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Ed: On Election Day, took my grandson to the Brooklyn Museum & the Botanic Gardens. Museum is now closed every Monday & Tuesday, but convenient free parking in the lot behind the museum....where I used to......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Stan: VelVel: I lived at 919 Eastern Parkway from 1931 to 1942, then 285 Albany Avenue (between St. Johns and Lincoln Place) until 1946. Don't know if it was the same one, but the Circus used to put......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Bobby Craig: Empire bar. Getting back to the big school the teachers I remember are Mr McPhee, Mr Alexander, Mr Dunne (the heady) who sadly died during my stint in the Mags, Mr Aitken aka wee akey,......

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

Rick: stern Pky.I treasure my times there. The museum (sleigh riding behind on the hill,the library,the small park between the library & the museum,Grand Army Plaza,Prospect Park,Ebbets Field,Empire Rollerdome,trolly cars,electric busses,burning x-mas trees on empty lots......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jay Oshinsky: I think Friedman's was a small department store or variety store on St. John's place.I can picture the store and know I have been there. I lived on President and Schenectady , but think for......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Arthur Bernstein: Jay O., Richie R., 1076 Eastern Parkway, A lot of the names you guys mention I knew, but wasn't really friendly with because I'm a little younger than you guys. Turned 62 in November--GEEZ!! Where'd the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Big Balls: OHMG FGS Rhetorics date back to the mayan empire, while statistics were only even mentionable back in the Chinese revolution of Ming's Dynasty. Rhetorics came first, then statistics so why dont LRZ and whoever talks......

in response to: A Happy Coincidence by Plastik.hu

Barbara Ehrentreu (Levine): Hi Maria and Esther!! Esther, yes, I was the girl with the dark curly hair. It was dark brown and I hated it!! I can't believe after all these years I've run into someone from my......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Iank: I went to PS241/Erasmus59'with Norms. We recently got in touch. May go to the 50th reunion in Aug 09'. What a great childhood. Brooklyn Museum, Botanic(al) Gardens, empire bowling alley. Ben and Sols deli, Stickball......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Michelle: Wow, what great memories you all are bringing back to life for me when my family and I lived in Brooklyn! My family and I moved to 135 Eastern Parkway - Turner Towers in......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Willie: Doc, Rick - Town Hill at Eastern Parkway and Bedford Avenue was in the 1950s a place to have a drink and catch live entertainment. My mom and older sister remember seeing Sam Cook......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Willie: Rick, Doc: Yes, Busches Ice Cream Parlor was on Nostrand (near corner of Union Street). Today there is a 'white table cloth' restaurant in that space called "Tavern on Nostrand" which is quite......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Doc S.......: ...Interesting - I vaguely remember the "short" section called "Malbone Street". I later found out via the Brooklyn Pix website that what is now Empire Boulevard was called "Malbone Street" - the name was changed......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Stan: Before the Eastern Parkway Arena was used for boxing it was also a roller skating rink. There was also one on Empire Blvd (the Empire Rollerdrome)near Ebbets field. There was also Freddie Fitzsimmons bowling alley......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

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

Danny Fresh: my cuzin comes every couple of months to visit from DR and we took her to the empire state building up top its an awesum view...we couldnt really enjoy it too much it was still......

in response to: NYC Rapid Fire by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

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

LA & NY ,USA: THE USA LOOKS BETTER....[[img:26865]]THIS IS LOS ANGELES CA..[[img:26866]] AND THE EMPIRE STATE IN NEW YORK..[[img:26867]] [[img:26868]] ...

in response to: tokyo skyline by jeeff

Rob Tynan: Hi everyone, Fred Dawes was the father of Martin Dawes, the multi media and TV empire in Gemini Warrington. Does anyone remember the two houses that adjoined to Luptons. They were demolished in the late 70s......

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

EvilGentleman: Thanks, little ukraine and Peter. My family was indeed part of the Mohawk ironworking community. I went to the museum in my hometown of Kahnawake with my grandmother one time, and there was a good-sized display......

in response to: Under the Bridges by Peter

janet: Hi Stan—and all you 167 alums out there—The beautiful public library in classical style on Schenectady & Eastern Parkway was a place to visit, to use, but for me not to hang out in and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: i'd like that, smart idea, we should get the empire diner on 10th avenue and 16th street, very famous diner, in many movies like home alone 2, too bad for me i've been sick and......

in response to: Empire Cafe by groovehouse

Jana: These memories are wonderful! I'm hoping someone here can help me with some research. Does anyone have memories of a racketeer being murdered in Brooklyn in Sept. 1941? It was big headlines.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

rick: There was the spice factory that took up the whole block between Crown St. and Montgomery on the west side of Franklin. We always passed it and enjoyed the smells (not as much as Bond......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Bill: Saturday Nights in the Early Fortys. 7PM Start out at the Utica Pool Hall(132 Utica Av)for a few games with Mickey, Danny, George and Jimmy 8PM Pickup come Camels at Goldman's Candy Store (145 Utica Av) On......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Chris: Loew's Pitkin, 5 cent hot dog war, Jungle Jim's coconut drinks (Strauss off Pitkin), Pizza DEn (HOme of the Square Pizza- Amboy off Pitkin). Wuhan Tea Garden (Pitkin between SAratoga and Strauss), Rainbow, Barton's, Barricini,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: Could someone please translate the above comment? The best I can make out is: Oh what a change, the days of the princesses at the Super are over. Some still remain, but they are quiet, polite,......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Matiuzzi: oh que ca change, fini le temps des princesses au Super. Il en reste quelques unes, mais tellement elles sont calmes et polies les anciennes princesses, elles sont plus capables de faire l......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Cinic: Ya it would be cool. Email me orangeempires@gmail.com We could go shooting sometime ...

in response to: DOW Brewery by Cinic

Cinic: Hey CE, the photos were taken last night actually. Ive got more pics at picasaweb.google.com/orangeempires Im not very satisfied with them however, they didnt turn out well. Anyhoo, if you have the time to post......

in response to: DOW Brewery by Cinic

Toxteth Riot: Hi EvilGentleman. I don't like the term FYROM. I am not a fan of the term Republic of Macedonia either. The Graeco-Romans, that is, the indigenous population of the South-Easter Meditarranean, as a people share a common......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

karlo: I appreciate your views BBH,but i have to disagree. You should read as much as you can about the hunger strikes,or better still,take a trip to Ireland and talk to the families,friends or people who where......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

anon (233.chicago-02rh15rt.il.dial-access.att.net): read: "fall of the roman empire"...

in response to: chicago gay pride parade by corsakti

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......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

kathryn: I grew up near Eastern Parkway....I have not been in Brooklyn in over 30 years but I do remember the area known as Prospect Heights...I remember Ebbets Field on Sullivasn Place and Bedford Ave......I remember......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

.nanotech.: [[img:18457]] [[img:18458]] [[img:18459]] [[img:18462]] [[img:18463]] [[img:18464]] [[img:18465]] [[img:18466]] [[img:18467]] [[img:18468]] [[img:18469]] [[img:18470]] [[img:18471]] * 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,......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

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......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

anon (nat.adams12.org): artcles of the empire state building ...

in response to: Empire State Building: by Peter

Mat-E: I also spotted this by my house on the east side (somewhere on Carlaw, I think? Can't remember). That must have been over a month ago, so the ad must have survived a......

in response to: The Three R\'s by Cameo

jack: WELL NOW, A TRIP TO THE PAST...the last time i was at the fair was when it was in it's actuality. it was in full bloom, you kids should have seen it. it......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

Maria Latore: British people who complain about America need to get something through their heads. First, Britain was the original mega-power who everyone hated. Just because we kicked your ass in the revolutionary war and because......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

MikeUK: If the English nation is not special, how come they have achived more than any other nation on earth. Been a world power for 300 years, started the industrial revolution and created the modern......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Ahmed: Quite frankly, the amount of people who have proven themselves to be morons here have been English rather than Americans. The bottom line remains: as an American, you can choose whether or not you agree......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

anon (88-111-72-44.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com): I think britain should turn against america and prepare for war,we definatly have a better army than them all though it numbers less it is proven because they are always blowing eachother up and the......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

EvilGentleman: Hmmm, I stand corrected. I just did a wiki search on Woolworth's, and was surprised to learn that Woolco Canada was bought out by Wal-Mart in 1994. I had thought it was earlier. I guess......

in response to: Grab A Seat by Brad

Franny Wentzel: [[img:10063]] One of the more compelling skylines in the small city catagory is the city of Albany, New York. Until the 1960s there were only a couple building over 20 storeys tall but with the construction......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: My brother didn't lose himself to the East River or the Empire State during his trip. I'm sorry, Elicar, I don't think that I can take out a whole family. Not since I saw Saving......

in response to: Fire Escape by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Having lived through a different type of troubles, I know how hard it can be to deal with the legacies of colonialism. My ancestors fought the French for the British (and won!), they fought the......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

elaine: and, of course; [[img:9204]] i can see your plan, catherine, but i have been to the empire state building, and there is a really high wall at the top, so i hope you are strong, cos......

in response to: Fire Escape by Elicar

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: My brother has horrible vertigo. He says that when he looks over the edge, he has an overwhelming desire to throw himself off. So I'm taking him up the Empire State Building in two weeks......

in response to: Fire Escape by Elicar

jonnybadboy: i am proud to be british proud of my monarchy who are still to this day the rulers of the british empire upon which if noone has noticed is huge if it wasn't for the......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Eric: I saw him, or someone like him, standing around the Empire State Building in New York City....

in response to: Ninjas Killed My Family - Need Money for Kung-Fu Lessons by Jayson

british legend: all america is, is the new british empire but with completelty different views and will not stay on top for much longer, EVery country hates your views, even some english (not me personally) and i......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

jack: hello train, why hello tree, how are you today, ok im ok i guess. lost all my leaves. i see that tree, but dont worry, you will get new leaves soon. yes, soon. then you can pass......

in response to: Park Place Shuttle by Peter

GGP: I wrote a lot more before 9/11 than I have since. That experience really sucked something right out of me. I think this may be the only "writing" or note-taking I did during that time,......

in response to: Notes from 9/11/01 by GGP

oneon: This was taken on top of the Empire state building the lens rested on the fence. Thanx...

in response to: Chrysler Building by Dagoberto

GGP: when i was a kid, I went to visit the empire state building and front the base of the building, looking up, it felt just like the building was going to fall on me. it......

in response to: Abstract Skyline by Peter

Jamie: Not to piss on your parade cause i agree with yoou in principle. But i feel a need to commet on a couple of points you just raised, namely ##"No Empire lasts forever "## and......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

mark: "northern Ireland" is presented to the world as a legitimate, legal nation but that it is not. The border was gerrymandered and threats of war used against a country which had the whole of Ulster......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

mark: My grandfather was from Dublin and a republican. He saw in his time many turn their backs on the north and the suffering of nationalists/Catholics. He never forgot and many havent the world over. Keep......

in response to: The Bogside by norniron

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Ow. My neck hurts from looking up at the Empire State photo! This is a really cool shot. Is it from a regular observation deck? (102nd floor?)...

in response to: Empire State Building Spire: by ttam

Peter: i love that area... and photos of the {empire state building} are always classic! it looks like you were out on the ferry for the next-to-last shot, or at least very far out on the......

in response to: Travelling Manhattan by kp

grimreaper3248: Not from that area but is it the old Boiler house from the original water well that fed the park before city water? [[http://www.prospectpark.org/hist/archives/lost/the_well_and_boiler_house.html]] Second guess would be a Restroom. High windows would lend well to a......

in response to: Abandoned Structure, Prospect Park by Peter

elaine: and here is the groovy bag you get swag in at the top of the empire state building if you buy a gew gaw. this is a lovely american graphic - the typography, the line......

in response to: urban orienteering in NY by elaine

elaine: also, re context, our history with high rise building is very different from the US version, cheap tower blocks thrown up postwar to house the poorest when homelessness and slum clearance became acute, so we......

in response to: canary wharf porn by elaine

Sammy: aye its a wonderful day alright, hear in Loyal Ulster, The Heart Of The British Empire.Can't beat a nice sunny day on nice British soil....

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie

Peter: somebody's visited the {empire state building}! nice, elaine......

in response to: urban orienteering in NY by elaine

Peter: hahahahaha. they have those on top of the {empire state building} too... i bet more than one person has used em to be a peeping tom!...

in response to: being a tourist by fuzzytank

Ulster Loyalist: Now the might of Hitler's forces in 1941 had conquered all before them, no one could stop the Hun. But the British Empire stood quite firm, she knew she need not fear. For she knew......

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

Ulster Loyalist: And HUN means GERMAN NAZI and the IRA were conspiring and plotting with Hitler in the World Wars, so they are the HUNS. The British Empire fought and defeated the Huns. So fuck the IRA......

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

jeeff: Re: first photo what a weird combination. the detailing on the tracks makes them look like some leftover from the Roman empire. And then a 70's po-mo train on top....

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

elaine: ... which brings me neatly back to Ballard. maybe his liking for the suburbs came in part from how weird his life had been up until then? God, Empire of the Sun was such a......

in response to: Postcard From Suburbia by Anonymous

Marc: Houston as Babylon of the oil empire.. a karmic blackhole built on the graves of a million dinosaurs and plants. so much energy in one place spent on desecration and the subsequent care and feeding......

in response to: Houston, October 2004 by ian

Eamon DeValera: The south of Ireland is ready for a full blow war with the british empire! Fuck just taking back the north we're gonna take the whole lot! The republic will be no more as we......

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

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......

in response to: The Captain by Jamie

hasslehoff: there is of course the contingent opposed to the americanisation of the uk. it is inevitable however. it's not so much americanisation as it is globalisation. we had our empire, it's someone elses turn now.......

in response to: watching queen by elaine

Ardoyne Lad: The downfall of the british empire is soon to be completed and their withdrawal from IRISH Ulster has begun! TIME THATS ALL. I REMAMBER WHEN I WAS A BOY WHAT IT FELT LIKE AS A CATHOLIC......

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

suzie: The downfall of the british empire is soon to be complete and their withdrawal from IRISH Ulster has begun!...

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

Ken: Re: Shankhill Road.......... Typical bloody minded loyalist crap! British only by invasion, but as with all other British invasions, time will release the native Irish people from the slavery and persecution of the british tyrants!......

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

australian: 90% people in australia want want republic no brit crown here ,ulster will soon be reunited with the rest of ireland and god bless her,british empire what ajoke ...

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie