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Jamie: The age old "This is not a true representation of my town/village/city" debate continues. Maybe I missed the part where i duty bound to paint a fair and balanced picture of everywhere I choose take...... JO: I grew up in good old LJ. It's not all that bad if that's your thing, I got out of there as soon as I could. My parents still live there and they...... Pantera: Unfortunately these cases or even WORSE happen many times. When I was a kid in my hometown Szeged (M.E.-Europe, Hungary) there were 2 abandoned cemeteries, a protestant and a catholic (mainly...... =RASPeR=: Toronto Writer here,hitting up london a bit,but londons my hometown.... Sandra MacDonald: I left Verdun in 68 and have only gone back three times. I have the greatest memories of growing up there. I was back in June 07 and spent lots of time walking...... Terri from MN: I miss my hometown at this season. They have a lefse factory right in the town which only operates a few weeks out of the year and they make the BEST lefse...I've tried to make...... sythero: WOW! this is my hometown too; infact the orange bicycles in the 3rd picture are custom made in Chatt by a friend's father named Mic George. About a year ago we bartered for one...... dglenn: Getting back to Toronto neighbourhoods... The Bluffs, The Beach, Queen West, Kensington(Kensington Market), Cabbagetown, Corktown, Regent Park, Liberty Village, Yorkville,
Christie Pits, Swansea, Parkdale, Roncesvalle Village, etc.... BigRome: Poor Flint...My Hometown...I Hope It Comes Back Someday.... 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...... jeeff: my hometown of london is supposedly in the very northeastern tip of 'tornado alley' and that's only a couple hours west of toronto by car. but i had never seen a funnel cloud in...... jeeff: and this is far too late, but if katybee is still around, check out the novel __cabbagetown__ by hugh garner.... Thom Cartmell, US Army Retired: I grew up in Kensington. Susquehanna and Trenton Aves in the 40's and 50's Went to HB Hackett Elem School, and Penn Treaty, Jr High. Palm Movie House, Kent, Midway, Iris (Military in Uniform got...... Me: Boy oh boy!!!Was Hutch boring this weekend???The answer is absolutely,positively,most certainly not!!!!!The Grand Prairie held the Warfare X ultimate fights,and talk about excitement and a fun time!!!!Hutch was awesome and the fighters incredible!!!!The Hutch Fest...... zagg: I like to think it is obvious via my hometown (Sarnia) photographs on Citynoise that I'm a lake and river lover. Ocean's are great, they're just not my cup of tea. It's all about...... 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...... Me: Re to Peter
Can't say I wouldn't blame you after reading so much negativity,but people like Tex who don't even live here but keep posting negative and slanderous comments,especially about the man who committed suicide,is enough...... Peter: hey! thats my hometown, too! more chattanooga photos! which reminds me... i have some photos from my recent visit home that i need to post, still... esp some great ones of the paley fence at...... Swanson from SD: Some of you people have not traveled the country....Belleville is a perfectly average small town in this century, fighting to stay alive.. According to some, everything is better and greener somewhere else, it's not, just...... Peter: you know, pow, i didnt even notice that but youre right- the one on the left is much nicer and more unique.
curiously, i grew up in a town down south that had a huge us...... hugglez924: I have lived in Hutchinson nearly all my life and it is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. My children are grown and dont plan on moving to any other town....... Wakehambay-miuq: Nice pictures!! I miss my hometown, especialy this summer, best month of the year (June)... jack: kevin look at my pictures under [[8160:memorial day in my hometown]], thats me. ... Atasha: It's wonderful hearing all these stories about my hometown. I was born in 1991 and attended PS 123K and JS 291. I used to live on Stockholm St., between Irving and Wyckoff Avenues, but 5...... Me: I would rather stay in my hometown to eat and shop,because everyday you hear of a shooting or some other violent crime happening in Wichita.... imon: jacksonville has a cove ,yeah its looking decent,yes its trying to compete with other major cities,but it is a racist city ,it has the good ol' boy mentality, paysucksno matter what you say, housing might...... 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...... colavitos ghost: this seems like a good post to start up a fun citylist; why don't we all recommend a cult eating spot from our respective hometowns???
in cleveland, we have our own sort of pat's vs. geno's...... Carrie: My Grandparents, Mom, Uncle and cousins all grew up in Hutch and loved it. I loved visiting. I live in Dallas, TX now. It is crazy, also. I enjoy going back...... EvilGentleman: My hometown is {Kahnawake}, across the {Mercier Bridge} from {Lasalle}. I have been living in {Dorval} for the last two years, and I have also lived in {Lachine} and {Verdun}. I am also very familiar...... EvilGentleman: Thanks, but credit must go where credit is due. The igloo in the pictures was built by the Inuit men of the village of Kangirsujuaq, Quebec. Kangirsujuaq is my wife's hometown. I am a Mohawk...... Big Momma Becky: I am going to straddle the fence,so to speak,about my hometown,which happens to be Hutch. I am a middle aged woman,so someone younger might not have my same opinion,which is understandable. I have lived here...... Kyle: Well, theres some great photos on this page. Yea OK, big buildings make a pretty awesome skyscape. But so do mountains and lakes. Heres a skyscape from my hometown: Summerland BC, 35km south of Kelowna...... saltbake: I´m afraid to say that this town is the worst place I´ve ever lived. I grew up in a really small town in South Dakota, and I can say that Hutchinson does not even have...... 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...... Sarah from MN: Yes, in Minnesota we eat a lot of lefse. In fact, my hometown has a Lefse factory and it is good stuff! My family also makes it each year around Thanksgiving and Christmas...... EvilGentleman: We have both tended to focus on the area of downtown near Guy-Concordia metro, probably due to our being Concordia students. I also hang around with the native crowd in the west end of downtown,...... Bass Girl: I moved here from a town of 2500 people about 7 years ago, and I've watched this town die around me. Many businesses have come and gone, major industrial places for large employment have...... rox2mel: I just went on vacation back to my hometown of Colorado Springs. My son and I went to see the castle and I was amazed!! It really took my breath away after I...... returned_farmboy: I was going to go to all the trouble to refute some claims about Hutchinson made in this post, but then I cam to the realization that: 1) If the author was doing a serious...... Andrew: He looks a lot like a jerk who hangs out in Cabbagetown that I've seen. He tried to sell me bus tickets last summer and I've seen him drunk/cracked out at the corner of...... CE: From my hometown of {Sussex} New Brunswick from [[4486:this post]]. The street is actually called Broad Street but is often referred to as "Broadway" and even has some business that use that name such...... EvilGentleman: Nope, my hometown is Kahnawake. I have a few posts from there, too.
[[http://www.citynoise.org/hood/kahnawake@mohawk_nation]]... CartLegger: is this your hometown?... Markeisha Rolan: Chicago is a great place thats where all my childhood memories are and i wouldn't give it up for nothing in the world, i know it have lots of bad things that be going on...... EvilGentleman: kricket - Most French people here are quite open-minded and tolerant, but like anywhere else, about 25% have an intolerant redneck way about them. It is this 25% who are famous for completely ignoring you...... jeeff: [[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/bikergangs/ont-massmurder-timeline.html]]
that happened just outside my hometown. one of the victims lived right around the corner from my house in toronto. not saying i met him, but these guys are active in our...... jack: welcome to the wonderful world of developers. as you may already know, developers do not care for human beings. they detest them. they feel humans should not get used to things in...... Daniel Ewing: i think this i one rediculas article because there is no reason to change my hometown... hometownfan: Are there a lot of abandoned buildings in Portland?... hometownfan: Wow. And this is IN the city limits? I've heard of
this park...how cool, you don't have to go far to go
for a walk in the woods. And that would be Tacoma
where it rains 14 mts...... hometownfan: I really like the first one - random art...
Is this a municipal bench or somebody's own property?
either way - it's a cool thing - it doesn't HAVE to be there - somebody went out of...... juanetta: i think its alright but not better than my hometown brooklyn... EvilGentleman: All I can recall is that in 1990, I was heading into the city on an elevated freeway coming from Chicago while riding on a Greyhound bus. The abandoned freeway was lower than us, and...... little ukraine: This is awesome. I get the same way when I see murals in my hometown on Long Island. Neighborhood/civic pride rules!
Speaking of murals, colavitos ghost, when are we gonna see some of yours?... EvilGentleman: The art, if authentic, should be supported by buying it. I personally feel the best way to buy native art is to go to an Indian reservation and buy it directly from the artist, wherever...... AWOL: Why does it seem like everyone thinks that their own hometown deserves mention? This is someone's perception fo the Top 15. That doesn't mean every city is going to make the list, nor that everyone...... EvilGentleman: Of course, you drive the editors bonkers by really pushing the limits and posting a series of skyline picks for each province and territory. I can just imagine New Brunswick... Moncton, Saint John, Frdericton, Bathurst,...... EvilGentleman: Good Job, Chris! Cool thinking. But I wonder how many disgruntled residents of Victoria, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Hamilton, Windsor, London, Ottawa, Chicoutimi, Saint John, Charlottetown and St John's will come on to...... jeeff: oh yeah, great neighbours. in my hometown the streets directly surrounding the clubhouse were very quiet and orderly. of course 2 blocks out it was ringed with crackhouses.... EvilGentleman: I suspect Chris, like many who grew up around the Maritimes, has finally reached that stage of life where he must venture off to sample life in the big city before deciding where he belongs...... Chris Erb: This walking bridge claims to be the longest pedestrian-only bridge in the world. I'm skeptical however as there seems to be a culture of exaggeration around here when it comes to such things. ...... EvilGentleman: Possibly. But I remember seeing a white Cadillac convertible complete with chromed running boards and chrome and white spare tire covers (you know, for the 2 spares that sit above the running board between the...... Peter: i share similar feelings about my hometown. even our small family-owned hardware store closed a while back when hope depot opened up across town...... Peter: awesome! my hometown had a {main street} and a {broad street} that ran parallel- in opposing directions- through downtown. sussex looks like a neat place. and, you gotta love places like moffet's. theyre all but...... EvilGentleman: Sorry to disagree, Chris, but post offices are still allowed in stores. Most Arctic communities have their {Canada Post} franchises located within general stores. When I first moved to {Coral Harbour}, Nunavut in 1992, the...... Dont matter: Coney island is my hometown when i look in the past and see how prosperous it was it makes me sad.I lived here for my whole 14 years and want coney island to have a...... Biff: Fur was another of my amazing typos...But its sort of Canadian, at least in Cabbagetown.... chas: is this the necropolis in cabbagetown?... Get out of your car, buddy: LOL! Those are the ones! Everybody was mocking them by doing that cheesy little wave. Watching from Neville Park was a good move. Not as packed, and you can get away before...... Mitch: THIS IS TRUE:::
It was obviousely a group called WolfClan. They are a gang of people who wear wolftails from their pants and do weird "art" extremes like this. There was WC in my hometown, Chicago...... anon (ip68-229-176-16.om.om.cox.net): Those are awesome pics! I, too, have to add a nomination for honorable mention, and it's with no small amount of bias, my hometown of San Diego
... Biff: On Parliament Street in Cabbagetown... EvilGentleman: I just checked. Apparently, I accidentally lied. So here is some personal information about me.
My name is Sean, I am 36 years old, and have been married since 2001. I am presently attending Concordia University...... EvilGentleman: Thanks, jeeff. Nice work on the research and the map posting. I had forgotten to explain the setting better. By the way, I like the way you reference the link so as to give proper...... NewYorker: At least in (my old hometown) Toronto people still care about litter. In New York the fight was given up long ago. Everyone but the rich throw litter everywhere, on the subways, on...... Jamie: Hobart: love the photo. it's always good to see long-time lurkers posting stuff, and it's always good to see new places representing on citynoise. Man i'd sure love to see more of Captain Kirk's hometown,...... Hobart: The windows are bricked over because that's where their equipment and cold-storage is, I would imagine. The walls have been retro-fitted with insulation and are too thick and utilitarian in their current role to hold...... Open your eyes a little wider: I just read this on this web pages main page talking about this sites purpose. After reading it, what I wrote becomes even more odd. Just wanted to let you all know what's...... Peter: ##if londoners can accept it, anyone can##
what a claim to fame for a city... interesting. you should do an entry about your hometown. i should too, i think.
mine looks like this:
[[img:442]]... jeeff: my hometown, {london, ontario}, is known as the most conservative city in canada. they still have faith meetings at the city bandshell and run editorials in the paper denouncing evolution. a few years...... jeeff: yeah, it was actually on the american side of lake erie that the river caught fire, not up here. but my hometown's drinking water came from the same great lakes, soooo....... jeeff: i've seen photos of the lake in winter - really fantastic. i'm sad to add to your report that lake ontario is pretty toxic as well. most of our beaches are perpetually closed...... jeeff: very cool. we had a balloon fest in my hometown every summer. looked much the same as this. good idea to use old photos. i'd love to see more old photos...... hasslehoff: currently working on some writing about my adopted hometown. will set this off with some photogravures at some point soon. watch this space homie.... Peter: [[img:442]]
near my hometown...... Peter: wow, I am really feeling rollingwood now, this place i had never heard of 5 minutes ago, but now have a vaguely profound appreciation for. thanks marc. i think id like to do a similar...... fuzzytank: those colors are really amazing....
i miss snow
the second to last is the one I like best, just the orange in the landscape
esp. interesting cause it looks like my hometown in deer season, and I...... Peter: hi jo! thanks for posting these. wow, that train station looks like something out of the future... as you know, we dont have anything nearly that cool here in nyc. nz must have hired some......
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