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Comments about ft worthThere are 100 comments about "ft worth"
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...... Richie Rubin: ALLAN; wowie!..Woodstock was/is shtill da #1[Musical,etc.] event I
& probably YOU ever attended[even tho'both of US didn't see/hear
MOST of it!,hadda`gay shluffen'..no? but when I woke up & looked
around ME,yikes! 1/2 million new neighbors!Whew!I even saw MYSELF
in...... easi!: I mean, I've written with people who've met cope and honestly in the way that he paints, I don't like him. Puttin his throw ups over other people's murals is worth getting your ass beat...... Donburi: AVOID these cretins AT ALL COSTS! What everyone above said -- they will take your deposit, promptly forget about you, then exhaust you with so many delays and astoundingly inane excuses that you almost give...... zagg: Peter, we know you live in New York but don't be so skeptical! Maybe Norway is a magical land where a) the day time sky is always the exact same shade of blue and b)...... Richie Rubin: ALL of YOU; there was a barbershop next to`Silver's knishes,
`Martin's'was it's name..& Ronson's'drugs was on corner of
St.Johns pl.& Utica,x from Miller's cigar store/luncheonette,
the`Corner bar'& Sam Ash[formally:Angelo the shoemaker]& does
anyone remember`Woolworth's on Utica nr.Lincoln? great grilled
cheese...... Rich: I used to play football in the park right next to The Botanic Garden's entrance right across the street from this station, we even went sliegh riding when we got a good snow, but, behind...... Brodidly AB: Bushwick!! What can I say? It can be an interesting place to live in and it can be a nightmare. To all those who are contemplating moving to Bushwick, on the serious tip you...... Alan Kupperberg: Richie, my pop and I used to love "Smokey Stover" (by Bill Holman) and Smokey's cat, Spooky. "Nix nox." "Notary Sojack." Great nonsense.
Anybody remember "Pottsy the Cop," (by Jay Irving)? Irving's...... Mitch Spector: I took updated photos exactly one week later, on Sunday, October 12th. As they continue to strip away pieces of the building, it's interesting to see what sat hidden underneath the wrap-around sign all those...... EvilGentleman: Thanks for reposting, Mitch.
And thanks for the explanations, editor.
From the way you wrote "Come on guys", I suspect you felt I was complaining. Just to let you know, that is definitely not the case at...... Geoff Peacock: Hi to Gus,
The names for the above Saracens photo are (L to R):
Cliff Stocker, Barry Sagar, Geoff Peacock and Ken Ranson. Terry Hollingsworth had been with the group earlier, but left before this pic was...... Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes....... Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes....... Bob O: Thanks for all the memories of Yorkville where I grew up from the 30s through the sixties. I was born over in New York Hospital, went to school at St. Ignatius and then Cardinal Hayes....... 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...... robert: As a child, with a group of friends in the late 50s, going to Newton Creek, just for the fun of it and looking for adventures was one of our greatest
thrills. Way back then, it...... 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...... keith smith: HI Anne Fahy,my family moved into 33 Atherton lane in 1935,my grandads name was Walter and his wife was Eva,their son [my dad] was Robert,my grandad died in 1978 and my nanna in 1988,i bought...... 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...... Dave S.: I lived on East 93rd Street between First and Second Avenues. I remember the Ruppert Brewery and its demolition. Also the big blue Woolworth's on 86th Street.
http://www.glunch.com/GlunchGenesis/woolworths.html
http://www.glunch.com/GlunchGenesis/PS151.html
http://www.glunch.com/GlunchGenesis/93rdstreet.html... Steve - Albox, Almeria: If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;...... Bea K.: Lou Romero, Upfromflames, all: I've heard so much about "white flight" just about all my life, that I honestly don't think that 'term' will 'ever' go away, how sad it that? I've also wondered if...... Garry Johns: Well why is it that, some always have to find fault? If you don't like it fine, but for crying out loud don't try to crams your views down our throats! As a...... WinstonSmith: Great image and yes it was once the world's tallest. My most profound memory of the Woolworth Building was being on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade late on the night of 9-12-01 and seeing the...... TEFCON: I was arrested in October 24th 2006 for writing on the Westside of midtown manhattan. I got out on HALLOWEEN . That's a week's worth of Halal sandwiches. Fucking ridiculous.... Warren S.: "...I think Father Zimmer was reading the weekly anouncements and DP and some other nuns were being sent to other Parishes. When Father said her name, I was stunned and looked at her with a...... moutouxlaw@yahoo.com: I have visited La Jolla Cove each year since
1983. What is the history behind those two abandoned
houses near the La Jolla Cove Motel? They have
been in the same dillapidated condition for over
25 years and...... 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...... Liam: I had my old (ca 1980) Peugeot 10 speed taken from in front of 20 Dundas St West last Wednesday afternoon. It was grey with "Peugeot" in orange letters on the down post...... RICHIE .RUBIN: THE KNISH STORE WAS ON ST.JOHNS PL TWIXT"UTICA/ROCHESTER AVE I CAN SHMELL`EM NOW
& HOW'S`BOUT`WOOLWORTHS'ON UTICA NR LINCOLN PL?& ST.MATTHEWS`FAIRS'IN SUMMER? WITH SILLY
GAMES LIKE:`KILL THE CAT'& SAM ASH MUSIC
WHERE I BOUGHT RECORDS[YEP,45's]FOR.60 cents
NOW I WISH I...... Mike: Indeed, I used to shop at the IGA, while it was further west on N-Dame st., near parc Sir G-É. Cartier. I can still remember people stocking up on on chicken legs, milk, canned juices,...... Ed: Bushwick Buddies is a private web site devoted to former residents of Bushwick, Brooklyn. You can register by contacting the administrator at bushwickbuddies.com.
For the most part the site consists of pictures of 1950s Bushwick and...... Tyfoid Kid: and that could be, I don't know. We (like a lot of places I think) like to make tenuous connections to the famous. Someone can have a beer at the airport and once...... Jesus: Not a very good bike, considering a good Montreal Police budget. They can afford good performance hybrids, Scott or Specialized, w/stronger wheels, disk brakes and much more, instead they buy cheap stuff. Montreal Police has...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): probably, pubs, clubs and bars and cheaply constructed housing sold at extortionate prices !!!... WR: Had my bike stolen out of my garage this afternoon, probably an hour before I was gonna go use it. Now, I got the thing for free from my neighbor, so I'm not out any...... Captain Obvious: What really grates about Quebec's degenerate infrastructure, is that they have not only incredibly high taxes, but they *also* have incredibly high subsidies from all the more productive provinces, BOTH.
To have billions poured into a...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Gary sparkes, re the maypole there was a shop that sold electrical goods next to the shoe shop and laundrette on the other side. Over near lesters newsagents there was a haidressers. The supermarket was...... living in Hutchinson: Wow. Interesting website. I would like to comment too. I live in Hutchinson. I have been here my entire life. I moved to big cities in other states for a few...... Montrealbunny: I finally got around to taking another walk in this direction. This is the back of the building at 4000 St Ambroise. There is a french cuisine resto tucked away there that I...... serlingrod: I do not defend the status - I wish to change it. I do not "draw a salary on the backs of the suffering" - the little funding we receive goes towards helping these people...... serlingrod: moral of the story, everyone - deindustrialization ruined these neighbors that so many people who grew up in them loved so much. hard economic times and social/political injustice has transformed them into hotbeds for illegal...... GREG WYATT: I WAS BORN AND RAISED ATT KIP AND WESTMORLAND STREET IT USED TO BE THE SPOT TO PARTY AND HANG OUT WITH GOOD FRIENDS I STRUGGLED AND WORKED MY ASS OFF TO GET OUT...... serlingrod: Thanks Peter. It's nice to have a friend back you up. I just marvel at the stubborness of it though.....I mean, "keep on painting" ... Really? I've made it perfectly clear I'm not an artist..I'm...... Tex: Actually my tennant lost his job about 10 years ago, and still hasn't been able to find employment due to health problems and also due to the fact there are no decent jobs to be...... Anon: Anything done in public is public domain, and international law, as a whole, is of this mindset, both legally and socially. It's quite simple, actually. Don't want someone taking photos of it? Then don't do...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'm sad. I haven't been taking citynoise-worthy photos to post. I'm kicking myself for not getting Astoria on the map. I'm a bad Queens resident.... 정이 김: American want to send beef infected with mad cow — so dangerous that the Americans refusing to eat it — to my country! Myung-bak Lee sign a deal with America to lift a ban of...... chiamattt: Jack, it's not like the United States is going to 'give' the beef to Korea for free. In previous years (prior to 1994, i think) the Korean market was worth a little more than 3...... Sheila Vaudrey: Hello to all the musicians, I came across this in leaflet from the Eccles Library about a Music exhibition that is being held at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, on the Crescent at Salford:-...... SteveO: Though I don't find 90+% of the posters on this board to be worth the sweat off my balls, I shall post anyway just because I have become bored with the uninformed BS...
Break it down........ Candlejack: This is just an amazing sight to see, and even more amazing is that you actually went down there, took so many high quality photographs, came back and put it all here to share with...... Jamie: True. It just never ceases to amaze me (I know it shouldn't) when journalist get the basic facts of a story ##so## wrong. To the extent in this case that once corrected, it isn't really...... Jamie: Yes. That's clearly not a Banksy piece. Congratulations to the mainstream media for putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 5. That's not even an AK is it? And one of the 'girls'...... anon (d122-109-198-42.adl12.sa.optusnet.com.au): Hi Joanne,
If you want to see some old Irlam photos, its worth visiting the Irlam and Cadishead Ancestry web site and loggin in.
Cyril....... Peter: so pretty. not the easiest streets to ride your bike on, but definitely worth it!... Nick Aceto: I had to comment on this one, plus it was written on my B-day. Anyway, I, too am reaching that age, 27, where skateboarding just doesnt feel quite the same. Still, I've found that a...... Nick: I think it's great because I know what's being built there
Sorry to see the arches go but I think it's worth it... Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot!
A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo.
[[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]]
by Adam Enright
I was thrilled to read about...... keith grey london: Hi i went to a cockney night friday it was fantastic we saw the chas n dave boys that was on stars in there eyes and some pearlys that was a good old nees up....... Tom Lockhead: Hi Hairsy, Don't know if you remember me - spent some time with your brother Dan tooling around in his TR3. Remember the Howard movies,as all the Moms went there for "Dish Night". Many fond...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Absolutely disgusting !!!! they are washing our heritage down the drain with all the brickdust !!!... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): To Julian Austin Seal, did you have a relative called Leonard Seal who lived in a row of Terraces just up from Culshaws??? If so, he was a very good friend of my family and...... Broken Window, Cracked Business: Hi. I've had a problem with Park Slope Window and Glass for several months, and have not been able to get any response from them regarding some very shoddy worth they did on my place....... Haha: Listen to all you Pearlies arguing and making a fuss about nothing. You're cultural relics, and worth something in that sense, but all your squabbling and contention in this thread is laughable. you'd think you...... Julian Austin-Seal: Hi Anne, thanks for your reply, tried replying earlier, but found problems posting my comment, im glad you have simmilar opinions about the film 'stand by me', now its summer and i would like to...... James cashan: hello jon,
small world isn`t it u being mates with my cousin chris an all! cant remember who sprayed the van just recall spending hours wet n dry sanding the damn thing down it did...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Stuart
As an ex Fiddlers Laneite now in Adelaide,I will tell Debbie ( my niece)that you have found this active little site. She is now living in Queensland and has made some very interesting contributions...... mike: re: the nose pic
Its a restaurant. It's awesome. brought tears to my eyes. Isn't cheap but it's worth it.... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Rob..... think I'm forming a reputation here... and I told you in confidence!! hahaha.
James - I remember my younger brothers (Stuart & John), talking about Tarzan Bridge. They are the same age...... 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.... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): To Gary Sparkes, I recall going to Endowed and irlam High school with a Stephen Sparkes....would you be his brother?... Tex: Here's a quote from an earlier post.
"I was watching the city council last summer, talk to a group of individuals who didn't want their taxes raised in order for new development next to...... Ron Urry: Hi ,
I have read Bob Salmons comments with interest having just come across this site.
My maternal grt grandmother was a Royle from Flixton and my grt grandfather was a Davies from Cadishead, lately of...... Rioteer: Yes, exactly. Which makes one know that it was probably started by drunks, bad apples, or people just ready to unleash some aggression under the pretense of a Hockey Game victory as the game itself...... Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Cyril,
Would that be the Arthur Austin, that would be in his ninty by now the you mentioned in your post to Anne, I can remember my mum and her brother often brought his name...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Max Shacklady..........A name that rings a bell. My husband used to go to a gym near Eccles baths owned by Max. He was at the gym when Max died in there in front of everyone....... kingearl: I understand the dirt under Ben's is worth more than the business but it is still sad R.I.P.I was there on Apr. 10 and took some pictures I am from Kingston. ... SH*THOUSE: Zack: Where did you see these girls? I rarely see anything worth looking at.... Peter: tom: i think its ludicrous to simply look at the "thousands of lives lost that day" without trying to dig deeper into the why and how of it. i think it disrespects both those who...... jane: bike world Ltd is one of the leading bike distributors.We are Legitimate registered Company under licensed number(RC43215).We ship via FedEx or DHL, and your ordered items will get to your door step within 48 hrs(Two...... To Unsure: You can start by going to meetings everyday. And I mean everyday. Change your crowd of friends. If you associate with meth users,you will never break away. If you hang out with dogs,you will get...... CartLegger: [[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=118060197583294432954.00000111d398383e96592&ll=40.637632,-74.091282&spn=0.014394,0.029182&z=15]]
Worth a visit, since I noted how to get there. Ready for more Staten Island adventures! ... Sheila hilton: Reading through Marion Beeston's book 'Irlam & Cadishead' I noted that when Irlam Hall was demolished, 'there were some features well worth preserving. These included the especially fine carved front door.' Does anybody out there...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Deb,
I live in Melbourne...........a very hot Melbourne at the minute.Are you still in Irlam? The photo of the 2 girls with the 2 children circa 1925 where in Irlam do you think it was...... Post-84 New Jack: See, thats the general difference in our perspectives, "W-Bear". I prefer to look to the future, and push things to new heights than to dwell on the past and the past's faded glories and talk...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Debbie,
I remember when you and Stephen first arrived from Australia and lived on Broadway up near the Boathouse end. I went to school and hung around with stephen. He had sunbleached blonde...... Me: Defff best male strip club! makes your Montreal stay worth while :)... Peter: bob: i was poised to go to great effort to provide you links to mass-media sources that refute almost everything you say- about the misplacement of blame in iraq, about soldiers who refuse to go...... blank responder: Don't put yourself in the same catagory as Tex. He has something worthwhile to say,while you dont. You just go around posting what other people have posted,then act like its you who is so smart,when...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): YES Norma. My Mum and Dad bought *whiskins* off Brian Atkinson in late 1970. We owned it for 10 years. We also owned a grocers ( not green grocers) next door,...... Peter: its {smug} and {osker}. i was holding my breath trying to not be the first to mention it and out myself as the resident graf nerd fanboy, for what its worth.
that photo is a great...... Peter: totally. i say go for it. because the back-and-forth bickering here is largely meaningless (and somewhat laughable, no offense) to us outsiders; perhaps some evidence of what everyone is saying might be worthwhile- i know...... Elicar: EvilG, please explain why it would be a "destruction". Wouldn't be more appropriate to use "restoration", "resurrection". "refurbishment", etc.? In my mind, destruction is putting something out of commission, making something unusable. This is just...... Bonnie: My sister emailed me about this site. We were born and raised in Kensington, 2504 Front St. We lived there from 1949 until we left in the 70's. My parents lived there...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Alan,
I lived off Broadway, and we referred to it as "The Cow Fields" too, I never knew it as "The Jezzies" until my now husband ( from the Estate) called it that one...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Glenn,
Tommy wrench used to be a good friend of my Dads Charlie Brophy. They both owned shops in the same row. Tommy was a great butcher and had a solid reputation around...... Benny Snepvangers: wow, this alone makes London worth a visit! you cannot but love the guy's sense of humour...... Pierre: Yre's is the best chicken I ever tasted. It was a real treat to get some when I lived in Gloucester. Unfortunately, I moved 70 km east of Ottawa. I haven't been to Charlotte St.......
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