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Comments about guy streetThere are 100 comments about "guy street"
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....... 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...... 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....... Joe Bilardello: Hey Warren, Your article brough back a tremendous amount of memories. I was in your class, I lived on 91 Harmon Street between Central and Evergreen Ave. We use to play stick Ball until it...... germanlady: hey!!
I am from germany and I saw the guys on TV today!!! And I was so fascinated how they ride along the streets and everybody who saw the black cowboys was so proud to know...... Allan: Found this site, and these posts are fascinating. PS 167 brings back memories. Graduated in 1959. Sorry I hardly recall any of my teachers' names. Might remember if I heard them. I do recall my...... JP1515JeffersonAve: I find it amazing that so many have so many different views yet we all have a common thread...the Love of our hood. I grew up in Bushwick back in the 70's through the 90's....... brett: these public urinals are a solution for late night drinkers at the weekend in our town centre they are set up at about 8pm when most children arent even in town and its getting dark...... Antoine Whitfield: yo,
I get a rush nostalgia when i hear you all talk about the the old hood... i didn't realize our shared history and how diverse we are as people "Bushwick Bred". Wow, i...... Silo: Hey stan when the guy was talking about it being dangerous at a certain point did he describe anything?
Also did he mean south from 116th street? im thinking about going down there and i dont...... kms: My life got flipped turned upside down. I want to type this up and tell you all about how I came to the town called Bellaire.
In Cabrini Green, where I grew up and played on...... Anonymous: I've lived in 17 states and Jax. is the only place where I've been robbed. I've had 4 apartments broken into here (one of them several times). I've been beaten up and robbed walking down...... TRANS KOF 2008 : Hey all this talk about Paterson brings back alot of memories I grew up in Paterson on Main st. and Wiess St.a block from St.Josephs hospital. my neighborhood was known as little San Juan...... just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say...... AROM: man i got 2 give props 2 da nyc cats dat tag u guys r amazing....much love 4rm da bayarea. ...... jack: i'm clueless when it comes to looking at art, i don't like to sit there and gaze at a painting because i'm not that intelligent about art, but i am a dirty old man because...... Jamie: And further to that, here are some photos of the actual work in-situ.
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And here is the photo published by The Daily Mail in their story: [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1024884]] which appears to be the original source of all...... 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...... Ella Street: Also went to St Hughs
Dave Raby he lived on Elkart street Mike Fiolo he was related to thr Franklins Danny had the them big ass dogs right if that's who you mean seen Danny about...... Big Joe: I was one of the many Sicilian people that lived on Troutman street years ago. we moved out and the place years later went to shit. The mob guys created the dope trade there. Well,...... Ben Baillargeon: Let me tell everyone the number one way to stop bike theft!
Don't be stupid for one without critisizing anyone, but if you love you bike bring it everywhere you go! seriously i ride my norco...... Joe: As others have stated, the good memories exceed those that were bad: Joe the pretzel guy at Front & Allegheny, Christmas and the stores on the 3200 block of front St., local bakery shops and...... bill: Born in 1941 at williamsburg hospital. Lived at 99 Stockholm until '46 when we moved to 41 Cornelia Street betweenBushwick and Broadway (third house down from the congregationalist Church. went to PS 56...... antblack: Steven H, Sammy - I remember going to Loews Gates on Broadway to see my King Fu Double features. We used to climb the roofs of the Rheingold brewery for fun. and also PS 274's...... sonnet: When I hear parents talking today about arrangeing "play-dates" for their children, it makes me laugh as I think back to a real Kensington childhood. We just all played outside on the sidewalk (or...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Rob - see I wasn't losing my mind, Maddens did exist, though I don't remember it from WWII years lol...
In the days of getting up to mischief, if we got a clip round the ear,...... 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...... 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...... coolopolis.blogspot.com: Photos were all taken from the Maritime Plaza Hotel, northwest corner of Guy and Dorchester (the latter street has since been renamed after a cursed separatist politician). The third photo is of the Desjardins seafood...... bob r: born in bushwick in '53. lived on Bushwick Ave one house off Jefferson, may have been 1212. I was 4 years old, my sis 3 and younger brother was an infant. While watching American bandstand,...... ~aesieko fu~: ja....hmmm...place and time.
kat lived out his persona frum tha movies.he was that guy.smash-uh-matic.unfortunitley for his type and such ferver....there will remain the thin crisp and clean cut line between street and trackmeet.
live or...... bob rainis: lived on Bushwick ave just off Jefferson . Across the street was Murray's Antiques and an ice cream parlor. Left the area when I was 4 after my dad came early from work one afternoon...... EvilGentleman: The areas bordering Verdun are pretty much the same, as well.
Pointe-Saint-Charles, east of Verdun, is historically Irish, and today is a mixed community where English is not a problem.
Ville-Emard, to the north of Verdun, has...... Peter: have you guys consulted google maps to see if the building is there anymore?
below is a link to a satellite photo of that block... you can see the {carroll} street {footbridge} on the left, and...... confess: Like most men I have pissed in the street when out drinking. We got these piss pots in the UK now - usually put out by taxi ranks, bus stops and such at weekends. I...... JOHNNY MOSS: I HAVE TRAVILED THE UNITED STATES QUITE A BIT AND HAVE LIVED IN SEVERAL DIFERANT CITIES AND STATES, AND CAN TESTIFY TO THE FACT THAT ANY TOWN THAT YOU GO TO HAS MORE THAN...... Mitch Waxman: The legs are from abcesses caused by the heroin. Used to know a guy on 22nd street called "Johnny Rottenlegs" who did this to himself as well. Shoot dope, and veins collapse, causing swelling and...... Roger Whitfield: Hi Guys and Girls from Cadishead
I was born and bread there and fetches back memories, first time on this site the George Hotel was built and run by my family and the street at...... Marti Cruz: Thanks for the memories. Grew up in on Jefferson St until the age of 14 when we moved to Queens. Drugs weren't such a problem, but you could see the heroin creeping in....... Logan: I am a 38 year old man born and raised in bushwick. I have seen bushwick go through many changes. I can remember when the wiseguys used to spend their days in the coffee shops...... jack: so where's the dirt, the grime, the littered papers and turned over trash barrels, the tons of garbage, the people the tons of people all walking over each other not even a cloud, how does...... MaGoo: I grew up on Lawn Guyland in the 70's; most of my neighbors were "caucasian-Americans" who were from Bushwick and East New York. They had been displaced by the "diversity"- when the city used THEIR...... Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap!
Things just aint the same for todays traceurs,
Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs
Yamakasi and the Belle are aging,
The old traceurs, well they're all changing,
Making way for new...... jack: thank you barry, as i looked at the first pic i said to myself that you probably took it on a sunday morning and then to my delight i spotted the sun bathers on the...... jack: thanks little ukraine, would like to know your first name, but i informed my son who lives on the street where that drug bust took place. i'm generally down there every so often and...... EvilGentleman: I saw this post the day it was first posted, and had not looked back it till today. What a lot of comments about stolen bikes in the Toronto area! Incredible.
Reminds me of this guy...... 106!!: well well.... i guess us cycling types need to band together to protect one another.... a few years ago my girlfriend bought me a new bike for my bday!! i was my first new bike...... 99¢Dreams: Car vs bike has never been a fair fight. But c'mon guys, the city was designed for HORSES, aye? Those early bikes had it rough on the cobblestones, though far less deadly. ...... EvilGentleman: I dunno how terrorism is supposed to be stopped by more guns. If the terrorists are deterred by machine guns on USCG boats, then they are pretty lame terrorists. Fact is, America and Canada are...... Elektric: By the way... Bike Pirates are the good guys. They are a really cool bunch of kids who are promoting clean conscience purchasing of used bikes, plus they'll teach you how to...... Luis Acevedo: Please send me your e-mail addresses and I will scan some images as well as send you the ones I have on my pc now. As for stories there are so many untold. Have you...... Luis Acevedo: During the last couple of days I stumbled upon the website for upinflames. I couldn't believe my eyes. I am 28 and have lived in bushwick my entire life. I grew up on Wilson Ave...... jack: at one time randalls was an adventurous place, dumps, weird people, but in the 70's they built apartments and a tram and now it's respectable. don't be afraid of times square, i worked at...... EvilGentleman: Biff, **please** tell me that this bike does not belong to one of the Church Street guys.... Dick: When I was a kid I asked my father who was a doctor whether it was important to wash one's hands after urinating. He replied that urine does not carry disease causing organisms. ...... Bushwicks baddest chic aka Bobbi j : this goes out to all you bushwick peeps i was born and raised on irving the streets were two way back then i went to 86 what you know about that the 83 was not...... Dee: I was born in Bushwick in 1955. I left when I got married in 78. Bushwick was a really nice area until the mad exodus of the 60's everyone ran.Brodway was a great shopping area...... Slomo: I used to be a bikemessenger in NYC from 98'-03', almost everyday i had to go to 601 W 26th Street, the actual address of the building, there were guys, mostly russians, they exactly knew...... Tanja: I just had my bike stolen tonight on Park Rd. just off of Bloor. I was gone 40 minutes and apparently so was my bike and lock. I didn't even have a high end bike...... IVY: I grew up in beatiful Humboldt Park. I lived there from the age of 7 when it was all white. There were only two Puerto RIcan families on our block. We lived...... CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16...... EvilGentleman: I'm willing to bet this guy takes home more money than some stockbrokers do. I knew a guy in Montreal who said he averaged $300 to $400 a day, at a time when the Canadian...... anon (static-host-66-18-45-122.epbinternet.com): Another perspective. I'm 50 years old. Born in St. Anthony's, lived on Fairfield and Richmond Streets, attended Moos School. Gangs are nothing new. Puerto Ricans began moving into the neighborhood in...... vic: i lived in paterson for 27 years i remember mitch, head and the rest of the guys they use to hang out in school 3 i lived by grand street most of the time...... upfromflames: There is, if this posting is real, an interesting story behind this. Ever see that scene in the godfather, where they are deciding whether to sell heroin or not? well, that is what happened to...... shoot it straight: Some of these post make me smile and some are just annoying. The neighborhood does have potential, which one doesn't? Change starts with the people who are there and where they see themselves in the...... Armstrong: Also, saying hello to neighbors and being openminded toward people on the street is the best way for newcomers to become part of the neighborhood. This is not easy but if I, as a white...... jack: iman you sound like a smart kid, in the 50's in brooklyn there were little street gangs on every other corner. a gang then were just a group, a clan, kids from down the...... jack: once upon a time, an aging man, was left home, alone, his wife had gone off to work, his children all at their places and with their families, and this old man, well older gentleman,...... jack: hey, did i ever tell you guys about the red garter in brooklyn on pacific street?... miguel p. from nyc: check this out - i just saw this guy on w. 137th street in manhattan at about 5:30am at a deli shop and he himself gave me this web address. ha-ha. isnt that crazy???
... prof: Man I don't care how he does it, he's just a classy and smart street artist. Also he's probably the only guy who could get away with printing a book in mass circulation... devil doc: Live and Let live. I remeber wen i was 14- 15 years old hanging out in front of CB GB'S and talking to a few members of the HA. Down right cool people. I...... LR: Here's the lick from a lincoln park reared and raised guero who kicked it in HP (east of Cal) back in the late 80's/early 90's....Oh yeah, and before people are dismissive, let me state that...... Tiff: My family just moved to Bushwick a few months ago and I still don't know about the neighborhood around this area. People seem to be very friendly, however, some were very rude not respecting people's...... Joe: Wow do I remember Paterson, I lived right off of River Street. I was into graffiti back in the day; I went by the tag Dazz. I wasn’t as popular as the other...... Realist: Graf in Miami has been dead since the early 90's.
I don't know what part of Miami you guys live in but drive around and you don't see shit.
If you are old-school and remember...... jeeff: the cab must have been doing something funny because it got dragged into the streetcar-only right of way there on spadina. but to be fair, i've seen both good and bad cab drivers, and...... Brad: Wow, that looks really nice. How does Harlem compare to some of the other areas as far as gentrification? Seems like its location on Manhattan would have made it prime real estate. I remember grabbing...... Ellie: Hello Everyone,
I was born and raised in Brooklyn. I lived right off of Bushwick and Grand Street. I attented 196, IS 49 and Eastern District High. I moved to Florida in 1990,...... joey: the most dangerous potholes in the USA are in ohio. i once knew a guy in cleveland that got two flat tires from one pothole on euclid ave by e. 222nd street. ... EvilGentleman: That was actually a pretty talented piece of flying. If I remember correctly, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk has a 32-foot wingspan, and the streetlights overhang the street, so he had to be accurate down to...... Marc: look at that guy in the first picture, calmly looking at the street, oblivious to the evils of the empty paper coffee cups rolling around behind him.... EvilGentleman: Well, I know the community association in the Shaughnessy Village area (Ville Marie in S to Sherbrooke in N, Atwater in W to Guy in E) has been successfully blocking constuction of Concordia's new John...... EvilGentleman: Ah yes, this was put up this summer on Pierce Street, a little residential lane that runs between Sainte-Catherine and de Maisonneuve a half block west of Guy Street. I turn down this lane on...... BVD: for some reason woke up yesterday thinking way back to high school and graffiti/symbols of that time which included the flipped glass of ‘missing foundation’ and other things...started googling and found this site...back then as...... EvilGentleman: You will love the rest of the stuff in that park. I'll try to remember to post it tomorrow. It is located on Rene Levesque Boulevard between Saint-Marc and du Fort Streets, with the westbound...... blondie: Brooklyn is not the best place to be but I won't let go of a good job offer just because I had to travel through the area. I'm not from the area but everytime I...... jfilip: One day I was riding home down a really busy street at rush hour. Some guy who was riding slowly kept running red lights every chance he got. The process would go like...... EvilGentleman: Welcome to Canada: The Land of the Ridiculous Justice System
Fact is, the cops took a while before they really had a decent idea who it was they were looking for. Also, much as I hate...... NYer: "I heard the victim was brain-damaged to the point of being declared permanently vegetative, and that was the last I heard of him. The guy who attacked him was arrested a month or two later...... EvilGentleman: I remember in 1995, I was at my favourite watering hole waiting for two guys to finish playing pool so I could have a turn, when I decided that I had better go check on...... TheTruth: "I see it more as a class war than a race war."
"...But that doesn't explain why, poor or not, the residents of Bushwick didn't have enough self-respect to take care of their neighborhood."
Dave, did you...... EvilGentleman: I'm honestly not 100% sure on this subject, but I know in most cases, alcohol is not permitted on streets or in parks, except for places like sidewalk cafes and the Six Flags La Ronde...... funkinstien: dudes hes right how much time did u spend in this CITY a day i hate it when fucks like u post shit like this now but im here to help a little to if...... kate: I saw this guy late Monday night, he told me to google "ninjas killed my family". He talked non stop for 30 minutes, talked about his experiences in jail, mentioned he'd been in Baltimore. I...... Jamie: I'm not from London, Ruairí. What gave you the impression that i did? I live in Lincolnshire. I wholeheartedly agree that the pictures i have shown on this website do not reflect a fair image...... Marilyn a twin: Before there was the Federation - there was just us guys riding the Blvd-riding up to the take out window of Burger King - riding the beach area and the streets of Brooklyn and Queens......
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