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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

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

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......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

KINE TSK: Peace to LA & NYC... heard Philly was getting HUGE?! Anyone know who wrote this sh*t back in the day? Since there's a bunch of heads in here, "Almost 22 years in these backstabbin' streets. Strike......

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

Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

jack: now this area i know well since i grew up in bensonhurst and gravesend and the last picture looks like the sea beach express which is in gravesend and kinda skirts bensonhurst, better know as......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Northwestern Student: Hey, my name is Bradley Akubuiro - I'm a journalism student at Northwestern University and I'm working on a huge project about Cabrini-Green (from the former residents and where they ended up, to the current......

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

Sheila Preston: Hi to Di, Pearly Princess of St Pancras - I was so saddened to read all these comments when I came across this webpage. I had such a great day with you, your Dad......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Hutchinson Hater,Now: I just looked in the Hutchinson News today and noticed that in todays paper Apr 30 2008 that Officer Mike Collins of the Hutchinson PD and his assisting thug Mr. Schofield beat a dog until......

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

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......

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

Anne Priestley (nee Rigby): Hi Julian My grandparents who owned Platts of Irlam retired to Flixton, Brooklyn Avenue, we visited often as children. I love the film Stand By Me it has such a summery and nostalgic feel -......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Anne Fahy: Hi Keith (Smith) What number did you live in Atherton Lane? My husband Brian Fahy lived at #43 for most of his early life. They moved to 19 Victory Road, when he was already working at......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Anne Fahy: Hi Keith (Smith) What number did you live in Atherton Lane? My husband Brian Fahy lived at #43 for most of his early life. They moved to 19 Victory Road, when he was already working at......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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

Peter: are you crazy, or just seriously uninformed? nothing rebuilt, nothing touched? thats not true at all! i commute through the WTC site/station every day, and theres so much going on there... sure, its a slow......

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

John Dereszewski: Puffy, Linden between Central and Evergreen is a block that has undergone a considerable transformation over the last decade or so, clearly for the good. I knew this block very vividly during the bad days of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

dirana1: PS EvilGentleman, there's more to a tower at KP than an mop and a squeegee believe me, I myself would have a couple of rounds of the indigenous firearm in the tower fired if someone......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Andrew Smith: Here's some photo's contributed by Dom Smith (friend but no relation) - photo's of Irlam in the late 1980's The parade on the estate - butchers on the left, newsagent in the middle (run by Dom's......

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

none ya: i grew up on suydam and knickerbocker till i was 21 im 28 now i still go back all the time and bushwick ain't what it used to be shit i remember when even the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Andrew Smith: Alan It's a shame so many public buildings now have to have huge unscalable fences around them. We just used to climb over the small fences into the school fields for a game of football -......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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

Michelle: EvilGentleman - The storms we get nowadays in Toronto are not really severe, nor do they put our city at a standstill like everyone likes to pretend. I think people took advantage of the moderate......

in response to: Snow Day! by Michelle

jamal: I remember the Henry Horner projects very well. I never lived in any of them but lived one block away on Warren Blvd. near Damen. I remember as a little boy when they were......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

my misgivings: NORTH Wales’ Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom is calling for the legalisation and regulation of all drugs – and next week will ask North Wales Police Authority to back him. The region’s top cop reckons existing......

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

Bob Salmon: Re the Bobs Ferry Accident: As remembered by Bob Salmon, an Inquest Witness. On the morning in question, I was awoken by a neighbour in Lytherton Avenue Cadishead, saying that she thought there was a gas leak......

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

jack: peter you bring tears to my eyes, the old brooklyn-manhattan transit, the sea beach express, the f train and others, i rode them almost everyday, i would walk to school and pass under the el......

in response to: Coney Island, Stillwell Avenue Station by Peter

procyon: I'm told Peddocks is even better in terms of huge abandoned military structures, but the ferry schedule is weird and we didn't get up in time to visit it that day....

in response to: Harbor Islands by procyon

HushUp: For the person who thinks that someone should ask the side of the 'Gang Member' on why they shot and killed my son's friend - It's obvious you have no clue what it's like to......

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

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......

in response to: Did You Bring Protection ? by joey

81 Supporter Denver: As far as "Other peoples property" HA now has a stronge guidelines than back in the day. Sure there's prob ladies that like to be "passed around" but the rule is "if it's not yours,......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Cyril Bagshaw: The picture is the Saints vesus Bradford Bulls match that I though was pretty good Dear Cyril and Helen, This is the first time I have seen this web address and I found the contents incredibly interesting.......

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

autumn: XxxshannonxxX - My response would be "yes, you can get in alot of trouble" in more ways than one. A baby raccoon can be very cute. Irrestably cute. But baby raccoons will grow up very......

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

karlo: I appreciate your views BBH,but i have to disagree. You should read as much as you can about the hunger strikes,or better still,take a trip to Ireland and talk to the families,friends or people who where......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

St. Lawrence Market Bike Theft: Thanks for your comments guys! Too bad the other bike is still out with a crackhead like the one in pic enjoying it. These thugs are easy to catch as they are complete idiots. All......

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

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......

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

Alec: I did an engineering internship there 21 years ago when I was 19. I went there this morning and viewed basically the same thing as the photos show (my first time back there). ......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

brooklyngal: I am surprised by how many people respond to the question: is Brooklyn safe? Brooklyn is HUGE. It is a city. Asking if it is safe is like asking if New York City is safe.......

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

Armstrong: All this talk of crime is interesting yet Bushwick is changing everyday. It is inevitable. I think it will change for the better, remaining a mixed neighborhood demographically and economically. It is closer to Manhattan......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

pearlseeker: We live on a farm. We have about 15 feral cats...and now 2 raccoons! When I call the cats to eat, the raccoons come out to eat, too! They act like they......

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

Peter: cay: firstly, i think its humorously ironic that you qualify "not scaremongering" by saying "god knows {nyc} is scary enough". thats a dated, inaccurate and stereotypical statement that i dont appreciate much, as a {new......

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

Manoj: So here we go... what was supposed to be a topic about cheap sex and stuff has turned into a debate on racism... and further worse - apartheid! Well, having lived for 2 years now in......

in response to: Cheap Sex $60 by Elicar

CE: I'm currently in Sussex for the next few hours and have been here for a couple days. There are more murals since I was last here and I still stand by my opinion that......

in response to: Downtown Murals by CE

Anonymous - 36: Great !! If someone ever asks me the what was the best time of my life - without a doubt it was 13-16, great memories to last a lifetime. My 9 year old daughter can't......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Jimmy Legs: you know the drill, get into the cab first, THEN tell them where you're going. no one can say how much it'll cost since we don't know where you'd be in manhattan or where you're......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

been: The mail thing is no problem as it is a center hall walk-up job. I lived in here in 1985/1986. All of the apartments use the # 82 address. I think I was in apartment #5. This was......

in response to: One Building with 2 Addresses by Biff

BDweller: My friend Mike graduated from JHS 111 in the early seventies. It had already acquired a rough reputation by then, as I recall. Like Pierre said, the gang/thug threat was present. All......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

.nanotech.: [[img:18457]] [[img:18458]] [[img:18459]] [[img:18462]] [[img:18463]] [[img:18464]] [[img:18465]] [[img:18466]] [[img:18467]] [[img:18468]] [[img:18469]] [[img:18470]] [[img:18471]] * The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy. * There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

jay : having moved to the usa from england 3 years ago, i just hate the food in america...almost every "restaurant" (they even call fast food places restaurants here!) serves the same food, steaks, chicken, pasta....and in......

in response to: Chips for Lunch by Jamie

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......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

RICH W: maritza,i agree with u 100%,i wrote before but it didnt get posted..theres a affordable housing shortage everywhere.i live between boston and n.y, every apartment building is being bought up by these people from n.y and......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Alfred in ATL: I was born and raised in Bushwick in the building directly to the left of the building in the picture above. I lived in 336 Melrose st. which my dad owned from 1976-1996. The building......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Colt.: I see the neighborhood gentrifying actually working, right now i was by there and they had a starbucks, blockbuster, and bestbuy. There are tons of nice new Huge High-Rises, Chicago, is becoming a lot nicer,......

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

Laura: My mother lived in a large apartment building on Eastern Parkway near Grand Army Plaza in the early 1970s. What a place it must have been in its heyday. It still had touches of grandeur......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

karlo: Shamie,if you profess to be a Republican,then why ape the people you say are your enemies? 'Fuck the shankill' is not a part of the Republican agenda,yet people like yourself only serve to feed the......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Haji: Thugs are thugs. I always hate seeing these losers at bike meets at their booth selling crap. Kids line up to get their calendar signed by these guys all day long. They're......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

jeeff: that's a ridiculous argument. whether the graffiti has any effect on people and their polluting habits is debatable, but how can a tiny amount of spraypaint compare to the huge amount of noxious chemicals,......

in response to: Please Don\'t Dump by CE

EvilGentleman: Susannah, why do you feel you are in a huge minority? Most people I know are straight like me, yet still support equal opporunity to be married, regardless of sexual orientation. Love is love, and......

in response to: Smash by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Andrew Smith: Jamie - I'll get the binoculars out and look out for Boston Stump when I'm next in Hunstanton. (My grandparents live there so I'm a regular visitor). I'm guessing I need to look East of......

in response to: Ingoldmells by jamie

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.

Peter: me too. i pass by their huge container-port at {port newark} every day on the {path} train commuting home. their cranes are huge!...

in response to: Holland Market Ernie by Jamie

mofidious: nice 1 m8 stikers r a gud idea im in the process of making a new stencil now so look out 4 it, it will b bigger than the other 1 but more detail look......

in response to: Mofidious by Mofidious

Jamie: **quote of the day:** "I don't care if you remind me of a genuinely curious and obese cat that I want to hug and squeeze and name Harrold"...

in response to: No Mr. Raccoon, You May Not. by protocolotis

Sally: Today is memorial day in America. THEY ARE HOLDING PARTIES AND BBQs and HAVE TOTALLY FORGOTTEN THE ABOUT 2 WORLD WARS WHERE I LOST FAMILY MEMBERS, NOT TO MENTION THEIR OWN TROUPS IN THIS LATEST......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Kakumei: I'm a 20 year old white female and I live in Brooklyn (Flatbush) - I go around to Coney Island, Crown Heights, Marine Park, Williamsburg, Sunset Park, etc by myself during the day _and_ night......

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

groovehouse: Great story!!! LOL!!!! I went to Vegas once, I was about 11 years old and it was a stop on the way back from California. The main thing I really remember about Vegas was leaving after......

in response to: Piano Man by jack

Rob: Thanks Rick for your mini review and google search and paste for the words “buddy bike.” But as the owner of the above bike, let me clear a few things up: Regarding the bike pictured: It is......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

EvilGentleman: chiamattt (I think I finally got 3 t's in there this time!), if that idea of yours could become a reality, I think I would definitely support it. You definitely got my mind going with......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

GGP: one of my favorites! I fell out the first time I came upon a huge field of these, while driving in Northern California on a hot, dry day....

in response to: California Golden Poppies by joey

yuppies will burn: The BEACH used to be working class for all wonderful place to live but the rich people have turned it into an area for them only and with market value assement(legal government robbery) the rich......

in response to: The 40th Beaches Lion’s Easter Parade by Elicar

leviticus: Listen, I love animals as much as the next person and have 3 cats (well my parents have 3 cats) but to be honest there is a HUGE difference between a human head and a......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

anon (p54907093.dip.t-dialin.net): I think I'll make a comment on this graffiti here on the picture and then to this forum conversation. There's nothing really special about it. This is the kind of graffiti you get in every......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Chris: For fucksake, some people really do make up these huge complex opinions of a country when they dont no shit about it at present or its past. Any one that lives in a developed country with......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

lisa: i dont know if these pics are really from that place and time or not but i lived if fergus my whole life up untill the past 2 years which ive lived in guelph and......

in response to: the august 19th, 2005 tornado hoax by jeeff

just west of nolindia: love the turtle, swimming happily! looks like a red-ear slider. i only know that bc i bought my girlfriend a red-ear slider turtle for her birthday. also love those huge markets, reminds......

in response to: Greek Fauna by cerniagigante

Staci: To: Humboldt Park Dave/ Ratone Chocha/ Insightoner Thanks Dave. I'll have to check that out. I'll keep things posted on here every so often. Ratone, I live on Humboldt and Cortland. ......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

GGP: I saw a black cowboy on the subway the other day--all duded out with hat, belt, chaps, and a cool Black Cowboys Federation vest (with fringe, no less!). He was an older fellow and was......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

grange: awww elaine . Your story reminds me of my younger days .As a we lad sitting at kitchen table listening to me mum an da talking ."Hey c$%t get me a cupa tea ."Ya ole......

in response to: Passing Airliner Triggers Wonder in Arctic by EvilGentleman

Billy: Having lived in both the USA and England, let me tell you a few things. Both countries electoral systems are fucked! None has real proportional representation. And in terms of laws probably both have an equal......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

jonnybadboy: i am proud to be british proud of my monarchy who are still to this day the rulers of the british empire upon which if noone has noticed is huge if it wasn't for the......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

GB: I beg pardon from kroko, the queen sits on her arse all day. I don't think that is quite true. Although her preorgative powers have been eroded over a few centuries, the queen in fact......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Jury Member #3, After Evil Gentleman's Trial: [Toronto Tar Reporter] "Why did you decide to convict in the end? Everyone was sitting on pins and needles, waiting for you and the rest of the jury to come back from its deliberations. Since......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

To Driver's Brother! Doing Damage Control.: I'm sure other people have said this before me, but really should your brother be glad it wasn't worse! He could have been seriously injured. Lock your car doors! If it had......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Litter did I Know: If any Driver/person/biker throws litter on the ground/ out their window into to my path, I am always ready to regift it to them. I don't need to throw it at them but if they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Alexandre Dumas: I'm a dumas. And Quaid, I'm laughing at the beating you will one day receive. "Uh, fellas, a treehugger opened a can of whoopass on me. I'm a monumental pussy."...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

anon (HSE-Montreal-ppp339692.sympatico.ca): I am a Kensington Market resident living on the street where the altercation took place. My first reaction upon hearing the news was “wow, maybe the city will FINALLY allow us to have garbage cans......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Krusty: To:saskatooncycling@yahoogroups.com This kind of article just drives me nuts. It's just another case of that god damn CBC forwarding it's socialist agenda and attempting it's usual "social engineering" by reporting on some insignificant action of what was......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

mr_walker: too much writing to digest. tried to leave a comment earlier, now i'm so text-drunk i'm not sure if it made it ... anyways, GOOD ON YA, LEAH! i've done the same (i.e. return......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

poprad99: I have been riding bikes for 32 years and burning fossil fuels for 22 years. I have been commuting year-round by bike for 9 years. I was assaulted and battered by a motorist in 1990 for......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

anon (toronto-HSE-ppp4056517.sympatico.ca): I read every post from beginning to end. It wasn’t a very productive day at work… Some people made me laugh others pissed me off and a lot made me think. This is an example where you......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

No Seriously you must be the guy!: Wow this guy screwed up. If he was right or wrong it doesn't matter anymore there is going to be some major backlash to his out right loss of control. If she has done this......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

robin: I spend my working hours immersed in legal minutiae, so I know whereof I speak; Leah cannot choose to press charges. Driver cannot choose to press charges. The only individual that has the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

GGP: makes me think of the famed Women's Pentagon Action demo way back when (in 1980): "Four huge female puppets created by Bread and Puppet Theatre led some 2,000 women in a march past Arlington Cemetery to......

in response to: Wholesome Urban Graffiti by groovehouse

M, J (MP): Gangs shouldn't even be killing innocent lives. Everybody that lives in HP/ North side, South side, West side,& East side knows that it ain't easy to live in a huge enviornment where there's a lot......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

gramarye: I was actually in a plane heading toward Gatwick on the Sunday morning, and saw the fire out the window of the aircraft. You could see the huge smoke plume and the fire raging from......

in response to: Oil Fire... by Zag

Peter: awesome! i used to work at columbia presbyterian! i got off at the 1/9 station at 168th every day :) manm, waiting for the crowds to file outta those huge elevators was a truly......

in response to: 168th Street by GGP

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Don't forget that you're not allowed to sit with your legs spread. How far is too far? Do they have a protractor to measure the angle? What if you have arthritis, bad hips or huge......

in response to: Subway Cycling: NYC by Peter

NET ONE 156 KRT: Words of the Prophets Take to the Rooftops by Cathy Hong SUBJECT — The Extreme Graffiti Hall of Murals LOCATION — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens Les had no equipment but a backpack full of spray cans. (He......

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

Peter: totally. i live right up the street from that, and used to work right across dean street from that piece. i love the building its on, too, that huge old creepy warehouse building. ive daydreamed......

in response to: Gouch & Sober by Peter