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Comments about chineseThere are 80 comments about "chinese"
Bosley: Don't forget the "Patio"movie theater, on Flatbush Avenue, across from the 711 Chinese restaurants. I think it belonged to the "Century" chain. Before the Patio apartments were built on the site, I loved to walk...... surfer: Answer to Megan> Bensonhurst is changing from Italian to Chinese. Still a good neighborhood.
Answer to Danielle> Sunset park is now called the 2nd Chinatown. Excellent neighborhood. I grew up there in the 50's & 60's....... TRANS KOF 2008 : Hey all this talk about Paterson brings back alot of memories I grew up in Paterson on Main st. and Wiess St.a block from St.Josephs hospital. my neighborhood was known as little San Juan...... 정이 김: American want to send beef infected with mad cow — so dangerous that the Americans refusing to eat it — to my country! Myung-bak Lee sign a deal with America to lift a ban of...... Busy MSD: It's really hard to forget a place like Bushwick, I used to live on Central Ave, between Putnam and Cornelia, and I still keep great memories. I used to hang out on Putnam, Between Knickerbocker...... Peter: wow, what a great set... the first thing that popped into my mind after seeing some of these shots was a curiosity of the level of official involvement (er, or "unofficial" involvement of officials) of...... chiamattt: I had no problems whatsoever. The vast majority of China Supporters (chinese students) were full of smiles and willingly posed for pictures. The Seoul Police were polite and didn't hinder my movements at all. I...... 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...... antblack: Chinese Handball!!!! On the Bounce! Big Wheels, go carts made out of old metal roller skates, a 2 by 4 and a wooden milk crate, and chuck sticks using the chains off peoples garbage can...... Sammy Perez: antblack, you mentioned skelly, stickball, tops and coco carts. Those are some serious memories there. Here a few more for you: punchball, cocolerio 1,2,3, off the wall and chinese handball along with riding...... Marissa Chaplin: Hiya all
Thanks for all the info on the photos.
Boundary Rd Church is still methodist, not sure when it was rebuilt, I will try and find out.
The Fabric Shop was and still is double fronted (although...... eyeofodin: is this in golden gate park, near the chinese tea garden?... janet: Dubrows on Eastern P’kway, just off Utica: the name was set in big art deco letters (red neon?). Inside, cafeteria style. with big windows, a cashier that you gave a punched card to.. Was...... Helen Blitzer: These posts are great. Janet Grayson-I remember Dubrows very well, with a lot of characters eating there. I lived at 1285 Lincoln Pl. corner Schenectady, went to ps 167; remember pickel store; Principal...... Ezera: Stepha, The "711" Chinese restaurant I think was on Flatbush Avenue, directly across from the Patio movie theater.
I also remember McGovern's bar near St. John's place had a nice steak & chop section. During the...... stepha: the roller rink!!!!! wood wheels, wood floor, i remember, also- the empire chevrolet dealership at empire, utica and remson, art deco interior. anybody remember where a chinese restaurant named 711...... t-rex: to whomever said the following --
##Hutch has some excellent restaurants,many to choose from,excellent mexican food restaurants,Bar BQ,chinese,you name it##
you made me laugh. did you read ##any## of this thread? no? and here you are, ignoring...... Hutch Ho: Hutch isn't all that bad. No worse than any other city. It has it's problems,but what town or city doesn't. The downtown renovation is nice,Ave.A park is nice,the antique district is totally cool, Smith's market...... Peter: it looks like a "chop"... ([[wiki:Seal (Chinese)]])
i like the orca graf, too... nice shots, chiam...... BathBeach: In December of 2006, I moved from Salt Lake City to Manhattan. I lived there around 66th street for half a year. [rent: $2,500 a month]. After I had been here a while, I realised...... jack,chinese friend: i have been to catfort weeks ago in the summer vocation.i have stayed there for weeks and i lived at Sandhurst Road.i love catfort , and the cat... 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...... bushwick facts:: in the 60-70s all white italian and germans on irving side
Puerto ricans were from other side of central it was like a border
muslims locked down bushwick ave in the 70 -80s and prior...... Bushwicks baddest chic aka Bobbi j : this goes out to all you bushwick peeps i was born and raised on irving the streets were two way back then i went to 86 what you know about that the 83 was not...... Dee: These pictures just make me angry and depressed. My poor mother had to live in this shit. NO PIZZA DELIVERIES NO CHINESE FOOD DELIVERIES NO DELIVERIES OF ANY KIND. WE looked like the poor bastards...... Chiamattt: That is woman in Chinese.... damn: Is bedford avenue around 7th street dangerous man? im a chinese kid and i dont wanna dir... Terry: Funny thing is that Gobi and Takia deserts gets larger and larger. Tyfoid, think about how many trees would be cut off if each chinese use toilet paper. There are about 1.5 billion ppl. Though...... EvilGentleman: I could have sworn the first conquest of Alexander was Greece. So the big question would then be, was it a civil war or an invasion? Considering the classical Greek habit of describing both Macedon...... 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...... Dave: Yeh paul there was a newsagents and TSB bank facing it also a chinese chippy that did very well in the maypole at the time.
Moorfeild Place which is now an old People,s home used to...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi D,
My family had the bakery for over 10 years, and the shop next door which we sold and it became peters boutique. When we were there on 20 row, we had Tommy Wrench...... jack: i went out once with a girl that looked like the 'girl'???in pic number 8. she was a rough girl, a gang member, from a chinese hatchet gang in chinatown, her sister, like the...... JNJ: Again. The problem isn't your, "whiteness". Human phenotypes don't necessarily always reflect the genotypes. "White", just like Black, Brown, Red, Yellow, is just a generic term used to separate people for the...... JNJ: Your reflections are very impassioned and provide a perspective that I could never understand as a caucasian and an outsider to the neighborhood. I guess what I still don't understand is why, I would be...... Terru: In chinese, it means "King of dumplings in manchuria" Hope that clears something up!... EvilGentleman: Oh, without a doubt, the purple wall **is** tacky, that is what adds so much to its charm, in much the same way that Las Vegas is tacky and awesome at the same time.
Thinking deeper...... aer suzuki: Put to death? Are you serious? Are you talking about some modern rule or an ancient one?
A regular Taiwanese visitor to my photoblog had this to say about the purple wall: "i think it's a...... EvilGentleman: I like the royal purple Chinese wall. At least in America, you can use royal colours without being put to death. The chair in front of the lamp post is good as well. As far...... Davey : Harold is right there, the Chinese do own our economy.
But what nations military isn't based on it's economy?... EvilGentleman: Jack, are you telling me that there are Vietnam vets out there who do not know what cannabis plants look like? Even if you were totally straight arrow, then you should still recognize the stuff.
Cuz...... mark: tai chi by itself is just exercises and yoga as well. There is a trend really since the 60's to accept things like these without examining the roots and implications spiritually. So Christians belief it...... Peter: i love the brackish part of downtown {nyc} where {chinatown} and {little italy} literally run together... lots of italian flags and restaurants, but a huge majority of {signage} in chinese.... George T.: Too bad one has to squirm and agonize before saying 'Chinatown' or 'Japtown' or whatever. A Chinese knows that he is Chinese, for heaven's sake. 'ID' my foot - or should I say fish head....... elaine: ITUC, i was in liverpool from about 1979 to 1985, i went to art school there, which as you know is not far from chinatown. this was before all day drinking and there was a...... I.T.U.C.: It is believed that the Chinese community in {Liverpool} Uk, is possibly the oldest in the world. The first Chinese people are supposed to have been Merchants and Sailors, who worked the trade routes to...... elaine: nice post. in london our chinatown is still chinatown, but then i think it really is actually chinese. it is very central, and i think the chinese residents have enough of a time trying to...... shandy: I'm white and my place in Bushwick was the first I moved to when I came to New York. I had no idea what neighborhood meang what, I moved there firstly because my friend lived...... Biff: Chinese take out...... EvilGentleman: First off, I am a visitor here, not an admin or a law expert, so do not consider anything I say in this comment to be binding on anyone. One part of my brain thinks...... Chris Erb: And what is it with people and showing their love for their city by funneling it through their local sports team. I'm sure that almost all of the players for the Toronto Raptors arn't...... EvilGentleman: Try babelfishing "I love you." from English to Japanese to English to Korean to English to Italian to French to German to English to French to Portuguese to French to Italian to French to Greek...... Biff: It's from a Chinese love story, The Dream of the Red Chamber, so they say...... Jamie: heh peter, sounds much like irish chinese take-aways. or at least the ones where i used to live in {northern ireland} whos mainstay are chips, french fried onions and {curry fried rice} which is a...... drea: the project for the first one was called Light and Motion (we were playing with aperture).
the project for the second one was called Still Life.
Chinese lanterns are so cool!... Peter: lol jamie! check the comments on [[1680:this entry]]. blech! {yummy taco} is one of zillions of "ghetto-chinese" places that are a phenomenon in {brooklyn}, that though they serve cheap, fast (and often low-quality) chinese take-away,...... Jamie: chinese-mexican?... jack: chinese lanterns, way back when my kids were kids i had lanterns like that hanging in the patio area near the pool. nowadays everytime we have a bbq they ask for those lanterns....... EvilGentleman: I just found my answer at some commercial website here: [[http://commerces.arrondissement.com/Mercier_Hochelaga_Maisonneuve/commerce.asp?id=114&sortcode=8.3]]
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... elaine: it looks like a crispy beef dish i get at the local chinese. mmmmmm.... Chris: i live in the west midlands which is pretty rural. Most americans that havent been to the uk (dont mean any offence) seem to be influenced way to much by american films that dont do...... EvilGentleman: No, but the next time I pass by the Chinese buffet place, I'll try to take a pic of some chicken balls, just for you.... elaine: it's only the chinese buddhas that go in for the lardy arse look. and the laughing. the thai/indian ones are more skinny, and you get the bobbly hairdo.... Jamie: it's chinese. it could say ##dumbass gwailo boy## for all i know.... ian: Chinese name, "??" or simplified "??"... adam: you guys see that discovery channel show about skyscrapes and they show this one and the one guy comments how it looks like a bunch of stacked up chinese food take out containers?
yup..... Peter: me too. that chinese food one is cool.
i think this might be the first time ive seen your photography, jeeff. cool! i hope you post more. these are really nice shots.
btw... theres a similar "jesus...... Laura : I love the Chinese food doorway... JJ:
Reminds me of a Chinese food restaurant here in Philly. Their menu proudly proclaims "Changing the price without notice." Not exactly a selling point.
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-JJ
[[http://www.thechurning.com]]... dailyheights.com: Glad to see Triangle Sports finally figured out how to program their sign. For a while, it seemed like every time I passed the sign, it said "how many texts?", which I assume is some...... Peter: heh. makes me think of [[111:this entry]]...
i see this happen all the time... i guess people toss alot of bones out in the street from the chinese takeout chicken places, eh GGP? its especialyl funny...... JoeyD: Look the prayer sign is even Republican National RED! hmmmmm maybe its a more soviet red? or,Chinese RED..... ahhh who cares, its all the same... Jamie: You find those here most frequently in chinese places. They call them {chips} but they're more commonly reffered to as 'potato wedges'. I am partial to greasy {american} style prefab fries. Although i have boycotted...... jeeff: really cool. i've often wondered what graffiti is like for people who are used to chinese characters rather than an alphabet. it must be a whole different mindset.
chinese or japanese calligraphy...... a disturbed young man: [[904:Chinese New Year]] is a continuation on the Manny Swindle theme. I hope you like it.... Marc: re: "i'm from there"-wanderlust
many americans dream of moving to san francisco- whether it's the 60s or the internet or the beats or an anachronistic fancy for gold rush/chinese railroad coolie days.. it's the responsibility of...... Jamie: Gibraltar is a remarkablly antiquated outpost. A tiny piece of the uk tacked onto the arse end of spain. The last vestige of a long lost empire. It has a crazy border situation, the spanish...... Cuchulain: Re: Shankhill Road
Fascism lives in the UK in the form of the UDA and UVF, racist organisations with links to the BNP and Combat and 18. The Portadown mosque comes to mind, attacks on...... anti racist: what about the attacks on the chinese community the muslim community the fillipino community in northern ireland?... gary col3man has a fuckin posseeeee: thats the third UP... i thnk he wuz talkin bout tha third down, as in the chinese one....
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