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hawaiiansong: I had the good fortune to sail into Kauai to repair my sailboat earlier this year. I found the people wonderful, and the chickens remarkable. They seem to have evolved and adapted to......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Peter: yeah, ana. thats a lyric from a song about the pedantic nature of putting up too many signs to control what people can and cant do. i was poking fun at your reference to the......

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

needa_dayoff@hotmail.com: I grew up on knickerbocker avenue parallel to the park in an appartment just over the italian cafe and across from the bar always interesting outside my window I was a little kid when we......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

JohnnyFDNY: The memories! Grew up on Stanhope and Central 1954 to 1960.Attended St Joseph Patron, on Suydam St, graduated 1960. Hung out as teenager on Himrod and Myrtle 1962 to 1963, belonged to Club Tesian 1963......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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

AARON F,: I have lived in Jacksonville for over 26 years,I still think the city and 95% of the people in it suck.But no one SUCKS ass more then the JEA,rates increases,how the hell is it that......

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

Carlos: It's not people . It's also the sanitation dept and Construction going on .I live in Bushwick for about 40 yrs. when the Germans where here before the Italians. you still have rodents,roaches they travel......

in response to: Keep Bushwick Clean & Rats Out by Peter

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

Stan: That other movie house was the Strand. At one time it had live acts along with the movie (vaudeville I guess). I remember my father taking me there to see a magician who supposedly sawed......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

procyon: Medicalfools: I also know that some higher-ups want the best for it--someone posted a letter to that effect from Dorothy Lewandowski elsewhere on citynoise, and I recently read that they've started applying for a spot......

in response to: Abandoned... NY State Pavilion by Peter

luna park: it was a giant, impressive piece of rooftop graffiti done by a guy who goes by read more books AKA reader AKA booker... the big skulls made me happy every time i rode past on......

in response to: Lofts for Rent by Peter

jack: magnificiant tower, there's not too many of them....

in response to: Lofts for Rent by Peter

unknown: I met my now fiance in a small town. I learned that he was born and raised in CG until he was shot not in his neighbor, but on the southside of the Chi. The......

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

Frankie Five Angels: Hey Sicilian Brookly Gal, Did you know any of the Iavaronne's, Livoti's, Adamo's, Jesse Speciale Florist....all there and in St' Jo Patron during the 50's and 60's......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Allan: Richie, What year did you graduate from 167? Me - 59. Judy also had another brother I think. We lived in same apartment house and same floor. I think I recognize the name Joel Bercy. Right......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

indian-afro-german-polish-female: just got finished looking at that documentation about you, guys, out there in that "city-jungle" new york, rather brooklyn..it showed me, afro-german, that there are more to it then thugs and little criminals amongst black......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

Louise Jones: Hi, I'm the youngest daughter of Brenda Matthews and youngest grandaughter of the late Ted and Emily Matthews, Pearly King and Queen of Hampstead. I'm putting together a presentation for a college group here......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

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

anon (hlfxns0163w-142068086134.pppoe-dynamic.ns.aliant.net): keprecon: try hairspray...

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

Marybel Perez Ridley: I lived in Sunset Park from 1962-1989 I moved to the midwest and I visit alot still have family there. I grew up going to sunset park and had a lot of great memories.......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

surfer: Answer to Megan> Bensonhurst is changing from Italian to Chinese. Still a good neighborhood. Answer to Danielle> Sunset park is now called the 2nd Chinatown. Excellent neighborhood. I grew up there in the 50's & 60's.......

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

hey: Yre's is not a haitian restaurant! It's AFRICAN!...

in response to: Save Yre\'s! by EvilGentleman

Joann from Boston, MA: I saw them come galloping through the night streets in Philly. African American cowboys!?! I thought I was hallucinating. I could not believe my eyes. And then, my friend, a native Philadelphian said, "Oh yeah,......

in response to: Urban Cowboys by serlingrod

Lexxi: Great to know that the legend of Mr. Rufus Rockhead lives on with the naming of the street near Atwater Market, unfortunately most Montrealers have no idea of the history associated with this brilliant man......

in response to: Rufus Rockhead Street by EvilGentleman

Alan (Silver) Glasgow: Listen up you heathens , yeds I hate the pope... but don't get me wrong al this ftp and uda or uff or ''whatever'' is the in-thing to say (cos you prods of which......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

zagg: According to Wikipedia: "listed by Forbes List of Billionaires as the 368th richest person in the world in 2008" I wonder if he would like to donate a little to a nice canadian gal... I'll volunteer...

in response to: One of the Richest Man in the World.. by Rune Willem

chris: i was there and 2 of my friends got ripped of by the strippers..they said $20 each for a lesbian show and my 2 friends said ok..they were gone for while and was wonderin where......

in response to: Gentleman\'s Choice by EvilGentleman

Brian Jacobs: Well, perhaps a compromise would be to attach signs to trees using an expanding metal collar with a rubber inner sleeve to protect the tree and allow the tree to grow without the collar......

in response to: We Nail Road Signs to Trees. by AG

Julian: Hey roger, I liked that a lot. Gives me something to think about......

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

eyeofodin: England fascinates me...I worked there for a summer teaching Germans and Italians (axis powers of course!) English in the country side of Suffolk. I loved every minute of the weather and afternoon cocktails. ......

in response to: Hogwarts? by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

thesouthernapple: Hey everyone, I'm sad to see the neighborhood in such decline. But I'm glad to see so many memories here, about the Ave. I graduated Valerdictorian from St. Marks in 1985, and I know that......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

lianna: The north side is not only for "low-income people".. there are plenty of middle/working class people in west brighton, mariners harbor, etc. who own homes and have good jobs. ...

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

lianna: I hate people who complain about staten island. if you hate it so much than do something about it! there are plenty of people here[including myself] who do not perpetuate the staten island stereotypes. you......

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

Aimee Hannon: Just wanted to say the pictures are brilliant. So interesting and mysterious. Are there any pictures of the shanty towns that used to be there? Galway, Ireland...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

herb weitz: got to union & kingston around 1938-9 went to 167 for 1 semester then the crown heights yeshiva (310 crown)next to ps161 at 13 I discovered Shwabies poolroom HEAVEN, a warm place to play hookey and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

EvilGentleman: Sigh, such a Canadian response there, zagg. "One of these days, I'm gonna make a sign" ranks right up there with "I have half a mind to write them a stern letter"....

in response to: Exotic Slurpee Plant? by zagg

madamep: I was there then, and you really nailed it for what it was like. I was the groupie mom's roommate. I still don't know what that was about. Her trip not mine. I wasn't into......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

Brian C: Ah...A load of crap. I'm 51 and I skateboard. Why don't you visit oldmanarmy.com...

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Claire: Hi - I noticed earlier in the thread a lady called Diane mentions she has the contact details for Daz & Chave. I would very much like to book them for a pub opening!......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Frankie Five Angels: My nana lived at 154 Wilson Avenue until 1970...belonged to St. Joseph Patron and lived next door to Bonsignore Funeral Home..which is now a church. I have very fond memories of LaRossa bakery, Giangrasso's and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

zagg: Took 55 months; and 3393 viewings but this entry finally got a comment! Come on kids, it contains a REAL LIFE BARBIE VICTORIAN HOUSE. JEEZ!...

in response to: Barbie\'s Victorian Dream House by zagg

Jason: What's most ironic is that liberals are deeply "conservative" when it comes to gentrification. They are seeking to take a vibrant city of constant flux and movement and freeze it in time. No one group......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Warren S.: To: Mary A... I wonder you and I know each other... I blotted out so much of “back then” I forgot exactly when I would have graduated St. B's -- if I had graduated --......

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

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

Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital.......

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

BARON VON FANCY: Baron Von Fancy is not a man, he is an idea. And you cannot kill an idea. He has been called an artist. He has been called a maniac. He is a recluse. He never......

in response to: Baron Von Fancy by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend two of my friends......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Rita: Thank you for these pictures. My two Italian, Great and Grandfather were stone carvers on this bridge. ...

in response to: Lorain-Carnegie Bridge by procyon

Warren S.: I think this is a fabulous Web-page; it brings back memories of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Queen, where I grew up. Until I was 14, I lived on RC church property in the "old rectory" building......

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

blast from the past: Does anyone remember hanging out on the hellgate bridge? I bet my name is still up there.. What about the kids from Bryant high school.... anyone remember Brian Wolfort...PJ's Bar....Wetsons on northern blvd........

in response to: Astoria Park by little ukraine

BOLO UA crew: BOLO HAS RETURNED FROM THE '' U.A. CREW.. 1986-1990.... BRINGING THAT OL SKOOL SHIT BACK... C/O 1989 MIAMI KILLIAN... ONE TIME FOR THE OL SKOOLERS.. CAN CREW CRIME AT NIGHT.. CTO CREW CAR THIEVES......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

BOLO UA crew: OLD SCHOOL HERE.. BRINGING IT BACK RIGHT AT YA!!! 1984-1990 IM COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT... SO, THAT BEING SAID.. BOLO= BE ON LOOK OUT.. UA CREW UNITED ARTISTS...........

in response to: Miami Art Massacre by Bob Edelson

mami: bushwick cant wait to go back............. i lived in bushwick|flushing until i moved into my housing apartment in coneyisland and let me tell you i can:t wait to go back.... i miss siting in front......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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

Tony (47): As a frequent worldwide traveller (what with being an airline pilot) it's definitely been my experience that in many Canadian cities (Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary) that the number of down-and-outs / bums / druggies / alcoholics......

in response to: Drugs, Drugs, Drugs by ksedge

Samarth Das: Brilliant!! very nice wrk...the high line project is finally workin out ...hopefully i ll be able to see it the next time i visit !!!...

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

mary strong: A few weeks back we had entertainment down our clubhouse on the isle of sheepy and was entertained by the barrow boys and i was sure i knew the man dressed in buttons, and when......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

MOTI WEISBROT : Nice fron yard ! We wish you all the best with your Bottega ( in Italian) . Moti Weisbrot ...

in response to: Source of Beer by Peter

Diane Dole: Hi chris, you are 100% right chris it is what we were brought up beleiving that there is always someone else worse off than you. It dont matter what you got share it and the......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

GRANSON OF ALF DOLE: hi diane hope you are well, i lived with my grandad for 8 years and heard all the story about the pearlys,and i think what a great thing they did and do now it does......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

scared with eyes wide open: believe what you see. They want us to see it. It cost them billions to build this airport that wasn't really needed, No paints a giant mural for public display without prior......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Police&Vet.1967: Sad, What the college boys and politicians have done to our country so they can line their pockets....I own a 70 Impala conv. built at this plant(6-23-70)....when car were built to last..unlike the plastic junk......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Elkin School Rulz!: I think we should have a stickball tournament for all former Kensingtonians. But where do we find a Pimple Ball? Man, I miss them days. We didn't care how hot it was,......

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

Brian Walker: Wow, Margo-murray. I wonder if we knew each other? My family lived in Benny Farm from 1953-1957, we then moved to Texas. I have fond memories of the place, we had a second floor......

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

twice robbed: hundreds of bikes are stolen from the bike racks infront of the uoft athletic centre every year. The University administration should be ashamed that they have not attempted to address this issue by providing a......

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

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

JON RAWLINSON: brilliant photos! cheers, JON. jonrawlinson.com...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

poteto: Yep;from Emerald & dauphin.worked for john gardner stocking his soda box on sat morn.played halfball on arizona E & A 1/2.Remember morgans @ fletcher st?Priscillas next to shortys? Giant great dane(GUNTHER)had to pass @......

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

gianni: ^^^sorry junobo ...

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

gianni: anyone know where to find junono????...

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

kls: My husband and I have lived in Humboldt Park for 4 years since moving to Chicago from Guatemala. I cannot think of a better compromise for us both. I love being near the shops......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Anna: anon if you were born in 70 then you remember the teenages that hung in the park-- (little park they were called) I know for sure I was picked on alot in the 70's I......

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

transplant: Older neighborhoods near downtown - Riverside, Avondale, Springfield, etc. make it easy to use your car less and get out into the world more. If you are really open-minded you can always find like......

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

Ursus: I have just applied the Black Anti-Vandal/Intruder paint to My connifer because the local brats were severely damaging it, It looks a real eyesore from the damage they caused so I decided to coat it......

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

Diane Dole: Hello John dad does remember you and he is still called boy. Rose is well and i will tell dad to remember you to her, we have a website with some photos on www.pearlykingandqueenetertainers.co.uk. We used to......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

john : Hello Diane Thanks for your reply. I think your dad will remember me. I was a friend of your grand dad and your Aunt Rose your......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Janice Seifert; July 2008: Hi Ronald Lees, I grew up on 600 Wishart St. Your sisters will probably remember me. My brother Joe used to hang out with your brother Earl and Freddie Beck. I used to love how......

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

zagg: I vote giant orange eggplants. A friend and I were going to make some stickers up while I was in Philly but didn't get to it --- next time!...

in response to: Random Street Art Throughout Philly by serlingrod

Sticky: Are those pumpkins in the first picture or giant orange eggplants? They almost look like it....

in response to: Random Street Art Throughout Philly by serlingrod

a: [[img:28602]] Las vegas has so many cool hings about its very diverse skyline. [[img:28606]] I think montreal has the best canadian skyline [[img:28603]] Philadelphia is also really cool [[img:28604]] Charlotte has an awsome skyline [[img:28605]] San Fransisco has......

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

Liz: Dear Mr. Hammond, I was born 1948, so I don't think we hung out together, but my Mom was a nurse at St. Mary's, probably at the time your siblings were born I have......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: Heh, I used to do 50 km/h on flat roads on my clunky old $99 mountain bike from Canadian Tire. I could peak at 58 to 60. Mind you, I could only keep that pace......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

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

Margo-murray: How amazing to find this site. We, the Murray Clan, my parents Terry and Denis, and my brothers, David, Brian and Mike (my sister wasn't born yet) lived at 4100 Benny from around 1953 to......

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

LUCKY: hairsy ......

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

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

Gerry: The author of this article needs to get ALL of his facts straight, for the reader. Bishop's Castle is located in the WET Mountains, NOT the West Mountains. If the reader was truly interested in......

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

anon (cache-ntc-ab03.proxy.aol.com): Liz: My sister was born in St Marys Hospital in 1929,the only one of seve siblings born in a hospital. We all went to St Matthews school and church in the 1930s. The boys......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Diane Dole: P.S John dad would like to know your surname as he may remember you....

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Diane Dole: Hello John in refrence to your question yes we are related to Arthur Dole nee Alf He was my grandad, and indeed he was the pearly prince of st Pancras. My dad whose name is also......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

upfromflames: Yeah I appreciate your voice here too! Question for you: When Puerto Rican folks replaced Italians, did they tend to join the catholic congregations--i am thinking about St. Barbara's Cathedral and school, which i am writing......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Todger: I wonder if "rouge mathematicians" perform calculations using the red numbers that are often found on calendars ...? :-)...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969... The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story : I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

OG FROM GCC: I just got back from a mission trip to Kensington. We worked at a kids camp that was located at a church on the corner of C and Indiana. Before the kids would get there. Every......

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

Lou Romero: Amazing !! I didn't realize the quality of life and safety had began to decline as early as 1962. I know that the "white flight" was in full swing from 1965 onward, many neighboorhoods still had......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

john : Hello Diane. having read your article and founnd it interesting.I would like to ask you a few questions.I Had a friend who lived at Mildmay Grove Islington in about......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Brody: What a delight to come across this blog. It was truly "the best of times." Not only did I have the privledge of playing football for Bernie Mars 58'-60' but my uncle played......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

colavitos ghost: wow, these pictures give off a really warm, almost tropical feel. very interesting looking city. almost looks like a mash-up of a north-american and asian city....

in response to: Darlinghurst by Ross

john turvey: well done to diane dole. her and alf dole have the right to claim there pearly king status. i can vouch for that because george dole my grandfather was indeed the pearly king of st......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

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