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Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: I had a dream about Webb's Bakery the other night. I woke up dying for one of their butter cookies with the chocolate center drop. I Googled Webb's and this is what I found! OMG--just......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

luna park: it's on north 14th street in williamsburg, pretty close to kent ave. what's the connection with all those terms, bushwick?...

in response to: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by luna park

always a Bushwick kid: Hey Lou Romero: you mentioned Sr. Ann Melanie, Sr. Betty, etc. Well Sr. Ann Melanie died not too long ago and Sr. Betty still works in Bushwick- she runs Independence House on Cornelia Street (between......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Paul in Seattle: My 1st trip to NYC was in '85, I was there to see the girlfriend and a sister's wedding. While she was at work, I walked this entire line from BANK Street (that's right kids,......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

JoeyD: Sticky: 4th Aug 2006 - 01:13 GMT UUummm, that's a skater kid, not a hippie, check out the "rainbow family" or all the kids that used to be on Phish tour type stuff for what modern......

in response to: Modern Hippie by JoeyD

lynnlindsayward@yahoo.com: Seems all the memories are from the 80's and 90's territory. Where are the 60's and 70's people that grew up in the 40's and 50's? Louies candy store. Blochs drug store...the Chop House....the Praha...and the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Steven: Back in the early 80's I lived in a great old dump of a building on Kings Hwy directly overlooking the N Train line as depicted in the last image. My fire escape hung......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

jack: shizen, could it be the sadist, 'lockinglear decrebided' he was in southern france and would take pictures of people and reproduced them onto models and used them for, (you know what) they were life size......

in response to: While You Are Reading This.... by David G.

Hutchinson Escapee: Really? Why? I have the case number - it's public record. You could go to the 4th floor of the courthouse and get a copy of the file (cost you about $2-$4.00). But why are......

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

john: If you think the tunnel looks great now you should have seen it back in the 70's I was 12 years old when I started going down there. Thats when there were five tracks down there......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

jack: nice shot, johnnie pumps were all the rage back in the 40's and 50's, the city would attach a hose and hang it on the fence at the schoolyard at boody jr. high on avenue......

in response to: Heat Wave by Peter

jason: i didn't live in kensington "officially" but i spent somewhere around 14-15 years there. sorry to say i was one of the people 'involved' in the crime and drugs that tore that part of the......

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

The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time. --- We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When......

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

Sue Hadingham:24th April 2008 -19:50 GMT: My Grandfather was the senior administrator at Netherne for many years and similarly my Grandmother worked on the wards as a nurse. My fondest memories were also visiting the pantomime and staying at my......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

Mitch: Hi Marjie, I can't believe it. My wife and I got together with my cousin Linda and her husband Larry tonight. She remembers you quite well and was so pleased and surprised that, after all this......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Taylor: James, I think you misunderstood David, think of a cartwheel and The Crescent would be the outer rim with Boundary Road being opposing spokes, Princes Ave being opposing spokes, Mond Rd being a spoke opposite......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Rob: Rob Tynan: 24th Jan 2008 - 19:06 GMT I have looked at the picture of the Cooperative shop and it not the shop on the corner of Silver Street as the upstairs windows are completely......

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

Jean: I grew up in yorkville .i lived in the 40's to the 50's. Went to St Monica's school I hung out in Teddy's ice cream parlor on york ave between 83rd & 84th & some......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Mist One53. Tdt=The Deadly Type.: Hello JA From Mist1 Sheffield England uk. I was first in Nyc in 1989 and saw SANE eveywhere. At the top of the World trade centre, not much bigger that this text on the screen.I......

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

Alan Taylor: Hello Graham, from the prefab shop past the old Spring Villas with the last one being an house not a shop, I was born 1944 and lived in the 4th house past on the same......

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

Peter: admittedly, this was in front of the {urban outfitters} at {14th} street and {6th} ave in {manhattan}. it figures... this is typical of the sort of crap they sell there....

in response to: Grow Your Own Marijuana by Peter

jettr130: I"grew up"on the streets of Yorkville.I lived there from 1946-1957.My family first lived on 73rd and 74th sts. on 2nd Ave. My grandmother lived on 87th and 88th on York Ave. I went to just......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Park Slope Windows and Glass: As a long-standing member of the Brooklyn community and a company that has recently gone under new management, we would like to take this opportunity to invite any current or past customers with outstanding issues......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

jack: good grief, you must come from my neighborhood, and be about 65 now. the kingsway theatre is gone, so is everything else that was great about the area. i lived on highlawn avenue......

in response to: Coney & Surroundings by kricket

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

anon (64-252-98-122.adsl.snet.net): 34th ave .. best place in the world...

in response to: Sneakers on 34th Street (forever) by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

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

★fashion chic★: k k k you haver another permission too!!! the knee socks!!!the 4th from the end!hahahaha that would be killer too:)...

in response to: Bulgwang and Myeong Dong by chiamattt

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: It looks like the street fair on Broadway on Sunday Oct 14th. I was there with my dog. I brought pork, rice and plantains. We sat and ate while watching the hoopla. Quin is a funeral......

in response to: Broadway Hoopla by Queen LaLa

kricket: from what i remember this was a few blocks south of central park. 5th, 6th avenue maybe? the last time i was in NYC (may) my eyes were always open for signs of borf. there were......

in response to: Borf Sighting by kricket

vz: I'm actually just house-sitting for a friend.. but the fact that the bike's been there for that long without being stolen makes me feel better about locking mine up on that corner! Have you tried......

in response to: All Commercial Establishments in Philadelphia Are Named After Nonsense Monosyllables by vz

Bobs Ferry Accident: We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When the walk had ended I had a chat with Mrs Heap the ‘Irlam Historians’......

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

aer : well, i don't actually think it looks like darth vader, it's more like i picture darth vader living there. you know, darth's corporate headquarters. just having a bit of fun. when i was choosing a......

in response to: The Darth Vader Building by aer suzuki

Peter: heh, i used to live between 4th and 5th avenues just down from the park. nice. i also love that shot with the 5 water-towers superimposed under the fence....

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

highwalker: been there a few times last year - 'twas fun while it lasted, the best part was slipping past the (now apparently dismantled) steel gates and fences, and getting into that huge building on the......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

Gail Purser/ nee Howard: My family(The Howards) moved to the Benny Farm in the fall of 1947, I was one year old at the time. We moved to Beloeil in Oct/56. We lived in K block ,3677 Cavendish Blvd.......

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

winter: I grew up in Essex County, and E.O. was one of my stomping grounds back and forth for 24 years. Back in the late 90's and early 2000's E.O was the spot you had Springdale......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Peter: yo bazz, i used to live right in that neighborhood... 45th and 4th ave, actually. that area is great. be sure to walk up to 5th avenue for the good shopping, diners and amazing produce.......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Bazz: Hi everyone, how are ye today? I will be living near Sunset park(44th and 4th) for 3 months, does anyone know how safe the area is, what type of place it is? Thanks by the......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

oh dear...: iman: 4th Apr 2007 - 00:25 GMT i'm glad i live in a fun town where people know how to live good. i am never moving to the south. I just want to let iman know that......

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

nailhead*tom: Hey, Tyfoid Kid, you're pretty good. At this moment a demo crew is starting to knock down the Bunge grain elevator at 14th and Como Ave. S.E. You should get over there and......

in response to: Taconite Plant by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: The 2nd and 4th photos have incredible snowflake images in them. Love it!...

in response to: First Snow by CE

Jenni: 24th Jan 2007: Well I must agree with Guy. I also live in South Africa and have the same problem. Sadly so do many of the Black African people I know. The name changes are all to so......

in response to: Name Change in Afghanistan by Ali Maisam Nazary

Todd P: We used to go to the Oriental, also the Alpine on 69th & 5th Ave, the Harbor on 4th & around 90th st., and the Fortway too.Great times!...

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

Carrie Misak: West Clinton (between 65th and 74th) vs. Clinton (between 28th and 38th) which is the most desirable? Think about how these blocks have changed in the past ten years. Could someone show me those bumperstickers......

in response to: The Streets of Ohio City by little ukraine

firecraker: yeah, the fotos are pretty lonely, especially because of the evidence of people without individuals shown. we tried to stop at another place, but as soon as one person stepped out of the car, a......

in response to: A Night-time Jaunt by firecraker

Vivian: GGP, I'm too far away to take any pictures of the neighborhood, so thanks for the nice shots that you generally post here. It would be great if you took some pics of Dean St. between 3rd and......

in response to: 4th Avenue, Brooklyn by GGP

Jerry Pflugh: 17th Oct 2006 : My dad, Ted Pflugh, was Commander of that VFW post, the Mohr-Christie Post #158, several times during the fifties, and my mom, Eileen, was President of the Ladies Auxiliary. They were in office when the......

in response to: Disused VFW Hall by mike a

sal seville: bad ass dudes much respect to the angels...i met living in bayrigde mike the bike..rip...i used to be a graffiti writter ...and hung out with and taged with his brother cc ftw....i wrote krooklyn tbk......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

EvilGentleman: Nice set. The 4th picture, you captioned as "music", and I have to ask, what the heck is that person doing? I see the bongos/tam-tams, but that position is not normal. The shot of the......

in response to: Sun & Salsa by ksedge

MikeUK: If the English nation is not special, how come they have achived more than any other nation on earth. Been a world power for 300 years, started the industrial revolution and created the modern......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

elaine: i am on the 4th floor, and although rats can climb, i don't know that they would come up specially. i did see a squirrel on the roof of the opposite building once, but i......

in response to: Fledgling Greenfinches by elaine

yippie skippie: NYC is a cesspool, maybe you live in a less stinky area with better ventilation, and don't venture into the nastier parts like South Bronx, Harlem, Washington Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Brooklyn.... but the nastier......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

EvilGentleman: Actually, you **did** get the new fine arts, or EVA (I have no idea what the acronym stands for) building. It is the one with the "hat" and the obtuse-angled facade on it's upper stories,......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

jack: 1st pic - girl thinking, 'i should'nt have worn this green skirt, it draws too much attention'. 2nd pic - the smoker reels in disbelief at the obscene thing sticking out of the wall. 3rd pic -......

in response to: March 29 2006 Toronto by hool

hikerman: great shot! any chance of getting an updated shot of the 4th avenue station! my grandma used to live right near it just off 8th street and I haven't been to brooklyn in years....

in response to: Franklin Avenue Station by Peter

jack: ok calm down. people who hate are a very small minority. ordinary people tend to keep silent on many subjects. this country is free for all peoples. but the laws must......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

jack: the brick work is beautiful. peter, there are homes on avenue t and east 4th street that have some beautiful brick work as well as one of them actually used in the godfather movie.......

in response to: Arched Entrance by Peter

Peter: try finding 4th avenue on a map. then try finding where it intersects with 43rd street, heh. [[http://us.rd.yahoo.com/maps/extmap;_ylt=AhrnL2Q.ZR3EIGT9LYmZVzFkDLMF/*-http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?name=&ed=msO99Op_0To1uzPL1GQTdJ8D2QwlXB8SVRhKN9HASSTDH5UVQwqn_b6SG1Ju93TxMG03CJB_oj.BYeTCZIjnTmWLMVacqUwZ0TyScE8zhw--&csz=New+York%2C+NY+10036&desc=&mag=2&ds=n&state=NY&uzip=10036&country=US&BFKey=&cat=trav&resize=l&trf=0]]...

in response to: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball by groovehouse

Peter: 4th avenue and 43rd. good one, jack....

in response to: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball by groovehouse

jack: i think i saw him on 4th ave and 43rd street. ...

in response to: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball by groovehouse

34TH IS WEAK NOW: MAYBE THEY HAD RESPECT AND PROPS IN 96-97-98 BUT NOW THOSE KIDS ARE WASHED UP AND GET BEAT UP ON THEIR OWN AVENUES. WHITE TRASH GET A JOB!...

in response to: 34th Ave Gang Hits the Pavement by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

elaine: rad naturenoise! sooo jealous! now, are thems blackbirds? i have a blackbird coming to my windowledge lately, he must be desparate, cos they like worms, they are ground feeders normally. what they do is jump up and......

in response to: GEICO by barry

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: While there are too many great entries to choose from, here's my initial grouping: Pen cap by sky pape [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/756]] GGP [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2312]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2673]] Jamie [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2402]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2374]] (with the story and everything) [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/1029]] Peter [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/574]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/1024]] Elaine [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/1901]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2354]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2353]] Nepal and Rangoon by Ian [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2372]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2425]] Sine [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2152]] Choppergirl [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/2141]] Pavement patterns 1st shot Artic......

in response to: Citynoise Book Submissions by sine

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I actually think it was the infamous '34th gang forever' tag that was buffed to make way for the dollar sign. Because I just can't find it. People here are very territorial, and I......

in response to: Hi Hi Hi Hi :) by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Cheesy_Member: I like that first "34th Ave Pic" shows one wall buffed and the other left with graffiti. The attitude of im only buffign my wall, then someone comes along and sprays on it again :)...

in response to: Hi Hi Hi Hi :) by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

the boss: NTH: 4th Feb 2006 - 16:05 GMT that is why you people with physical work act so violently,your frustraded with your job,should of had gone to school like smart people do,what?your gonna be a courier forever?own......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

requiem: Mach: 4th Feb 2006 - 06:47 GMT yeah mach,and i bet that your one more of thoose trendy people just like leah,who are vegan,you drink soy milk just to say your diferent.so because somebody eats a......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

requiem: To Driver's Brother! Doing Damage Control.: 4th Feb 2006 - 05:07 GMT you know it's people like you who have to be always looking for war,the dude APOLAGIZED OK,he didn't thank people for there remarks he......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

All in favor of a license to breed?: I think I lost 20 I.Q. points reading some of these postings. Cowards and supporters of this pigheaded woman-beater should be taken to the local vet to be spayed or neutered. This is......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

pennybike@aol.com: Yes, this is a Barrett Sociable Tandem. The Barrett was mfged near/in East Aruora New York, near Buffalo. It is a modern version of a bike made back in the 1890's. They......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

hbirdman: If you read Leah's account at 27th Jan 2006 - 22:45 GMT there were 5 assaults across 2 incidences. the first two were trivial food assaults of trash food and coffee then according to......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

jack: wow that was great, but have you seen 17th avenue in brooklyn, the non-neon lights. how about court street's dazzeling display of red, yellow and green stop lights on almost every street! now......

in response to: Tokyo Neon by Chris Jongkind

Peter: so, i found it again! its at 8th avenue and 14th street in {brooklyn}: [[img:7316]] [[img:7317]] btw... more info on the old white cadillac ambulance parked out front is [[2612:here]]......

in response to: Wash Dry by sine

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Fire alarm box with a torch motif on 64th and 3rd ave. [[img:6969]] [[img:6970]] ...

in response to: I Double-Dare You to Pull It by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

anon (217.205.0.17): Full Listing here SANTAS GHETTO OPENS IT DOORS FOR THE FOURTH YEAR AND IS OPEN FROM TODAY UNTIL DECEMBER 24TH. The ghetto is a street level free-for-all art gallery that brings you some of the most feared names......

in response to: Santa\'s Ghetto 2004, Charing Cross Road by banksyfan

GGP: on Lex, across the ave from the pharmacy. maybe 83rd or 84th st.? southwest corner....

in response to: Upper East Side Neon by GGP

jack: i lived on west 4th st and could walk to coney. i never went on the parachute jump because i was afraid of height, so i ended up in the rangers jumping out of......

in response to: Winter by Oneon

Peter: hehehehe! score one for the {34th avenue} gang. i was gonna say "big ups", but it looks more like, well, "big downs"....

in response to: 34th Ave Gang Hits the Pavement by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'll have to track down the '34th Ave 4ever', but here are a couple to be getting on with. [[img:6003]] [[img:6004]] ...

in response to: Hi Hi Hi Hi :) by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Peter: heh. looks like they slipped when they were painting the bottom left "i", by the looks of the streak of paint heading ground-ward. nice. happy graf. lol. so there are people that paint "34th Ave 4ever" there?......

in response to: Hi Hi Hi Hi :) by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Ken: Not all of them were scrapped and dumped; you can see a couple of Redbirds at First Avenue and 44th Street in Brooklyn. a pic: [[http://pics.livejournal.com/steelbrassnwood/pic/00055qc3]]...

in response to: The Redbirds by Peter

joey: i see the 'M' hotel. why that's the Hotel Manhattan - 44th to 45th Streets at 8th Avenue. New York's new completely air-conditioned hotel. 1400 rooms...each with private bath, television and radio. Located in the......

in response to: Midtown Manhattan Rooftop View by Peter

jack: terrific, i worked at 44th and 8th ave as a concierge at the milford, the grand hyatt and the plaza. things have changed. 8th ave and 42nd st. were hubs for prosties and......

in response to: Brooklyn to Midtown Manhattan via Car by Peter

Moebius Rex: Sasha: I'm pretty sure it's at the intersection of 14th Street and South Van Ness Avenue. The fence is actually a gate into the repair yard of an auto body shop or similar company. The......

in response to: Graf Trux 9: Return of the Original Graf Trux.... by moebius rex

Peter: I was told by a local witness: ##"I think it's from an accident that occurred on 4th ave near union over the weekend. I walked by shortly after it happened; the red car was basically wedged......

in response to: Brooklyn Motor Crash by Peter

luisopiso: Luisopiso: 14th May 2005 - 19:22 GMT Aunque no soy creyente, no puedo dejar de sentirme orgulloso de pertenecer a la misma patria que este hombre. Alavo su esfuerzo y su tenacidad. Espero que jamás derriben......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

from snopes.com: Legend: Old running shoes hanging from trees and power lines are 'gang signs.' Origins: All across the United States, you'll encounter discarded shoes hanging from wires, poles, and trees. Theories as to......

in response to: Shoes by Peter

GGP: The public baths are on 4th ave near President and are now home to the Brooklyn Lyceum [[http://www.gowanus.com/RE/about]]...

in response to: sometimes things come back from the past to haunt the future by GGP

Peter: i do what i can. 1995. i am in nyc for the first time. i leave penn station at 34th, ride the 2 up to 42nd, and walk out of the station seeing htgese signs.......

in response to: Subway Art: MTA-style by Peter

trismegistus: No, i live on the west coast - currently in Vancouver, BC - but San Fransisco and LA are at least as much my home. I have been to NY on about 6 occasions, each......

in response to: Brooklyn Roof: by Peter