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Richie Rubin: Allan,Howard;`da Pit'was`PigTown'gang's hdqtrs as was`York Diner' across Lefferts ave.from`White Castle'great Pizza joint next door to`basement'Pit'.free Pizza when B'klyn Dodgers won series in`55, & some deli's gave away franks & knishes!,what a day!remember `Happy Felton's Knothole Gang'?[on tv before games]Kids......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

Allan: Richie, I DID live in the same building as Judy O. We both lived on the first floor. I was in the front. Her family in the back. She had a male dog 'Nipper' and I......

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

Allan: Now that you mention it, I seem to recall two(2) basement areas. One for boys the other for the girls. The one for the boys was towards the west, I think(?). However, I don't recall......

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

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

Bob: Doc & Rick, The PS 241 teachers from the '40's era that I remember were Mrs. Olsen in K; Mrs. Delaney in the lower grades; Ms. Sturzer - who tried to make students cry; Mrs. Sakheim,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Stan: I was born at 1074 Eastern Pkway, moved to 919 then 915 and around the corner to Albany Ave, between Lincoln and St. Johns. My wife can't understand why we always lived within a few......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

thesouthernapple: Hey everyone, I'm sad to see the neighborhood in such decline. But I'm glad to see so many memories here, about the Ave. I graduated Valerdictorian from St. Marks in 1985, and I know that......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Warren S.: Sometimes, I had to report to the cloakroom straightaway or directly to the hallway. One nun had a big steel edged ruler, named "Mr. Brown;" she whacked kids across the palms of their hands with......

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

NewYorkDave: Hmmm, I just realized that that route wouldn't have made any sense considering the number of blocks involved. The pretzels surely would have been cold by the time he reached Onderdonk--unless he were running the......

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

Stan: Graduated 167 in '43. Lived on Eastern Parkway then Albany between Lincoln Place and St. Johns. Mr. Lodato was principal, Ass't principal was Mrs. Cohen (with the red wig). Mr. Allen taught science and Mr.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Trek 9800 OLCV: Stolen last night off my porch (along with my wifes bike) - if you manage to see it around town please let me know. Queen + Carlaw area. Funny thing is I was walking my......

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

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

little ukraine: WOW this is amazing. i don't think i'd have been able to resist that Laurel & Hardy set. they remind me of statuettes my grandparents used to have in the basement of their......

in response to: Bodega Heads by Peter

BigRock: well i just made a mop with " Etch Bath " and is it suposed to come out all brownish? last time i used one, it came out clear and dried perfect. but now im......

in response to: Snatch by Peter

jack: i want to take this opportunity to thank toronto for that storm. the lightening was superb, the thunder was symphonically loud, the dark, menaceing clouds gave fear to the lovely day before it, the......

in response to: Storm over the City by Biff

Peter: they used those with a pulley to lower stuff into the basements of older buildings back in the day... if you looked directly below, youd probably see a cellar door, grating, etc......

in response to: Vestigal Device: What Was This For? by CartLegger

jack: not you evil, actually montreal is beautiful. of course i've never been there but i came close one time when i went to niagara for a convention. i had a grand time, throwing......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

Brad: Cool man, keep it up. Not sure if you are or not, but it always helped me to be rolling a little to do ollies. Even at my prime, doing things stationary were hard. Basements......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Jason: Followup from: Jason: 10th Jan 2007 - 20:28 GMT Well, it's been a couple weeks since I got my board. It's been really cold and icy here in IA, so I've been stuck practicing in......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

little ukraine: hello, jack's daughter, and welcome! congrats on the recent master's degree. we seem to share similar feelings for the library. as for my personal opinion, i think it would be best to......

in response to: A View Down the Avenue by jack

Alfred in ATL: I was born and raised in Bushwick in the building directly to the left of the building in the picture above. I lived in 336 Melrose st. which my dad owned from 1976-1996. The building......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

KAYO: I REMEMBER BUSHWICK OF THE '50S. RIDING THE TROLLEY THEN BUS DOWN TO GATES AVE TO SHOP AND BANK WITH MY MOTHER. SHOPPING ON BWAY IN THE CANDY STORE,BAKERY AND MR. LAST'S DELI THEN THE......

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

jeeff: don't worry, the 'double d' store by my house (a variety store and bargain basement internet cafe) is still open....

in response to: It\'s Been Getting Cold by David

Kem: I attended P.S. 299, I.S. 383 and Bushwick High School so yeah! I'm born and raised there. I haven't been back for some time. Most of my memories I hold dear beacause they do make......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

The Owner: It has lots of windows - just not facing the street. They mostly face south. I believe I get a net gain from solar energy. It exists to provide shelter for the owner......

in response to: Modernism on Squires by CE

Tamara: the guy with the mask is sitting on my old basement window sil... hool ~ i just love your vision... thank you for sharing. These are not the typical shots from Pride weekend! but GREAT......

in response to: Pride 2006 Toronto Part 2 by hool

TheTruth: "I see it more as a class war than a race war." "...But that doesn't explain why, poor or not, the residents of Bushwick didn't have enough self-respect to take care of their neighborhood." Dave, did you......

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

elaine: "rooby-rooby-rooo!!!" yes. i have stopped watching suspense thriller things, i can't take the suspense, it makes me feel ill. but also there is always that 'let's go towards the creepy noise/basement/woods' moment when i lose sympathy......

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

EvilGentleman: No clue what is being rebuilt as of yet, but most of the area has been torn down, with only the bar on the west end of the block and 3 or 4 stores on......

in response to: St. Patrick\'s Fire by EvilGentleman

Carmen: the last time some perv flashed me I gave him a shoe in the nuts. The next time I saw him my boyfriend broke the perv's nose. The third time we tied him......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

jack: chris there are apartment buildings in the city that you can put that building into the basement and still have room for a christmas tree....

in response to: Fredericton Skyscrapers by CE

lisa: i dont know if these pics are really from that place and time or not but i lived if fergus my whole life up untill the past 2 years which ive lived in guelph and......

in response to: the august 19th, 2005 tornado hoax by jeeff

Elicar: I am always at the BCE, Gabi! It's nice to have coffee at Marche with all the sunshine even in the most frigid winters, rather than in the Foodcourt in the basement where it is......

in response to: The Perfect Date by Elicar

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

adam: abc no rio was blast when i was high school.. nothing like a bunch of teenage punks getting drunk and making a mess of the les in the 90s. too bad they closed off the......

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

Yvonne: Love the photo. I asked my husband to put this on our walking list for the summer. We live not too far from there. Speaking of domed ceiling..if you go to the......

in response to: Abandoned Spaceship by Spoon

twowheeledknife: I think he prolly lives in his moms basement...27 yrs old ...never had a girlfriend..very angry...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

jack: my brother and i were given little chicks one easter. w3e raised them in the basement and 'pecky' had a strange looking leg. well one day i found them gone and grandpa said......

in response to: Wild Turkey Parking by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Peter: also: the weird thing is that there's still a homeless shelter in the ground level/basement of the armory. it was odd to come out of work when they were having a big track/field meet and......

in response to: 168th Street by GGP

Neck Face: The manager at Kinko's called, told me to bring in some I.D. so I guess I have another crapie Job. At least if Iam working at Kinko's I will be involved in the art world.......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

jeeff: hi jo. here's a quickie travel guide for toronto, ##but## i'm writing this with one condition for you: please take some photos, write some stuff, and post an article here about your trip! first off,......

in response to: Toronto for a week by jo

kc: yep, I'm confused about the train thing. I'd always heard that story as if it worked out--i.e., that you could get into a train at the basement of Citicorp in Manhattan and go one stop......

in response to: Crescent Street, night by BZZZP

kc: I like progression to the smoky revelation...and the deconstruction/fracturing at the end. It reminds me of this brownstone in Greenwich Village that got blown up, by accident if I remember correctly, in the 1970s, I......

in response to: demolition by elaine

elaine: I was recently jolted by the power of words when listening to a radio programme about how weather had influenced novels and Ian McEwan talked about how he had written the cement garden in South......

in response to: day trip by elaine

otisbirdsong: This is the Montauk Club, it has (or had) a great bowling alley in the basement that used small balls and minature pins with a manual ball-return system. I remember as a kid working......

in response to: Park Slope by Anna