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Mitch: Well, sorry to say the dreaded day has finally come! This afternoon (September 25th) demolition was started. The bay windows have been covered from with orange plastic sheeting from the inside, and there's a barrier...... Allan: Richie,
What year did you graduate from 167? Me - 59. Judy also had another brother I think. We lived in same apartment house and same floor. I think I recognize the name Joel Bercy. Right...... anon (c-66-229-236-128.hsd1.fl.comcast.net): any body live on 61st street near Bay Parkway in Bensonherst
back in early 1970s say hello larry2.0@comcast.net... Megan: Hello,
I have recently relocated to NY and am living in Bensonhurst, near Bay Parkway and 66th. I was wondering if I could get people's opinions on how safe it is for a single, white...... joey: from shining bay to shining sea ?... linda: I'm a teacher on my first day of school. Came outside, 3pm, school's out, sun's out, it's gorgeous. Love to swim in bays and sounds, saltwater, no waves, so having passed this closeby...... Bay-bay: Hi Madi how are you,this is bay-bay from 111 n. wood. carl,henry and ann are doing just fine.ann and henry was at the reunion. sorry that you missed the reunion,we had good time at union...... eyeofodin: Pretty lawn though...I don't know how much publicity the draught gets in other parts of the Bay Area where the sun actually shines, but in SF I never hear about it. I guess I...... AROM: man i got 2 give props 2 da nyc cats dat tag u guys r amazing....much love 4rm da bayarea. ...... Wakehambay-miuq: Nice pictures!! I miss my hometown, especialy this summer, best month of the year (June)... Arnold Magraner: In the mid to late 50's even into the early sixties, I used to go to Brighton Beach Bay3, during the summer with many of my friends from the Borough of Manhattan.
We had formed a...... Jamie: Sharon, that's a very moving story, albeit entirely written in CAPITAL LETTERS, but quite possibly one of the most thought provoking comments ever to appear on this site
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lol@ebay... Peter: have you tried [[http://www.ebay.com]]?... Tiffany: OMG, I miss that neighborhood so much. I am 37 and moved to Staten Island a few years ago. I grew up in Bensonhurst. What a neighborhood! Nothing like it. I hung out on Bay...... Mitch: Passed by Bens today, as of April 22nd it's still standing as it's always been...no sign of any demolition yet. In fact someone removed the brown papers covering the inside windows and ripped off one...... Movin to Wick: actually I am from Brooklyn, Sheepshead Bay, but I have been out of the country for a time and had some concerns about that specific block because I just found and apartment there and it...... EvilGentleman: Thank you. Your pictures are much better than mine. But then again, you are a true Kingstonian, whereas I took my pictures during a brief pit stop on my way home from the Bay of...... Gem One.... INWOOD NY..: Nice place to get your inks & tools.. They had the old style minis markers there nice... just as good as the old Bombbay store on 96 street & Broadway.. you can buy there not...... 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...... baybelle: It must be the name... I grew up in Salinas, California. More people. Every bit as depressing.... jack: you know, 86th street, under the el, in the summer, hot, sweltering days, but the shadows of the el always kept me cool, that was my area for awhile because all my family was housed...... L.Barry: I have drove through it many of times because it was a handy route to go instead of the Ship Channel Bridge. It was far better than that Dark and dingy old Baytown tunnel...... Linda Larson Brooks: I grew up in Flatlands Bay. Some of the people from Barren Island moved to the bay. Schnieder sounds familiar. I know the Lissenden's moved there too. My uncle Bud Ackermann...... angela buscemi letzeisen: my husband fred and i were married in st.barbaras church in february 1953 and just celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary on valentines day.i went to st barbaras school and church during the 1930 to 1946...... joey: i've had some georgian bay experiences - sunsets, too; up by killarney, and over in parry sound.... aslgirl: I moved to {staten island} from {park slope}, {brooklyn} and almost two years later I'm still suffering from culture shock. We live in Prince's Bay, one of the "most desireable" neighborhoods. It's quiet and...... Mike: Upload a pic of the bridge from caesers bay...now a Kohl's...foggy morning last march.[[img:25373]]
... Sancho: Where does the blue part of Blue Bayou begin downtown and how far from downtown does it go?... been: But I think, ultimately, the fourth is my favourite. Love the dendritic effect of the leafless tree, so sharp in the foreground. The transition from the glittering bay up to the murky sky, through the...... anon (bas8-toronto12-1096757587.dsl.bell.ca): Lovely shots. Number three is almost divine, with the rays of light penetrating the gloom. Is it Ashbridge's Bay? Have you seen their former house, at Queen and Connaught? There is the most amazing...... Jeff: I was born in 1946 lived at 1444 Park Place across from John Marchall's JHS until I was 16 moved to Sheep's Head Bay. Does anyone remember the Delli on St. John's ... Joe Kash: awesome, awesome post! bridges are the shiznit!! but yea man you forgot the bayonne and goethels bridge? who cares if they go to jersey...so does the gwb but you KNOW you had to put that...... zagg: Gahhhh! they are trying to brainwash me with their (Hudson) Bay (Company) colour scheme! stop it!!!!
Ok, I want to see all of this in person.... Chris: Washington Baths, Tilyou's Steeplechase Park [the fan blowing up the skirts , the giant slide, the spinning circle, the round ticket with George's face on it] Wonder Wheel's sliding car, Nathan's fried shrimps in...... A Girl From Wakeham Bay: i dont remember maybe summer of 2007...but it does not open every night :D... A Girl From Wakeham Bay: it is very nice up here && there is a theatre now plus you can order alcohol and it takes 2 days to arrive but expensive. I am glad to live here it is...... A Girl From Wakeham Bay: looks like fake pictures!!! but real so nice!! happy to live here..:P... eyeofodin: I like it, cool building. I need to explore Oakland, I live across the bay.... steelisreal: I do miss santa cruz and the whole monterey bay area. Me and my wife are trying to plan a trip back to San Francisco and the Santa Cruz area next year.... THE PUBLIC ANIMALS JOEY TPA: Check my "Cyclones" out....I used to ride this thing endlessly. I miss and love the old "Coney". Those were the days....me and my baby, Susan Russo from Bay 25th. *Sigh*... jack: so there i am 5 years old standing on bay parkway and 86th street waiting for a trolley with my grandmother, vincenza (the ice pick), and she looks down at me and say's,"jacomino, why you...... grunt67: SF is a beautiful city. My wife and I live about 2 1/2 hours drive from it and try to get over several times during the summer to beat the heat.
Have you been to the...... jack: my aunt lived on bay 8th street and i loitered many an evening in the parks there, also we played lots of ball there off the belt, i must have walked those pathways a million...... jack: i was hitting balls at that range last summer, the parachute jump, and next to it was a carousel back in the old day's, from the parachute looking down the boardwalk you can see some...... BillyRanger: I was on the bike path between bay 8th street and 17th ave foot bridge. There are some spectacluar sunsets there.... QQbiker: Guys, before you go too heavy on Uncle Jacob, you have to know that he does his best to avoid the stolen bikes. A few might end up in his store from people claiming...... joey: we were thinking of staying at that hotel right their on elliot bay, view of the water. a room with a king bed was over $400 a night. stayed here instead; [[img:23423]]
pan pacific hotel as...... Frank: For the record, there are two entrances open on Sundays. One is at the south end of Mokom Sholom cemetery (the western strip) and the other is at the north end of Acacia cemetery...... Teresa: Jim,
I took your email and will be in contact some time soon. A reunion of some sort would be awesome, especially the school in the school, I've wanted to go in numerous times just don't...... Patience Person: i'am considering goin 2 achs in september cause my guidence conseler said sheeps head bay high skool is terriable i did'int even put it down az 1 of my choice's so there was a mix...... Virginia Gambardella: Thats the Marine Bridge at Jamaica Bay at least that's what it was called in 1939,when you took the ferry from Sheepshead Bay to the point (Kennedys) and looked to the left there was the...... ffox88: ... (cont'd)...
I, too, have a lot of built in frustration towards the thieves, the police, the used bike shops that buy stolen wheels. I've been up at night imagining how to catch them in the...... Boggy: The only things on 85th and 21st is a dry cleaners and a pizza place (The Grotta Azura). I lived a block away on 85th and 20th until three years ago, now I'm on Bay...... steve : Cartlegger; I'll try to be brief with some details. Please don't hold me to the exact dates because I am going back from memory and not researching. Barren Island as we knew it...... 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...... kayak girl: Barren Island is the coolest. At the height of the rendering plants' days they had their own schools, hospitals, etc. It was a real community and had a majority of African American citizens....... Rudy: Built in 1950, The Washburn Tunnel is the only operational underwater vehicle tunnel in the state of Texas. The Baytown Tunnel was demolished several years ago for the construction of the Fred Hartman Bridge (SH...... jack: barry, you lucky dog, i wish i could go out on a party boat and catch some stripers. i usually go down the shore to union beach and fish for stripers but i only...... Susannah: I remember it- I was at my father's in Bayridge (joint custody)... Everyone was hanging out...talking...sharing what they had. But some people with shops were guarding them with rifles.
But my mother was working as a...... joey: i've been to these places in my youth; the muskoka district, and the georgian bay region. there are more rocks in killarney on the georgian bay. and a larger area of water. good memories mostly,...... jeeff: a correction: i found out that the nearest building pictured IS memorable, as i guess all buildings are if you're willing to look closely. sorry for the error.
from the Toronto Star, 'Fashion Incubator...... Kiminbushwick: Hi, new to the site, but have been following along in more ways than one. I am 7 years proud in bushwick, and just wanted to say, that I think ALL of this conjecture and...... Bushwick Native: Jaybay: What a fool you are moving into Bushwick. You're probably paying a ridiculous sum of money to live in a rat and crime infested neighborhood. Don't think it'll be the next Williamsburg just yet....... Corinne: I had my brand new Fuji Crosstown 3.0 stolen on June 18th from outside the Hudson Bay Building at Yonge and Bloor. I owned it for 3 days. They cut right through the good cable...... Gregory Brent: Wonderful. Montreal is so livable! In the third photo, the building complex with the green roofs in the left foreground is Ravenscrag, home of Sir Hugh Allan of Allan Lines Shipping Co. It is sadly...... Bea Davis: When news of the fiasco precipitated by the less than honorable deliberations of that legislative committee becomes major news as far away as Thunder Bay, Ontario, you know that the world is laughing at elected...... maybetoday: While on my trip, I noticed bay windows nearly everywhere I went in Boston. If I recall correctly, the building in the second picture is in the theater district. I remember seeing those...... jeeff: hi maybetoday, i liked this post. there seems to be a real strong circular undulating rhythm to the row houses in your photos. is this a boston thing, or just one neighbourhood? ...... jaybay: My friend and I just got an apartment in the western part of Bushwick, where Suydam Street and Bushwick Ave. intersect. WE are two white girls in our 20's. We walked around the...... Jamie: ebay? [[http://tinyurl.com/3xq78g]]... Cay: No I think that was Bay Ridge. ... ScetcH--->BCS: Yo dr.sex ur the fuckin mann ima do some shyt like that too cuz ima tagger in bayonne.mad props cuz that takes madd ballz kid
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Tokyo has to be my favorite. I studied abroad there last spring (came home one year ago yesterday actually. I got a similar shot of the skyline as in the OP....the amazing view from Odaiba....... matt: actually, this is bayport. very close to pine island, though.... CE: Now ##that's## a Main Street! What is North Bay like?... eagles 32: my grandpas brother got put in a 50 gallon drum and got shot and throughn in sanfran sisco bay becase he wanted to leave to have a family but what he didn't know was his...... jack: there was a dance pavillion and before that there was one on the boardwalk, and how many people do you know who say, 'broadwalk' it should be, 'boardwalk' there are boards on the walk but...... Hunter : I am not under the impression that any of these murals were intentionally dictated to Leo Tanguma by some elite agency. Instead, I think he may have been picking up on some type of a...... Jeff: I happen to be an urban planning student at the university that i attend and i have to say that Hong Kong is out of this world and is definantly near or at the top...... Stardreamer: That looks familiar where is that? i live in the bay area.... anon (localhost): if a bird that flies over the sea is called a seagull, then what do you call a bird that flies over the bay?... Chet Cuccia: I never been through this tunnel, but the inside looks just like the old Baytown-LaPorte Tunnel.... Bill: ah finally a beautiful day in North Bay...just around the corner and up the road you can get a good brew at the Fraser....... zagg: The kisses I got at the Bay st. Greyhound station were never quite like that
... hool: i visited north bay for a few hours, walked around the downtown area. it was more lively than i thought it would be.... kricket: i've only been to north bay once. i remember it as a much more desolate place than those photos suggest. good work.... Princess: you can still visit while in Bayonne... little ukraine: yes! i want to go to san francisco so badly. these are all really fantastic pictures. can we see more of the san francisco bay bridge?? such a magnificent structure.... yo: what about the marboro theatre on bay parkway? y'all forgot about that!
... little ukraine: ah, reminds me of a friend of mine who would always kill the crabs we caught in the great south bay as teenagers. nice.... Giovanni: i grew up in a mostly Italian neighborhood in bay view in milwaukee and Latin Kings were a huge force in my neighborhood, all my family was in it, most of my family pics were...... kim: hi there was a turner family of pearlies they were pearly king and queen of edmonton there is a bit about them in pearl binders book called the pearlies a social history you can get...... Schrodinger's Cat: Actually the construction of this building started in late 1989 . It was supposed to be a 58 storey high office tower called the Bay Adelaide Tower.
It was...... anon (ip72-197-235-121.sd.sd.cox.net): i here you,born and raised in Queens, I worked between Cropsey and Bay pkwy, Brooklyn for 5yrs the food was off the hook.Now on the West coast I miss that Brooklyn and NYC food..... don\\\'t worry about it!: I went to plum beach a couple of times,sadly it's dirty and if u walk all te way down (away from the bay) it gets a little less filthy. There are thousands of them! They...... steelisreal: oh how i love the bay area.... *sigh* i miss it so much.... Stevo: Oh I see it now...that last shot is on Bay st. in front of the Hoito.
I was so busy looking at the cute girl...the Hoito is a restaurant; the word means "care" in Finnish....... Alexa: Great bridge pics! Beautiful! I have a fear of bridges, yet I enjoy looking at them. I don't think I could ever drive across the massive bridges of NY........not sure I could...... EvilGentleman: I am sure the staff at the local Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) store must think I am odd, since I will often hold my breath and dash at high speed through the entrance area, clinging...... Nickle, Dime, Quarter: Thanks for explaining your point. I see where you are coming from.
My favourite vantage point for the skyline is at the very end of the Leslie St. Spit (on the lighthouse hill). From there,......
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