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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...... 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...... Ana: they should ban flying Kites at Milleken Park. One more thing i've noticed about some people who go to that park is that they always feed the birds although there is a sign not to...... Bob: Right on Jack, remember them well.
Had a store that sold them on Nostrand Ave and
Lincoln Place across from my families gift shop.
A little cake, sweet whipped cream and a cherry.
And chocolate sprinkles if you wanted...... needa_dayoff@hotmail.com: I grew up on knickerbocker avenue parallel to the park in an appartment just over the italian cafe and across from the bar always interesting outside my window I was a little kid when we...... Mike's little sister: I grew up in Regent Park, almost 18 years there, and left in 1981. I am far away and only have been told about the revitalization.
Lot of sadness and a lot of happiness found...... EvilGentleman: I recall the same unfortunate small mentality when I used to live in {Chatham}, New Brunswick, now amalgamated with {Newcastle} to form the regional municipality of {Miramichi}. Most people were good decent folks, but there...... 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...... Mitch Spector: These photos were taken during the early morning of October 5th. Despite the former restaurant site still, for the moment, standing, it is an interesting contrast when comparing the photos (above) from 6 months earlier.
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The...... Humboldt1: I am happy to get rid of all the gangbangers. I have confronted drug dealers and will surely do it again. I do not want the kids on my street living around this...... your all queers.: i hope you guys have noticed neck face is probably taging some shit right now and he dosent give a shit what any of you have to say. and damn. if manny every fucks with...... EvilGentleman: Yeah, I passed by again around midnight last night, and the word "Bens" was all that was left of the sign as seen in the first picture here. I also saw the plywood barriers about...... EvilGentleman: Yeah, I have went by a few times to have a look, and there is a hole in the east face of the building now. I did not take pictures since it was dark each...... anon (cpe-68-175-85-69.nyc.res.rr.com): JA has been street bombing the upper west side of manhattan again, definitely did not stay sober. However some toys killed all his B/C train tunnel fill-ins in the last couple weeks from 59-96th st....... 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...... Mitch: Went by this morning (October 1st) and saw the workcrew extending the construction barrier to encircle the entire building. Basically at this point all that's left is the building's outter shell and the Bens wrap-around/vertical...... 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....... 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...... Andy yerks: im working for metro north, so were allowed in there, but also, teh guard post that u saw is storage haha, its filled with just garbage and signs, there hasnt been anyone in there in...... 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...... Allan: I seem to recognize the name Carole Cohen. Just a blur. I think the last time I saw Judy O was about 1959 and I'm sure I wouldn't recognize her today. I seem to recall...... Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: I had a dream about Webb's Bakery the other night. I woke up dying for one of their butter cookies with the chocolate center drop. I Googled Webb's and this is what I found! OMG--just...... Mitch: Well, sorry to say the dreaded day has finally come! This afternoon (September 25th) demolition was started. The bay windows have been covered from with orange plastic sheeting from the inside, and there's a barrier...... Peter: food for thought: General Motors employs over 30 times the number of people in {canada} as they do in india or korea, but i doubt we would hear you complaining about "hard working americans'" jobs...... 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...... 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...... indian-afro-german-polish-female: just got finished looking at that documentation about you, guys, out there in that "city-jungle" new york, rather brooklyn..it showed me, afro-german, that there are more to it then thugs and little criminals amongst black...... my little town has grown up: so strange to see the quaint little town I grew up in, start to turn all metro. Japanese,sushi bar, korean, wow. I remeber when we went to Petes candy shop after school or hung...... Nikki: Is it that they are overpriced or better quality? We buy designer clothes because of the quality and care that goes into it - no matter what the cost. :) You only get...... EvilGentleman: Thank you for commenting, Vanesa. I think we actually agree, since what I meant by temporary is that I believed that the torch was only lit during the period that IOC-approved games were happening. I...... Vanesa: this actually wasn't temporary. the torch stayed lit all throughout the olympics and all throughout the paralympics as well.
just wanted to point that out:)... Warren S.: "Putrid lives" speak for yourself...
Simple fact: child abuse is wrong, it's illegal, and children suffer for it well into their adult lives. Nowadays it's illegal to see it and NOT report it.
Maybe you...... Gemini: I have lived in Bushwick for most of my life. I have lived on my street for 34 yrs. Bushwick is like any other neighborhood it has it's ups and downs. I referred to it...... 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... Former Multidick Employee: Some did get it right they did sell multilith presses and A B Dick presses, that where the name came from Multi and Dicks. Unfortunately the company went bankrupt in 2006. ... EvilGentleman: If you look carefully, the nationality of the cuisine was corrected over 2 years ago. Someone commented the same thing on July 11, 2006. But thanks for the correction.... xarconika: Interesting to read about appearing non-suspicious; I live in Detroit and you want to look as shady as humanly possible when you're doing that stuff, because you become a target for criminals if you look...... zagg: According to Wikipedia: "listed by Forbes List of Billionaires as the 368th richest person in the world in 2008"
I wonder if he would like to donate a little to a nice canadian gal... I'll volunteer... little ukraine: nice pictures. hope honolulu treats you well and that we get to see some pics soon, procyon.... arquitecto: Xavi, good post. I feel your pain. I am a central american immigrant who grew up in cleveland. Went to school in Portland and am living in Sacramento CA. I have gained...... Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the...... augydoggy: To all the naive people in here that think raccoons are cute and are their backyard pets:
These are wild and cold-hearted omnivores that care nothing about you and would eat you alive if given the...... Joe Drexler: I was born in Bushwick and lived on Himrod St. between Central and Wilson Aves.from 1962 to 1974.I enjoyed reading the blackout article but must say that there was an approximate 17 year downward spiral...... Dr Jayne: Great site. Did anyone go to dancing school at Miss Helen's School of Dance in the early 1960s? Probably on 19th ave? If you did, there was a family with three girls...... sadie.bleu: i lived & worked in norton for about a year & a half. hated it while i was there, too far from friends & family, but it got under my skin & into my heart...... Xavi: Humboldt Park has its social ills (and as you can see from the rest of my diatribe, there are specific historical/social/political reasons why) but it is a ghetto struggling to maintain the rich social networks,...... 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...... Tracy 3rd Sep 2008 21:30 GMT: All I want to say is I walked that road day in and day out for one reason being to take my daughters to school .
On the odd Occision when I looked around me I...... EvilGentleman: Heh, just realized that I used the technically-correct (although misspelled) spelling of the band's name, with the little dots over the o and u. This means that unless I add a tag here in the...... nk: You may not have intended for this to be a "school-choosing" site, but don't sit there and pretend that coming across a picture like this would not influence your decision in choosing a school for...... anon (c-68-42-16-229.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): does anyone know the plotchers that lived on ormes street at tioga? I knew them when I was little. ... trixie gross: well, to me boring is if there are no clubs, nice lil cafes -places where adults and I mean us who are over 40,can go to and chat with folks...to me sports mean lil, so...... BZZZP: every local hub of tokyo makes times square cry sad little tears... Barker777: I love Jacksonville. We moved here from Northern California and have not been back to Nor Cal since - 5 years now. Same as Nor Cal – spread out but if you can...... Mako Sands: I love going places I'm not suppoed to, so I was sad to find they'd put this on a fence around my school. I was just following a Pukeko. It washed off my hands with...... zagg: *shakes fist* damn youngings and their rap music and their littering; why I oughta!... Lucifer: Fred is a likeable rogue, always drunk but more often than not he is polite with it. He likes women with large breasts who he refers to as Dolly Parton. I worked with him in...... dave: I stopped there looking for a nice place to fish never realizing it's past history. Is this place safe?. After reading these articles I don't think I'll ever visit this place again.To bad because the...... antblack: Whats up Antoine. I lived on Stanhope btw Bushwick and Evergreen. I only had one brother who (shockingly!) didn't like NY and subsequntly moved to NC when I was about 9. Now I wander if...... little ukraine: nice set... pieter: Hi, I am from Holland, and I once had a Buddybike side by side tandem given to me, and had lots of fun with it. It was the funniest thing I ever had. It is...... Ellen : What can anyone tell me about Prospect Heights Hospital where I was born 9/19/1942? Dad worked at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, mom came to NY from Michigan and they were married in Little Church...... Kaeleen: Hey Michelle- I knew the Wallaces very well and my best friend was Denise.We rode horse ALL the time and ALL over as well as with Amy Rynes.Have tons of pix of Yuba and us...... little ukraine: sad thing is the owner might very well be glad to pay the tickets just to be assured his or her precious car is safe.... Maz, Netherne: So you want to talk about Ikea eyesores do you, well check this one out.
This is Croydon, South London, U.K. You can probably see the chimneys from where you are with their lovely colour...... little ukraine: YES. love it Evil Gent.... Maz, Netherne: [[img:28938]]
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Hi everyone, I came across this site by mistake yesterday and was fascinated by everyone's stories and reading about the grave yard. I had heard other people here at Netherne mention it in the past...... EvilGentleman: I hear ya. I used to love watching the heavies and the swing-wings take off from Plattsburgh when we would be shopping there back when I was a kid. And as a former base brat...... CHRISSY-46: what a cool site. I can't even believe I found people that came from my childhood, teenage, neighborhood. I grew up on Melrose St. between Knickerbock and Wilson in the early 50's. ...... Warren S.: Richie...
She seems to have ballooned up a little -- now I know which one to aim the darts at!
Warren S. ... Richie Fisher: I always thought DP beat up only on us bad boys, hope she went to confession every week. There is a great movie called " Heaven Help Us" about a Catholic High School...... jeeff: the neighbourhood is {little portugal}.... Dusty : Hey all, that's some great work. This is gonna sound odd, but my church needs a good street artist for a project they're doing for hamilton kids. Nobody has to admit to anything, but if...... I must be boring and illiterate: Apparently since I was raised and educated in Belleville I am an illiterate and boring person. I left Belleville like all young people, went to college, worked in Manhattan for 8 years and decided...... artisan: thanks for your kind comments. i have a page called "London, a little darker" which has some earlier work.
ab... Eleanor: Lou, UFF and everyone else who is reading this post. I certainly don't think that Bushwick Buddies is too crowded ... as a matter of fact we have more and more interesting pictures every...... Greg: What a lot of people do not understand is that skateboarding, is in fact, hard to do. I'm 33, going to be 34 next month, and I just got back from skating at a new...... little ukraine: sheesh. growing up on long island i was always told that tornadoes were not a thing that happened in my part of the country, though the past two or three summers have seen a...... always a Bushwick kid: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the...... TJ Dunn: Peter Caine:
"Bottom line- Its childish, I cant waste anymore time at this blog. "
I see you really stuck to that one.
"I bet iam in the Whitney befor fuckface or any one else wastein time...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Great post! I love the total sadness and futility of the empty swing with the huge muddy puddle. And I'm particularly fond of the door knocker.... awake: Alot people have been living with no direction and misdirection threw out there entire lives in the ghetto's,all over the world.The criminal mentality and immoral behaviors has not been wiped out off the face of...... Tony (47): As a frequent worldwide traveller (what with being an airline pilot) it's definitely been my experience that in many Canadian cities (Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary) that the number of down-and-outs / bums / druggies / alcoholics...... Stephanie: As a child I would walk past the ASPCA building and I would hear the yelping of puppies. I still remember the smells. I always wished I could have a puppy but we lived in...... Katchie: I'm with Ryan! Ryan you bring up some key points! History, and of course what comes with hisotry, age and what comes with age, responsiblities. Therefore, your hypothesis is correct! For those who never met...... tom K: LOVE this fountain.., always have. Stopped by last week. It needs a little work; anyone know how I can help?... scared with eyes wide open: believe what you see. They want us to see it. It cost them billions to build this airport that wasn't really needed, No paints a giant mural for public display without prior...... Police&Vet.1967: Sad, What the college boys and politicians have done to our country so they can line their pockets....I own a 70 Impala conv. built at this plant(6-23-70)....when car were built to last..unlike the plastic junk...... poteto: never see nancy ,the last one i saw was joanne she was still running a store on Kensington @ york w/ the guy she married-not even sure when that was.Sandy and Candy? 25 years in...... 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...... autumn: Ever watch "Little House on the Prairy"? Very family oriented. If Charles Inglels sees the need to shoot racoons to protect his family, that's good enough for me.... run rabbit run: How come most of you can't spell, or tink itz mad kewlz to rite lik dis? You're probably wanna-bees from the suburbs.. Pay for paint what? I get on the LIRR or NJ Transit and...... mort: sam. i must say that your description was not our experience and as kids we were not even permitted to walk the area circa 65-70. the only reason that i ever walked through was...... Kenneth: Dear me, Bilrock. You would appear to have some anger management issues. Such profoundly bellicose sentiments suggest little more than a deep-seated resentment and apoplexy. Try counting to 10 before your next posting.... EvilGentleman: I got my new camera two weeks after this concert. Sigh... If only I had it a little earlier...... Ceil Midiri: I had a blast growing up here in the 70's...there really wasn't much crime, at least that us youngsters knew about. We just played our games outside in the summertime til we heard our...... Excuzmepleez:
This post is in response to "remember 1966."
I remember the sad accident. It happened on Troutman Street between Central and Evergreen and it involved a boy named Joey Mistretta who was 9 years...... King Vasto..deutsche beast!: JA is king of graff. Fuck every bitch who paints for money or fuckin paints for art..that stuff is for girly men. Graff is a fuckin sport bombin non stop taking up every fuckin wall.......
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