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margarita kontarovich : i will be decorate of the christmas on monday december 1st, 2008. i will be buy real plastic tree christmas day on thursday december 18th,2008. it is very cold today. new york city very cold......

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

pearlie prince of lambeth: just wondering if anyone knows of bill and martha morris? pearlie king and queen of bethnal green? or perhaps tom and florie arrowsmith, pearlie king and queen of whitechapel? any information would be wonderful...

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Allan: Howard, Now that you mention it, I do remember playing 'knucks'. Not recalling how the number of knucks were determined but I think we used a deck of cards. Something about you could decide to get......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Howard : Anybody remember playing "Knucks"? Packs with the rubber heel of a shoe? Marble season? Knish carts. Tormenting the matron at the Carroll theater on Crown and Utica on Sat afternoon at the "matinee". Buying a Mother's......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Charhan: wow, reading all these articals brings back great memories.I grew up at Front and Indiana and went to St. Hugh's, A few years back I had to go down to the 24th to report my......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

B-S-L: i go to Hunter high school (the school he went to) and this guy is still talked about even today. R.I.P to an amazing artist....

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

Richie Rubin: Allan;well,dat BIG space `twixt bldgs seemed like a`courtyard/atrium']WE[on St,Johns pl.]didn't have any`open spaces'like YOU Union st.kids had,but WE had a`backyard'w/fences WE climed over & were in a`strange'woyld'..some folks even had nice fruit/vegi.gardens[on Sterling pl.]& on `Google Earth'YOU......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Brucie: Webb's mabe the best glazed donuts on earth. I used to deliver the morning Inquirer and sometimes people would pay me while I was delivering papers and that meant that I had cash on the......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Richie Rubin: Allan;I thought YOU lived in Judy O's b'ldg[w/courtyard]but I guess YA didn't!dat's why I mentioned Joel Bercy,Shelly Finkel,& Alan & Judy Oshinsky[not YOUR`Bro..I didn't know Him[?]did YOU know Joanie Borrusso[Union st.cor.of Skin-neck-titty ave.]a floor above`Pachman's'candystore around corner!check out`Google......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Allan: If I recall correctly, and that's not likely, Judy O was a grade behind me and my brother a grade behind her. The building with the "courtyard" was down the block towards Utica. I lived......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: lol cartlegger: thats why i told you it reminded me of ##spies like us## when i was last there ;) today, i spoke to a navy veteran who was stationed on one of the last few......

in response to: Secret Transmitter by Peter

Allan: Richie, That name sounds familiar but that's about all. Did you play punchball or participate in any of the street games played on Union St? Allan...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan: It looks like a primitive VLF or ULF antenna to me -- at one time such low frequencies were used to communicate with submarines under shallow water, and the Earth's own magnetosphere emits in those......

in response to: Secret Transmitter by Peter

CartLegger: OK, I'll bite. But I'll also cheat and use the words of Daniella Romano, head archivist for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. BLDG 1/291, Material Laboratory, Substation 27 Construction: 01/01/1940 ##"The last active Naval building at the yard,......

in response to: Secret Transmitter by Peter

margarita Kontarovich: windy very cold and freeze and north artric ice snow igloo in canada. snowy in the wintertime in december 1st,2009. january 1st,2009. happy thanksgiving day!...

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

Kaeleen: Well, hello stranger...lol Ahhhh.... the good ole days of being in yuba. :) I loved the 2-day dances.I and Denise would go and do the polka's...lol we had fun dancing in our socks and sliding......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

Peter: heh... its so true, though. my reality indicates that just about every new yorker i know winces upon hearing the name "mccain", wanted to punch giuliani every time he over-invoked 9/11 while campaigning and basically......

in response to: Preaching to No One by Peter

Richie Rubin: Peter; i know;WE all got some of dem pics[taken on a`Brownie' w/upside down images in viewer!.no? but many of`em are in`Family albums' & so old[some]photos are falling apart[or did already!] the personal pix are so much better[`dated'fashions,for......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: indeed. catty-corner from that giant gas station thats been there forever. the part you didnt hear about this post is that about 1 minute after snapping this shot, i turned left there onto bedford; i found......

in response to: East on Eastern Parkway by Peter

d-macdalac@hotmail.com: I am a transplanted New Yorker who has lived in Calif. for the better part of the past 31 yrs. and this picture brings back very fond memories of my childhood in NYC. All I......

in response to: Subway Motorman by sine

Richie Rubin: ALL of YOU; there was a barbershop next to`Silver's knishes, `Martin's'was it's name..& Ronson's'drugs was on corner of St.Johns pl.& Utica,x from Miller's cigar store/luncheonette, the`Corner bar'& Sam Ash[formally:Angelo the shoemaker]& does anyone remember`Woolworth's on Utica nr.Lincoln? great grilled cheese......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Keith Bernstein: I also remember two basement areas in PS 167 used as gymnasia and remember receiving polio vaccine in the east basement area, probably in 1955. Esther has brought up an old memory. During the 1952-53 school......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Dennis: We have been wondering about these houses since squatters were living in them in 1972. We were in La Jolla last week and my wife heard the following story: These buildings were originally life guard......

in response to: LaJolla Beach for Joey by jack

Paul Davies: I completed a 4 year apprenticeship in electronic engineering between 1973 and 1977 at Aquila. Just the fact that I gained my 'deeds' stood me in good stead when it came to getting work later. Aquila was......

in response to: MoD Aquila (Part Two) by Simon Cornwell

RELIK OFA: This shit is funny to read, all the people still talking about the old days. but if you want to go back in time it was Ozone in S.E. that made me hype on getting......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

Rich: I used to play football in the park right next to The Botanic Garden's entrance right across the street from this station, we even went sliegh riding when we got a good snow, but, behind......

in response to: Brooklyn Bound on the Subway by Peter

Allan: Richie, Went to the Brooklyn Paramount several times in the early 60's to see many of the 'doo wop' groups, early rock & roll groups too. Ben E. King, Ronnettes, Clyde McFatter, Martha & the Vandelles,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Osloman20plus: If you liked the streetart, you gotta check out this wall (below) which is quite close to all the other pics here, but still a bit off from the two streets that are mainly pictured......

in response to: Some Oslo Streetart by Osloman20plus

Red Flag alert: I'm a tenant in a building that had windows installed by Park Slope Windows & Glass (hereto to be referred to as "PSWG"). Overall impression: very negative. Red Flag #1: My landlord had to repeatedly call......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

David B Perry: I was stationed at Plattsburgh Air Force Base,fron 1966 to 1970,best yers of my life.Was so sorry to hear it closed down,both my sons were born on base/My oldest son told me he went to......

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

Cartlegger: Damn, six long years ago....and ya still live in Brooklyn! And well, you do "practically live on the train", no?...

in response to: Upon Leaving by Peter

Cop43: Great stuff, I'm a cop in Paterson and love to get into all the old factories and buildings in our fine city. We've been in some real cool spots most can't get into. I've been......

in response to: paterson factory - may 2002 by adam

Frank Sulman's: If you go on YOU-TUBE and type in Bens-Deli u can watch the whole demolishing of Bens. There is a part (1) and a part (2), and I tell you it is sad to watch, the......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Thelma Fuentes: I lived at 146 Grove Street and moved to Staten Island in early 70s (I didn't get to graduate with my class at St. Barbara's in 1972)...I remember Barbara Ann's, my first dance at the......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): Why isn't anyone writing anything? I think that I shall have to write again. I remember the window of the Famous retaurant bakery. It wasn't like any other bakery window. It was retangular and it......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Chris: p.s. how about some photos of the site now? maybe from similar angles as the first photo of barton above....

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Chris: Hi, i just wanted to says thanks! my dad (Alan Marsden) also worked at Barton right up to it closing. and i think i actually went inside with him for a tour just before it......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Barry: I remember Mr. Tomaselli. A teacher for all time. I lived in the heart of Bushwick Avenue from 1967-91. Attended PS274 where he taught. Knew my siblings who also attended his classes. He did worked......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Peter: heh, these are the only voting machines ive ever used in nyc, for every election since 96, the first i could vote in. these are also the same type of machines pictured in the original......

in response to: Voting in Brooklyn by adam

Richie Rubin: Suzy;picture dis:Your Mom[Mrs.gradstein]cranking up that old PS 167`Victrola'in the auditorium for:`music appreciation' WE`Rock & Rollers'didn't really dig dat`Longhair'stuff.. `til now!,& WE never imagined having`long hair a decade or so..in da future!..no?..Mrs.Dreeben & miss Hines also cranked up dat`victrola'.as did Mr.Lodato[our......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

patfan: Sorry guys. I've lived on Kauai a very long time, and the chicken population absolutely needs thinning. I run a restaurant, and they jump on the tables, poop everywhere, and carry salmonella. ......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

airo: Thats so dope! Hahah I just started. Mine also look like crap..//...

in response to: Silver Sufer Metro in Blackbook by Metro1

EvilGentleman: Mitch, I am as saddened as you are at the loss of Ben's, and I thank you profusely for your contributions. Without you, this article would just be a few pictures of a closed Ben's,......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Suzy R. (gradstein): Keith - I graduated Downstate in 1969, did part of my residency at KCH/Downstate, finished in Santa Barbara, cut the apron strings, and have been out West ever since. ...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Santana: And outsiders call it graffiti. but we all know its art. damn thats talent. Bushwick!!!...

in response to: Painting in Bushwick 3: by Peter

I.C. Eric: :O, what part of broojlyn was this at?...

in response to: Ambulance Crash by Second Road

Mitch Spector: Yep, it's indeed very much GONE. Made one final pass by this morning (November 5th) to check things out and it's not what I saw, but what I didn't see that caught my attention! It's......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Keith Bernstein: Hi Suzy R-- We have come full circle: fifty years after I had your mother as a teacher, I am delighted to connect with you. Unfortunately, I can recall only a little more about that year. During......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Suzy R. (gradstein): to: Esther Herschman (Rechstschafner), Teri, and Keith Bernstein- My cousin, Doc S, just clued me into this site. I am Ida Gradtein's daughter, and it realy makes me feel good to hear the nice......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Brodidly AB: Bushwick!! What can I say? It can be an interesting place to live in and it can be a nightmare. To all those who are contemplating moving to Bushwick, on the serious tip you......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

bushwicklady: I took a pic of that wall right when thay started...I took it from inside of a car......go!! Obama...

in response to: Painting in Bushwick 3: by Peter

bushwicklady: I took a pic of that wall right when thay start...from inside of a car......go!! Obama...

in response to: Painting in Bushwick 3: by Peter

elizabeth john: well just to add on, i ve been studying on this city as part of a college project... To me, tokyo has different faces to it.like it does have a huge number of parks, which seem......

in response to: Tokyo Architecture by Chris Jongkind

Richie Rubin: ALAN K;oy!joyva hal-a-vah..esp.choco.covered tidbits, [& da jell-filled ones too!.WE musta consumed 1,000's of dem deadly`penny candies'in OUR`yout'..no? ant local`candystore'was literally a`killink field'all dat crap WE swallowed/digested is now startink to take it's effects.no?.but kishke hadda be da`deadliest' item WE ate..MY kin......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Richie Rubin: ALAN K:`Coney Island Joes'[in brownsville/E.N.Y]W/train tracks behind da joint..yep,great`hotdogs'[franks were made of 100%beef[parts]&greasy fries!I usta work a few blks down Linden Blvd @ COCA-COLA bottling plant nr Georgia st.in early`60's,did anyone ever go to the `batting cage'/min.golf on Penn.ave.nr Belt......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Anne Poulsen: Dear Pearly Kings and Queens. I'm currently studying for my PD. and my next project is on the Pearlies. I live in Denmark and it is only recently that I have learned about your amazing culture.......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Dan: HI, My Friend and i are coming to visit Philadelphia soon and we wnated to visit some of the locations from the Rocky films, which include his house etc in the Kensington Area, i believe Tuscum......

in response to: Kensington / North Philly Graffiti by serlingrod

I.C. Eric: Resnick was my history teacher!!!!! i graduated in 04, and i just started college... ive been following your work for some time. I know it was just a project but i learned alot from the......

in response to: Te Amo Bushwick! by upfromflames

Keith Bernstein: I would like to add some comments about Mrs. Ida Gradstein. I thought her to be an effective teacher and a sweet lady. The mention of her name brought back some memories of my sixth......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: Yeh, Richie, FEH! Wit' d'hand! Sometimes when my father smelled a bad oder he'd say, "Lima, Peru!" really drawing out the Peru. He might also say, "Billy Eckstine!" in the same circumstances. ......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Stan: Teri: Don't know when you lived there, but I was born in 1074. My grandparents (Zimmerman) took the apartment when we moved to 919. Next door to 1074 lived Herbie Prince, Mike Lyman and Howie Sapon.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mime: Ha, nice. This reminds me of the other day when I was coming out of a class at Uni, heading towards my little scooty when I noticed a tree branch about the thickness of my arm......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

Mikel: Internet radio, The Whistler, Google and now I leave my mark. I feel like I'm apart of something epic here....

in response to: Signal Gasoline by fuzzytank

Alan Kupperberg: Richie, my pop and I used to love "Smokey Stover" (by Bill Holman) and Smokey's cat, Spooky. "Nix nox." "Notary Sojack." Great nonsense. Anybody remember "Pottsy the Cop," (by Jay Irving)? Irving's......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Esthr Herschman (Rechtschafner): I enjoyed this site very much. I graduated from PS167 in 1958.Now i will try to list yu some of my memories. Kindergarten teacher Miss Shapiro. (there was another kindergarten class and teacher -Mrs. Pinkerton.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mitch Spector: Today was demolition day--Saturday, November 1st. I went by 8:30am this morning yet apart from more bricks removed, it was still standing. When I visited the site again, by late afternoon, they had torn down......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

sanjeet: Is this Javed Bhai from Kistwar. Saw ur artical on Bhalesa. Nice one. I am from Bhadwarwah. www.bhadarwah.com admin@bhadarwah.com...

in response to: Te Amo Bushwick! by upfromflames

tobow: love it just purchased a rust free 4dh in Australia 347 auto chasing some parts and contacts .How hard are parts ect ?...

in response to: Classic Cars 5 - 1957 Pontiac Star Chief by EvilGentleman

Viv Shackleton: My dad is 80 on 8 November. We are taking him on a trip down memory lane. He used to live on Liverpool Road and his uncle worked on the Barton Road Swing Bridge and......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Uh-huh: As a Torontonian I am apalled, embarassed, but not surprised that so many Torontonians are mouthing off on this site, and almost as many Montrealers. This insecure self-obsession comes of living next to the most......

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

BELROC IOF: [[img:29355]] [[img:29356]] [[img:29357]] [[img:29358]] Started to paint again. Plus I found one of my trains on a railfan site.. Gonna pick it up again.. It's that time of year to paint!!! ...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Alan Kupperberg: Janet, I just realized that I have a photo of Dr. Borowitz's office window, that is, if he was directly above the Congress Deli. If you e-mail me at kupperberg@earthlink.net I will send you......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: I’m terribly gratified that some of you enjoyed my reminisces. Richie Rubin is correct in that I sure don’t have Alzheimer’s. I live in Greenwich Village and I haven’t been back to that......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

anon (CPE00115044f024-CM001bd7a81f6c.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com): These are by Toronto artist Dan Bergeron (Fauxreel). All of the portraits are of Regent Park residents....

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization II by jeeff

An Afghan: It is the middle of the night and i was telling my little brothers about the previous names of Afghanistan and history of Afghanistan. I googled the topic and found this article. Well I think......

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

RICHIE RUBIN: HEY!,ALAN K,YOU SURE DON'T HAVE ALZ..WHEW!& YER ONLY A`TOTTALA'[B.`53?]I GUESS YOU GO BACK AS OFTEN AS I! NAH,NUTTIN'IS DA SAME!.& SHUL ON BUFFALO/LINCOLN IS [WAS]`PECH-TAK-TIKVA'I WAS BAR-MITVAHED THERE 9/`55 YEAH,YOU[ALAN K.]WERE JUST 2 YRS OLD!I'M AN OLD[ER] FART..LIVIN'IN BESERK-LY CALIF.[NO......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

CartLegger: ummmm...sorry, no more available. I had to miss the last public tear down due to a prior engagement. But keep your eyes on the Governors island website, as they post these events occasionally. good luck!...

in response to: Governors Island: The Death of Motel 8 by CartLegger

Janet: What a collection of memories--things that surely resonate throughout this remarkable site. Just a few comments, Alan, though the Rochester-Buffalo-Ralph neighborhood from St. Johns to Eastern Parkway was not our neighborhood. The Congress......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

Stan: Janet Whe Honey's was on St. Johns Place they were near Friedman's department store. Was there a bank there also?...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

sedsone: writers on the west coast is different than on the east coast. people in la and shit get scared to do shit. people on the east coast don't give a fuck. It all started over in......

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

Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: You are quite a bit younger than I am. I am 48, but started school early, so I was one of the younger ones. The Digmans sound familiar. I moved in '75. I know my......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

CartLegger: Love the wig man! Have a fine trip to PR after the long cold winter to come......

in response to: St. Nicholas Avenue by jack

Jordan: I wish people in the states would do such wonderful damage to cop cars. No particular reason other than to cause some well deserved havoc on those to implement upon us on a daily basis.......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

brushman: i dunno lynette , those names sound very familiar , i lived at 3329 lee st . , i am 39 and hung at howard and ontario sts , and on the corner of lee......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: I was just on Classmates.com and found some old names. Check it out. You do not have to join to see the photos. I also started a page on Facebook for St. Hugh alumni. If......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

zagg: Just a lil' dish I make for my 7 kids for christmas each year: Wood Pigeons in Beer recipe ingredients 4 small wood pigeons 30 ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil 25 g (1 oz) butter 450 g (1 lb) onions, skinned......

in response to: T & S Live Poultry by Peter

Arnie Blume: Hi 241ers, I saw the name Irene Glassberg earlier. If you are out there Irene I lived on the 5th floor at 35 Crown and Barbara Barrett who babysat you is my wife of 52 years.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: Brian, I used to live on Ella Street between Tioga and Ontario. 3423 N. Ella Street!!! I hung around with the girls I named above. You may have known the Mackley's. I used to hang around......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

CartLegger: Good point! I get off there to go to Brooklyn College, and never noticed that. But there is that little scoop-out passage underneath the train, so its almost elevated. ...

in response to: Sunday at Avenue H by Jim Kincade

Humboldt1: I love gentrification and will do everything in my power to promote it. For now, I have renters that are less than desirable, but pay, although usually late. I would much rather rent......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

CartLegger: Jack: I don't see one flag in these pictures, US or otherwise. Why not?...

in response to: St. Nicholas Avenue by jack

johnny: I have traveled all across America and the world. My votes for most boring: Northeast: 1) Scranton-WilkesBarre, PA 2) Bangor, ME 3) Worcester, MA 4) Woonsocket, RI 5) Scanectedy, NY 6) Rome-Utica, NY 7) Atlantic City, NJ 8) Buffalo, NY 9) Camden, NJ and......

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

Rich: Hi Everybody, I lived at 1003 Carroll ST between Franklin and Bedford from 1957 til 1969, we then moved to 1048 President St which was directly behind the first address. Needless to say, for all of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

anon (153.57.236.121.broad.sz.js.dynamic.163data.com.cn): here are some more pictures, but before that let me tell you guys something. This tower in Karachi is going to be the 3rd tallest building in the world by 2010. Pakistan is making a......

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

sythero: WOW! this is my hometown too; infact the orange bicycles in the 3rd picture are custom made in Chatt by a friend's father named Mic George. About a year ago we bartered for one......

in response to: Principal, KCRW, LLC by Ann Coulter

Jim Arehart: I was born and raised in Norton. It amazes me how people can belittle a town or area so easily. I spent 4 1/2 years in the Navy and I can guarantee I saw some......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 5 by Scott Sargent

Mitch Spector: Here's another weekly photo update, taken on the very cold morning of October 22th. The building is starting to look less recognizable as they continue to de-construct it. My guess is the next photos I'll......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

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

Doc S.......: Rick& Bob - I Believe that Miss Kingman's married name was Mrs. Merino. The shop teacher was Mr.Broder. My teachers were Mrs. Martell, Mrs. Schachner, Ms. Touster, Mrs. Sullivan, Ms. Smith, Mrs.Rietz/Mrs. Monahan (2 teachers......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown