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mitch: Hi Rich...
What an amazing thing ... All through jr. high, high school and part of college I worked in my dad's store (Maiman's Pharmacy) and of course I knew Johnny and Herbie really well. I...... 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...... Allan: Howard,
Now that you mention it, I do remember playing 'knucks'. Not recalling how the number of knucks were determined but I think we used a deck of cards. Something about you could decide to get...... Peter: indeed. catty-corner from that giant gas station thats been there forever.
the part you didnt hear about this post is that about 1 minute after snapping this shot, i turned left there onto bedford; i found...... 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...... Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): Mrs.Gradstein was my sixth gradeteacher in 1955-6. I remember the old furniture. I never new it had been changed up till now.
Therr were fruit and vegetable stores across the street from the school on Schenecktady...... Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories
By Alan Kupperberg
Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for...... procyon: Medicalfools: I also know that some higher-ups want the best for it--someone posted a letter to that effect from Dorothy Lewandowski elsewhere on citynoise, and I recently read that they've started applying for a spot...... NV dan: You should see the one on Highway 50, east of Fallon, NV... Bob: Just ran across this site, sounds like old home week.
Lived at 887 lincoln Place and went to P.S.138.After
graduating went to Boys High at the annex on Park Pl
and then to main bldg on Marcy and...... twice robbed: hundreds of bikes are stolen from the bike racks infront of the uoft athletic centre every year. The University administration should be ashamed that they have not attempted to address this issue by providing a...... Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were...... Gerry: The author of this article needs to get ALL of his facts straight, for the reader. Bishop's Castle is located in the WET Mountains, NOT the West Mountains. If the reader was truly interested in...... k&a mort: I just tripped over this site and took the time to read all postings and I was particularly jolted by the most recent. Almost all the 17 year old girls have dropped out of school...... 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...... CartLegger: Surely you jest Jack. I am closer than Peter (less inland at least) and I biked it! Boats make it too easy! On a boat, you can't play in the spray at Furman street--which I...... Janice P.: I lived in Kensington on East Dauphin St. from 1941 until 1962. I attended H. A. Brown Elementary and Penn Treaty Junior High. Both excellent schools at that time. I then moved to...... Al Pierro: Just came across this website in search of info on what has happened to St. Joseph's church where we used to play softball back in the 50's & 60's. I attended a grade school on...... upfromflames: Well, there is not one Bushwick High anymore, but rather four campuses drawing students from all over the city. I work in the Academy of Urban Planning, myself, and our rates are between 60-70% (depending...... little ukraine: i think playing at fantasy is pretty creative.
awesome shots, reminds me of I-CON, the northeast's largest sci-fi convention... and high school, reminds me of high school.... jack: i was in berlin in 1961, there was a young man hanging dead on barbed wire, shot while trying to escape the east, tensions were high, the russians stood looking at the americans, the german...... 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...... 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...... Mike: Brothel owner asks to suppress evidence
By BEN NEARY • Associated Press Writer • January 15, 2008
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* What’s...... sonnet: When I hear parents talking today about arrangeing "play-dates" for their children, it makes me laugh as I think back to a real Kensington childhood. We just all played outside on the sidewalk (or...... anon (wnpgmb01dc2-99-69.dynamic.mts.net): Winnipeg has a decent skyline.
There are ecrtain angles it must be taken from.
East looking west: Southwest looking North East and South looking north are best.
Winnipeg is preforming better than anywhere else in Canada at the...... Sylvia Aviles: I grew up in Melrose St. Corner Bushwick in the 60th. There was always something happening. But nothing as bad as I read here.I miss going back home, but I know it could never be...... Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril et al,
The middle semi's where cleared and left vacant for a few years then I believe a clinic or doctors surgery was built in their place, don't know if this still stands...... Samuei: Not to disrupt the discussion, but did anybody else notice that those photos (except the one picture of the Fair) are all of the same building? It's on 20th and Monroe, about a 5 minute...... EvilGentleman: What cute little snowdrifts. I like the pictures, but I really get the impression that most Torontonians have no clue what a **real** Canadian winter is like. But I suppose you get lake effect storms...... janet: Hi Stan--You're probably close to my vintage. I'm trying without luck to call up a memory of Famous on Schenectady--I lived just around the corner and went to 167--so there it was during the...... Fred, The.: Mr. Texan..
I also look forward to being in Texas. I did attend a grade school here in Hutch years ago but I had to quit...... SCW: How about Bushwick East of Gates Ave and the proximity to Brownsville? Doesn't Brownsville have the highest murder rate in the city?... Alfred: "Old bastards" - I'm 26. Maybe young people in this city should learn to take enjoyment from simple things like taking a stroll at Dillon Nature Center or listening to non-commericial, uninterupted classical music on...... 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...... 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...... EvilGentleman: Wow! Just wow! Great post, TK.
As far as the "20/20 hindsight" inspections of other structures **after** the collapse goes, we have the same thing happening here.
After the overpass collapse that killed 5 people in September...... Gems: This is like the worst city on earth, there is nothing to do. Not only in La Junta not
"One of America's best kept secrets!
La Junta is a growing city on the High Plains of...... Joining the Whine: Young Hippy - go and see the world. Travel. I saw some of it. I've traveled all over the U.S., the Caribbean, and Mexico. Hopefully soon I'll get to visit the...... Bob: I have lived in Lawrence, KS as well. I have traveled this great land of ours extensively (Driven through every state east of the rockies and south of New York)
I am not saying all...... Elicar: In a morbid way, it's nice to hear EvilG rant again, if ya know what I mean!
EvilG, In Ontario, we pay a health care premium. I am not sure about the amount now as tax...... 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...... ...just lookin for a job, lookin for a job...: OMG! I thought I lived in a pretty good place until I stumbled onto this site while surfing for nursing jobs in this area. I've been HappyInHutch for 30+ years and known about...... Okie Pappy Daddy: I like living in Norman It is only boaring if you got to allways be going out and doing stuff all the time like if you have to go out to resterants every night or...... Bob Salmon: Re the Bobs Ferry Accident:
As remembered by Bob Salmon, an Inquest Witness.
On the morning in question, I was awoken by a neighbour in Lytherton Avenue Cadishead, saying that she thought there was a gas leak...... MaGoo: I grew up on Lawn Guyland in the 70's; most of my neighbors were "caucasian-Americans" who were from Bushwick and East New York. They had been displaced by the "diversity"- when the city used THEIR...... BBC Reports Kite deaths in Lahore: BBC News
Kite deaths mar Pakistan 2005 festival
It is not the first time Lahore has seen kite-related deaths
Up to nine people have been killed and dozens injured during an annual kite-flying festival called Basant in the...... 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...... Xavi: Most of the eastern part of Humboldt Park until the mass Puerto Rican migration of the 1940's and '50's was Jewish and Polish, with some German and Italian elements. When those ethnic groups were...... 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...... HushUp: Ok apparently not. So here we go (I guess because of my first post I used copy and paste so it didn't go through) Sooooo, I will type it all out, just because I...... EvilGentleman: The simple reality is, Americans are welcomed warmly by most Montrealers, and generally disliked but tolerated by the rest. And that dislike is often because they are getting mistaken for Torontonians, or other English-speaking Canadians.
Dislike...... 2less2: it's to bad that you guys haven't taken the time to see the actual truths as they relate Las Vegas and all you've managed to find fault with.
first, one of the biggest reasons the...... aer : "Crater Lake is located in Southern Oregon on the crest of the Cascade Mountain range, 100 miles (160 km) east of the Pacific Ocean. It lies inside a caldera, or volcanic basin, created when the...... DeadRagabash: First off, I was born in a nice little Indian Reservation in Oklahoma, lived all over Okalhoma lived all over New Mexico, Texas & Colorado. As well as 15 odd places in Germany over 2...... KB: Lived in Bushwick on Eldert Street, btw Knickerbocker & Irving, from when I was born, until we moved away in 1967, when I was 16. Things had gotten rough in 1966, when there was...... Tanja: I just had my bike stolen tonight on Park Rd. just off of Bloor. I was gone 40 minutes and apparently so was my bike and lock. I didn't even have a high end bike...... AAK: Lived there for 7 years since i was 7. i lived among the e.o /newark city boundaries and its hard out there. now im in East stroudsburg PA cuz recently i moved and turned 15...... CO-TX: Ok you want some real dirt on denver look: at South Table mountains (west denver) NREL complex it is officaly of solar research station but really a tunnel door (south west corrner of the facility...... Leo from Upper US: I too lived in Upstate and migrated to California.(winter SUX)
If any of yall heard of "The second dam" in Ithaca
I am a legitimate maniac that jumped from the highest
cliff there into the deep water next...... re: CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: : Very cool post and glad you got at least one of your bikes back! I've had two bikes stolen in the past few years and it's no picnic. One was a high end mountain bike...... 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...... Heartbreaker: I'm glad i don't live on the east coast not to say the west coast is any better but, The housing issue here in california is slowly getting better. The cost of living is high...... serlingrod: Jamie, this is not a true representation of Philadelphia as a whole. In addition to Center City, Philly is really a collection of neighborhoods. The area I photographed (Vine to Fairmount from Broad to 9th)...... iman: the prices are going up too damn much. my parents keep talking about moving to north carolina because of the high taxes over here. every governor and senator have said that they're going to lower...... 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...... BDweller:
"The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?"
Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions.
I'll take your bait.
The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks...... upfromflames: sure did. I always credit others.
Bushwick needs teachers, but most of all it needs teachers that came from here. They understand most what kids need here.
There is always a place open for a person...... James: This has been an interesting site and I have enjoyed reading the different perspectives from people, especially from the residents past or present of Cabrini Green.
I am from Michigan which is about a...... dimeadozen: Thank you to everyone for this discussion especially The Truth and those following who elevated the discussion.
I moved to Bushwick very recently and completely randomly. Although I work hard, support myself and am forced...... Joanne O'Connor-Buscema: Flashback to 1972 and riding the subway to Bishop McDonnell High School on Eastern Parkway.
Thanks for the memories!
Joanne
... artM: Where to start? Planes can't get high enough to see the "largest Nazi symbol on American soil"? Of course they can. This diagram (or even aerial photos) of the runway layout can...... Craig: Great list. Couldn't agree more with the top 12. You have to love the skylines rising in the cities of south-east Asia. The skylines in some of these cities are just babies, can't wait until...... .nanotech.: [[img:18457]]
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* 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,...... 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...... little ukraine: i went to blue note for my then-girlfriend/now-fiancee's 19th birthday, and saw a rather well-known artist (can't believe i can't remember who right now, but a friend and i were very excited to meet him...... I am Puerto Rican, and Really Angry at your Lack of Concern and Knowledge:: I have attended various universities in both Chicago and Puerto Rico. I am currently a student at the University of Puerto Rico, and at one point I was Trying to recieve my BA from...... 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...... Aaron J Ban: As a resident of the neighbourhood, and an artist, and as a person that recently purchased a home at West Side Lofts I can't say enough how rediculous your argument is to make 48 Abell...... JNJ: "I was running in Humboldt Park the other day, as I have for a few years, when 2 Puerto Rican 17ish year olds rammed their bicycles into me. I stepped to them, as it were,...... sine: Update II: Electric Boogaloo
this right now from [[http://www.cnn.com]]
"Roth would not release details of Foley's alleged molestation, saying only that making it public "is part of Mark's recovery" and that Foley would discuss it further when...... joey: by the way. this is downtown concord. pacheco street between east street and the port chicago highway. kind of no mans land near the used car lots.... Ellie: Hello Everyone,
I was born and raised in Brooklyn. I lived right off of Bushwick and Grand Street. I attented 196, IS 49 and Eastern District High. I moved to Florida in 1990,...... EvilGentleman: At least this one did a lot better than the one in Saint Hubert, about 20 km east of there. That plane hit two cars and flipped, and put a few people in the hospital....... EvilGentleman: Actually, a lot of the "art" here is not done by children, but by adults. I actually recognize a few of the names here as people I know IRL. What keeps happening in this area...... Karlo: Ok ok,now you ARE funny.
'Loyalists the world over'....
Oh,you mean your support groups such as Combat 18 (for those who dont know,C18 is a 100% Nazi organisation..18 stands for the 1st and 8th letters of the...... Chris Erb: He also walked (or swam I suppose, considering it's a fish) out on his wife and kids to go on a gambling and whisky spree. He never returned.
His family arn't doing too bad now....... wackojacko: Check the police blotters of NY papers. Brooklyn, especially the bad parts, IS bad. Even in the bad parts, what are the chances of something happening? Pretty low. Chances still higher...... EvilGentleman: Hmmm, interesting. I have never encountered this data before. I know that if you look at a topographic map, you can see an easily identifiable line of hills and mountains sticking out of the flat...... jamie: As Canning Town is in Newham, East London it's probably highly likely, yes.... Genaro: During the late 1940's and 50's, many of The Manhattan Elite thought it proper in calling the less popular working or the poor social White under class, WHITE TRASH! This would also include Whites who...... aer suzuki: jeeff: i think alot of public murals look like they were painted by high school kids. maybe that's just me. hell, i paint like a high school kid. anyway, yeah, i was skeptical too, doesn't...... joey: One of America's best kept secrets!
La Junta is a growing city on the High Plains of scenic Southeast Colorado. Located strategically on the historic Santa Fe Trail.
To top it all off, several national chain outlets...... but im not dick ridin im just sayin: look JA killed and is killing shit more than any of you ever have or ever will im all over the 5 boroughs every day for work traveling around and i see shit that you...... Robert: are all of you guys blind?? What about LA? Remember in the movie "Grand Canyon" one of the characters had a dream of flying around the LA skyline? Not a bad backdrop...... Mauvis: I'm half white and half Korean and I moved to Bushwick a couple of months ago from East Harlem because these are the closest places to the city that I can afford. I have a...... Peter: a quick look at the wiki entry for [[wiki:bushwick]] shows that the displaced people youre talking about are far from the first to be displaced, whether from gentrification, changing demographics, modernization, urbanization, etc. i mean,...... EvilGentleman: Hmmm, could you imagine building a Starbucks or a McDonald's (preferably with a standard 30-foot Golden Arches sign) on the roof of a highrise, as a distinct structure piggybacking on the host? Better still, a...... EvilGentleman: magician, I gotta love the Texas law comment, it was hilarious.
As far as the accusation that I may have misplaced a few decimal points, I am 1000% sure that I have never done that in...... EvilGentleman: Maybe if they applied other tests at the same time as a driver's test. Like have the examiner offer beer to the applicant to relax them when they first get in the car. If the......
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