Comments about history of bushwick

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Melissa: I'm a single female living in Bushwick. All the bad descriptions of the area may seem daunting (like the history of Maria Hernandez park or Knickerbocker ave), but honestly the place is a gem.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

I.C. Eric: Resnick was my history teacher!!!!! i graduated in 04, and i just started college... ive been following your work for some time. I know it was just a project but i learned alot from the......

in response to: Te Amo Bushwick! by upfromflames

punsterbill: Born in Williamsburg Hospital in '41. Lived on first floor of 99 Stockholm St until '47 when we moved to Cornelia Street. went to PS 56 on Bushwick Ave, Halsey JHS and one......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: WOW! You win the prize good sir! that is indeed why Bushwick burned! May I offer you as a prize an invitation to come speak to my class? I teach Urban history at the Academy......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Bea K.: Lou Romero, Upfromflames, all: I've heard so much about "white flight" just about all my life, that I honestly don't think that 'term' will 'ever' go away, how sad it that? I've also wondered if......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Eleanor: Lou, UFF and everyone else who is reading this post. I certainly don't think that Bushwick Buddies is too crowded ... as a matter of fact we have more and more interesting pictures every......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

jack: neat and clean, i really enjoy your pictures, and the way you bring your history into the light of day, i guess its all of our history also, did i ever tell you about the......

in response to: Upstairs on Jefferson Street by upfromflames

upfromflames: More to the point, you are confusing problem with solution, and memory with history The cameras by Maria Hernandez park are part of the [[6459:Bushwick Initiative]], the latest in a long line of projects to fight......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

John Dereszewski: To DeSales again: My long excursion into the history of this street might not have answered your question, which probably was: How would it be to live on DeSales Pl. now? The fact is, DeSales is one......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

UpFromFlames: Nice Shots! And hey, Yer father in from Bushwick!Is he from the unit they are renovating inthe shot? Maybe its even part of the city's latest [[6459: Urban Renewal project]] there? Also, the house with the......

in response to: Tacos La Hacienda by little ukraine

Evelyn Villanueva: Just moved to Florida (3 months ago) from the Bushwick Area, lived there for 40+ years. Graduated from P.S 274, JHS 111 and Bushwick High School. Also in the 70's. I will tell you that......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

UpFromFlames: As I am fond of saying, Memory is the surest antidote to history. That is the main issue I have with your perspective. While I have done a lot of documentary research [[www.upfromflames.com]] I could......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

CartLegger: Great! I'll use this in my class this fall. Its a powerful symbol that my Bushwick students can relate to. History always appreciated....

in response to: Your House Is Mine - Return of a Legend by little ukraine

John Dereszewski: In talking of Bushwick portals, you might wish to take a few pictures of the now vanishing number of awnings placed above the entrances of houses - both wood frame and masonry - in......

in response to: Bushwick Portals by Peter

Chris Rodriguez: i KNOW THE HISTORY OF BUSHWICK... i know the history of brooklyn, of all of new york. i wrote a 10 page essay on bushwick for school. Im not saying im a know every single......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: Chris: if you can't figure out why anyone would want to give a walking tour of Bushwick, check out [[www.upfromflames.com]]. Or some of my other posts here. There is a lot of history in your......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: im 30. im not rich. i live in bushwick because i can afford it and because its, for the most part, a hard-working, family-rich neighborhood thats free of yuppie condos, starbucks and the like. it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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......

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

Madelyn: Wow! What an experience it has been reading all these posts about the neighborhood I grew up in! I also went to Enrico Fermi, remember Mr. Lily and played violin in the orchestra. I graduated......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: Rumours travel quickly. Truth travels slower. Yes, there was a problem. But all was a misunderstanding, and settled by the end of the day. No one is going to stop the Bushwick mural. Come......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

upfromflames: Thanks! And you can bet I will continue, EG. With my new position as sociology and mapping teacher at the Bushwick Academy for Urban Planning, there will be more history to tell, and a future......

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

upfromflames: Sure. The Brooklyn Historical Society Library. They have hundreds of them, mostly 19th century or earlier--though they include a few by that Brooklyn (Williamsburg/Bushwick) shutterbug Eugene Armbruster. They are not on public view, but you......

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

whowalkinbrooklyn.com: lots of interesting comments here, some ridiculous yuppie wannabes, but many more sincere & heartening-- esp. about Bushwick's Italian heritage & Spanish-speaking peoples. One thing i'd like to add tho' is, all this BULLSHIT about,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: Um...sorry Eviva. Brooklyn can be confusing. There are two Wykoffs. They were important folks in Brooklyn History, you see. But in this case, Wykoff is a lot more important to Bushwick than Carroll Gardens. And......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: [[www.brooklynhistory.org]] for directions and such.... And don't miss the walking tour this saturday... meeting at Gates Ave Station on the J--Linden Ave and Broadway, that is--at 1PM. Its a two hour tour catching sites old and new.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: [[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&z=15&ll=40.704034,-73.919663&spn=0.014705,0.029182&om=1&msid=118060197583294432954.00000111d38630a484f78&msa=0]] This is my new google map, built for a June 2nd walking tour. But you can find this and other interesting locations for learning all about Bushwick History 77-2007. **Bushwick '77** Live here. Learn here. ...

in response to: Bushwick \'77: The All Hands Fire by upfromflames

upfromflames: BD: I truly appreciate your response. Maybe that is why I posted it. Thanks for taking the bait! Your perspective is clearly rich in experience, and me, well, I am a non-NYer who has just......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

John Dereszewski: It is hard to imagine how anyone can misinterpret the last 30 years of Bushwick's history more than BDweller did in his comment. To believe him, Bushwick endured decades of neglectful Planned Shrinkage followed by......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

upfromflames: Ms. Walthers: One question I have about this long and interesting history is how the process by which Bushwick grew from Bushwick Corners (Metropolitan and Bushwick) into its current grid stretching far to the SE.......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: Thank you for your interest. I would like to start with a very brief history of Bushwick to establish both philosophy and development for use as foundation to buttress the argument that the communities of......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: This interaction regarding Bushwick, while interesting, is lacking in an understanding of the history of the community, specifically its course and development in Kings County (not Brooklyn) from its chartering in the 1600s, its emergence......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

upfromflames: Sammy: Thanks for that link to wiki's description of Bushwick. It is indeed a good one, but it does repeat the common historical flaw of Bushwick history: the fires associated with the blackout were an......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Sammy: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushwick#Recent_History:_Decline]]...

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

upfromflames: BD: Those are some weighty words you mention, but they do ring true right down through history. Its a sensitive subject, but there are still white teachers playing that sort of role--I am trying to......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: If its history does that mean it's over? we'll find out this summer, when a Bushwick exhbition hits the Brooklyn Historical Society. We are a group of teachers working with the Academy of Urban PLanning at......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

upfromflames: If you were raised in Bushwick, lost your house, your house burned down, whatever. Contact me! I'm working on a spatial history of the area and will do my best to track down details of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: I am teacher in Bushwick, who is working on a history of the last 30 years in Bushwick. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who lived through that time in the neighborhood. You could be a......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

upfromflames: I am historian working on a history of 1977-2007, to show how Bushwick has come. If anyone has some pictures of the past in Bushwick, I'd love to get a chance to see or use......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

carlos mario: To The Truth: maybe you could share so many things you know about the history of Bushwick at Se Hace Camino porque Youth Power is studying gentrification right now, you know? For the people who......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Sylvia: I am a hispanic who lived in Bushwick from 1971 to 1993, moving there from the Bronx where I was raised. The irony of what I have been reading here is that when I......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

franny: I grew up in bushwick on bleecker and irving during the 60's & 70's. It was the happiest time I had in my life. It was a blue collar hard working neighborhood. You could sleep......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew