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upfromflames: WOW! You win the prize good sir! that is indeed why Bushwick burned! May I offer you as a prize an invitation to come speak to my class? I teach Urban history at the Academy......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

always a Bushwick kid: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: Lou: It depends on what part of Bushwick you are talking about, as the process of demographic change proceeded differently in different part of the neighborhood. In ther southern side of Bushwick--south of Myrtle--the process......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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

Joe : Bill, I suspected that your name was Franklin, but thought that you may be June's brother. Obviously I did not know June's family real well, but I did know her and she was considered the most......

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

The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time. --- We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When......

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

Rioteer: Yes, exactly. Which makes one know that it was probably started by drunks, bad apples, or people just ready to unleash some aggression under the pretense of a Hockey Game victory as the game itself......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: These pictures show 3 of the 5 or 6 police cruisers to be burned. I started photographing around 1:10 this morning. Unfortunately, my lithium batteries chose this day to die, and I had forgotten to bring......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

cyril bagshaw: Hi Alan Father-in-law once showed me "his" soaking pit. Looking down into that gas heated pit watching with what had to be an experienced eye the"cooking"(bringing up to an even temperature) those giant steel ingots......

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

Michael Waugh: Directions: Recalling since '75, west of the SAPI mill about 5-10 km I would say. There was a small post office/store. Dirt road went north over the railroad tracks, just beyond it turned to the......

in response to: Mans Contribution to Nature by Guy McLaren

KayO: Wow! Dr Salpeter, havent heard that name in about 50 years. My parents went to him. I lived on Furman Ave. left in 1960 when I got married. My parents stayed......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

JimQV : A young lady named Geraldine just posted that she had moved to Bushwick Ave & Eldert St, and doesn't feel insecure. My Mom was born in a house on Eldert St is 1922. Her relatives......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

hrisSpencer of 45th: I recall my younger days on this street I;m only 21 but I vivdly recall that restaurant, I remem ber, that whole strip was burned down in the late 90's (January 1st 1998) to be......

in response to: Old Lachine Fire Station on 45th by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I was living in the Arctic when the restaurant burned down, but I will always remember it. It's the spot where I stood and watched my present-day wife head off to her classes in a......

in response to: Old Lachine Fire Station on 45th by EvilGentleman

FRED MEGLIO: I LIVE IN BUSHWICK SECTION FROM 1946 TO 1979 THE 50S AND 60S WERE GREAT! LIVED 1403 GATES AVE BETWEEN WILSON AND KNICKERBOCKER AVENUES WE NEVER LOCKED OUR DOORS AT NIGHT TILL THE 70S CAME......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: I still come back and look over this article every once in a while. This time, I followed a link on Wikipedia leading here. The memories have begun to fade, yet that last shot, the one......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

Peter: dangerduckie: if theyre in {cleveland} or {detroit}, it would be hard for them to qualify for the title of ##ugliest buildings in {new york}##, yeah? sure, {nyc} has more run-down and burned out places- it is,......

in response to: Ugliest Building in New York? by Peter

dennis: pantomime actress burned on stage "Oh no she didn't"...

in response to: Postman\'s Park by elaine

EvilGentleman: I just took pictures of this church, then used Google to look up what the name of the church was and when it burned. And then I see a link to this article. Funny thing......

in response to: Church Fire in St-Henri by CE

Bobs Ferry Accident: We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When the walk had ended I had a chat with Mrs Heap the ‘Irlam Historians’......

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

Roy Bamber: Does anybody remember the day that the Manchester Ship Canal burst into flames trapping a rowing boat that was ferrying passengers across the canal? One on the passengers who was badly burned but survived lived......

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

EvilGentleman: The Olympic Stadium is one of the most beautiful of Montreal's vast collection of White Elephants. Originally expected to cost 134 million dollars, it wound up costing 1.61 **billion** dollars, or about 1200% of its......

in response to: The Big-O by Cinic

tito: Brooklyn bushwick is gangster look back in the 80's and 90' when john gotti was running it . Now theres a new breed of gangster !!! The only thing that has change is the pack of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Guys. The primary school on allotment road Cadishead was definately used as temp accommodation when the fire burned down the wooden section of Irlam high in summer of 1977.I remember the morning it was burning,......

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

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 don't know if people remeber but alot of the kds used to throw things at the firemen when they were on a call. Also the houses in Bushwick were all clapboard so......

in response to: 180 Central Avenue: What Was Lost by upfromflames

RANE (adsl-065-005-230-016.sip.lft.bellsouth.net): i would of burned it. fuck pigs....

in response to: Pig in the City by CE

jack: woody allen, although a great movie director and entertaining movie person. is my last idea of a man with knowledge of women. calling men and women whores and pimps is a low class, low......

in response to: All the Whores Shall Go to Heaven by Sohail Moughal

Brad: These condos and apartments look like they have been there for a while. The area around Forest Park and Washington University is pretty nice, and has a lot of buildings with character. Personally, I'd much......

in response to: Debaliviere Place by maybetoday

anon (static-host-66-18-45-122.epbinternet.com): Another perspective. I'm 50 years old. Born in St. Anthony's, lived on Fairfield and Richmond Streets, attended Moos School. Gangs are nothing new. Puerto Ricans began moving into the neighborhood in......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

pierre: it must suck to live next to this ahole, the house should be burned to the ground...

in response to: Urban Eccentricities: The Bird Man of Lenox Rd. by CartLegger

jack: iman you sound like a smart kid, in the 50's in brooklyn there were little street gangs on every other corner. a gang then were just a group, a clan, kids from down the......

in response to: But There Is No Other Door for the over 50 Year Old Gang by jack

upfromflames: Planned Shrinkage was no accident: It was a well planned and thought out concept. Faced with a shortage of funds and a number of deteriorating neighborhoods, the city’s Housing Development Commissioner, Roger Starr, basically said:......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

upfromflames: I want to thank you all for your links, especially the fire statistics from Brad. And Pierre, you know well that you are not alone in your experience, in Bushwick, or in NYC. And......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

pierre: i lived on the corner of Evergreen and Dekalb in the mid 70's. i remember a fire on the opposite corner that took down the whole Dekalb side of the block, something like 10......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

upfromflames: One could see it as something sad, or maybe not... To me, I think this of this building as wrapped in a cocoon or hibernating. Whatever metaphor might be grabbed for, it denotes that this building......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: If you were raised in Bushwick, lost your house, your house burned down, whatever. Contact me! I'm working on a spatial history of the area and will do my best to track down details of......

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.

Lou: Real photos; inaccurate description. http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/storm.asp Storm Clouds Claim: Photographs show Hurricane Katrina hitting the Gulf Coast in August 2005. Status: Real photos; inaccurate description. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2005] Photos of Katrina over Mississippi (Sure......

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

Ithaca: Was there a dance pavillion at Luna Park...I know there was one at Dreamland, but it burned down around 1911....

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Jim QV: Tony, I read your posting and wanted to respond to it. I was born in Queens, but my Moms whole family is from Bushwick. Her grandfather (my great grand dad) was the original owner of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: Actually, what burned the whole image of Castro at Trudeau's funeral into my mind were the clips of a smiling Fidel Castro having a cheerful conversation with Jimmy Carter. The rest, I really had no......

in response to: I Left My Transmission Fluid in Cuba by EvilGentleman

jack: i want to go back to, 'leave it to beaver days'. think about this, in the 60's or 70's we proclaimed God was dead, women burned their bras, abortion started, and liberalism became the......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I just dropped my kids off at Lachine High 45 minutes ago.(now Lakeside Academy, and merged with Bishop Whelan High). Today is the first day of school for them after summer vacation. My uncle graduated......

in response to: Old Lachine Fire Station on 45th by EvilGentleman

Susannah : I know - I'm just as guilty as anyone - I want to avoid anyone with whom I have a conflict with and would rather live amongst people who understand my "boundaries". I think the......

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

mark: check out the nw industrial area. there's several dead railroad lines to walk around, some interesting factories/warehouses (one that stores old floats from parades), and a couple abandoned, burned out passenger train cars. if i......

in response to: East to West, Portland Photos by stillseeingred

franny: I grew up in bushwick on bleecker and irving during the 60's & 70's. It was the happiest time I had in my life. It was a blue collar hard working neighborhood. You could sleep......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: In May of 1989, my best friend Mike and had been driving for 6 days when we arrived in Las Vegas around 1 PM, and rather than continuing on, we decided to stop there for......

in response to: Piano Man by jack

groovehouse: Great story!!! LOL!!!! I went to Vegas once, I was about 11 years old and it was a stop on the way back from California. The main thing I really remember about Vegas was leaving after......

in response to: Piano Man by jack

Richard Hare: Ooops...just discovered one of my relatives ruined it (burned it down in 1803 with his mother inside). NY, USA...

in response to: Castle Balfour by barry

jack: you would think that you get good a burn in the summer on the beach, but whats with freezer burn, is that good? how can you get burned in a freezer and whats with......

in response to: Flying Pigs by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Tyfoid Kid: Yeah it's got wheels but they're made to roll over nice kitchen tile, not sand and rough asphalt. I figured out that it's one of those things that holds those plastic trays full of cups......

in response to: Kitchen Thingy - A Long Way from Home by Tyfoid Kid

Rapunzel: Jack! Read the Handmaid's Tale! And read "Until I find you..." while you're at it...(John Irving) he's not Canuck, but might as well be with most of his writing. I've been pierced and tattooed, but......

in response to: Little Shop of Horrors by Biff

EvilGentleman: No matter how open-minded or compassionate I may consider myself to be, I am ashamed to realize that I have never actually thought about the fact that the events of that September day have been......

in response to: Kinematics by Peter

elaine: meh - i am resigned. some for the gallery, some for the hardcore, whatever. every communication meets it's ear, i hope. i have not trawled through my postings but my plus populaire have to be......

in response to: Icinoise by GGP

James: THe Cyclist tried to be a wise ass and got burned. What would you do if someone opened your car door and threw trash into your car?...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

innocent bystander: burnasuv: oh for the love of pete, what the hell kind of logic is that? is burning an SUV helping your environment? paint, gas, oil, plastic and rubber all send noxious toxins into......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Sam: Shyzer I can think of an example; A fellow was beaten to death, tortured 3 hours, burned and raped, sodomized with a stick and stomped on so hard a boot print was left in his......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

jack: words, millions of words trapped in a tape. let me out, let me out they screem and all the while they wait but help never comes and then the street sweepers scoop them up......

in response to: C30 C60 C90 Go by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

BZZZP: it IS hobo xmas under there. they've scattered a bit since twin donut burned down, but they're still there, hangin around the bodegas and benches. why, i dunno, but i think they sleep in a......

in response to: Xmas Lights by BZZZP

Reggie: its a shithole and the only reason is because none of the lazy, car stealing, pensioner mugging ballbags have any self respect and prefer to live in squallor among burned out cars and empty bottles......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

Neck Face: A-Haiku and I went to rip Taylors house last night about 3:oo am. Rip and I tied A- Haiku up, made him blow us and then burned him with a lighter. Boy it was fun! ......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

elaine: yeah, it's kind of pretty too, having had all whatever plastic burned off... delicate. i had one from the front which was nice of the steering wheel, but it was a little blurred...

in response to: torched van by elaine

Mr Norway..: Well jeeff... maybe i have missunderstood the whole thing.. idea of what this cite is all about.. i belived that you could post anything you'd like here.. even start an discussion about somthing you "burned......

in response to: Ms Jorun Stiansen by Mr Norway

Cardboard: Haha, I remember saying that, I even had those armor leg pads. That was really embarrassing, funny though. Nevertheless, it was smart to wear a sweat-shirt, last time I got sunburned. Some jerk threw change at me,......

in response to: Ninjas Killed My Family - Need Money for Kung-Fu Lessons by Jayson

nºbd-trueislandwriters2005: normel came fresh every time... and he WAS makin the place look better... if he is convicted, the people responsible for it will be no better than the people who burned witchcraft suspects.... ART IS......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

steven A.K.A YOUNG BLOOD: I'VE BEEN FLYING A RED FLAG SINCE I WAS 13. I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE RAISED FROM THE STREETS. I'M TRUE.FUCK BLUE. I'M AN OG CUZ I'VE KILLED CRABS ABOUT 3 TIMES A......

in response to: Crip/Blood Graffiti: Washington Heights by anon

Peter: oh, i get it... heh. so do they just leave the burned out shells for the city to remove?...

in response to: good runner, needs a little work by elaine

elaine: better than burned up cars, peter? no? ok. well. but this is the good thing about the digital doo da, i could see i was going to get what i wanted out of it straight......

in response to: reflection: canalside gasworks by elaine

Peter: i think i just have something for burned up cars, hehehe....

in response to: Back of a Building by hool

Peter: wow, is that a burned up motorscooter? ...

in response to: Back of a Building by hool

Peter: as long as youre always looking, life is good. you take photos when you can and file all the rest into "probable inspirations for text" later, heh. the cam sounds cool. were saving for a new......

in response to: Our Sky is Chalk by Paul G

conscience: break out of the prison, they burned them in there, they still do, run out fast, steal the electricity, damage thier system, they dont want you to park there because they know your watching them......

in response to: Galvezton by ian