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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

upfromflames: Yeah, trends are very general, so I don't want to stereotype at all. I meant poor relative to the earlier families. Thanks for correcting me on that one. I am a little blurry on the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Peter: weve had the discussion re: graf versus vandalism on here like 500 times, and its surprising how every other person has their own specific definition of the term "graffiti", to the point where it becomes......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

serlingrod: Here’s a list of contact numbers for city services….. ##NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES## City Hall Operator 215.686.1776 Abandoned Car (Automated Service) 215.683.2278 Abandoned Car Supervisor 215.685.9500 Barking Dogs, PAACA 215.685.9040 Citizen Crime Commission 215.546.TIPS Illegal Dumping (Neighborhood Services) 215.685.3097 Nuisance Bar, Underage Drinking 215.726.6200 Public......

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

Peter: im with jamie on this one... no offense, like... this thread is just generating lots of hyper-specific commentary thats become sort of tangential to the greater scope of this site as a whole......

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

Jamie: Classic citynoise! Thanks for tihs slice-of-life from the other side of the planet. I love the mix of old and new, it's not how I imagine Sydney, or Australia in general to look. Quite colonial,......

in response to: Downtown 1 by Ross

Frenchguy: This morning, I was bitten 3 cm from my eye (2 in). One of the most renown bird scientist of the XXth century said a bird would never bite your eye, but I am not......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

Outside the box...: When you hear and see what is going on down in that part of town I find it difficult to feel sorry for the majority of those folks. The previous post hit the nail on......

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

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......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

carol: to who cares for kensington..it is nice to move on with your life..but it is very different when it is by your own choice and not because you are being forced to move becausethe neighborhood......

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

Who Cares for Kensington: Everyone has someone else to blame and I guess that's the ameriacan way for losers these days. Buildings, streets and real estate agents do no breed ignorance, but sub-cultures do and Kensington is definitely a......

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

Jamie: I generated a couple more which turned out quite pretty also [[img:28228]] All time authors... [[img:28229]] ..and all time cities...

in response to: This Month On Citynoise by Jamie

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......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

Hutchinson Escapee: If a NYPD cop was charged and arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting (repeatedly) his 16 year old step daughter, it would be a national outrage and Nancy Grace would have a field day with it... Not......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

jack: the root word for prostitute comes from two sources, 1- stitute- to be situated, stature, a place of being, one who stands in a place. then pro, naturally we know it to be a......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Peter: lol, eg... until i snapped this flick and wiki'd "eritrea", i really didnt know anything at all about the country save for its general geographical location......

in response to: Est. 1985 by Peter

EvilGentleman: Nice to know that there are enough fanatical vegans to go around. And I thought North America was hoarding them all for themselves... I usually put ground pork in my pasta sauces. Same sawdust filler, lower......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Moo-Sama: It really is amazing that people would rather share something beautiful with everyone and gain nothing for themselves in the process. So many times is it really obvious that humankind is generous in mysterious ways... But kudos......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: wow, the comments in korean are fascinating... i mean, im as prone to think that america is the global authority on conspiracy, but i think its a bit of a reach to say that america......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Peter: maykat: the types that paint in tunnels arent generally the types that are interested in milking their talents to make money......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

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......

in response to: Hydrant to Hydrant by POWcityblog

POWcityblog: Just hope this does not mean the hydrant on the left is being replaced! It is the old-fashioned, Toronto-specific TWW (Toronto Water Works) cast type and the newer one is generic....

in response to: Hydrant to Hydrant by POWcityblog

Charlie Gouldie: I was born in Weir St 1960 and went to St Margarets, I still stay in Plantation next to the new Squinty Bridge. I still go round to the Stanley Bar where a lot of......

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

Kyle: Only in AMERICA,==In 2008, Do We know have so many prude's verbally speaking out, attempting to perpetuate the FAULTS idea the Penis is Bad or shamefully , or nakedness is shamfull....that is simply for......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

colavitos ghost: yeah, i generally think your shots are really cool. the low angle just gives them a different feel. keep it up....

in response to: Night Walk 3 by Chiamattt

grounded: I can't believe I've read all this crap! JAONE is a legend, like it or not, he's worldwide. Whether it's on daddy's money or dirty money it doesn't matter, he's still out taking risks and throwing......

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

James cashan: Thanks for the compliments Rob T. Norma B. and sheila V. (finally sussed out the pixel thing!)It is nice to feel a special connection to this public tribute ney icon of irlam and cadisheads` past......

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

Genevieve: Indeed, that building housing the Uniprix was once home to the Savoy theatre. Good eye....

in response to: 45 Minutes in Verdun by CE

Michelle Byrd: I grew up in the hornets as my generation called them,and while there were some bad situations happened there it was some very good times as well.Folks need to remember that bad events happen all......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Joanne amorello-minor: Hi Guys... sorry i've not been on for a while..had my reasons!well with many thanks for their help which without I would still be lost to Alan Taylor and Marissa we pieced up a lot of......

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

sharon, swansea: hi could i explain why i`m posting this please, I LOST MY 19 YR OLD SON KARL,( AKA KARLO...) TO METHADONE MISUSE, IN OCT 2007, AN ABSOLUTE WASTE OF A LIFE, HE WAS......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Peter: truthteller: the signs on the building are standard nycha signage, stating "only tennants and their guests are allowed in building", you know, the sort of signs you see on section-8 housing all over the city.........

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: ok, people... what is it, exactly, that makes {bushwick} so "scary"? i mean, really. i wish someone would just come out and spell it out for us, because i dont buy it. sure, the neighborhood......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

kidcapri22yrs: ok, ok what some people are saying are that, the nazi-ideology has infiltrated the american gov't from 1930's to present, built one of their many capitol structures to capture and enslave non-anglo americans. what are......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

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

ROB WALLS: i think irlam is great, i have lived and died here in this sunny suburb. But the sadest thing i have ever watched with no power over is the demise of the fish population of......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

carrie: while i do agree that our nixon-era bred conservative government does employ a 'world cop' approach in their international relations, and also recognize the dangerously slippery slope this entails, i can't stomach yet another accusatory......

in response to: Exremist school.. by Rune

Melissa: I googled "I hate Jacksonville" just to see what I would find... and I have found this site here. The only reason I "dislike" Jacksonville is that I have been ripped from my home......

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

Joe Seeking Contact: Check the current demographics on Elkin school and it is evident that the neighbor hood makeup has changed. Just like Kensington was wonderful to us as kids, so it is today for the current residents.......

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

James: I've lived in Jacksonville nearly my entire life (I'm 39). I find people who have issues with Jacksonville are not from here. The ones who complain the most are not from here. Jacksonville is......

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

terry hindley: "Hung around the Benny centre and pool quite a bit during the late 70's early 80's. As long as you didn't look for trouble you generally wouldn't find trouble. Anyone remeber the Benny Gang? or......

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

jimmy white: [[img:27437]] The Tarzen bridge..We had many a good night as teenagers playing music with the aid of a generator..well before the acid house craze......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

julie: hi just looked at your site,realy good,although i am not a barlicker i am an earbier (oops)i have lived here most of my life.Was hoping someone might have some photos of the magestic(bop club days)I......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

jeff: i've lived here for 22 years and have often complained about wanting to "get out of here". the problem seems to be once i'm somewhere else i miss home terribly. there is something that draws......

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

Nobody: Saul- perhaps you'll find this constructive-- you've commented ten times on this post and managed to still not say anything constructive, yourself. So, as I have repeatedly above, I urge you to to stop merely dropping......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

CE: I was there during the celebrations but left before the riots began. I was going to bike back up at about 1:30am but unfortunately got a flat tire when I was leaving (and my......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

CB : It is easy for anyone to put down our inner city areas and declare them a war zone. But the truth of the matter is that if we had more people involved to make change......

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

EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: To Born and Raised in NYC: Sorry to ask, but exactly who made the condescending comments, and which ones in particular are you referring to? I just re-read everything here, and the general vibe I get......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Born and Raised in NYC: Incredibly condescending comments but coming from a Canadian I'm not surprised. Never judge the majority attitude of any given place by graffiti since the majority population are seldom represented in the sentiment expoused it's usually drawn/written......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Nobody: Leaving the addicts, thieves & general POS'S to pray on themselves? They have those sorts of communities in NYC. Theyre called Projects. Projects, incidentally, were originally supposed to be these sorts of community-centered entities that you're daydreaming......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

saul altman: i wonder where the city of New York will build the next death town just like the one they created in Coney? They just don't get it, we need to build a community where all......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

kim : he he jim if you do write that book maybe i will join you and air my views about stolen titles too. still find it funny when i look on the different web pages that......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

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......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

D.B.: Whats good people i`m back again just tryin to put down some of the negativity to pay hommage to some of the friends and family who are no longer here and most who......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

D.B.: Well i`m back again and all of the outsiders opinions are still the same. Like i said before i grew up in 1943 w. lake apt. it as often ruff but the......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

BILROCK-161, RTW.: Post-84 new jack, Nobody was dissing new writers in general. Only the young pups who think who-the-f_ck they are, and all they do is throw-ups???. You should check whom you call an "old Geezer. The only......

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

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......

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

DAVE: I am curious about oldirlamvillage.atfreeforum.com because there is absolutely nothing there besides tons of spam and empty forums with generic headings and no entries and content that duplicates everything already on this thread. What gives?...

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

Travis: Just a personal opinion for all you "better than everyone else" city types. I grew up in Belleville. Had a lot of fun and learned a hell of a lot in the 18 of my......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Jade-en-Ville: EvilGentleman, I have learned a great deal from your pictures and posts over the past few years. This post prompted me to respond, mainly to lend weight to your comments to Canadian-Canadian. EvilGentleman's perspective is, in......

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

Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Hi Alan, I agree with Rob, please keep trying... and I am keen to know what your response to me is.... my email is msi31309@bigpond.net.au if you don't have any luck here. Norma, my dad didn't......

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

Bonnie: Is Kensington High School still around? Perhaps you can contact the schools alumni association. They may even have a directory. I have a question about the Episcopal Hospital. Is it true that it is......

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

Bonnie: Is Kensington High School still around? Perhaps you can contact the schools alumni association. They may even have a directory. I have a question about the Episcopal Hospital. Is it true that it is......

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

Herb Holland: I grew up in Ithaca. B.1924. Grad IHS 1940. Then to Cornell. Then WW II. Back to Cornell. Worked for a short time at Ithaca Gun in 1950. Left Ithaca. Lived south hill first, then......

in response to: Ithaca Is Gorgeous! by Peter

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......

in response to: What Happened to BEMS? by Elicar

Peter: i gotta second it as {rems}... the new stuff on that wall is much more intricate and better; its generally ok to go over a simple piece with something of higher quality, which definitely seems......

in response to: What Happened to BEMS? by Elicar

Peter: i think youre referring to {manhattan}, as it has areas referred to as "upper east side" and "upper west side", whereas {brooklyn} generally doesnt. to me, the "upper east side/east side" is where folks move......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Chuck Steak: Hung around the Benny centre and pool quite a bit during the late 70's early 80's. As long as you didn't look for trouble you generally wouldn't find trouble. Anyone remeber the Benny Gang? or......

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

S.S.: Tex must love and miss Hutchinson and Kansas in general,or he wouldn't keep up with whats going on in our town....

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Anne, I knew your grandparents Wilfed (Wilf) Platt and his wife from as far back as 1936 when they had the radio repair shop in the old Twenty Row shops before they moved to......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Marissa Chaplin: This is such a great site for memories and pictures. Hope you dont't mind Andrew, but I just wanted to mention that I am setting up a forum for those of us who are also interested......

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

Tex Re: Hunter: Hunter, I'm tired of you giving out false statements. As I said before, I did not come up with the crime statistics, they came from the F.B.I. You can review them at this......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Hunter: I'm back again, and will comment again on Tex's "statistics". Tex your reply to my criticism of your use of crime statistics was simply to attribute the data to the FBI, but I did not......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

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