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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......

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization by jeeff

EvilGentleman: Still waiting......

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

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......

in response to: Home Pt. 6: Wrong Side of the Tracks by CE

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......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

BLAZER: Keep it hot fernando carlo a true legend!!!...

in response to: Metro Cope2 by METRO KD OTB DMC

Editor: Mitch's comment was deleted at his request, and I removed EG's comment as it was to Mitch's deleted comment, and when I've left spurious comments like that in the past, EG has complained that such......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Or for the matter, the comments I made in reply?...

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: What happened to the pics Mitch posted yesterday?...

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

fesoner,OMC: yo,they are not the same person man,you guys are retards sane and smith were bros and ja,big ups to you man you're my freakin idol fuck rtd,pussy ass hatin no ups motherfuckers you the real deal,and there's no one better RIP......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

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......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

michael >chazoshay@hotmail.com: rip to sane. big up to smith an ja u guys are legends as well as joz rip...

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

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......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Norge: I hunt them all the time with a powerful .25 caliber pellet gun. They are extremely wary and impossible to sneak up on---they WILL spot you long before you spot then, so the only......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

SHORTY140 TCS DWS: Sane is a legend . ...

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

CartLegger: Peter: I hate to disagree with you, but a quick look at your sources points out a flaw in your conclusion. Scorecard, a generally dependable site for a wide range of release, is way off......

in response to: Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Facility by Peter

Humboldt/West Bucktown - whichever you prefer: I've been in this area for over 6 years. Bought a condo 3BR/3BA. The first year was rough with all the random shootings at night. I get the scoop from the locals,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

EvilGentleman: Sigh... yep....

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

nestor: COPE IS DOPE! TRUE LEGEND RITE THERE...

in response to: Metro Cope2 by METRO KD OTB DMC

Young meet the old Festival: If you fancy a good old Cockney Knee's up this weekend Bermondsey based Pearly King Jimmy Jukes the Genuine Pearly king of camberwell and Wayne Adams better known as The Barrow Boys, will be entertaining the......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Humboldt1: I am one of those yuppies moving in and buying up property. I see real opportunity in areas like Humboldt Park and Logan Square. Now, I live in Humboldt Park in an apartment......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

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......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Peter: i dont think general motors outsourced any of their engine assembly work to india......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Humboldt1: Arquitecto, Seriously, you don't need to use all the 5 dollar words. I have been in Humboldt Park for the past 3 years, having purchased an apartment building here in which I live. I......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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......

in response to: The Olympic Rings and Flame by EvilGentleman

Vanesa: that says to be seen in the emergency room please fill out this form...

in response to: Hospital No Waiting Room by EvilGentleman

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......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

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......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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...

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

EvilGentleman: I will let him know your request, and I will tell him to check the page again so he can get your addy. I gave him links to this page a while ago....

in response to: Phono-Graf by EvilGentleman

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....

in response to: Save Yre\'s! by EvilGentleman

Lexxi: Great to know that the legend of Mr. Rufus Rockhead lives on with the naming of the street near Atwater Market, unfortunately most Montrealers have no idea of the history associated with this brilliant man......

in response to: Rufus Rockhead Street by EvilGentleman

Rune Willem: I come from Norway. One of the richest country in the world. Unfortunately we have people who sit or sleep like this gentleman does. It is a shame that the goverment dosen´t do much for......

in response to: Sweet Dreams by Bumface

EvilGentleman: I never got to see Coney Island, and now it's shutting down forever. I feel like I've been robbed of the chance to see one of America's true icons....

in response to: The Cyclone by Peter

EvilGentleman: Lemme guess, your friends did not have it explained well enough to them that the $20 each was PER SONG, am I right? And tipping is virtually mandatory on top of that. Strip bars are......

in response to: Gentleman\'s Choice by EvilGentleman

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......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

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,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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......

in response to: Heavy MTL 2008: Mötley Crüe by EvilGentleman

zagg: Update: the house is now in the process of being flipped. Ivy is all gone, a fresh coat or two have been applied, new windows, and oh yes... the back addition which was not......

in response to: House of Ivy by zagg

herb weitz: got to union & kingston around 1938-9 went to 167 for 1 semester then the crown heights yeshiva (310 crown)next to ps161 at 13 I discovered Shwabies poolroom HEAVEN, a warm place to play hookey and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jack Vermicelli: What is "hot dish"? Sounds so generic- there are many dishes served hot. Way to be specific, Minnesota....

in response to: Food on a Stick by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: Sigh, such a Canadian response there, zagg. "One of these days, I'm gonna make a sign" ranks right up there with "I have half a mind to write them a stern letter"....

in response to: Exotic Slurpee Plant? by zagg

Juergen (an immigrant): Dear EvilGentleman, it seems I'm the first one in this blog that MOVED into one of the Benny farm houses ( in the Prince of Wales section) and up until now I can only say it......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

pascale : ou sont les bons clubs a 10 si je dois faire du contacts je veux une place que sais classe jaime travailler dun bar que les filles sont belle et ont leur tete je danse......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

ikkiarialik from kangirsujuaq:27th aug-2008-22h27: EvilGentleman you are so cool.You take a nice picture of my town for those peoples dont want to belive your picture they have to come to my town and see it the town have a new......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

osahon osazuwa: The picture above is an epitome of calmness, it is as calm as the world prior to creation (Genesis 1:1). ......

in response to: Night Sky Moon by joey

EvilGentleman: Whoah, nice new bridge there....

in response to: One Year Ago Today by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: Shi-ney. Nice. I want to devote my life to wandering around the streets, picking up shiny things....

in response to: The Olympic Rings and Flame by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Based on the plaque below them, I suspect they are originals. But this is one of those cases of my not knowing about something I have driven by many times, due to my eyes usually......

in response to: The Olympic Rings and Flame by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Hopefully, he will forget to pay his tickets one day, and be led away in handcuffs... or towed....

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: LOL! No, I am the jerk who took pictures of the other jerk's car and posted them online....

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

little ukraine: YES. love it Evil Gent....

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

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......

in response to: Snafu at the Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base by EvilGentleman

Jason: What's most ironic is that liberals are deeply "conservative" when it comes to gentrification. They are seeking to take a vibrant city of constant flux and movement and freeze it in time. No one group......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

EvilGentleman: Heh, I guess we both matured some over the last couple of years....

in response to: $95 For a Bowl of Soup? by EvilGentleman

bikeguy: Uncle Jacobs is getting a lot of negative reviews here as a stolen bike shop. Look, if you're going to sell used bikes in the world capital of bike theft then you're obviously going to......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

j davis: The main problem is letting in immigrants who do not want to assimilate into Norwegian culture but want to change Norway into an islamic state. They were already a problem when I lived in Stockholm......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

kman: Hey Evilgentleman (two yrs later...) my remarks about close mindedness was not directed towards you but rather towards the comments from other posters ("yuck", "silly"). And yes, i think glossed over your point about the......

in response to: $95 For a Bowl of Soup? by EvilGentleman

Mary A.: I graduated from St. Barbs elementary school in 1962. May all the nuns I had experience with at St. Barbara's burn in hell. They knew nothing else but to strip you of any......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

og Shie 47 Los Angeles: the evolution of graff in la are the artists and u have to be good.so many people faded cuz they were limited on their skills. back in the day u could rock throw ups and......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

EvilGentleman: Is that the station at the corner of Park Avenue? Nice one. There is also a station at de Bourbonniere and Sherbrooke near the Olympic Stadium with the great price of 0.00. Only problem is,......

in response to: Satan\'s Gas Station by CE

PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend two of my friends......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

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......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

EvilGentleman: Shoot, I was driving down Pine Ave the other day, and I have never seen this one before. I really have to start biking again, I miss too damn much when I drive. Nice find,......

in response to: Blank Slate by CE

BOLO UA crew: BOLO HAS RETURNED FROM THE '' U.A. CREW.. 1986-1990.... BRINGING THAT OL SKOOL SHIT BACK... C/O 1989 MIAMI KILLIAN... ONE TIME FOR THE OL SKOOLERS.. CAN CREW CRIME AT NIGHT.. CTO CREW CAR THIEVES......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

always a Bushwick kid: Hey Lou Romero: you mentioned Sr. Ann Melanie, Sr. Betty, etc. Well Sr. Ann Melanie died not too long ago and Sr. Betty still works in Bushwick- she runs Independence House on Cornelia Street (between......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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......

in response to: GANGS ON NYC by StripesA4

ROME: [[img:28733]] NYC GRAFFITI LEGEND KIT17 OTB MGS MISSIONGRAFFITI MARK198 HYSEN...

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

EvilGentleman: A year has gone by, and this article has fallen to 25th place out of the 26 articles listed in the "Best of August 2007" page. I find it amazing how the best articles here......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: Well, this definitely predates my time, since I was born in Nova Scotia in 1969. Perhaps this question should be posted at [[http://groups.msn.com/Bennyfarm]], where many of Benny Farm's old residents keep tabs on one another....

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Metro301: Great pictures and discussion MR. Evilgentleman! Thank you. Perhaps this is a strange question, but I will ask it anyway. Does anyone happen to remember a man that passed away at 47 years from a heart......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Movie Place: I vividly remember the yard south of 72nd Street. I remeber standing on top of a ventalation opening (all those grates that give the tunnel it's beautiful lighting effects) watching the fan on top......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

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......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Sam: i can give you my email address..that's cool you still look the same..must be good genes......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

anon (ip68-107-55-40.sd.sd.cox.net): Those pictures are truly disturbing. What is more disturbing is they are already killing people via genetically modified pesticide laden food, rb hormone, etc. There is fasci in the house of reps. that has been......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

emc: ok- so after reading a lot of the above it seems that it may be a bad idea to stay at my friend's place who will be out of town. i will be visiting......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Sam: It was Bruce who died and it was a long time ago, yeah I know about Millie & Eddie, and about Bob...uh yeah I remember our house being knocked down, I think it was one......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Sebastien: Tokyo is "as dirty as hell?" I must have missed that while living there for seven years and thinking everyday how amazingly spotless this city of 25 million could be. Seoul, on the......

in response to: Chungdahm by chiamattt

EvilGentleman: I got my new camera two weeks after this concert. Sigh... If only I had it a little earlier......

in response to: Heavy MTL 2008: Disturbed by EvilGentleman

teresa: I just visited this cemetary where my great aunt and uncle (Anthony & Emma Gentile) are buried. It was my first trip there, from Canada. I would like to locate any family and friends who......

in response to: Old Calvary Cemetery by jack

kls: My husband and I have lived in Humboldt Park for 4 years since moving to Chicago from Guatemala. I cannot think of a better compromise for us both. I love being near the shops......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

EvilGentleman: Montreal strip bars are usually open 365 days a year. A few are closed on Christmas and New Year's, but most remain open. Opening hours vary somewhat, but they all close at 3 AM....

in response to: Sex Appeal by EvilGentleman

Tyra: Ohh yea one more thing, Depend on yourself and not the safety agents/ security guards. If they want to know what's going on in your life and then make rude, obnoxious comments then that's a clear......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

ASEC ALG KOB: BEL! Infamous in Norwalk. I remember when you first started out and when I first started to be interested by graffiti. When you hit up my elementary school! AHahahaha that was great though. It had......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

trg242: where is this place at i gotta check it out.im an up an comin graff legend i write trigga242...

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

anon (general-kt-195.t-mobile.co.uk): Please can anyone help im looking for a cockney singer or act for my aunts 80th birthday party in September this year it will be a big do with over 2oo family asnd friends and we need......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

EvilGentleman: Heh, I used to do 50 km/h on flat roads on my clunky old $99 mountain bike from Canadian Tire. I could peak at 58 to 60. Mind you, I could only keep that pace......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: anon, I thank you for educating us on the train parts. I think of trains as big noisy metal things that carry stuff, and sometimes have graf on the outside. I am a total moron......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Hell no! Saturday was Maiden day, and Sunday was Crue day. And thanks for commenting here, I totally forgot about posting all the other pics of the other bands....

in response to: Heavy MTL 2008: Iron Maiden by EvilGentleman

Gamester: I too just found this page after searching for "too old skateboarding" in Google. I am 23 years old and work as a technical support agent in Boulder, CO. Right now, here is......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Liz in Canada: I am Canadian and my ancestry is Irish/Scottish. Some of my ancestors were Catholic and some were Protestant, but I am non-religious by choice. My Irish ancestors were forced out of Ireland and......

in response to: NYC: The Empire State Building at Sunrise by Peter

anon (c-69-142-138-254.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): thats cool brushman. whens your book come out? i'll definatley buy a copy. maybe you knew my dad, his name was Butch Caton. my moms name is Terry Genero...

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Ryan: sorry to tell yall, but i havent seen ja's shit in a minute. nigga is a king, but hes old. i think he would of givin it up by now to start settling down.....if he......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

LUCKY: hairsy ......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: This is a tale explaining the manner in which my way of life was rotated along a Y axis until it reached a position roughly 180 degrees from that which it started If I could......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

trane:: fucking sick stuff love the affect of flames rip sane smith legend...

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Seen: Seen is a legend 2!!...

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