Greetings from Adelaide ( arrived here in september 1980 ),and many thanks for your condolences on the passing of our much loved son Brian.He leaves his wife Jen and their 2 lovely children, Chris......

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

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Wow Longfield Lodge... you are right Rob, it did have a distinct 'hospital' smell. Now you've taken me back to the good old days when the Tar works was really smelly and Mum used......

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

EvilGentleman: The first picture is very close to my grandparents' old apartment, which was at the corner of Water and Fulton. Of course, Fulton is now known as either Old Fulton or Cadman Plaza West, but......

in response to: Under the Bridges by Peter

Andrew Smith: Graham - I remember your Mum & Dads hardware shop on Fiddlers Lane - it was a bit of a wonderland going in as a kid! Did it used to cover the two shops, next......

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

Pros One....TFP, 7DS 1980 from Sunset Park Brklyn: JA.....I see you up everywhere....dam ni99a...

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

johnny quilez: i grew up in the bushwick section of bklyn and have many fond memories and many bad ones as well.but i don't have one regret growing up there,it made me wiser.i lived on the corner......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Lydia: Hi Uchie, You are so right! I also have fond memories of Melrose Street, remember I lived in 350 Melrose street from 1976 to 1980 and my sister lived in the building next to yours.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hey, Just wondering whether the Youth club (opposite Galliers Newsagency) on Liverpool rd is still operating? I remember going there as a teen. I remember when it was on the other side of the road......

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

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Sam/ Debbie, Yes I am married to Steve Waterworth. We went out as kids when I lived in irlam, and I left in summer of 1980. We got back in touch in 2002/3 and I......

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

Low kee Angel@aol.com: I must say I'm very impress by these Hawaiian cats doing their thing...I use to bomb the trains back in 1980 NYC "Pros One 1980 TFP......

in response to: Hawaii Graffiti, Part II by dubside

Pros One..1980: I never met "CA" aka Captain America, But I know he was from Queens. I hear he died. I think his name was Peter Seneca. I was a young dude when "CA" was......

in response to: Old School by Dr. Revolt

John: I grew up in Yorkville as a kid during the 1970s-1980s in "the projects". When I'm in town, I always think of Johnny and Matilda's Candy Store and Soda Shop. It was the center of......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Gene Underwood Chester, SC: My wife and I have been coming to Mr Bishop's Castle every chance we get since 1980. It is a truly inspiring sight to see. Amazing to see what one man with God's help......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

EvilGentleman: Gotta love bikinis.... mmmmmm..... I know, jack. My Sexe Cite post is right through the roof, and Super Sexe and Sex Appeal are doing pretty good, too. Sex sells. Too bad you never got to see the......

in response to: The Time I Almost Saw the Beatles. by jack

Craig: I had a motorcycle wreck in 1980 coming out of the south side of the tunnel. Back then the entrance and exit to the tunnel were paved in cobblestone, which is very slippery, especially if wet......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

Djrobluv: I lived in EO for 15 years 1980-1995 South Harrison St & Webster Pl. Boarder of Orange and E. Orange. When we first moved to EO our block was quiet not too much going on......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

John Dereszewski: The recent "pretzel post" brought back some very dear - albeit fattening - Bushwick memories. When I served as District Manager of Community Board 4 in the late 1970's, I would walk to our......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

cyril bagshaw: Hello Sheila Almost spot on,we had the shops in Fiddlers lane from 1947 to our families journey to Adelaide in 1980. I remember your mother very well and grandmother in Mond road.Is'nt it now a......

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

Deborah Walker (nee Ormandy): Hi Andrew I left in Irlam High School in 1980 - I seem to remember one of my uncles telling me about it in Allotment Road?? Anybody else throw some light on this?? Deb...

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

Andrew Smith: Hi Deborah It might well have been located on Allotment Road and I trust your memory on this! It was firmly Irlam High when I went in the 1980's so I have no personal memory of......

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

whowalkinbrooklyn.com: lots of interesting comments here, some ridiculous yuppie wannabes, but many more sincere & heartening-- esp. about Bushwick's Italian heritage & Spanish-speaking peoples. One thing i'd like to add tho' is, all this BULLSHIT about,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Joe: Like several that responded to this post, I too was raised in the Horner Projects (2215 W Lake st). I attended RN Dett, McKinley Jr HS and graduated from Westinghouse HS in 1980. I haven't......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Leo from Upper US: I too lived in Upstate and migrated to California.(winter SUX) If any of yall heard of "The second dam" in Ithaca I am a legitimate maniac that jumped from the highest cliff there into the deep water next......

in response to: Ithaca Is Gorgeous! by Peter

sully: I spent 1954 through 1972 with my family living in Kensington. Time changes everything...The neighborhood started going down long before the 1980's rolled aroung. The families that could got out in the 70's. We made......

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

EvilGentleman: I'm willing to bet this guy takes home more money than some stockbrokers do. I knew a guy in Montreal who said he averaged $300 to $400 a day, at a time when the Canadian......

in response to: Ninjas Killed My Family - Need Money for Kung-Fu Lessons by Jayson

EvilGentleman: Concerned Monster Fan: I never said that the drivers and crews were hillbillies et al. But like pro wrestlers or Jerry Springer, the mass audience has a tendency to be less sophisticated, on average. That is......

in response to: Monster Trucks by EvilGentleman

Cyril B: Greetings from Adelaide As an old Irlamite who started life there in 1925 til having another go here in the sunshine in 1980,this site has been most enjoyable to visit.I have shared many of the experiences......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith: Theresa Very sorry to hear about your husband. I do remember someone from school called Isherwood (1980's). There is plenty of stuff dumped in the ditches in places up the Moss, but once you get a......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

John Dereszewski: It is hard to imagine how anyone can misinterpret the last 30 years of Bushwick's history more than BDweller did in his comment. To believe him, Bushwick endured decades of neglectful Planned Shrinkage followed by......

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

Anonymous - 36: Great !! If someone ever asks me the what was the best time of my life - without a doubt it was 13-16, great memories to last a lifetime. My 9 year old daughter can't......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

upfromflames: Sammy: Thanks for that link to wiki's description of Bushwick. It is indeed a good one, but it does repeat the common historical flaw of Bushwick history: the fires associated with the blackout were an......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Beadle and Tatum: http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/images/congrat1a.jpg Its a hand written rambling note about the Sex Pistols calling the mueseum a "piss stain". There was some pettitioning and a USA today poll that helped locate the hall. I did some research, this is the......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

procyon: I bet they're more fun to look at than they are to eat... are those solid marzipan? But they are beautiful to look at. These colors remind me of a reversible snow jacket I had......

in response to: Sugar Skulls by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Jim QV: Tony, I read your posting and wanted to respond to it. I was born in Queens, but my Moms whole family is from Bushwick. Her grandfather (my great grand dad) was the original owner of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

aer: Lived on Starr St from 1980-1992 (5-17 yrs old). I went to P.S. 123 and I.S. 383. It was pretty dreadful. Men in the warehouses whistled at me as I walked to school and I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Sirhcbre: I found out something interesting about DDO. According to Wikipedia: "...Dollard-Des Ormeaux is a multicultural community. In its early years the city was overwhelmingly white and Protestant. In fact, prior to the 1980 Quebec referendum on......

in response to: Montreal Signs 2: Beaconsfield, Kirkland, DDO by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I remember Wilmot pretty fondly from my teen years. Lemme think now. Rick and his brother Ron, Cynthia (now Rick's wife), her best friend Jocelyn, Peter, who was the kid who always threw wild parties......

in response to: Downtown Murals by CE

EvilGentleman: Firstly, I see someone has already "Rrrrrrolled up the rrrrrrrim" on the pictured cup. Secondly, I must admit I miss New Brunswick. I have not seen it since 1989, and have not lived there since 1980.......

in response to: Tim in the Streets by Marlo

Genaro: During the late 1940's and 50's, many of The Manhattan Elite thought it proper in calling the less popular working or the poor social White under class, WHITE TRASH! This would also include Whites who......

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

carlos mario: Since I'm writing about gentrification in Bushwick, this all is so interesting, especially the part of the story that The Truth mentions, as it relates to what I'm writing. Roger Starr, planned shrinkage, arson, disinvestment,......

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

EvilGentleman: Beautiful sentiments, jack. I salute you, and I thank you for ably representing my many family members, friends and fellow Mohawks who have taken part in the following conflicts since American Independence: The American Revolution (both......

in response to: Parade Day by jack

franny: I grew up in bushwick on bleecker and irving during the 60's & 70's. It was the happiest time I had in my life. It was a blue collar hard working neighborhood. You could sleep......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

I.T.U.C.: Cracking Web site. I'm making plans already. I live a pleasant Cycle ride from Cane Hill. So might try and get over there next weekend, if my old velocipede is back from the repair shop......

in response to: Granddaddy Side-by-side Tandem by I.T.U.C.

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

EvilGentleman: I lived in Miramichi (Chatham back then) from ages 7 to 11. This was 1976 to 1980. We used to go shopping in either Bathurst or Moncton until 1979, when The Miramichi Mall was built......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

EvilGentleman: You used to live in Cornwall, Micah? Small world. From 1980 to 1983, I lived at 1110 Edythe Ave. That's just south of Queen Street heading towards Riverdale. Glenn, I used to sport a Mohawk haircut......

in response to: Mullets Galore! by Peter

EvilGentleman: Oh god, don't get me started. I still recall a Hopping Ter I saw in Florida back in 1980 when I was 11. Actually, it was a _HOPPING ___TER. At one point this winter, Picasso's Restaurant......

in response to: Glottal Stop by elaine

EvilGentleman: jack, do not forget June 11, 1958. That was the immortal day when Eddie Cochran released Summertime Blues. The day the music died was still a year in the future, so Buddy Holly, the Big......

in response to: A Little Taste of Screwed & Chopped to Metal Classics by Arthur Mercadante

Egbert James: I think screwed n' chopped is the perfect sound to bring the 1980's back with some of these metal classics....

in response to: A Little Taste of Screwed & Chopped to Metal Classics by Arthur Mercadante

EvilGentleman: I wish I knew a safe way to patent ideas without risking the idea being stolen. I have so many ideas for neat inventions, but I am so afraid to take the big step. jack, it......

in response to: The Future Einstein\'s? by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Well, I do a lot of posting from Montreal, Chris. So maybe we will wind up crossing paths somewhere. And from 1976 to 1980, I lived in Chatham (now part of the municipality of Miramichi),......

in response to: Fredericton Skyscrapers by CE

EvilGentleman: Banning certain backgrounds in Canada? Tell me about it. I remember not being able to go to the Plaza Bar in Chateauguay back in the 1980's, because they had an intermittent "No Indians" policy, depending......

in response to: Cheap Sex $60 by Elicar

EvilGentleman: My cousin Bradley Phillips died in the early 1980's while saving the lives of two men who drove their car into the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Even though Bradley was a not a strong swimmer, He......

in response to: Postman\'s Park by elaine

EvilGentleman: I know what you mean about the grand old theaters, as I have watched them all disappear one by one. I remember watching numerous movies in the Capitol Theatre in Cornwall, Ontario. The Capitol has......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

SadStateOfAffairs: Rich - come back soon - a lot has changed since '94 - the park has been renovated, boathouse etc...the founders of the Kings still live in the hood but they have gotten older too.......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

RonO: I worked at this plant from 1980-1984 when we were working 3 shifts and building 300,000 cars a year. At that time GM was manufacturing the X body car which was highly in demand because......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

EvilGentleman: This reminds me of a point a friend of mine made back in the late 1980's. He bet us that if he walked up to 10 women he did not know, and said "Wanna f*ck?"......

in response to: Are You on the Pill? by JJ

EvilGentleman: Late For Dinner reminds me in turn of: The Final Countdown (1980) The USS Nimitz emerges from a strange storm to find itself back in time in 1941, hours before Pearl Harbor. [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080736/]] Tomcats and Zeros, what could......

in response to: Royal Video Exchange by Peter

dp: There's also a SANE piece in the backyard at ABC No Rio on the lower east side (MN). SANE was in a few art shows at ABC during the 1980s. The piece is......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Ms. Thang: No matter what the driver says( if indeed that was his post)look at your face buddy. Really, nothing more needs to be said. I started cycling in Toronto back in 1980; it was bad then,......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

GGP: makes me think of the famed Women's Pentagon Action demo way back when (in 1980): "Four huge female puppets created by Bread and Puppet Theatre led some 2,000 women in a march past Arlington Cemetery to......

in response to: Wholesome Urban Graffiti by groovehouse

kc: In 1980 I think women started wearing sneakers to work instead of heels...and maybe joey's right...stopped into my local liquor store yesterday, and they said day one of the strike had been incredibly busy, they......

in response to: Transit Strike! by Peter

fec tfv: back in my days,, it was all ink.. you name it,, supermarket ink in al colors.. from 1980s to the 90s..i use to kill shit in the inside lines... in bklyn.. tfv4life.. wish if that......

in response to: Snatch by Peter

Former Bushwick Resident: I am a 36 year old hispanic female. Lived all my life in Bushwick. Four years ago, I decided to move to New England and escape the city. I was a single mother of 3.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Paige: I just got a book on those tracks. They were part of the New York Dock railway and were in operation until the 1980s when waterfront railroads were on their last legs. The company merged......

in response to: Lower Manhattan at Sunset by sine

SadStateOfAffairs: Racism has many forms. It can be religiously based, as in the current JIHAD against all non-Muslims. Or it can be economically based. I agree it's not based on skin alone. Problems occur when different......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

ratfink1980: Re: Richmond Nice image. Who took this photo and who's graffiti is that are the questions that come to mind. I will just have to look up Richmond, Virginia, Skulz and find out is my guess....

in response to: graffiti stencil making a statement... by Skulz