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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......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Janet: Well, the adage 'the more things change the more they stay the same' does not apply to the old neighborhoods or the old movie houses where those of our generation got a colorful taste so......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Allan: I seem to recognize the name Carole Cohen. Just a blur. I think the last time I saw Judy O was about 1959 and I'm sure I wouldn't recognize her today. I seem to recall......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Allan: Richie, What year did you graduate from 167? Me - 59. Judy also had another brother I think. We lived in same apartment house and same floor. I think I recognize the name Joel Bercy. Right......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

RICHIE RUBIN: ALLAN,MR.LITMAN WAS MS HINES`BEAU',& JUDY OSHINSKY LIVES IN MIAMI AREA,HER BROTHER,ALAN DIED 20+ YRS AGO!I ALSO KNEW JOEL BERCY,ALFRED/LOUELLA BROWN THE`SUPERS'KIDS & MANY MORE FROM YOUR BLOCK[JONI BORRUSSO WAS MY `DATE' BACK THEN..& WE'D GO TO CONGRESS THEATER ON......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Gonebutnot forgotten: Grew up on Montrose Avenue across from Most Holy Trinity Church. What a beautiful church. Always reminded me of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Had cousins who went to school there and remember walking to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Allan: Richie, I lived in the same building as Judy Oshinsky. I have a few photos of us back around '55-58. She had 2(I think) brothers. On the corner of Schenectidy and Union was a dry cleaner......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Stan: I was born at 1074 Eastern Pkway, moved to 919 then 915 and around the corner to Albany Ave, between Lincoln and St. Johns. My wife can't understand why we always lived within a few......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Gemini: I have lived in Bushwick for most of my life. I have lived on my street for 34 yrs. Bushwick is like any other neighborhood it has it's ups and downs. I referred to it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Daniel (lives in norway): yeah, this place can sometimes be a scarry city, but thats just like in america, if you walk around in new york, there will be a lot more voilence. this is a very calm place,......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

JP1515JeffersonAve: I find it amazing that so many have so many different views yet we all have a common thread...the Love of our hood. I grew up in Bushwick back in the 70's through the 90's.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

thesouthernapple: Hey everyone, I'm sad to see the neighborhood in such decline. But I'm glad to see so many memories here, about the Ave. I graduated Valerdictorian from St. Marks in 1985, and I know that......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Margaret Franzese: This building is on Butler St off 3rd Ave. in South Brooklyn. I lived around the corner on Baltic St as a young girl. I use to go there to visit the animals, and when......

in response to: Forgotten Structure: ASPCA by GGP

Ellen : What can anyone tell me about Prospect Heights Hospital where I was born 9/19/1942? Dad worked at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, mom came to NY from Michigan and they were married in Little Church......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jackie Stanley: "I lived in Kensington, in the 80's, On 3000 block of Rorer & Clearfielf, I can remember the nights there, where you couldn't hear a peep at night, you talk about quiet, it sure......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Warren S.: Sometimes, I had to report to the cloakroom straightaway or directly to the hallway. One nun had a big steel edged ruler, named "Mr. Brown;" she whacked kids across the palms of their hands with......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Dennis: Hi neighbors,I lived at 6 Covert Street between Broadway and the almighty Bushwick Avenue. I too remember those classic games of playing skelly,stoop ball and johnny on the pony ouch! I just caught a neck......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital.......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

BARON VON FANCY: Baron Von Fancy is not a man, he is an idea. And you cannot kill an idea. He has been called an artist. He has been called a maniac. He is a recluse. He never......

in response to: Baron Von Fancy by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

CE: Nope, it's at the corner of Rosemont and Christophe-Colombe. The station was being built at the time so the price was probably whoever set up the sign just screwing around....

in response to: Satan\'s Gas Station by CE

Dusty : Hey all, that's some great work. This is gonna sound odd, but my church needs a good street artist for a project they're doing for hamilton kids. Nobody has to admit to anything, but if......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

EvilGentleman: Is that the station at the corner of Park Avenue? Nice one. There is also a station at de Bourbonniere and Sherbrooke near the Olympic Stadium with the great price of 0.00. Only problem is,......

in response to: Satan\'s Gas Station by CE

jeeff: by the way, this is looking north from the corner of {dundas and dovercourt}....

in response to: Cameraphone Funnel Cloud by jeeff

Ecto 5000: i lived on Menahan st and Wilson ave rite on the corner in the projects.They were called p60 now they are called Hope Gardens, ive moved away and came back and things have change.But for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Joan: Looking down from the roof of 1212 Lincoln Place to a window in the adjacent building which fronted on Troy Ave, you could see Mr. Kopchich mixing the ppickles in the brine. Hurst's Pharmacy was......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Robert: Yeah!! These things do exist.. and just like 'Snowbank' said, there is one in PORT CREDIT in MISSISSAUGA at the corner of HWY10 (Hurontario) and LAKESHORE. Its basically a CAN with a GREEN LID (almost......

in response to: Live Bait Vending Machine by Gregory St.Pierre

janet: Richie--Thanks for the "Gref" reminder. I've been trying to remember the name of our corner deli (the only deli on St. John's until you got to Rochester (or was the next as distant as......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

joseph bridge : hey rulz, remember when frank from bee' s would say... no hangin on the corner fellas about 30 times a day. asteroids....a quarter and 5 hours to play....asteroids champion....priceless. ieven remember when frank banned me......

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

Brian Walker: Wow, Margo-murray. I wonder if we knew each other? My family lived in Benny Farm from 1953-1957, we then moved to Texas. I have fond memories of the place, we had a second floor......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

poteto: yeah I used to like it when there only a couple of cars parked so I could move it farther. NEVER MARRIED!one of the foxes passed not sure Brucie or Mike, Millie & Ed(fishbait) passed,my......

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

Sam: ....spent many hours on that corner as well...do you ever see any of those people? married, kids?? ...

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

poteto: Hey SAM/ have not put a name to you yet but I remember when betty took over(OH MY GOD) she would yell while we were playing pinball stop shaking, stop slapping the flipper,Hirscht(herman)......

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

Sam: Hey anon...York & Dauphin is Kensington.I remember Sam's hotdog stand and Berg Bros. clothing store at the corner of Front & Dauphin.....

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

kls: My husband and I have lived in Humboldt Park for 4 years since moving to Chicago from Guatemala. I cannot think of a better compromise for us both. I love being near the shops......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Sam: Anyone here from Emerald & Dauphin, Emerald & York, Arizona St..there was a trucking company on the corner of Emerald & Arizona called "Becker Bros...Yarrington Mills was up on Arizona between Emerald & Coral...John's candy......

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

Anna: anon if you were born in 70 then you remember the teenages that hung in the park-- (little park they were called) I know for sure I was picked on alot in the 70's I......

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

Richie Fisher: Wow. I lived on the corner of Harmon and Wilson till June, 71. Cried wnen I left. I went to St. Barbs, grad. in '71. I lived 2 houses fom the other Fisher's, Georgie, Kenny......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

carol d.: hello to ronald lees and janice seifert...I remember driving down E St. and always seeing a couple of houses near the corner on Wishart St. decorated for each holiday.It was really nice.I worked at Cramers......

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

Skip: I remember being an idiot while in the Navy stationed in Chicago in 1995 and driving through Cabrini at 1A.M just because my friend had an obsession with "The Hood." He flashed some fake gang......

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

Diane Dole: Hello John dad does remember you and he is still called boy. Rose is well and i will tell dad to remember you to her, we have a website with some photos on www.pearlykingandqueenetertainers.co.uk. We used to......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Brushman: anon i did know your father , he lived on lee st on the corner , didn't he ? my book is in the editing phase . i hung right there , and used to......

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

Brushman: hello anon ,i definately lived at lee and westmoreland then , im 39 yrs old . I am writing a soon to be published book about that specific are between howard and ontario to......

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

keli: It is said my Grandfather owned a bar on the corner of Empire Blvd and New york Ave in the 1940's.His name was Alphonse Callori.Is there anyone out there with the recolection of the name......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

OG FROM GCC: I just got back from a mission trip to Kensington. We worked at a kids camp that was located at a church on the corner of C and Indiana. Before the kids would get there. Every......

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

Peter: ive counted about 7 in my neighborhood. a new, utterly smashed-up honda appeared in the lot at the corner of central and hart today; ill carry my camera in the morning and get a shot......

in response to: A Sign of Past Times? by CartLegger

Steve Boyle: Can anybody help me? I'm trying to find out what was originally on Lee Close, Irlam (Basically just around the corner from Irlam Primary school and close to Irlam Endowed. Lee close I think was......

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

Mitch: We're now a month past the demolition ruling, still absolutely *nothing* happening at the site. The only new thing to report are large billboards that went up in the parking lot besides Ben's, with an......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

jack: luna there is a movie i love it is called,'the little fugitive', my younger brother and i were the same ages of the boys in the movie and we lived pretty close to where the......

in response to: Neighbor\'s Clothes by luna park

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

sandy: my opinion is that Kensington was designated to be a dumping ground for section 8 .It is an abused program to say the least.slumlords are even getting sick of fixing up the houses that these......

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

JOSEPH BRIDGE: hey peter, i'll give you one reason why kensington sucks. my father, hard working, family man left work early one night in march of 1990 because he was sick. you see he worked the graveyard......

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

anon (174.094.dsl.mel.iprimus.net.au): yeah gary the supermarket was liptons and there was a record shop as well wasnt there a record shop on the main rd near the post office near the bus stop .does anyone remember a......

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

serlingrod: I don't think I paint a rosy picture of Kensington at all. If you read what I wrote I actually said there's lots of crime, disinvestment, and the schools are broken. Those were my words.......

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

Joseph Bridge: beautiful response serlingrod...you paint a rosy picture of kensington... you must be an artist type. lets talk reality here. business investment in kensington: mom and pop stores, laundrymats, stop and go...for that 40 oz,......

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

serlingrod: I guess its not easy finding Philly's Brooklyn Street in the actual Brooklyn Thanks everyone for posting your street shots....Brooklyners and non-Brooklyners alike! Here's my Philly street, with a corner camera store that shares its......

in response to: Where Brooklyn At? by serlingrod

jack: the root word for prostitute comes from two sources, 1- stitute- to be situated, stature, a place of being, one who stands in a place. then pro, naturally we know it to be a......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Kate: We have a mother and 2 babies on our roof. The porch has this metal box on top (no one knows why, it's a very old house). Anyway, a few years ago my......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Ash: Thanks for these photos! Ever since I saw Dark Days about 10 years ago I've had a fascination with the world beyond the seen - the abandoned corners of our existence. So captivating! ...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Ella Street: Hey bill yes we are still over the bridge. Got a trailer in cape may court house if you and Alie get down that way get my # from john and give me a call.......

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

tom lockhead: Hi Hairsy, glad to hear you are doing ok. Stayed in the neighborhood until the jobs dried up. Joined Smith Kline and French and wound up my last 10 years in New York City. Retired......

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

Re: Wow,this brings back memories.I lived in Kensington from the time I was born untill 2004.First in the area of Frankford & Coral then Silver St Between Emerald & Frankford Ave.I traveled all over the area......

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

fred walerski: The music store was the site of the crown shoe store.The store was called,Freds Music store.The record spot was run by Harry Bradly who is the father of Big John of the old Kit Katts.Harry......

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

anon (d122-109-199-99.adl12.sa.optusnet.com.au): Hi Eric, Yes I do remember you and your Mum from when I was delivering greengrocery round Eldon road and Harewood road around 1950 just before I got married. It was Fred Wolfendon who had the old......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

janet: Hi Alma--Sorry, the name Rubin is not familiar (though I knew a Judy Kessler). But I certainly remember the fish store! (Thanks for reminding me that one needed to walk up a couple of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Joanne, Here is a photo of my old family home where I was taken to live after being born several months earlier in 1925 the one nicely painted in pink and nicely kept......

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

Tom Montvydas: Hi Hairsy glad to hear from you. Do you remember big H & C ( Jacks corner) and small H & C. I saw Bobby Price the other day. I got married last......

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

Barbara Leone: Call it for what it is............bushwick can be very scary but so is the entire world! Grew up there and never had a day without fear but yet I loved growing up there. What I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Barbara Leone: Call it for what it is............bushwick can be very scary but so is the entire world! Grew up there and never had a day without fear but yet I loved growing up there. What I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Morgan: The greek orthodox church is just around the corner from that church you took a pic of (holy name)....

in response to: Going Around the World On Danforth Avenue by Elicar

A. Weinstein: Hi Janet, Thanks for taking me back to the comfort days of yore. I have a few more questions for you. Did you know a girl named Judy Rubin she lived on St. Johns Place. Also......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mitch: The reason we have giant pot holes and roads in such terrible shape has to do with the Quebec government's cutting corners. They use lower quality asphalt and put down only a very thin layer......

in response to: Potholes by EvilGentleman

janet: Alma--Back to your memories of the old neighborhood. I remember the butcher shop, the one on Schenectady right near Lincoln Place (and next to a wonderful hardware store with long passage between loads of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Tom: Hairsy and Mike(Violas Grandson) Hi Hairsy I know you will remember me but Mike will not, but Mike might remember my Grandparents last name(SHAW)since we live across the street from Violas on Cambria St.......

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

Miss_1989: I had lived in hutch for 12 years growing up as a child, but my family ended up moving due to my parents job transfers and also because Hutchinson (even in the middle class neighborhoods)......

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

Ella Street: Any corner boys out there. grew up at A and clearfield. Anyone remember the wishart movie at front and allegheny or jerry's shrit shack or the big lot on clearfield between A and b streets.How......

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Ron, This is a 1926 Map. The photo was taken at the junction of Whitfield Street and Atherton Lane. You can see the George on the corner of Liverpool Road and Atherton Lane [[img:27427]] ...

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

David Warrior: Ron, I looked on an old 1917 map of Cadishead and Whitfield Street ran off Atherton Lane,(in the area where Anglers Rest is now) The George Hotel is still on the corner of Atherton and Liverpool......

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

Roland Lees: Nice site, I grew up at E street and Wishart. I still work around the old house, anybody remenber the corner store at E and Clearfield BEE's and Teddy Pizza at Clemtine street. Yo Big......

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

Ron Urry: Hi , seeking some more info... I have the 1901 census for Cadishead , RG 13 / 3662 / 113 / 15 with my grandmother on it. They were living at 64 Whitfield Street. Almost the next......

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

Peter: the car-crash photo above is the corner directly across from st. barbara's, so... ill double-check next time im by there, but none of those buildings appeared to be the ones in the photo... though they......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

Stan Hodgson: Hi Great site, was directed to it by Benny Hilton, I was born in Windsor Ave 1944 then moved to Carlisle Drive about 1963,along with my older sister Patricia and brother Bill, . We all......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Peter: Ok, so I just got back, and here are the photos: [[img:27389]] the northwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}... [[img:27390]] a wider view of the same spot... [[img:27391]] the southwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}... im sure that {upfromflames} could tell us......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

Bob Sisko: Does anyone remember the pizza truck that drove around @midnight. I grew up on Sergeant & Emerald in the 60's-70's and have not visited but twice. I am going back next week to drive through......

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

janet: Alma--I think I left 167 at the end of the 6th grade in '46 or '47. I*'m vague because I went on to John Marshall JHS (JHS 210) on Rochester & Park Place, finished......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

janet: How terrific is this! Alma, I do remember the knish place, but it was across Utica Avenue from the movie house (which from time to time we affectionately called "the Itch"). I didn't buy knishes......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Tiffany: OMG, I miss that neighborhood so much. I am 37 and moved to Staten Island a few years ago. I grew up in Bensonhurst. What a neighborhood! Nothing like it. I hung out on Bay......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

Eric66: I loved going down memorey Lane ,growing up on cedar st. between evergreen and myrtle ave. was the best of times 1945 to 1966 just wasn't enough time , had it not been for the......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Eric66: I loved going down memorey Lane ,growing up on cedar st. between evergreen and myrtle ave. was the best of times 1945 to 1966 just wasn't enough time , had it not been for the......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

A. Weinstein: Hi Janet, Most definitely do remember the luncheonette on the corner that is where I was introduced to my first choclate malted and my sister showing me how to dunk a pretzel stick in the glass......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

David L. Drogin: My mother had an aunt and two uncles living on the corner of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue (next to the Lubavicher Synagogue), and my paternal grandmother lived across Eastern parkway. We visited all the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Montrealbunny: This is along the canal going west past the market and the train tracks. Here's a shot from a bit further back - I bet you'll recognize it in an instant by the tip......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

Ben Baillargeon: Let me tell everyone the number one way to stop bike theft! Don't be stupid for one without critisizing anyone, but if you love you bike bring it everywhere you go! seriously i ride my norco......

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

jeff: i've lived here for 22 years and have often complained about wanting to "get out of here". the problem seems to be once i'm somewhere else i miss home terribly. there is something that draws......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Anne Fahy: Hi Cyril Am I too late to straighten out the Dr Walker saga I was reading back postings .....We lived in Moorfield Close and our doctor at the corner of Liverpool Road and Moorfield Road was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Cyril Bagshaw: Hello Anne, Yes, Jim is Millie and Dick's son.He has 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Wakefield's chippy and Mrs Milner's little hardware business no longer exist, and is now the site of the Irlam Library, photos you......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Anne Fahy: Hi Cyril, The man your sister-in-law married - J Massey could this be the son of Millie and Dick? Years ago before we came here we would go to the Cadisheads Cons on a Saturday......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

CB : It is easy for anyone to put down our inner city areas and declare them a war zone. But the truth of the matter is that if we had more people involved to make change......

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