Comments about burnt

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VeeJay: Found this sight quite by accident. Like many of you I grew up in Bushwick and we left there in 1962 because I was mugged and beaten several times - we lived on Goodwin......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

river otters21 girl: It is a darn shame to see hear what happened to Kensington. Oh, I agree with YourOwnFault 100% except that this cancer known as white flight took place more recently than the 50s and......

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

herehere: my father grew up on hart street thru early 60's. took him back to old neighborhood for tour. area is slowly coming back but still very bad sections. give alot of credit for tearing down......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

janet: I don't remember the pretzel man outside of P.S. 167, only the knish man (and that most fondly!). Yes, the pickle lady . . . with her half-and half gloves, the palms covered but......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Bob Salmon: A bit late, sorry, my internet connection broke down. Hi Alan You are correct with what you say about the sky lighting up. Having worked in all the areas that could light up the sky, I will endeavour......

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

QNS4Life: Ive lived in flushing my whole life and went to school at Brooklyn Tech in Ft Greene which was once completely burnt out and is now becoming gentrified. Maybe we dont have so much......

in response to: GANGS ON NYC by StripesA4

haleema: one looks burnt whats happened to it??? lol...

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

revisited: my father grew up on hart street thru early 60's. took him back to old neighborhood for tour. area is slowly coming back but still very bad sections. give alot of credit for tearing......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Kryss: The restaurant burnt down for the last time in '98, a week or two before the ice storm hit us hard. My mom and I watched the firemen putting the last of the fire out.......

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

stepha: hi rick, i had monsieur garone 1956-57! what to say- how strange that the burnt sienna of the halls still resounds. the little bridge was a wonder.........

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Scott .W: When I said Luna Park, I meant the apartment houses, ther'e a collection of five 23 story buildings on both west 8th and west 12th street. nice open areas in between with grass. ......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

MaGoo: I grew up on Lawn Guyland in the 70's; most of my neighbors were "caucasian-Americans" who were from Bushwick and East New York. They had been displaced by the "diversity"- when the city used THEIR......

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

Biff: This is St. Peter, a wonderful churh for the poor and disabled. The address is 188 Carlton, but the front door is on Bleeker Street. The bell is free standing and made from melted cannon......

in response to: The Saint of Bleeker Street by Biff

Luis Acevedo: During the last couple of days I stumbled upon the website for upinflames. I couldn't believe my eyes. I am 28 and have lived in bushwick my entire life. I grew up on Wilson Ave......

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

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......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

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

rosecolredglasses: While it is true the Bushwick is "trying" to come back, it haas a long way to go. Without a doubt, it is much better than the period of 1976-1994 when you could honestly......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CE: I'm currently in Sussex for the next few hours and have been here for a couple days. There are more murals since I was last here and I still stand by my opinion that......

in response to: Downtown Murals by CE

EvilGentleman: dean, I believe the consistency of the snow should be such that when you move it around, it sounds similar to styrofoam. Has to be pretty cold for it to get that way. Vermont just......

in response to: Igloo Construction by EvilGentleman

Dave: Father owned a Italian Bucher Shop in the 50's-60's on the corner of Central and Bleeker, caddycorner from St. Barbara's Church ,burnt out in the 70's, never went back ! , What's there now......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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

Ringo: Ok Susannah lets read what you wrote to begin with! "I like Harley's but I think that men who join groups like that are sick neanderthals." Is that not making a judgement? "Tell you what, they treat women......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

joey: i love this post. the merry-go-round subject matter really makes it. it's nice that one bulb is burnt out too. reminds me of the merry-go-round in disneyland. anaheim, ca. aer is this a permanent amusement......

in response to: Summer Is Dead, Long Live Summer by aer suzuki

EvilGentleman: True, but burnt clutches suck, too....

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

EvilGentleman: I have to translate this. It's just too much to resist. 가장 큰exsqisite, 나는 말해야 한다! 여기 모든에EvilGentleman포획은 이것 이다: 1 - 감시는 시간외에 하고 있다. 2 - 그의 할아버지 새로운 틀이를 얻기 위하여 농부는 도시로 가고 있다. 3......

in response to: Busan, Part Three by chiamattt

EvilGentleman: Most exsqisite, I must say! Here is the EvilGentleman take on all this: 1 - The guard is doing overtime. 2 - The farmer is going into town to get his grandfather's new dentures. 3 - The child......

in response to: Busan, Part Three by chiamattt

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

EvilGentleman: Chris, I can tell you from experience, that while the majority of police try hard to do a decent job, cases of police overstepping the bounds of the responsibilities entrusted to them by the citizens......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

metro1 est 1988: i remember talking to an old school artist about dondi when i was young.He had nothing but good things to say about him. that image burnt in my memory for years. i just had to......

in response to: In Memory of DONDI by Metro 1

jeeff: very cool photos. i agree with peter - i'm surprised they don't make it more clear that this is fake. it could be a huge distraction on the highway. once while my......

in response to: Plane Crash??? by David

EvilGentleman: Hmm, you may have something there. But since the burnt ends of the cigarettes smell so strongly, it would be akin to putting a bounty on dog shit: not for the faint of heart. Perhaps......

in response to: Fag Butts by Elicar

Biff: The American commander Zebulon Pike {of Pike's Peak fame} ordered the town to be burnt for the unexpected resistance they had encountered. Alexander Wood and his band of teenage insurgents halted the Yankee advance at......

in response to: Local Hero by Biff

EvilGentleman: LOL, Elicar... I compiled my Timmiefication data last week, anticipating that this moment would come one day. People on the chat sites often ask why the Canucks are always going on about Tim Horton's as......

in response to: Rrrrrrrrrrroll Up by Mata Hari

an impossible child: i was playing around, experimenting, as i wanted t see what would happen when some colour was taken/burnt out of the image (i didn't have a bw film on me at the time) - for......

in response to: Thursday Night by an impossible child

Peter: i see so many more winter colors in these photos than usual... gray walls and white cars. bleak and lovely. to me, this set reads like "a day in the life of a handy-man", if......

in response to: Dec 13 2005 Toronto by hool

TheManTheDeveloper: Most homeless people are mentally ill. While this photo is humorous. It is humorless to see them talking to themselves, not really able to take care of themselves as they walk past me......

in response to: Mr. Chicago by gary

Nick: I walked past there last week, the walk along the canel is amazing as you got the contrast with the burnt out van/ run down buildings and then the expensive/and modern apartments, and then......

in response to: torched van by elaine

Jamie: These two fellows are within spitting distance of each other. The neighbourhood inquestion is in dramatic social decline. It's a timeless scenario, which starts with abandoned sofas, matresses and other miscellaenous items of unwated home......

in response to: Outdoor Sofas by Jamie

jeeff: thanks to elaine my mental image of the uk is now crowded full of burnt-out vehicles....

in response to: trashed car in wild park by elaine

elaine: it might only be you who is interested in this, though peter. it's not exactly creative in itself, although it makes qute a good subject for a photo shoot. what i wish i had done......

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

Peter: [[http://www.s-h-systems.co.uk/tourism/london/map.html]] is a good site for those of us unfamilar with the postcode-sorted districts of london. i think burnt cars are the enw graf trux, heh... we certainly have enough psoted here. im going to try......

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

hasslehoff: Burnt Cars. The new Graf Trux?...

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

elaine: and here we see a burnt out van as well as yet another bike being taken away by the council. i phoned the police when i saw the van waiting outside my building stripped of......

in response to: Back of a Building by hool

rebel 32: DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE S.A.S.? THEY TRIED TO BLOW UP A BUS BUT BURNT THIER LIPS ON THE EXHAUST...

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie