![]() | ||
| What is Citynoise?..... Today's posts..... This month..... Recent Comments..... Contact..... RSS Feed.... Post your own Citynoise..... | ||
| http://www.citynoise.org | ||
browse by city
Brooklyn, NY (790) popular articles
Da Champ recent articles
Gods Eyes browse by author
Peter (808) hot topics
graffiti |
Comments about city at nightThere are 100 comments about "city at night"
Mitch Spector: These photos were taken during the early morning of October 5th. Despite the former restaurant site still, for the moment, standing, it is an interesting contrast when comparing the photos (above) from 6 months earlier.
[[img:29147]]
The...... EvilGentleman: Yeah, I passed by again around midnight last night, and the word "Bens" was all that was left of the sign as seen in the first picture here. I also saw the plywood barriers about...... Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: I had a dream about Webb's Bakery the other night. I woke up dying for one of their butter cookies with the chocolate center drop. I Googled Webb's and this is what I found! OMG--just...... I must be boring and illiterate: Apparently since I was raised and educated in Belleville I am an illiterate and boring person. I left Belleville like all young people, went to college, worked in Manhattan for 8 years and decided...... OU student: Driving through a city and taking a few pictures of the shittiest hotel you could have possibly roomed in during your one-night stay off the highway is a pretty idiotic way to judge a place....... Tyfoid Kid: How's that old song go:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half...... Normanite: I used to live in Manhattan. Granted, this is a much different kind of action, Norman really has a lot going for it. In addition to what has been said, check the city's...... Lp: Reading all these Stories on here really piss me off! Everyone is saying that they moved away to make a better life for theirselves/family and say how much of a "Hell-Hole" kensington is. i was...... Cecilia Midiri: Ok Joseph I'm sorry about your father, that he went through that. He didn't move from here after that, that speaks volumes.
My mother and I were in a similar situation, we found our 84...... Hutchinson Escapee: Oops... seems Ryan Bloom wasn't a Hutch PD officer... no, he was a cop for a different city that LIVED IN AND COMMITTED his crime in Hutchinson, KS - and my mistake again - she...... Goldentone1: June 2008 -11:06 GMT: A real landmark will be gone forever. In the fifties and sixties it was a magnet for entertainers - local and international - I remember the late night sandwiches and fries so clearly. ...... CE: The city has approved the demolition as of last night.
[[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/06/04/qc-bensrestaurant0504.html]]... Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot!
A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo.
[[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]]
by Adam Enright
I was thrilled to read about...... Cityplanner: Top 5 Canadian cities:
Toronto: Toronto has so many skysrapers and so many of them that you will break you're neck trying to look up at them.
Montreal: Montreal is probably the nicest in all of Canada...... Andie: Cody,
I know you and your family personally. I grew up in Hutchinson and attended church with you. You are not representative of the average Hutchinsonian. Your mother is a hospital administrator and your father is...... EvilGentleman: All I know, is I have seen a lot of the little speed limit signs along the bike trails, usually proclaiming a limit of 20 km per hour. I confess that I have not been...... Jennifer: This is so not representative of Montreal! Montreal is a city where you can hang out safely at night without being scared of everyday street gang attacks. Of course, attacks happen but not...... Ken: My girlfriend and I witnessed the horror Monday night, we were in Montreal to see the game, in fact we drove 9 1/2 hours from Rothesay,NB to have a great time in your city.
Thanks to...... Paul: I live in downtown Toronto and I think our downtown is quite impressive, with the coloured lights on the Skydome and CN Tower it really enhances the night view and the Royal Bank Plaza glitters...... Michelle: To whom it may concern (and really it should concern all of you...)
Last night was Earth Hour from 8-9 pm. Why were your lights on? I live in
an apartment building so looking off of my...... Mr. Jones: Yeah, The Bricks was bad, but in many ways it was surreal. Go back and read it's real history.Before the great migration and the riots.Even after that, boring could never be said about the city...... Sadie: "Montreal, Canada- yes, the city looks great and i like it better than toronto. the buildings great at night when lit up"
It's skyline looks like Denver. Very bland and unimposing.... hinata: these pitures r cool and it lets
u look in tokyo a little bit and
see there city.... it must not be
loud at night.... hinata: these pitures r cool and it lets
u look in tokyo a little bit and
see there city.... it must not be
loud at night.... Post-84 New Jack: Thanks for the lolly, W-Bear. I'll be sure to pass it on to my son. He's teething right now and its a bitch.
As for you, Bilrock Rolling Thunder Whiter- oops, I mean Writer. You failed...... EvilGentleman: El, since they were government-funded homes originally intended for the families of veterans returning from WWII, it is most unfortunate that the government decided to stop funding them.
If you look at the comments in the...... ahh a ghost: heres my list of the top 10! (im from the chicago-land area)
First off, all you dallas-houston and toronto-montreal people fighting, shut the hell up.
1.Tokyo, Japan- to me, every picture i see of tokyo looks great....... aslgirl: I moved to {staten island} from {park slope}, {brooklyn} and almost two years later I'm still suffering from culture shock. We live in Prince's Bay, one of the "most desireable" neighborhoods. It's quiet and...... Kinda sorta like this city,sometimes: Hey,30th ave.is a cool place to be on weekend nights for bored teens.Good clean fun,Hastings is cool to hang out at,the new health and fitness club is also cool.... Anna:12th Dec 2007: Hi,I live in the city of Phila,and last night i left my dog out around 12:30 for last call and much to my surprize there was a racoon in my yard. I thought it was...... 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...... Matt: Houston gets really bright at night with the Downtown lights the nigtlife, traffic moving. It kind of reminds me of Mexico City. ... 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...... Danny: My top 5:
1)Toronto: the biggest in Canada by far
2) Montreal: very colorful at night
3) Calgary: up and comming Western city
...... Andre: D Bennet? I grew up in the hornets also. I lived in 1920 and 1943. I grew up with them also and I was there when Laffy threw the glass at chris. I know them...... Indeed Bill Harding they cut kite lines, but with what type of line??:
Pakistan province lifts 2005 kite ban
Kite flying is a popular sport in Pakistan
The government of Pakistan's Punjab province is to allow kite-flying during the Basant spring
festival in February 2007.
But officials said the kite-makers...... nuclearrabbit33: I used to work for a carriage company in Chicago. We had to pass through Cabrini Green every single day...both on the way to downtown and the way back to our barns at night. In...... 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...... Re: Think about it.: Okay, let me break this down for you. Look at [[http://www.hutchpd.info]] and you will see how many shooting that occur in Hutchinson. Not to mention stabbins, meth finds and other "big city" crimes. I...... hutch sucks: i happen to live in this shit hole, or the asshole of the united states. im always afraid im going to run over a crack head at night. im sorry for those who think its...... Jeff: I am from Boston and even though my home city is very nice and livable like Montreal (my favorite), it doesn't make my top five skyline cities:
1) HONG KONG - Very difficult to...... serlingrod: welcome to citynoise, Ilona. I love your pics. as far as this one goes, I've definitely been there. reminds me of late nights waiting for the LIRR.... little ukraine: glad to see so much love for Missing Foundation and the like. CartLegger, there is a pretty decent amount of information online. Try
http://www.hungryeyerecords.com/bands/missing_foundation/index_old.html
http://petemissing.de/
in addition to Peter's links above.
Also, the work of...... jennpants: Yeah, night shots are always fun. The effects are due to what's called "reciprocity failure." In short, the films chemicals are made to really only be exposed for a short amount of time...when you set...... Losnah: There's tons of cool shit here, just keep lookin', cause the buff is quick... I spot dope pieces a lot. Lately: Gime, Fever, Jeab (mad throwies) Jukes, Snore (throw ups too, up High), Sherm...
Portland's...... Re. Hush up: If you delt with the economic conditions of this town (LIKE I DO) on an everyday basis you would see the truth. Hutchinson is a low income area! PERIOD!
Why do you demand attention, you...... 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...... Kaeleen: OMG ! Jim & Teresa,
Yes, I remember you guys VERY well.Jim I lost contact with you a few yrs back.Do you still live in the eastern side of WI yet? Teresa where you living now...... Tyfoid Kid: these pictures really capture the vibrancy and movement of a city at night. Very cool.... 106!!: well well.... i guess us cycling types need to band together to protect one another.... a few years ago my girlfriend bought me a new bike for my bday!! i was my first new bike...... ffox88: ... (cont'd)...
I, too, have a lot of built in frustration towards the thieves, the police, the used bike shops that buy stolen wheels. I've been up at night imagining how to catch them in the...... todd from kansas: Scott, first of all, I do not know where you live but I would guess I would probably find it uninteresting. I think the only interesting cities in North America reside south of the border,...... Someone who's moved Chicago and moved back to Belleville: Where you live is what you make of it! I lived in Chicago for about two years when I was in my early 20's and found it nothing like everyone talks. Sure I was...... jeeff: the whole thing has evolved into a huge OMB-city clusterfuck nightmare. the city missed a deadline to challenge one of the designs, and has resorted to desperate lawsuits. most recently, the [[5792:toronto fashion...... Luis Acevedo: Please send me your e-mail addresses and I will scan some images as well as send you the ones I have on my pc now. As for stories there are so many untold. Have you...... little ukraine: first of all thanks so much for sharing these photos. it feels a little more honest viewing these through the lens of our citynoise community than getting information elsewhere. it goes without saying...... realworldgirl9: You know, the reason our entire country is in a shit hole right now is because of the lousy attitudes of people today. I have lived in many places in my life, for instance:...... Brad: Oops, never made it to Ay Carumba. I rode through that area a bit, if I remember right, there was some cool graffiti at 15th & Valencia. The Tenderloin district seems kind of crazy like...... confused: The City of Hutchinson is boring for several reasons, 1. NO ECONOMY, NO GOOD attractions. There is plenty of Night Life in Hutchinson, but most of that involves drinking. It has been made very clear...... proud2serve: What about Hutchinson is boring? I really am interested in your thoughts and how we can make it better. What would make it exciting? I know that most young people think that...... colavitos ghost: more night-time shots of seoul, please!
i always enjoy your posts, but the way you're able to capture the nocturnal light of the city is really really cool. keep it up.... jaybay: My friend and I just got an apartment in the western part of Bushwick, where Suydam Street and Bushwick Ave. intersect. WE are two white girls in our 20's. We walked around the...... upfromflames: HSH: I'd love the opportunity to see your photo doc on Bushwick.
I've been working on one this year.
To see part of it, check [[6851:upfromflames]]on citynoise,
or better, hit the Brooklyn Historical Society's opening...... PEMA: my husband grw up in bushwick while i myself grew up in tx. so some times its like we are from diff planets. anyway its interesting to see how you all talk about...... EvilGentleman: Nah, I'm just a guy who likes to take lots of pictures and post them on the internet, sharing the world I see with others, using my preference for a comprehensive photojournalistic presentation style. I...... Frank S. Besner: I see they've removed part of Hotel Le Boléro's sign. (the last bit of it remains as the triangular panel in the Superock picture) That's too bad for me, I guess... I'll always asociate that...... Cay: I started out hopeful and willing and embracing the challenge of fitting in and making it work. I'm just sharing with those who care to listen to go about their business, and deal with...... Mushi: There are mean people everywhere in this city, whether it's Bushwick, Sunnyside, Park Slope, the Upper Eastside, Soho...it doesn't matter.
People with attitudes like some mentioned above really upset me. Yeah, I'd love to live...... upfromflames: good question. glad you asked that, as I just pulled out my CB4 (Bushwick) zoning map out last night after too long. And now I get to use it!
Y'see, its pretty easy for the city...... Alfonso Criscuoli: My partner is from Cadishead, and like some people have said, there isn't much happening there but that is not a bad thing at all. Living in London, which I hate, I find Cadishead...... teachnyc: I work in bushwick's schools and I can't tell you how many times I hear my counterparts from our sister districts in queens talk about how bad it is in BW (they never want to...... iman: nice shots man! the city is beautiful at night.... Frank S. Besner: The "Plallus" is called "Le 100 De La Gauchetière". Unlike it's rather unimaginative name (after the civic address it holds), that building is amazinly designed. the little cuppolas at the base of the tower are...... jack: guten tag, it has been many moons since i walked a cobblestoned street in germany. i was in a small city called worms. i studied at the university of heidelberg, the rest of...... Hunter : I am not under the impression that any of these murals were intentionally dictated to Leo Tanguma by some elite agency. Instead, I think he may have been picking up on some type of a...... upfromflames: ** The Urban Ecology of Arson**
The power of the Wallace's interpretation is its integrated systems approach.
just as flames cannot burn in a vacuum, the flames of July 13th did not arise out of nowhere....... 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...... procyon: sort of; important but not too important. the '33 world's fair was there, and it was the site of mayor daley's famous, ridiculous late-night bulldozing in 2003. from the next day's Trib:
"Mayor Richard Daley launched...... little ukraine: wandered past this building tonight and got some info on it- it is the ottendorfer branch of the nypl.
http://www.nypl.org/branch/local/man/otinfo.html
"The Ottendorfer Branch of the New York Public Library opened in 1884 as New York City's...... anon (localhost): There are two Bushwicks, first is one where you can still buy heroin and crack everywhere from Jefferson to Himrod... Heroin always was and always will be Bushwick hottest commodity. Trust me I've been around...... Joe: Wow do I remember Paterson, I lived right off of River Street. I was into graffiti back in the day; I went by the tag Dazz. I wasn’t as popular as the other...... Jerry Pflugh: 17th Oct 2006 : My dad, Ted Pflugh, was Commander of that VFW post, the Mohr-Christie Post #158, several times during the fifties, and my mom, Eileen, was President of the Ladies Auxiliary. They were in office when the...... aer suzuki: where is this, i mean, what city? i like the 3rd nightshot. ... Grant: I am sitting in an apartment in 1230 Burling (one of the buildings in Cabrini Green) as I type this. I have lived here since 2000 (and before that I lived in a house...... Michele: Ok....here's my story
My dog Milo passed away on May 2, 2006. I was and still am grieving from losing him. Anyhow on the day Milo died I noticed this raccoon which I have never seen...... Sirhcbre: I need to get on my bike more too before summer ends. Most of the exploring I've been doing has been around Metro stops. I went out to Bois-Franc on my bike last...... Peter: i saw a special on tv the other night about the "calgary stampede"... i never knew the city was so associated with cattle/cowboys... now this entry makes alot more sense to me ;)... EvilGentleman: [[img:14331]]
Our old cameras, as taken with my current camera.
Kodak DC280 2MP
$810 in 2000
Used as primary for both me and my wife from August 2000 to July 2003. Sent for repairs. Came back for duty as...... C: Downtown Calgary is littered with drugs and generally unsavoury characters, not just the East Village. In fact, over the past two years I've noticed that it's cleaned up a lot (40 hours a week, nights...... jack: catherine, you bring back memories. radio city was the place to take a date in the 60's. the night before i left for the army, i went to radio city and saw, 'fanny'...... TheHutchinsonCityzen: Eh, the last photo is the AA hall. It comes alive with people at night, cuz all we have to do here is drink and recover.... Or on days like today, we get to host...... EvilGentleman: One must take the view that all that is done in public is open to be published in the open domain. Otherwise, a whole bunch of considerations will overwhelm everything until **nothing** is fit to...... Chris Erb: I have pictures of the protest prior to the arrest which I will post when I get home. If you were there, you would know that the protest was completly civil and low key....... angel: All of you are fucken stuped mexico city should be on that freaken bacause its awesome st night and it has a lot of skyscrapers i have been there.... 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...... Chris Erb: Brilliantly written EvilGentleman. You couldn't have put it any better.
We were all able to keep our pictures. None of these are actually mine as my camera was on the wrong setting and didn't...... Myke: Thanks for the comments every one. Jack it was indeed a Sunday morning.
Pic 1: The Beetham Tower. Designed by Ian Simpson Architects, this building is nearly completed and will house a new Hilton hotel...... yippie skippie: NYC is a cesspool, maybe you live in a less stinky area with better ventilation, and don't venture into the nastier parts like South Bronx, Harlem, Washington Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Brooklyn.... but the nastier...... Nate: Hey I just thought I'd share some nice pics of the skylines of cities I have visited
Santa Fe de Bogota, Cundinmarca, COLOMBIA
Downtown Bogota
Bogota at night, view from the hills
Calgary, Alberta CANADA
Centre St. Bridge
Memorial Dr. Long...... EvilGentleman: Yeah, this shot was taken on the west side of Cabot Square by the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Atwater. The old Montreal Forum would be off to the left in this shot. I think the......
|
search citynoise.orgrecent discussions
Bel Graffiti
from the archivesrecently viewed
Miami Art Massacre |
concept and content © citynoise.org 2002 - 2008 : designed and maintained by
Jamie Thompson and
peter (rhodamine.org)
caveat: entries and comments on citynoise.org represent
the views of their respective authors; this is an open forum, open to
all relevant ideas,
and as such, sees minimal editorial interference. as such, all content
on this site remains property of its creator/author, and is therefore
protected by all applicable copyright laws.
| ||