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mitch: Hey Doc ... funny thing about the drug store next to Radin's. Your uncle must have sold that drug store to my father and uncle (around '54?). I was born in '52 and we lived......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Stan: If it's the same Mr. Lipshitz (he changed his name to Mr. Allen)and was a science teacher at 167...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Anon: Pac's original nick name was "PacMAN" but later changed to pac. KTA is a crew, not a person. It consists of a few good friends of mine, PAC, LOWF, HAVIK, GNAR, SYGLE, MOD and a......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

mami: I.S49 in bushwick.i atteded 49 from 1994until1997.i had so much fun in that school.i still remember mr witney ms morrinson ms bostic ms raina mr lango ms love mr fernandez and mr rodriquez,did any one......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Liz in Canada: I am Canadian and my ancestry is Irish/Scottish. Some of my ancestors were Catholic and some were Protestant, but I am non-religious by choice. My Irish ancestors were forced out of Ireland and......

in response to: NYC: The Empire State Building at Sunrise by Peter

Thom Cartmell, US Army Retired: I grew up in Kensington. Susquehanna and Trenton Aves in the 40's and 50's Went to HB Hackett Elem School, and Penn Treaty, Jr High. Palm Movie House, Kent, Midway, Iris (Military in Uniform got......

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

Country Boy: Peter, am sorry I didn't see this months ago so I could respond then. Thank you for your photos and update on the progress at "ground zero". I apologize for everyone for not being as......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard someone from a hard/bad/depressed/rebuilding neighborhood comment something like ##"_______ is really that bad and has been for years"##... [[76:cabrini green]], [[1727:henry horner]], [[4368:hutchinson]], [[646:bushwick]], to......

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

John (aged 44 and a bit): Ahh so many memories. I left irlam in 1985 not i may add for the sandy beaches and climate of a far off land but the more mundane surroundings of Oldham. I grew up on......

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

Kyle: Only in AMERICA,==In 2008, Do We know have so many prude's verbally speaking out, attempting to perpetuate the FAULTS idea the Penis is Bad or shamefully , or nakedness is shamfull....that is simply for......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Sheila Vaudrey: Hiya Joanne, I remember you mum Susan, we lived next door but one to her in Harewood Road, I think her father was an ambulance driver and her mum also worked for the health service,......

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

Eric from Port Richmond: A Richmond boy with a few comments. Its NOT just Kensignton that took a turn for the worst in the area. I grew up in the late 70s and 80s in Port Richmond. The neighbors would sit......

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

Sheila Hilton: Hello Sheila V Yes, the Hapgoods lived next door to us. Their son Arnold, later worked at Shell in Carrington with my husband. Still exchange Christmas cards every year. The Bromleys lived on the first corner......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Peter: totally. i say go for it. because the back-and-forth bickering here is largely meaningless (and somewhat laughable, no offense) to us outsiders; perhaps some evidence of what everyone is saying might be worthwhile- i know......

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

Len Lipner: For Alma (Weinstein) Scull: C'mon, toots, I didn't answer your emails 'cause I didn't get 'em! You know I still love you, and would've answered every one. The funny thing about Tommy's was that when it changed......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

karen: hi, i have lived in Irlam pretty much all my life. I never knew where the town got its name from until today. I think the photos on here look excellent, possibly even making this......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

noname: I was driving to WORK this morning and saw something that truly pissed me off. I left my house to see 1 million plus dollar crane picking up Tree limbs! Along with this crane were......

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

noname: Tex, you have brought up very good points. Hutchinson is a poor example of a city even when compared to other towns in Kansas. Hutchinson has been on a steady down fall for years. People......

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

steve kettle: bliney smithy, you have created something awesome. just reading through some of these names takes me straight back to my childhood. i remember living in the shop Joyces fabrics (mum jean kettle (nee dixon) never changed the......

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

Graham Bate: Hi Andy, This thread is a real blast from the past! so many names I recall, Brian Bagshaw, Roy Bamber, Steve Weir and all the history that goes with the town. I come from Irlam myself......

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

SF: Hate to change the subject on the negativity of Hutchinson...at least is in the US!! I was born in Hutchinson KS at the hospital that used to go by the name Grace Hospital, it was 1964.......

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

John Dereszewski: To DeSales: I can tell you a bit about this small street in extreme southern Bushwick. First, it was originally known as Hull Street and marked the point where the then winding Bushwick Road took a......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

K Teesdale: Growing up in Kensington, I knew I had to get out. The social environment was not one to be taken lightly. I learned everything I need to survive growing up in Kensington. I walked. I......

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

Young Hippie: You all assume that I live in Hutchinson. I have the misfortune of having family there. I live in Florida myself. I have since I graduated college. The Young Hippie name has nothing to do......

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

Bob: The Hutchinson, KS haters amuse me. I'm sure some of them have lived in other cities, some have attested to it in their diatribes. However it seems that they are either young or......

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

norman : hey hairsy,that name sounds familiar. doyou know a bill miller,he lived on front st. at cambria.I was born and raised in kensington,and it makes me laugh when I read some of the comments from peoplewho......

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

Logan: I am a 38 year old man born and raised in bushwick. I have seen bushwick go through many changes. I can remember when the wiseguys used to spend their days in the coffee shops......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Les Birchall: Hello Roy Bamber. Your name certainly rang a bell. I lived in Lyndhurst Ave from 1947 onwards and attended Irlam Council School 1951-58. Friends at the time were Martin Sproston, Malcolm Royle, Paul Hawkes and......

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

HushUp: Oh, and by the way, that list was only about 25 companies; and of those 25 they are employing over 10,000 people around here. Excuse me, they aren't all manufacturing companies, but I happen......

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

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

Wyoming Native: My Mom lived at 1920 Grove Street for a short time in 1938. I found Grove Street in Bushwick on a current Brooklyn map, but then found some old articles on the area, and at......

in response to: Winter in Brooklyn reminds me of spring in Moscow by shoshannah

Bushwick Girl: My Bushwick...I love this neighborhood. I've been in the bush since 1988 I migrated here when I was 8 yrs old. Back then I was too young to understand what was really happening in this......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Cyril Bagshaw: The picture is the Saints vesus Bradford Bulls match that I though was pretty good Dear Cyril and Helen, This is the first time I have seen this web address and I found the contents incredibly interesting.......

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

Alexander The Thessalonikian: An ethnic group is characterized by the common language, customs, religion, inscriptions, area of origin and ways of education and living. By that means all the area of todays Greece was inhabited by Greeks since......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

Dev: I am glad to see there is at least a dialogue about the pressure women are under to look a certain (very limited) way- namely thin, young, blond, and firm. It is worse now than......

in response to: Rant by kc

Frustrated: I don't mean to sound uptight and can understand that some country's embrace this practice, but we have no privacy in the world anymore. Going to the restroom is a very personal thing and I......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

bed sty-cee!: hello chicago folks-well lets have a little history lesson non of you are spanish, spaniards or latin. all of those words,terms or descriptions belong to europeans, aka white people. all so called hispanics,......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

belis: I am 17 years old and I was born and raised in Bushwick Brooklyn New York. To begin bushwick is not East Williamsburg. Thats just what it is being called to get white people to......

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

CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16......

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

Alec: By the way. This plant existed in North Tarrytown, which changed its name to Sleepy Hollow. Tarrytown, NY still exists south of Sleepy Hollow, near the Tappan Zee bridge....

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

jack: once upon a time, an aging man, was left home, alone, his wife had gone off to work, his children all at their places and with their families, and this old man, well older gentleman,......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

EvilGentleman: I would agree with the majority of what has been said, but I will state my opinions on each issue, so it becomes obvious where I stand. I think the best way to have notification on......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

sirhcbre: I agree with a lot of what has already been said. Here are my two cents: -Profiles would be nice but shouldn't be mandatory. If someone wants one, they should be able to create......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

been: Are you sure you don't mean infamous? or has the reputation changed in favour of the namesake meat? Past rep was for furburgers, no?...

in response to: Steer by Biff

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

.nanotech.: [[img:18457]] [[img:18458]] [[img:18459]] [[img:18462]] [[img:18463]] [[img:18464]] [[img:18465]] [[img:18466]] [[img:18467]] [[img:18468]] [[img:18469]] [[img:18470]] [[img:18471]] * The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy. * There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Jenni: 24th Jan 2007: Well I must agree with Guy. I also live in South Africa and have the same problem. Sadly so do many of the Black African people I know. The name changes are all to so......

in response to: Name Change in Afghanistan by Ali Maisam Nazary

chase : one up unless u live in washington dc change ur name he iz massive in dc`...

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

name unknown: I have lived in sussex for 15 years. I finished high school in 1997. From 97 to the present time I had to travel out of town (moncton) to work. And now I work in......

in response to: Sussex Stationers by CE

Beadle and Tatum: http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/images/congrat1a.jpg Its a hand written rambling note about the Sex Pistols calling the mueseum a "piss stain". There was some pettitioning and a USA today poll that helped locate the hall. I did some research, this is the......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

Guy McLaren: Fuck so you going to pay for all the maps then? I am tiring of name changes. Living in Southern Africa where I now get lost because I am on my way to a place......

in response to: Name Change in Afghanistan by Ali Maisam Nazary

little ukraine: From today's Brooklyn Daily Eagle... "On November 15, 1977 the Williamsburgh Savings Bank...was declared a landmark. It was designed by Halsey, McCormack & Helmer in 1927. They chose a Romanesque style for the 512-foot......

in response to: Williamsburgh Savings Bank Clocktower in Mourning by GGP

The Healing Leaf: Hey, Ulsterman and Republican! Yo! Interested in what my Canadian government did to our First nations people 100-150 years ago? Exactly what the British did to ALL the original Irish 400 years ago, and beyond!......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

Micah: My friend recently got her stolen bike back, hurrah! She was biking along on her regular bike and she saw someone going along on a recumbent and she looked closely and it was hers!......

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

Ex-Montrealer: Moved away in 1985 - so even though names were already changed I will always think of Boul. Rene-Levesque as Dorchester, the Marriott as the Chateau Champlain, etc! When did Farine Five Roses lose the "Flour"?...

in response to: Milk Bottle Water Tower by EvilGentleman

Sirhcbre: I'm always sending emails to the editors asking them to change things or forgetting to put the city name in. I was tempted to ask to have all my articles changed to one name......

in response to: Better Days by CE

Sirhcbre: I was using my real name, I changed it because I wanted anonymity. If we're ever able to edit old posts I want to make them all under the same name and a different one. ......

in response to: Better Days by CE

wake up call: Your name looks like an anagram - why did you change?...

in response to: Better Days by CE

Sirhcbre: I went to the Burrito place yesterday. Apparently they were closed a few days for renovation so that's probably the reason it wasn't open when you were there. It's now called Burrito Ville,......

in response to: Sherbrooke & Clifton, N.D.G. by EvilGentleman

Sirhcbre: I almost used a chat name but for some reason I didn't. I was confused as to what Citynoise was about and thought it was broken up more into city sites than it actually......

in response to: NDG Graf by CE

jack: that's it. change your name to, 'loving father'. in pic #1 the women is upset because she doen't have anything to drink. in pic #2 the guy on the telephone is hearing his......

in response to: August 12 2006 Winnipeg by hool

shelia/neworleans: Phill No offense or anything but this site is about Cabrini Green and the people of Cabrini Green. The name of this site is Cabrini Green, what's left of it. Its not about leaving it up......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

EvilGentleman: Far as I could tell, the hats in the first photo were either straw or bamboo. I have no clue what the writing on the green light says, I was hoping someone here could read it. It......

in response to: Rainy Day by EvilGentleman

jack: evil, change your name to mike hammer. your aggression toward crime is truly inspirational. if more people did this, crime would drop. but the girl in the window is what i first......

in response to: Thief! by EvilGentleman

ZooPaul: Right on Anon The only rational response to conflict is the restoration of harmony. I was born in Canada of Catholic parents from the Republic of Ireland, and came to Ireland when I was 4. I remember......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

zagg: Fact: I had a budgie once, i named it Misty but when I was older (5) I changed its name to Hulk Hogan. ...

in response to: The Bird Man by Peter

Dave (a Bushwick native): I see it more as a class war than a race war. I'm from the last generation (born mid-1960s) of German-Americans from the Ridgewood/Bushwick area before the Great Exodus of the 1970s. If I claimed......

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

Chris Erb: haha, throughout high school I heard every way possible to change my last name into other words or phrases ("Erban legend" and "Erbs and spices" come immediately to mind). You have succeeded in finding a......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Editor: Mofidious, here's a quick guide on how to post an article. **1.** Click "Post your own Citynoise" at the top of the page **2.** Fill in the form, author = your name, title = title for your......

in response to: Mofidious by Mofidious

Ben: The actual name for the Gherkin is 30 St Mary Axe, which is just the address - boring. It's built on the site of the old Baltic Exchange which was blown up by an IRA......

in response to: The Gherkin by Hasslehoff

anon (belf-cache-1.server.ntli.net): A Belfast man called Karlo: 12th Apr 2006 - 00:37 GMT i feel i must say something to at least let people know there are those of us that live in Belfast who DO posess a......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

EvilGentleman: Actually, I just had a possible idea. You know how you can organize the contents of Win XP folders by different criteria such as date, filename, file type, etc? Why not organize Citynoise lists in......

in response to: New CITYNOISE Logo? by groovehouse

Get out of your car, buddy: LOL! Those are the ones! Everybody was mocking them by doing that cheesy little wave. Watching from Neville Park was a good move. Not as packed, and you can get away before......

in response to: The 40th Beaches Lion’s Easter Parade by Elicar

Elicar: So, when did you change your name, Margaret? ;)...

in response to: My Lion Has Got No Nose by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

A Belfast man called Karlo: i feel i must say something to at least let people know there are those of us that live in Belfast who DO posess a bit of wit,understanding and compassion..it really is quite sad to......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

Brittany: My name is Brittany Warren I am 15 I go to a high school in Bmore, Maryland and we are doing a mosiac for our school I love the way he did this it is......

in response to: Mosaic, 19147 by vz

GGP: will do, hool! thanks for the tip. you inspired this! cat, need to check the name of the place. can't recall offhand. my grandparents lived in astoria and i spent a lot of time there as a......

in response to: Shooting from the Hip in Astoria by GGP

Nat MacDunleavy: It was called Derry before some londoners came over and changed its name because it made them feel more at home. Thats the story in ireland...

in response to: The Bogside by norniron

Staci: Wow. This blog is great. I'm a resident of Humboldt Park for two years now and just signed my lease for another year. I don't have a lot of time right this......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

michelle: What comes around goes around. It didn't stay Polish, Italian and German. It won't stay Puerto Rican either. Humboldt Park community was incorporated into the City of Chicago in 1869, the same year that saw......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

EvilGentleman: jeeff, thank you for the compliment. I was wondering how long it would take you to find this page. The area in these pictures that I used to live in (1999-2005) is called Nunavik, and......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I just checked. Apparently, I accidentally lied. So here is some personal information about me. My name is Sean, I am 36 years old, and have been married since 2001. I am presently attending Concordia University......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

al: the driver was yet one more of the increasing amount of uncivilized individuals who are borderline human and primate society life. we run across them all the time, they are the ones who feel threatened......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

dd: I agree that the motorist is a bastard who deserves to be hung. Leah deserves a sound spanking, and a fine though. Anyone who, in her situation, cries "victim"(not that she necessarily is, but many people......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Shortie: It's funny how i have read most of these peoples comments talking about how humbodlt park is owned by the puerto Ricans and hows it was always are little part of chicago....i find that funny......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

jeeff: the reason canada (and i'm sure the uk too) still use the name 'burma' is to avoid giving legitimacy to the military junta which took over the territory, changed the country's name, and which remains......

in response to: Rangoon by ian

Survivor: To the people of the land. Sun, Moon, Stars, Water and Earth. We are all survivors. It's not the color of our skin that makes us survivors. It's the spirit of......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Neck Face: We just yanked Rip out of the pool wraped him up in a plastic tarp,cut some glory holes and then "plastic bag" fucked him. A lot has happened, but we are in a hurry to......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Luis : First of all I would like to say that I am a proud Puerto rican/ mexican american and I would like to send a message to all my hispanic/latino people that we all need to......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

JayEastsider: check this out it something interesting i found Think You Know Everything????? A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A crocodile cannot stick out......

in response to: Leningrad by JayEastsider

elaine: i couldn't see any joins, but yr probly right judging by the light on the creases and the scruffy edge down the side. fablon is a trade name for sticky backed plastic which comes in......

in response to: queen street street art by jeeff

Anonymous (cache-rtc-ae02.proxy.aol.com): I know this is off subject, but I am desperately trying to find a friend of mine who lived in Monterrey at the time that I knew her. She lived in TN with me......

in response to: Toltec Hivemind by Marc

BoRiCuA MaMi: to all ma niggaz out en la calle.... piru, blood, LBz, crip, folk, all u niggaz, u know who i'm talkin 2, especially u ones out there that know me, yal know i love u......

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

David: I've already told you that it is irrelivent what the labour government think about here because the United Kingdom as England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is set in stone and things can never be......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie

Marc: i have been writing and working (very hard) and traveling, but nothing in the citynoise genre as of late- though i desperately want to! Have to trepan some other stuff out of my head first........

in response to: hackney city farm by elaine

Peter: if i had to whittle my experience on this site down to one single epiphany ive had about the world, id have to say it would be that some {irish} folks sure love to proselytize!......

in response to: Northern Ireland Memoirs: Part One by Jamie

Peter: totally! its great. the only thing i prefer about the live version is having hte poster's name before the date/goo. otherwise, it looks awesome, dude. feel free to make any changes public... fo shiZzuL!...

in response to: on asking for change by vz

sine: i should change my nickname to pool-162 ...

in response to: Walking With The Cars by Ian

Peter: the last photo had an apostrophe in the filename... due to the way this site/database is coded, the apostrophe sort of crashed things for a bit, so i had to remove the photo, as i......

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