Comments about glass

There are 100 comments about "glass"

Bob: Egg creams were whole milk, seltzer and Fox's U-bet chocolate syrup. Always made in a small coke glass. A real Brooklyn treat....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jack: Wonderful memories,but not one person has mentioned the best thing about growing up in Brooklyn. Ya ready: The CHARLOTTE RUSSE in the glass case. vanilla or chocolate...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Warren S. : Jeeeezzzz... guys! Richie... Joe, thanks for the support on this one. Once I had my responding comment out there, I couldn't return for a while just to cycle it out of my system a tad.......

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

RICHIE RUBIN: PACHMAN'S CANDYSTORE..A BLOCK FROM LIBRARY ON EASTERN PKWY..REMEMBER?MMM,A MALTED & L-O-N-G PRETZEL WOULD WAKE US ALL UP..NO? or A KNISH FROM ANY DELI,or FREE SELTZER @ DUBROW's BLENDE W/MAPLE SYRUP & THOSE tiny[FREE]GLASS CONTAINERS of HEAVY CREAM,ERGO,A FREE[MAPLE]`EGG-CREAM'.AAH! B'KLYN HAD SO......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Judi Oberheim: I remember getting the "best" malted in this candy store......2+ glasses!...

in response to: Winter in Brooklyn reminds me of spring in Moscow by shoshannah

eyeofodin: reminds me of the taste of a peanut butter and banana sandwich and a glass of chocolate milk. ...

in response to: Ghosts of the Christmas Past by Joyz Dimaano

Billie: I live in Florida, my boyfriend lives in Tarrytown. The first time I saw this site it brought back sad memories of my own. My mother, father, uncles and friends all worked in factories in......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Joan: Looking down from the roof of 1212 Lincoln Place to a window in the adjacent building which fronted on Troy Ave, you could see Mr. Kopchich mixing the ppickles in the brine. Hurst's Pharmacy was......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mona Douglass: I still go there late at night and walk from Emmons Ave.I am a 38 year old,in-shape and sexy Mexican half-man,half-woman Tranny and dress like a bitch and look for all the hot,young russian boys.They......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

anon (customer7722.pool1.unallocated-111-0.orangehomedsl.co.uk): the sun has reflected off some glass on a building somewhere to create the bottom shadow?...

in response to: Sunset at Clayton, a Birds Eye View by joey

Keith Daz Portsmouth: Hello Diane Pearly princess of ST PANCRAS . Im sittin here with my 4th glass of wine Thinking. I would like to say thank you for the Fish and if pos we will come back......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

David Strang: I've always been fascinated by this little funky building, and am delighted that it has been saved. New construction surrounding the building was inevitable and a necessary aspect of saving this little tower. ......

in response to: Ivy Tower by Tyfoid Kid

cyni: the last photo is awesome -- i've seen this building from the outside (quite remarkable in its shape) but never ventured in. to see the city outside the square glass...marvellous capure. ...

in response to: Dallas City Hall by dfwtiger

Returnee: Just happened on this site and was amazed that so many "high Paid executives" would spend so much time bashing someplace. Is your glass half full or half empty? Don't bother to reply......

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

T J O'BRIEN, ANNANDALE, VA: The article below it will mention the Luna Park. During the WW II I worked part-time for the New York Daily News as a copy boy. One afternoon I came in early at......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Pat Fleming (nee Brannan): What a great site!! Just spent a morning reading through the messages and re-living my youth. I lived at 93, Lyndhurst Ave until I was about 5 years old. I remember a lady called Phylis......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Pat Fleming (nee Brannan): What a great site!! Just spent a morning reading through the messages and re-living my youth. I lived at 93, Lyndhurst Ave until I was about 5 years old. I remember a lady called Phylis......

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

Peter: the hair/glasses/jacket combo is classic......

in response to: Central Park, 1970 by Mike L.

Nick: I am glad I live in a country where I can concrete crushed glass at the top of my fence, or put up razor wire or even add an electric fence overhang to the top......

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

janet: Hi Alma--Sorry, the name Rubin is not familiar (though I knew a Judy Kessler). But I certainly remember the fish store! (Thanks for reminding me that one needed to walk up a couple of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Linda Kornilieff: this is the most awsome site i've ever seen.. I drove from Athen, TN to Trinidad, Colorado in July of 2007 to visit my brother. he took us to this awsome castle.. Jim biship......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

Ian: I have 1 raccoon that runs around... He/she climbed on my deck and was staring at me through the sliding glass door... I went over to the door and it stood up and pressed it's......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Cityplanner: Top 5 Canadian cities: Toronto: Toronto has so many skysrapers and so many of them that you will break you're neck trying to look up at them. Montreal: Montreal is probably the nicest in all of Canada......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

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.......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Seeking Contact: Ella Street, Stever passed away about 15 years age. Both Fiolo and Danny (with the big Doberman dog that jumped the the front door glass, but loved to play rough when I wore my leather coat......

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

Bob Sisko: Does anyone remember the pizza truck that drove around @midnight. I grew up on Sergeant & Emerald in the 60's-70's and have not visited but twice. I am going back next week to drive through......

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

A. Weinstein: Hi Janet, Most definitely do remember the luncheonette on the corner that is where I was introduced to my first choclate malted and my sister showing me how to dunk a pretzel stick in the glass......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: wow, what a great set... the first thing that popped into my mind after seeing some of these shots was a curiosity of the level of official involvement (er, or "unofficial" involvement of officials) of......

in response to: Olympic Torch Relay by chiamattt

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

Susan Taylor (nee O'Reilly): Hi Sheila I have just remembered the name of the small travel agents, it was Mrs Barnes. We used to book our coach trips out from there, and also from Millington's the sweet shop, or that......

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

Jacob: Really, no-one? ok.. moscow! it might be better to put in nicest cities... because its skyline isnt huge... but a mix of tsarist, soviet, modern architecture is amazing. The old orthodox cathedrals infront of a soviet......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Steve M: Hi Deb I was brought up in Collins Close during the 1970s. I remember the cat story. I can't confirm whether this was true or not, even though I worked at the pub briefly......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril, That glow would be from one of two sources, when they ran the manganese or pig into the beds aside of the blastfurnaces, was rare really, the other would be from the slag ladles......

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

12th grade Diva: I am a student at Acorn Community High School and the school is good but the princpal, Deans and some teachers do not care about the students.They all will try to gang up on you......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Croquet Metaphor: than brothers makes me want to vomit. pho 900 or any number of places in the ID. I went to one last week on 14th and jackson-I can't remember what it was called, the front......

in response to: Pho in Seattle by Peter

Tex Re: Hunter: My crime statistics come from the F.B.I., and I would say that they probably have well qualified statisticians who know how to report said facts fairly with the proper comparisons, so that 'apples' are not......

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

Rob Tynan: Does anyone remember the concrete octagonal paddling pool in the park at Lords Street Cadishead, and the concrete tunnel. It was always full of glass, I was never allowed near it as a......

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

Elicar: The glass building is indeed the Ontario Power Generation Building although they occupy, I think, only two floors now. Most of the floors are rented out. Employees have been moved to either the Pickering offices......

in response to: Snow Day! by Michelle

Peter: whats that glass building in the first and second photos? its huge!...

in response to: Snow Day! by Michelle

Stan: A. Weinstein Yes, I remember the candy store. I would go home for lunch (Albany & Lincoln) and come to school via Lincoln place. I'd stop at the candy store with my penny. They had a......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

joey: the picture and frame are now gone. all that's left is pieces of the broken glass....

in response to: Lost Art by joey

pearly princess peckham {tammy}: hi to everyone that knows me. its very sad the way people talk about pearlies. my mum rest her soul was one of the greatest pearly Queens {Ann Major} my dad Has always been a......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Park Slope Windows and Glass: As a long-standing member of the Brooklyn community and a company that has recently gone under new management, we would like to take this opportunity to invite any current or past customers with outstanding issues......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Lara Cay: I had a window replaced over a year ago and there have only been problems. The installation was not done properly and we had leaks for months. Then in the winter we actually had ice......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

WashPants: It's a shame (and a sham) that this place professes any customer service at all. I had a miserable experience with them. After two months of waiting for a simple order I still didn't have......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Peter: are they still so overpriced? i had them quote me over $200 to have a piece of glass cut for a tabletop that I ended up getting from somewhere closer for $129 (including free delivery)......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

MB: I agree with the previous commenter. We put new windows in an entire building through Park Slope Glass and just had a few problems - but you get nothing but a run around from......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Jan: Recently I took my grandson to the children's room in the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. It had not changed from the way I remember it in the 40's, except for the inclusion......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

PR: My experience with Park Slope Windows and Glass has been a nightmare. I am still waiting for a window to be installed. I cannot comment on the window itself because I am still......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

joey: actually it left in the bart parking lot. this morning; the frame is now 10 feet from this photo location and lying flat on the ground. glass all smahsed to bits . . ....

in response to: Lost Art by joey

Elicar: Thank you! Don't tell anybody, but I experimented on the firsh shot. I put my sunglasses over my Leicha lens to get the full sun. ...

in response to: On a Cloudy Day by Elicar

Helen Blitzer: These posts are great. Janet Grayson-I remember Dubrows very well, with a lot of characters eating there. I lived at 1285 Lincoln Pl. corner Schenectady, went to ps 167; remember pickel store; Principal......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

rick: Stepha, you were in the same building that Irene Glassberg and Arlene Tobin lived in. Although, younger that I (I graduated PS 241 8th grade in 1957), they were more my contemporaries (and I am......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Deb Walker (nee Ormandy): Alison & Andrew I think all mum's used to worry about glass in the pool!! but it used to be so busy and a really nice place to be especially when the sun was shining and......

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

Andrew Smith: Alison - I was at Fiddlers Lane in the early 80's. I think my Mum was worried about glass too!...

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

Alison : To Andrew Smith I remember all those shops and i went to Fiddlers lane school, i even went in the outside pool behind the baths didnt like going in the deep end cos mum said there......

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

Andrew Smith: ...and some more taken this morning. Not the best, but they include most of the things you mentioned! Vicarage Road [[img:24962]] Two Churches, Liverpool Road. [[img:24963]] The Band Stand [[img:24964]] The old skateboard ramp, which we used to ride our bikes down......

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

thelinebetween: This ad is for the Ali Forney Center, a shelter for homeless and at risk gay youth. The ad is there to highlight the all too frequent occurrence of a young person coming out of......

in response to: Smash by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Andre: D Bennet? I grew up in the hornets also. I lived in 1920 and 1943. I grew up with them also and I was there when Laffy threw the glass at chris. I know them......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

joey: i really like the studies of 111 broadway. the gargoyles look like they actually fly. old buildings have much more character than those boring glass boxes in the earlier shots....

in response to: DownTown by barry

BBC Reports Kite deaths in Lahore: BBC News Kite deaths mar Pakistan 2005 festival It is not the first time Lahore has seen kite-related deaths Up to nine people have been killed and dozens injured during an annual kite-flying festival called Basant in the......

in response to: Kite String All over Milliken Park by Michelle

Indeed Bill Harding they cut kite lines, but with what type of line??: Pakistan province lifts 2005 kite ban Kite flying is a popular sport in Pakistan The government of Pakistan's Punjab province is to allow kite-flying during the Basant spring festival in February 2007. But officials said the kite-makers......

in response to: Kite String All over Milliken Park by Michelle

EvilGentleman: Three weeks ago, my van was hit by a man from Toronto driving the wrong way down {Sainte-Catherine} Street in Montreal. I was standing outside the bar having a cigarette and drinking a Coke (I never,......

in response to: Wrong Way, Buddy! by Elicar

Susan C. from Pueblo: I saw Bishop's Castle 2 weeks ago and was truly amazed at the work that Jim has done on the castle. He had to have God's help with this phenomenal work of art. ......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

jack: i worked up stairs on the 40th floor of penn plaza, the windows went from the ceiling down to the floor and if you stood right up against the glass you could almost see straight......

in response to: Waiting at Penn by Ilona

SCAM28: well maybe jack....but it's also called "girls in bikinis behind glass windows"....who can resist ^^...

in response to: The Time I Almost Saw the Beatles. by jack

jack: by the way evil, i posted the girls in bikinis behind glass windows in march and it has been hit over 2000 times, is that a record or what?????...

in response to: The Time I Almost Saw the Beatles. by jack

rose colored glasses: its coming back, but it still has a long way to go. The area from Willoughby to george st from evergreen ave to st. nick ave is still one of the worst areas in the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

rosecolored glasses: had given my parents a 4 hr tour of b'wick and noticed then, as in picture here, that despite the poverty there were no junk cars parked on the street. Also noticed many woman......

in response to: Kenia Furniture: by Peter

rosecolored glasses: i had taken a picture of the house on central ave and hart street but misplaced it. the house is on the north side of central, it has black bars to the second floor. Its funny......

in response to: Bushwick Gates: Part 1 by Peter

anon (c-67-167-198-48.hsd1.il.comcast.net): i love taking shit 4frm white people live your car open ill take any shit that is in there hp is the best place to get shit if i c a car with a......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

99¢Dreams: Damn! Major props to you, Peter! An overnight photo montage after my idle posting. You've even captured the full range, from the mundane to the overWROUGHT. Couldn't have happened better or quicker had I been......

in response to: Bushwick Gates: Part 1 by Peter

Cay: Chris, congratulations to you for being an honor student at your school. The real secret to success is using your brain for your own empowerment. Seems like you're off to a good start. Keep up......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Anthony: The overgrown condition is not the only problem. Many of the crypts have been broken into. I went for a walk in the cemetery about 3 years back and I found a crypt with the......

in response to: Bayside Cemetary: Rememberance Overgrown by CartLegger

CE: Great pic. I was jsut talking about this place with my neighbour last night. He just moved his glass shop out of this place into my building....

in response to: RCA Building by Cinic

jack: peter loves garden apartments, great shots of them, by the way is that a person taking a sunbath on the garden rooftop. church steeples were high so that everyone could see where the church......

in response to: City Centre - Rooftops (Part II) by livia

Jan: ksedge There is a well know furniture store in Natick, Massachusetts called Jordan's. They have an IMAX theater in it and the ladies room there has the two way police glass and you don't notice......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Kat: These photos are amazing. My mom lived on Broadway (near DeKalb) during the blackout, and all she can remember is glass shattering and burning....

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

procyon: [[img:21411]] obscured by sunglasses, dirt on / spaces in the mirror telescope, and hair that did not like the uncharacteristically rainy arizona weather one bit. jeeff, what is yours from?...

in response to: Obscured Self-Portraits? by Peter

jack: i want to take this opportunity to thank toronto for that storm. the lightening was superb, the thunder was symphonically loud, the dark, menaceing clouds gave fear to the lovely day before it, the......

in response to: Storm over the City by Biff

rosecoleredglasses: Hello Sarah remember the candy store on greene and irving, 25 cents bought all kinds of candy, they even sold kojak lollipops, also, mr. abbott and sal next door....

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

Peter: i often used to go to a bar in {hells kitchen} that served up really cheap pints of beer... until i realized that every time i went, i ended up getting a stomach ache later......

in response to: Verres Stérilisés... by CE

Reign Oner: Glass etching cream, yes...

in response to: Snatch by Peter

fuchsh@hotmail.com: shades of Guernica! Picasso should have lived here! Maybe someone can post a few shots of those new (glass/out of place) new developments on Pacific Street and also Washington Avenue (big glass windows......

in response to: Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights by Peter

Coon-B-Gone: I had my first run in with raccoons in Toronto last summer just before vacation. My family was already gone and I woke to the sounds of something scratching at the door outside of my......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

St.Louisfire: That is a W.P.I.V. also known as a Wall Post Indicator Valve. The glass window on the valve has a "target" that will indicate OPEN or SHUT , the function of the valve is to be......

in response to: Water Valve by groovehouse

Jimmy Legs: it's a strange attitude to adopt, rosecoloredglasses: bemoan safety issues but still admit the neighborhood is coming back. how does a neighborhood come back without change? and in this case one undeniable aspect of this......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Armstrong: I just got an apartment on Starr St and Knickerbocker so I a little bit resent rosecoloredglasse's last comment. at the same time, I'm a realist and yes, that area would be considered blighted by......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

iman: damn bro, that sucks. the police over there are a lot more strict than here. well, actually, they're not more strict, they just abuse they're authority. in fact, when i was on long island, on......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

rosecolredglasses: While it is true the Bushwick is "trying" to come back, it haas a long way to go. Without a doubt, it is much better than the period of 1976-1994 when you could honestly......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dcchanged man: I lived in bushwick from 1968-1982 Comfort and hell in bushwick depends on which pocket you lived in. The dead end streets of buswick Aberdeen , Granite , Desales Place and so on where a lot......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

grange: 23. You go to a resturant , only read english , forget your glasses at home , and have to leave . 24. You only speak english , someone who only speaks french trys to......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

procyon: peter: too bad about the sane stuff getting painted over! i read somewhere that someone is rehabilitating the place, though... as a resident of a beautiful old building with a lot of terra cotta sculptural......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

mike: Definatly should have called a locksmith, cheap and quick. would have cost $70. Cheaper and less mucking around that smashing glass....

in response to: A Very Expensive Locksmith by groovehouse

jez: Never been a big fan of the trellick, didn't even know it had a name, spent my early years going past it on the train between Slough and Paddington. Even as a 7 year......

in response to: Bauhaus My Ass by FlamingRRose

chiamattt: glass from above > well yeah... > ugh I feel stupid now > I guess I should have said "guess what's in the glass" ...

in response to: Guess... by chiamattt

steelisreal: because I realized now that I tend to tilt the camera to adapt for my glasses and my nose, it leads to me taking alot of shots over on my digital cam. These were......

in response to: London Parliament by steelisreal

joey: i see the croucher, too - looks like buddha. you know joey. i love reflections. great shot. you can even see the fluorescent lights through the glass facade....

in response to: Reflection by dfwtiger

JS: Why can the English never spell? All I seem to get is incoherent rants that I can't even read because there is no punctuation, and they're only full of racist obscenities anyway. I am English, and......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

jack: there was this girl in this sweater once walking down greenwich street by liberty street she had curves like an hour glass and the sands of time were pouring down....

in response to: Transparency and Reflection by elaine