Comments about broad street

There are 60 comments about "broad street"

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

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

arty lady: Planning on renting an artist loft in Bushwick in one of the large loft buildings on Siegel st. I'm a woman of color and will be taking the L train. Don't really know Brooklyn well.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Gemini: I have lived in Bushwick for most of my life. I have lived on my street for 34 yrs. Bushwick is like any other neighborhood it has it's ups and downs. I referred to it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dennis: Hi neighbors,I lived at 6 Covert Street between Broadway and the almighty Bushwick Avenue. I too remember those classic games of playing skelly,stoop ball and johnny on the pony ouch! I just caught a neck......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

gane 2: the address to the scrap yard is 300 w broadway new york, Ny betwwen canal street and grand st. the phone number is (212) 343-2557...your welcome!!..lol...

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

Miss_1989: I had lived in hutch for 12 years growing up as a child, but my family ended up moving due to my parents job transfers and also because Hutchinson (even in the middle class neighborhoods)......

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

Steven: This was an amazing night. I lived on Troutman Street at broadway and Myrtle, right in the action. I was 16 and was amazed and scared. I remember walking the block to Broadway the next......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Jenny and Janet(Sutton), I lived at No 42 Harewood Road and I do remember you living there also I remember the field that belonged to your granddad, it came at the side......

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

bill: Born in 1941 at williamsburg hospital. Lived at 99 Stockholm until '46 when we moved to 41 Cornelia Street betweenBushwick and Broadway (third house down from the congregationalist Church. went to PS 56......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: cherie: {broadway}, in the area around {hart} street is the border between {bushwick} and {bed-stuy}, so i suppose it depends on which side of {broadway} the place is on, heh. the west side being {bed-stuy}......

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

antblack: Steven H, Sammy - I remember going to Loews Gates on Broadway to see my King Fu Double features. We used to climb the roofs of the Rheingold brewery for fun. and also PS 274's......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

Sammy Perez: Steven H., two things you mentioned bring back great memories. First of all, you mentioned theaters on Broadway. The one I remember is 'Teatro Rio Piedras' where they would show Kung Fu double features......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Wow! My Uncle Cyril (Bagshaw) put me onto this site and I have just spent the last hour reading all the comments. My mum (Edith Jaques) was born in Irlam and my dad (Jim Massey)......

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

rich backes: lived at 624 chauncey st.in the early fiftees remember niehr's ice cream parlor the hang out of the rail road boys.went to our lady of lourdes our house is long gone my brothers and i......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

John Dereszewski: To DeSales again: My long excursion into the history of this street might not have answered your question, which probably was: How would it be to live on DeSales Pl. now? The fact is, DeSales is one......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Michael worsley: Back On October 4,1969 The Myrtle Avenue Subway Stations Were Closed Down The Demolishing From Downtown Jay Street Up To Broadway Upper Level Station The Myrtle Avenue El Was Cut From Jay Street Up To......

in response to: A Snow Falls in Brooklyn by Peter

Joe D.: Buswick late 1960's - early 1970's was the best!!! Born on Harman Street in 1965...The entire family lived within blocks of eachother..Grandparents on Starr Street next to the pretzel factory..Aunt lived on Buswick Avenue and......

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

jack: out. usually i drop my son off in the east village and i take the west street to the fdr drive and get off at houston, but this time i went into canal and......

in response to: Soho Thru the Windshield of My Car and Mind, Like a Wheel Within a Wheel, Like the Song That They Were Singing, Like the Windmills of My Mind. by jack

peg658: Anyone grow up on Chauncey Street between Broadway and Bushwick during the fifties and early sixties? Anyone remember Niehr's with the best tuna fish sandwiches in the world. ...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Queen LaLa: Yes. Broadway Street Fair, complete with donkeys, plaintains, jumping jacks, and health insurance booths! Only in Astoria....

in response to: Broadway Hoopla by Queen LaLa

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

Tonya James-Rance: The pic dated 23Feb looks like my old church and school St. Marks Lutheran.. Bushwick Ave... Wow!! Troutman sure looks bad.. When I was younger it was much prettier.. Well.. I thought it looked nice......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Smudgy: Well, I guess I discovered this site just a bit too late. I missed the walking tour and I missed the show at the BHS. I was born at Bushwick hospital in 1949.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

D.Bennet-lived in 1943 apt 606: I grew up in the Henry Horner Holmes a.k.a. the Hornets i live in 1943 4 trey i also grew up with pharoah and laffy and that movie portrayed them as innocent fun loving children......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

little ukraine: i was just reading about Yonge Street in a book about The Band, apparently they used to gig along that strip when they were still The Hawks. Though I guess that's sort of like......

in response to: Yonge and Dundas by Biff

Dee: I grew up in Bushwick as a matter of fact iwas born in Bushwick.Iwas born in Wycoff Heights hospital in 1955.I lived in the same house with my family until I married in 78 my mom......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dee: I remember this very vividly. the looters were running down my block with televisions, diapers, stereos u name it. We sat on my stoop just watching. Now I'd be petrified but then well......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

Dee: I was born in Bushwick in 1955. I left when I got married in 78. Bushwick was a really nice area until the mad exodus of the 60's everyone ran.Brodway was a great shopping area......

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

Bonnie: I too lived on Wilson Ave., between Cooper and Moffit Streets -- in the 1950's. We lived on the 3rd floor of one of the cold water railroad flats, right down the street from......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

CE: From my hometown of {Sussex} New Brunswick from [[4486:this post]]. The street is actually called Broad Street but is often referred to as "Broadway" and even has some business that use that name such......

in response to: Broadway Challenge by joey

upfromflames: Yep, thats bushwick alright, an interesting little one block street between Broadway and Bushwick Ave. close to the train, and the bustle, but a great street. Picture of it [[6257:here]]....

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

sick: bushwick is probabably the heroin capital of new york i know b/c i i go to the needle exchange placed so conveniently on broadway dont raise your kids in this neighborhood they will grow up to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dcchanged man: I lived in bushwick from 1968-1982 Comfort and hell in bushwick depends on which pocket you lived in. The dead end streets of buswick Aberdeen , Granite , Desales Place and so on where a lot......

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.

Susannah: Before Park Slope (yes - Park Slope) became gentrified we had what were known as block busters, landlords who made the neighborhood unbearable to live in through various means, crime and social tension would escalate,......

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

EvilGentleman: Aw, darn. I was hoping the next post was gonna be "Broads of Broad Street"...

in response to: Home Pt. 5: Downtown (Broad Street) by CE

Chris Erb: It's called Broad Street beause the street is quite... broad. It's actually a boulevard which is why it is generally referred to as "The Boulevard" by most locals. It is also sometimes called......

in response to: Home Pt. 5: Downtown (Broad Street) by CE

EvilGentleman: Speaking of Freudian slips, I wonder why it's called "Broad Street" in the first place? And "Hope Depot" is obviously the car dealership-turned-church in the last picture. Let's hear it for copyright infringement in the name......

in response to: Home Pt. 5: Downtown (Broad Street) by CE

Peter: awesome! my hometown had a {main street} and a {broad street} that ran parallel- in opposing directions- through downtown. sussex looks like a neat place. and, you gotta love places like moffet's. theyre all but......

in response to: Home Pt. 5: Downtown (Broad Street) by CE

TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were......

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

Ruairí: Hi Jamie Just wondered - what area of london are you from? I am originally from Lisnaskea but live in London now. I have had the idea of going round to to your neighbourhood and taking photos of......

in response to: Cross Street and Blossom 2002 by Jamie

jack: how about this....her hand is close to mine. i've waited three days to be near her and now her hand is next to mine. what should i say? she is so beautiful,......

in response to: Subway Hands by Peter

Ardis: I am thinking of moving to Linden and Bushwick on the Gates "J" stop, I've walked around at night, seemed low key enough, anyone from around there have anything to say? What about those guys......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: [[img:10801]] I've been meaning to post this on the lunch/food/fries thread. This is a chopped liver and pastrami on rye sandwich from Arties (Broadway and 83rd street). Note the Dr. Brown's cream soda and coleslaw, the......

in response to: Chips for Lunch by Jamie

Rob: fantastic shot does anyone know what street this building resides on? Is it Broadway. What is the name of the building ...

in response to: Chicago I by Mike Higgins

humans suck: clearly both were in the wrong here, i detest littering as much as anyone here, but you can't go around throwing it back in people's cars, leah, your first clue that this guy was a dick was......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Film Buff: I love it. You guys are giving me the best material for my next short. It will be a day in the life kinda thing. The first scene will be this event......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

justlookatthatevileyedpsycho!!!!!!!!!!: TO:Vancouver, Yes ok,some people carry things they use often in there trunks, necessities, be it leisurely items sports;hockey sticks ok maybe even baseball bats in the winter. However,those who do and I gather like......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

justlookatthatevileyedpsycho!!!!!!!!!!: First of all, who carries a baseball bat around in January(the middle of winter)? The guy must have some serious issues! I think road rage, a mid day attack of coffee, bike stomping and assault......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Peter: heh. theres a scene just like this at {broadway} and {125th} street... the overpass, a twin donut, the hobos. havent been up that ways in a while, but i used to cycle past it every......

in response to: Xmas Lights by BZZZP

NET ONE 156 KRT: Words of the Prophets Take to the Rooftops by Cathy Hong SUBJECT — The Extreme Graffiti Hall of Murals LOCATION — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens Les had no equipment but a backpack full of spray cans. (He......

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

Peter: i used to walk past that every morning to go from my house ({108th}/{broadway}) to work ({72nd}/{york} ave). people tiptoe around it like a shrine. theres always some dude playing "imagine" on a guitar- even......

in response to: Imagine if this wasn\'t here by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

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

CAPTAIN AMERICA: email: finaljustice05@yahoo.com You take great pictures. You're Crazy! Here's one for ya. Please trust me. I live in El Paso, Texas. I lived in "East New York, Brooklyn", until I joined the Military 6 years......

in response to: Brooklyn Broadcast & Audio by Peter

elaine: I like a lot of these and all together it's like a tune a bit like the mondrian painting broadway boogie woogie which doeslook like NY streets when you look down, this has a syncopation......

in response to: Views Around the East Side, FDR Pkwy by Peter

vz: Yeah, I can definitely see that too.. except Walnut Street is a lot narrower than Broadway-- at two lanes one-way, it's ideal for biking through snarled traffic!...

in response to: Lunch Hour by vz

Peter: while that second photo is totally philly, i gotta tell you that its almost uncanny how much that first photo looks like where i went to college on the upper west side in nyc. its......

in response to: Lunch Hour by vz

Peter: hi jerry... thanks for the compliments. i do truly have an affection for this city- that probably stems from moving up here from down south about 10 years ago- i literally had to fall in......

in response to: Westside Market: NYC by Peter