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cklakken: judging from the beautiful condition of their feathers and their bright , healthy eyes, these are not diseased birds. the weaker will get naturally culled. why does there have to be such crude people......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

lianna: The north side is not only for "low-income people".. there are plenty of middle/working class people in west brighton, mariners harbor, etc. who own homes and have good jobs. ...

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

RiCH1: SPIN........whoever you are.......you killed that shit on the 'Rock', sun!.....Rock On! Ya gotta turn yer head kids, to peep that one out.....right at the bottom of the escarpment waterfall on the 401 into the Hammer!......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend two of my friends......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Ceil Midiri: I had a blast growing up here in the 70's...there really wasn't much crime, at least that us youngsters knew about. We just played our games outside in the summertime til we heard our......

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

kls: My husband and I have lived in Humboldt Park for 4 years since moving to Chicago from Guatemala. I cannot think of a better compromise for us both. I love being near the shops......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Helen: WOW! And to think my older sisters never clued me into this site!! :-) Yuba...so many memories... I still go back every couple of years to remember Amy, visit our old hangouts, and......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

T J O'BRIEN, ANNANDALE, VA: The article below it will mention the Luna Park. During the WW II I worked part-time for the New York Daily News as a copy boy. One afternoon I came in early at......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Smutz-onE: I'm brighton born and bred since '76, i know aroez work. Seriously, Mr '86 and the like.......what the #@/* ??? EDUCATE yourselves. the guyz pretty much the only reason i carry on. he is......

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

kiwi: Wow. Those are lovely. My fave would have to be the one with the trunk, though. The contrast between bright mural and dark remnant is great....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

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......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

kgraham: Does anyone in Harrowgate Remenber The Kensington Roller Ring Or Middway Theater, iris Theater,Kent Movie,Belgrade TheaterOr Adriatic Theater. Born And Raised Frankford & Castor Aves. Love The Neighboor Hood And Still Ride Past 2000......

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

brightflight: I'm not sure. I've eaten at a Nim Wah dim sum place in Chinatown but we might've just mispronounced Nam Wah. The food was really, really good but some old guys were smoking cigarettes indoors and......

in response to: Nam Wah Tea Parlor by Peter

Rob Tynan: Hi Cyril, You want to see the "Rialto" as it was, today.....Someone had the bright idea of putting rainscreen cladding over the whole front elevation without any form of structural support between the different roof levels,......

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

Pearlykingjim: i would like to thank the person or persons for the vile and nasty E-mail that was sent to my address, it is someone on this forum form what was said i only hope we bump it......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Sheila Hilton: Hi Deb, Jubblies were pyramid shaped cartons of orange juice. You could cut a corner off and drink it through a straw, or you could buy them frozen. It took ages to crunch your way......

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

Pierre: Yre's is the best chicken I ever tasted. It was a real treat to get some when I lived in Gloucester. Unfortunately, I moved 70 km east of Ottawa. I haven't been to Charlotte St.......

in response to: Save Yre\'s! by EvilGentleman

brighton born: Aroe is an absolute legend, the man has style, charisma and he set the standard for a lot of euro writers. He pretty much reinvented graff in this ends! the council and police love him,......

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

walkhere: this all kinda creeps me out.. just reminds me of that simpsons episode when they're in brazil and someone explains to the simpsons that the slum-houses are all painted bright, happy colours just to make......

in response to: The Living Mosaic by serlingrod

NervaVels: I lived on the block of Green/Evergreen/Harman for almost 20 years; prior to that, I lived on Jefferson St between Knickerbocker and Irving (still remember getting picked up by the bus to go to a......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

GGP: reminds me of a temple square I once came upon in Kathmandu, though those columns were bright red and featured erotic sculptures....

in response to: Columnar Sight Seeing by joey

DYL: Nice photos but i think some of them need to be brightened. Unless you wanted to convey a darker mood, there still needs to be a brighter white on some of them to balance the......

in response to: Shore B&W by livia

Peter: ahh, nice! its a gray morning here in {nyc}, and it was nice to come on here and find some bright colors to wake me up......

in response to: Colourful View of a White Day by CE

Matt: Houston gets really bright at night with the Downtown lights the nigtlife, traffic moving. It kind of reminds me of Mexico City. ...

in response to: Houston At Night by groovehouse

Joe Kash: its as if the dark and gloomy buildings in front are looking towards the bright, welcoming lights of the casino and sighing....

in response to: A Tale of Two Cities by vz

janet grayson: Well, Franklin Avenue was out of our immediate neighborhood, but my mother always bought her chickens from a store on Schenectady (between St. John's and Lincoln). I disliked these visits. The floor was covered......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Ow, my eyes are burning with all that color! Lovely pictures. Bright. Saturated. ...

in response to: Fall in Toronto by Elicar

Steph R: I love this art because it stops people sticking to the chewing gum and it looks brighter. I haven't seen any but the pictures are cool. The art [[img:23809]] and it is a good way to make......

in response to: Ben\'s Chewing Gum Art by Jamie

Larry, Curly & Moe raccoon removal?: The bright woman that lives next to us, has allowed a tree to grow against the foundation wall to three stories high. This is a perfect stepladder for our raccoons. Now "we need trees for......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Ilona: I love these pictures and I love Brighton Beach..It's great to see how russian that area is....

in response to: Coney & Surroundings by kricket

EvilGentleman: I saw this post the day it was first posted, and had not looked back it till today. What a lot of comments about stolen bikes in the Toronto area! Incredible. Reminds me of this guy......

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

procyon: mmm, now this stuff looks familiar. i think my aunt might know the people who live in the very purple house, but i might be thinking of a different very purple house. i remember being......

in response to: Most Holy Theotokos, Save Us! by little ukraine

ray: I cannot believe how awful it feels to have a bike stolen. I had locked my bike on Avenue Rd (outside WholeFoods) last week and went inside to ask about the......

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

Belroc: True 2 pigs eye boys... If your gonna be a graffiti writer you have to take the risk. Yes thats a Quote from Lee in Wild Style.. Well, thats not exactly what he said.. You get the point. But......

in response to: Alright by -creAtor-

karlo: By the way,What you see here are murals,not grafitti. As some-one already pointed out,grafitti is usually carried out by just about anyone with a spray can or bucket of paint with the sole intention of splashing......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

karlo: I appreciate your views BBH,but i have to disagree. You should read as much as you can about the hunger strikes,or better still,take a trip to Ireland and talk to the families,friends or people who where......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

Genuine brooklynite bushwick baby: I am so proud of where i come from.Most people say bitches in bushwick are dumb.Never that Never me ,I just see what i see and i will always be me.Growing up in the hood......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Marylizbeth: Uggghh...RACCOONS. They have been haunting us and our neighbors for the last month. We each have a pool and fountains and these rotten raccoons have been using the pools and fountains as their bathroom. Every......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Graham McKnight: I love Jimmy Cauty's work so much that I went to my local art gallery (Art Republic, Brighton, England) and bought one. As a full time student on a low income I often deny myself......

in response to: Operation Magic Kingdom by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

david: I love Kensington so much. It is truly a joy. Granted, there are prostitutes and drugs around but for the most part, you will be OK if you know now to mind your......

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

Lisboner: Hi! I'm an artist too. I've conceived a masterpiece which consists of 2500 Lisbon graffiters, painted with bright colors, hanging from the Tagus Bridge. That would be my way of honouring all this lovely kids......

in response to: Destruction of Lisbon City by cool-tsk

anne zemartis rose: I loved Kensington when I was growing up in the 50's and early 60's, 2100 block of Firth St. just off Trenton Ave. I was so surprised to see the train trestle gone on Trenton......

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

Brad: [[img:21331]] On the bright side, about the only thing left of this bike is the frame that is locked up. Part of the fork is laying under it too. Greenwich & Gough Street, San Francisco....

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

Chiamattt: Is the woman with red hair Madeleine Albright in disguise? ...

in response to: May 14 2007 Hamburg by hool

Jaquana Credle: I currently attend acorn community high school and i will be honest it isnt the best school to attend . And yes we do have some teachers that dont care but what school......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

EvilGentleman: Here you go, CartLegger. I took it from in front of the hotel (The building casting the longest shadow) looking NE towards the building with the bright roof. [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&om=1&t=k&ll=58.107035,-68.399146&spn=0.00138,0.003616&z=18]]...

in response to: Arctic Graf Truck by EvilGentleman

Frank S. Besner: Hmm... seems I spoke too fast. There seems to still be some debate as to wether the sign stays or goes. On the bright side, though there's a website entirely dedicated to the sign, where......

in response to: 5 Roses by Cinic

teachnyc: I work in bushwick's schools and I can't tell you how many times I hear my counterparts from our sister districts in queens talk about how bad it is in BW (they never want to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CartLegger: [[img:19395]] Asser Levy Pool on 23rd (or was it 25th?) and FDR drive. Definitely the brighter side of Moses....

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

Cameo: It's actually warmer when it snows.... When the sky is blue and the sun is bright you have the most to fear from the cold....

in response to: Feb. 28, 2007 by Biff

Halley: This style of art I call folk art, and we in Canada, have alot of folk artist especially from the easter Islands of our country,they all have wonderful, bright colors that lifts the soul, after......

in response to: Art for Sale by Guy McLaren

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Bright lights. Big city. The traffic looks like lava flow. ...

in response to: 7WTC by little ukraine

artM: Where to start? Planes can't get high enough to see the "largest Nazi symbol on American soil"? Of course they can. This diagram (or even aerial photos) of the runway layout can......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

BDweller: My friend Mike graduated from JHS 111 in the early seventies. It had already acquired a rough reputation by then, as I recall. Like Pierre said, the gang/thug threat was present. All......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Biff: Find a penny, make it bright, And you will have a happy night......

in response to: Nov 24 2006 Toronto Part 2 by hool

Beadle and Tatum: Hey Little Uke! This is 'that grain belt bridge' too. The lyrics are really appropriate. I used to live 2 blocks from there and if you walk accross it you can go right......

in response to: First Bridge Across the Mississippi by Tyfoid Kid

Red: Moved into 2555 Linden Blvd. in Cypress Projects when they were new; until I got into a fight (1964) with one of the black neighbors...we were all so friendly for a few years and......

in response to: Brooklyn Broadcast & Audio by Peter

BRIGHTON TOWN BABY!: Nice Trains :)...

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

BRIGHTON TOWN BABY!: (somebody that has painted a train + london writer from 86).......go and say that to aroe`s face! ;P.....oh and just because ur jelous dont hate son!....go choke on okers dick or summin`, and eat del`s......

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

Tyfoid Kid: I think the colors look great. Doesn't the overexposure come from the CCD in the camera trying to compensate between darker objects on the ground the bright sky? It's the algorithm it uses when it......

in response to: Rosegarden by aer suzuki

jeeff: ps. on rereading my letter, i think i didn't explain myself well at the end. it probably seems counterintuitive that i'm arguing against condos as destroying the residential flavour of our neighbourhood. in......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

procyon: is that a collage or a straight-up photograph? either way, it's beautiful. bright yellow & bright blue always gets me....

in response to: The Wheelchair, The Bear & The Distorted Baby Face by aer suzuki

aj schure: i used to go to coney is. as a kid us guys hung out at brighton 4 i hope to go back to the ole hood in oct. iwant t take a load of pics......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

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

EvilGentleman: At this time of year, based on the sunset data available from Environment Canada and a little mental arithmetic, the sun at Broadview and Danforth, Toronto (79°21'W) should have set yesterday in the direction of......

in response to: Labour Day Sunset by Michelle

Grandfather Time: the first photo seems warm, very warm, and possibly explosive.....alot of bright amber colors.....the darkness contrasting against them is heavy =)...

in response to: Sewage and Salt and Such by Dredre

joey: this cemetery, near piedmont ave. and pleasant valley road in oakland, is located on some primo real estate, but it's filled with tombstones not houses. the adjoining neighborhoods are where some rich folk live. one......

in response to: Permanent View by joey

Susannah : These pictures are so clear and bright - I always thought of Wales as being misty and overcast. ...

in response to: Harlech by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: Definitely **not** macho. But then again, those bright glossy colours look like they came from the paint jobs of custom classic cars, so maybe it **is** macho....

in response to: Luscious by sine

Chris Erb: What happened with the junior constable? I'm assuming he lost his job. It doesn't sound like he was a very bright guy....

in response to: Luscious by sine

Chris Erb: Thank you for all the kind words EvilGentleman, they have really brightened my day! I know things can change drastically as you get older but I have no real desire to return to the Maritimes in......

in response to: A Poor Puppeteer by Marlo

EvilGentleman: I suspect Chris, like many who grew up around the Maritimes, has finally reached that stage of life where he must venture off to sample life in the big city before deciding where he belongs......

in response to: A Poor Puppeteer by Marlo

zagg: Out by where my parents live 'out in the country' (and in Ontario, not NB) there wasn't really a trash problem on the roads and then Brights Grove got a Tim Hortons and BOOM now......

in response to: Tim in the Streets by Marlo

jfilip: The town slogan, on the sign as you're leaving north, says "Let us Brighton your day again!"...

in response to: Untitled by jfilip

jamie: {Brighton}, yet not a {Banksy} in sight....

in response to: Untitled by jfilip

aer suzuki: wow that's alotta hoopla...over simple pictures too. very well shot, well composed images. i have to wonder what type of camera you used to get that bright glowing center vs. the darker halo 'round the......

in response to: Beat-up Derelict Buildings in my Neighbourhood by Jamie

Andrew Smith: Thanks Catherine & Peter. It was a bright February day and, amid the scenery, it was good to be reminded that industrial heritage doesn't belong solely to the cities....

in response to: Old Railway Walk by Andrew Smith

Norma: Reading through these comments made me quite sad. N Ireland will never be able to move on with bad attitudes. Ok so bad stuff has happened in the past but if we keep......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

Mitch Waxman: Poseurs and sellouts, Sodium used to be da bomb. Their tour with Halite was a classic, a natural combination. Sodium could walk on water back then, blazing with a bright yellow flame visible for miles.......

in response to: Mofidious by Mofidious

EvilGentleman: One must take the view that all that is done in public is open to be published in the open domain. Otherwise, a whole bunch of considerations will overwhelm everything until **nothing** is fit to......

in response to: Mullets Galore! by Peter

jessica: Oh- I neglected to mention THE perfect solution for when raccoons become pests, a tried and true method that my brother in The Adirondacks of Upstate New York invented: shoot the critters with a......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Rob: Thanks Rick for your mini review and google search and paste for the words “buddy bike.” But as the owner of the above bike, let me clear a few things up: Regarding the bike pictured: It is......

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

cookie 10: My family moved to Brighton Beach in the 60's and coney island in the 70's. In the 60's it was beautiful. In the mid 70's both Brighton and Coney Island had turn to sh*t. All......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

Jamie: spring and brightly coloured graf make for lovely photos. spring is my favoutite time of year for photography....

in response to: Alley Art Gallery by jeeff

Peter: nice score, jeeff! glad you have a working camera now :) the sun looks so golden and bright in these shots... thank goodness spring is finally here!...

in response to: Alley Art Gallery by jeeff

ireneblissett: the bright red and the dusty yellow have lovely contrast. great use of color....

in response to: office space by fuzzytank

drea: Yeah! I saw it as soon as i left the bar. I was like: "hm..it's still bright, why?" then i looked up. lol..i luv just looking outside my bedroom window randomly in the middle of......

in response to: Did Anybody Look Up... by Elicar

drea: The architecture's so cool!!! Reminds me of some of the buildings I saw in France (forgot where, I believe Paris) that had big pipes running around outside the building and they were brightly coloured. I......

in response to: The Lloyds building and Leadenhall Market by Chris Redgrave

Peter: so far, hands down, its "ashleys", the little hole-in-the-wall with the bright orange facade and the plastic chairs out front sitting in the wedge-shaped storefront at/near the intersection of {sterling} and {flatbush}, just up flatbush......

in response to: Bigges by Peter

torontofreelance: So stupid, You guys worry about killing each other. I will take care of my family and create a bright wealthy future. No one cares. The "troubles" are ignored by most clever......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

torontofreelance: I think Multidick is the Canadian operation of the computer Wang. Until recently it was run my this fellow. http://www.shermanco.com/dickrubright.html ...

in response to: Multidick by EvilGentleman

arkon1: heres some info from tacoma news trib. about the trailer on 56Some of the most exquisite work around is by the late Plus, who painted for 10 years before he died at 25 about......

in response to: graffiti trailer by fuzzytank

EvilGentleman: The smashed windows were the least of their worries. I drove by again late this afternoon, and here is the aftermath: [[img:9654]] The appliance store was totally destroyed, and I imagine the stores on either side of......

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

EvilGentleman: Ow... I shall mourn the demise of AJ's in much the same way as I mourn the passing of the last A&W drive-in that I ever saw. (It was in Saint John, N.B. near the......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Actually mark, I count only 4 or 5 items on this list that are subway-specific, and about the same number are bus-specific, and the rest are based mostly on the behaviour of the other passengers. In......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Public Transit by EvilGentleman

grange: I like these shots too . History is interesting , well at least for me . Something you may not know . You use tobe able to get those barrels for distillrys . Maybe you still......

in response to: Distillery Historic District by Elicar

Elicar: But jeeff, there's also a Wellington, England. Although the sky appears to be bright fro England (sorry guys!) the architecture makes me think that this is Wellington, England....

in response to: Old Bank by danielle

908: am a white female from the suburbs south of Chicago. I am English, Swedish, German, Polish Russian, English, and Scottish. Driving through Humboldt Park .....It's beautiful. There are beautiful homes and parks, but the......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

jack: i'm crying right now. oh, the beauty of a warm day, sunshine, happiness, children laughing. mu flip flops next to my lounge and me with a dry martini in my hand or a......

in response to: Muskoka Magic by Eden

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