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Julia: Er, havent seen those downtown...... Franny Wentzel: You make friends with people on the other side of town just so when you meet up downtown you can swap transfers for a free bus ride home.... Robert: [[img:36785]]
Just got this very good image and text from the Anderson Associates site:
Vanderbilt Place Residences (Old P.S. 9)
279 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238
279 Sterling Place in Brooklyn is an historic landmark built in 1893. When...... Cream - HKI: Cool. I thought the idea is to keep the number of articles as low as possible so people (especially noobies like myself) can find stuff easier. Like, the stuff I had was from the exact...... Cream - HKI: Heres some more pics portraying a some what different view. I wanted to capture the filth and dirt of the alley's. These are taking mainly from downtown area with my Nokia N90 mobile.
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Here's a photo of Downtown Miami taken by photographer Pedro Velazquez
... The guy: I'm not suggesting this city for the list obviously, but I do want to point a funny observation...Regina,Sk, (currently less than 200 000 people) has a "skyline" that is surprisingly cool and inovative. I drove...... JovanG: Woo!!! Reunion Tower was one of the only positive reviews (if you can call it that). My only qualm, is that it always looked a little like the ball on top wasn't exactly...... zentox69: "69.The habs win one damn series and the downtown looks like a war zone."
not one damn series a GAME, one DAMN GAME... anon (c-66-177-107-53.hsd1.fl.comcast.net): Wow I am SO glad that I am not the only one who hates living here. I moved here from northern Virginia and its has been hell for me.
The whole energy of this city...... Becko: I saw one this morning in Mobile, AL. It was in downtown right down the road from the Hampton in on an old building. Cop looking at a hooker. I made the...... SethBoogie: I love the bird-man... he is a NYC icon, I think he is a delivery guy / messenger and delivery guy, and can be found around 34th and 8th Avenue doing his thing, as well...... Peter: sorry nick, thats just not true. its not a hole in any way shape or form, and your perception of what should and should not be done with such a huge slice of real estate...... Beth: I saw someone above ask what type of activities are you looking for. Well, I have a 20 month old and I moved to one of those planned communities with the amenity center, pool, tennis,...... Cameo: I never suggested that Garry Johns... Nor did I cram my opinion down your throat like you suggested. All I did was post some pictures and ask a question.
I voiced my opinion only. ...... POWcityblog: They went and got rid of all that cool stuff! Railyards, oil tankers, right downtown. Now there's just a load of stupid corporate and tourist crap in its place. Stupid CN Tower. Stupid convention centre.... Franny Wentzel: Here's a little something of Brasilia that's in the novel I'm writing... the lead character Jennifer Platt has been invited to speak on a TV panel discussion after visiting a ribbon cutting ceremony for a...... anon (c-76-117-218-59.hsd1.nj.comcast.net): Welcome to beautiful Newark!
I got lost in downtown Newark at night last night. It was frightening D:... Peter: you know, your comment reminded me that i shot a TON of much higher-wuality photos of downtown {newark} a couple of months ago and never got around to posting them... ill try to get them...... Franny Wentzel: Yes the Erie Canal - there's been talk of rehydrating it as part of a downtown revival plan.
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Found this interesting colour photo of downtown back when people used to go there...
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Incidentally, Syracuse, NY also...... David: I just moved back to Belleville which is my home town. It is sad to see a town that use to be thriving and now downtown looks more like a ghost town. Where...... Anthony G.: You've got to love the Internet. I am in the midst of writing about my childhood to keep some memories safe somewhere before it all fades away, and every time I remember something, I do...... Beth: I had posted above a few months ago and came back to see if anyone listed any places to visit or things to do in Jax. So far nothing. I can see that the "locals"...... Der Wachter: Probably the hottest ladies in Montreal. Compared to some other downtown clubs the cabindance at SS is realy hot - ulitimate contact :). U basically get fucked, while your pants are still on. On the...... RWgirl: Someone challenged people who didn't live in Hutch to come up with 10 great things about their city. I can do that for Portland.
1. Involved citizens- the people of this community...... Mary Ann: Memories are made of many of above comments. I graduated from St. Matthew's on Lincoln Pl at Utica Ave and St. Matthew's church in the 50s, then attended Bishop McDonnell Memorial High which was...... Tom Jones: We have some in Seattle, they were downtown yesterday (May 30 2009)... killacozzy.com/selfportrait: THE BAD PART: I've lived in this city for about seven or eight years. I moved from Detroit, Michigan. For the few years, my home was in Arlington, and I worked in...... James: Do most of these sites just for "art" or other purposes of the graffiti? This guy called Isaiah Zagar has put mosaics on numerous buildings all throughout downtown Philadelphia. His work has become a signal...... James: How far does the street art spread throughout the city? I just saw the trailer for this movie called "In A Dream" off of Apple and some guy has been creating mosaics on buildings throughout...... Franny Wentzel: "And... if... the lights are all out... I'll... follow... your bus downtown... see who's hangin' round..."... Franny Wentzel: If you mean the picture of Long Island, its from a book called Man-made America - Chaos or Control? by Christopher Tummard & Boris Pushkarev ©1963 Yale Press Page 156
The second from the last in...... Keith: Well I did go get a board and skated down from midtown to downtown, was a bit freaked out not having stated for about 5 years, but was heaps of fun. Though my knees are...... anon (pool-72-95-130-229.pitbpa.fios.verizon.net): Pittsburgh?? Pfft... I live here (unfortunately) and there's nothing impressive about the skyline. Maybe the hicks who never the region think it's cool, but unless you're looking at it from that EXACT angle...... EvilGentleman: **sigh...** We're out again. Four straight losses. Guess I better head downtown to get some pictures of the riots...... anon (c-24-22-145-140.hsd1.wa.comcast.net): There is a floating shanty town in Olympia, WA called Camp Quixote. They tried to take over public parking lots in downtown Oly, but kept getting kicked out. They have been relocating from...... Tom Tsao: I am one of the people who moved to Belleville recently. I chose to leave my town (a suburb of a 750,000 person city) due to the loss of my home and business due to...... JoeyD: LOL The answer is very chill bugs as my lens is just a 10-40 I was probably 5 inches away from the dragonfly lying on the ground underneath. his perch wich towered at least...... ani: Arriving from Los Angeles, my first impression after getting off the train at New Cross Gate station was the aroma mixer of barf and urine, also a soft spoken addict sitting on the ground asking...... Peter: [[img:32110]]
{downtown brooklyn}... larry prusak: Hello to all you 167 Alums. I was amazed and amused to read all these comments about the old school and the surrounding neighborhoods and eateries. I thought some of you might be interested in...... EvilGentleman: All this debate is irrelevant. I just happen to have a love of picking on arrogant assholes. That's all.
The driver of the car provided me with all the material, all I had to do was...... suepurcell@videotron.ca: I need to find a place in Montreal to buy raw caribou and Arctic char for two patients in the downtown hospital where I work. They hate the hospital food and miss their "country...... SomeonefromToronto: When will they build the new waterfront and this infamous building the "Ritz Carleton", if that's how you spell it.
I haven't been downtown lately.... latino in the south: hey is that picture up on top from Melrose street. If it is I used to live right across from it many years ago when it was still a factory.Wow i didnt grow up in...... EvilGentleman: **Developer drastically scales back Griffintown project**
Company wants less land than originally planned for residential-commercial development
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 | 6:13 PM ET
CBC News
More changes are in the works for a multi-billion-dollar...... Paul from Durant: Whoever said that the highway photos are "downtown" was too lazy to actually see the downtown a few miles to the east. It really is interesting with historic buildings and brick streets.... EvilGentleman: Thank you as well, Mitch.
To me, Ben's was a place that I dropped into on occasion when I was downtown, starting from my teen years in the 80's. Always loved the food, and since I...... Mike: Miami, Florida, USA deserves to be atleast an honorable mention.
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above is a view of Downtown Miami at night. There are many other views including that of Brickell (the financial district) which adds to the skyline.
... Mitch Spector: EvilGentleman: Thanks for the compliments! I may try some shots of other Montreal landmarks and events and post them here in future. Like Barry, I didn't even know about the existence of Citynoise until your...... Rai Ai: Did Twist also paint in SF CA? I remember seeing a series of paintings in the tunnel between downtown and the west, on one of the MUNI lines (N I think) where there is a...... joey: what about the woolworth building in downtown nyc. it's still there is it not ?... adam: Okay, where do I begin? I have lived in Jacksonville for pretty much my entire life. I am 29 years old and I recently moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL which is a much...... jenn: I have never been impressed with London.. "downtown" is like 4 tall-ish buildings, there isn't much to make up a "top 10 Canadian skyline". Personally, I'd put Quebec City at the top of this list.... BethAnn: Ugh...I hate living in Jacksonville!! My husband is in the military and we had to leave wonderful San Diego to come to this dump! I am not black, but this place is so racist it...... Rich: Hey Davida,
This is Rich from the hood. Was it the Fox, downtown at Nevins St station with "Murray the K" and all of the old groups? If it is, it's a utilities center (Con Ed)...... Adrian Dec 6,2008.: I grew up in NDG in the 60's and 70's on Montclair between Fielding and Somerled.I remember Dave Valente and Terry Hindley from a great punk rock bar called the "Oxygen" in downtown Montreal on...... Adrian Dec 6,2008.: I grew up in NDG in the 60's and 70's on Montclair between Fielding and Somerled.I remember Dave Valente and Terry Hindley from a great punk rock bar called the "Oxygen" in downtown Montreal on...... Rohinton Ghandhi: November 27th, 2008
To City Noise Editors,
I have recently begun writing articles for the Verdun Messenger's new English Corner segment. They cover Verdun's history and the people within it.
I thought your group...... Jason: Yellowknife? Really? YELLOWKNIFE??? You should've included Winterpeg in the mix somewhere. From one side of the river you get a nice look at downtown with the the Esplenade Riel cable bridge in the foreground, and...... Richie Rubin: AAAAY-Men!WE now realize what a terrific life WE had back then,
`twas the age of in-no-sense.no? it all `died' in Nov.`63,when
JFK was killed.no?.what a week that was! WE watched the killing
of his assassin>Lee Harvey Oswald,on tv!by...... jack: hi joey, its been almost two years since you asked for a story about the beat generation in the village. well its better late than never, so here is a short one. my...... Mitch Spector: Yep, it's indeed very much GONE. Made one final pass by this morning (November 5th) to check things out and it's not what I saw, but what I didn't see that caught my attention! It's...... Peter: you should check out [[wiki:Downtown 81]]!... Rich: Hi Everybody,
I lived at 1003 Carroll ST between Franklin and Bedford from 1957 til 1969, we then moved to 1048 President St which was directly behind the first address. Needless to say, for all of...... Jules: Okay....BORING is the reason my husband and I left Jacksonville in July '06. We did everything a modern Metropolitan couple could do. We lived on the river, we had season tickets with the...... Janet: Thanks Stan for the Strand reminder--but wasn't the Strand on Fulton Street, just before the downtown movie and shopping district began? If you emerged from the subway, you were just about in front of the...... 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...... Mobaby: Really, man? You judge the 6th best place to live in America ( http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/snapshots/PL4052500.html ) by the Denny's off the interstate? Virtually no crime, variety of people, college town, art museums, unique campus and downtown...... Chuck: Love these shots
downtown l.a has the flavour !... Guitarista81: We went to manhattan in 05' and felt so safe, 1st time ever been there im 26 walked all around uptown-downtown at night, I felt safe as shit. People like force could be believable if...... transplant: Older neighborhoods near downtown - Riverside, Avondale, Springfield, etc. make it easy to use your car less and get out into the world more. If you are really open-minded you can always find like...... river otters21 girl: I had read somewhere that the decline of the neighborhoods is a part of the "Billy Penn curse". No Philly sports team won a championship since 1983 and since that time period Kensington...... Geoff: The little bastards are smart, cute, fearless and a bloody great pain in the ass. Our current local raccoon family has taken to digging up our outside plants every damned night (on our second floor...... 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...... Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny...... Tabersnack: 68. People on the street ask you if you speak English or French and you assume they will just ask you for money and keep walking.
69. The habs win one damn series and...... Ben: This little lunchtime favorite run by two, has become a bit of an institution downtown. The owner is friendly and engaging. Lines are fairly regular. The best dessert is an apple cake. It is absolutely...... Cecilia Midiri: All the people up there who are talking about when Kensington changed are talking about when the neighborhood became desegregated and people of color started moving in.
Anyway...I work every day and so does...... serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to...... Me: Re to Tex and Peter
I would post pics here,but I do not know how.Maybe I can get my 17 year old to do it for me,but she is usually too busy,like many other folks here...... EvilGentleman: Jennifer, you must be unfamiliar with this site to post comments such as you did above. If you browse CE's other articles, which you can do by clicking on his name just under the main...... Peter: yes, the tunnel is very much in use, as the tunnel is the main artery that connects [[wiki:Metro-North Railroad]] and [[wiki:amtrak]] trains to [[wiki:penn station]]. dodging the trains and staying out of their line of...... Mitch: Pretty sad, it's quite literally a piece of Montreal being erased forever (I can't even visualize that part of downtown without that tiny 3 story building with the red "Bens" sign). I last passed by...... little ukraine: nice joey. i like your downtown shots but i'd love to see some of your home neighborhood too!... joey: Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) is located just ten miles from downtown Chicago.... Another Ex-Bellevillian: As I recall, Belleville could have been the site of Cloud County Community College, but at that time community leaders vetoed that idea due to the potential of opening up the community to an 'undesirable'...... 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)...... 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...... 67502 May 7, 2008: Hutch has not grown since I came here in 1978. It's a retirement town with lots of low income housing and those people DO NOT support our downtown or help us stay in business....... EvilGentleman: Thanks, Mitch. You just saved me about 50 bucks worth of gas. I have been going downtown more often lately, specifically to check on the current status of Ben's.... anon (205.173.35.130): I have lived in Jacksonville for all of 3 months now, and I have to say that I haven't found it all that great. Once you get over the beach and the shopping/dining, there...... Johnny: The cost of living is cheaper here but it still sucks. Why don't we leave you ask? Because now we are stuck here with the housing market and all the other crap. Jacksonville...... ex-Bellevillian: Personally...I think Belleville is the most boring town in the world and I grew up there. Still have family there too. Belleville has always had this gran idea of itself because it host...... marie: you mentioned one main reason Saskatoon did not make cut was because there were no distinguishing features. I often sit in car or walk along Spadina viewing our skyline in wonder at the very...... You are an idiot.: Of course you would show the picture of the crappiest hotel in the city to try and prove your point. "Passing through" does not give you enough taste of a city, especially one as interesting...... Ken: The building in the 4th pic down is The 1250 Rene Levesque Ouest formerly it was the Tour IBM? if I'm not mistaken, it opened sometime in the early '90s?
Another interesting skyscraper downtown is the...... 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...... yolanda deberry-franklin: wow, memories, memories,memories. my family and i moved into the henry horner projects when they were completed around 1956-57. i was about 4 years old at the time. we thought that we...... ExKansan: I guess I missed all the above mentioned incest, pedophilia and lynch mobs growing up in Belleville, but I must say that would hardly be boring!
Like other posters here I moved away to a......
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