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maureen robertson: 40 years ago as a 15yr old my friend and I used to jump on the subway at Merkland street and cross the river to Govan to go to the pictures. We weren't allowed to,...... CartLegger: I am just an observer at this point, enjoying the inertia of this passionate and informed debate. I am glad that citynoise can be the place where the Synagogue has finally spoken--thank you Rabbi Andelman....... adam: Okay, where do I begin? I have lived in Jacksonville for pretty much my entire life. I am 29 years old and I recently moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL which is a much...... pauline curran : hi fionathe old houses faceing drum haw park is the house i was born in .good to see they are still standing. my mum lives in drum haw park . she is not...... Renee: Hi AP & Bayside Watcher - I agree wholeheartedly and there are no arguments here. The entire place is a complete disaster. If you scroll up a little, you'll notice that I've posted several...... Bayside Watcher: Renee, your concern and outrage for the condition of the mausoleums and the internal crypts are spot on. And reinterring the remains of the dead in those crypts and securing the mausoleums should be...... AP: Renee, there is a caretaker on site who works very hard to tend the cemetery. But, if you look at ##Bayside Watcher's## comment above above (with aerial image and approximation of the cemetery being about...... zagg: Love the font; does the church still go by that name?
... zagg: Love the font; does the church still go by that name... Candy: Hi, I graduated from ACHS in 2003 so I can't really comment on what it is now but I can tell u what it was then. Aside from my college years, my 4 years at...... Bayside Watcher: 'I remember' - You are a good person and you have great intentions. But have you been to Bayside Cemetery? If you had, you wouldn't possibly think that 4 cleanup visits per year...... Jamie: The age old "This is not a true representation of my town/village/city" debate continues. Maybe I missed the part where i duty bound to paint a fair and balanced picture of everywhere I choose take...... Bayside Watcher: There are many interesting posts here and many interesting questions and facts to check on.
In one of the previous posts it is questioned if it is true that Congregation Shaare Zedek used funds intended for...... Jessica: Werribee is not a dangerous place. Yes, maybe the station could be dangerous at night. Just get on the train/bus, and nothing will happen to you!... Bayside Watcher: Notice that some of the pictures above have headstones with Yellow Stickers on them. Also some have stickers that say 'PC' on them. These are graves that have purchased perpetual care. In...... Richie Rubin: WE usta`hitch'on da rear of St.Johns pl.Trolleys & Electric buses,
all da way to`Bridge Plaza'..in Williamsburg,from Utica ave.&
St.Johns pl...cool/l-o-n-g ride..& never got caught!... Afroblanco: Ms. Andelman, I agree with Renee, NWhyC and most of the others. Despite all those words you typed, you really didn't say much at all. Like it or not, as the first officially-involved person to...... Humboldt1: PlGrd,
Nice to see you are back from CityData. I was starting to get really down about black renters in general, but have had a new renter (black family) in my suburban place in Itasca...... Renee: Dear Rabbi Julia Andelman,
I am probably one of those people you would categorize as the uneducated by believing everything I read off the internet to be true. As you can see by...... JO: I grew up in good old LJ. It's not all that bad if that's your thing, I got out of there as soon as I could. My parents still live there and they...... Rabbi Julia Andelman: Dear Friends,
Congregation Shaare Zedek has been working extremely hard over the past several years to forge a long-term strategy for the restoration and maintenance of Bayside Cemetery, despite the fact that only 5% of this...... Wendy: About a month ago, I took our little dog out for "last call". We walked down our front steps to the sidewalk. About twenty feet away stood two raccoons. The dog started barking. ...... Franny Wentzel: Was pretty close to that spot way back in May of '02
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Looks like the infill building behind the Woolworth is a another building site now.
... Craig: Thanks for bringing attention to the conditions at Bayside. I have many family members buried there (the grave of one--Helen Schwalb--is shown in two of your pictures above), and although I live out of the...... Peter: good for him! yeah, what a dedicated guy. i can only imagine trying to petition nyc to get permission to take the general public into a cavernous subterranean abandoned tunnel, heh...
here are some links for...... chillen...: scrap yard is ok for when you need a quick marker or something, but just get on NJ transit and go 10 minutes over to jersey to a wal-mart or sherman williams or somewhere and...... Matthew Goeringer: Scott,
I will admit that Bessie is not the most exciting place in the world; but did you really look around? I don't think that you did. You took pictures of the School and...... chickenrgood: Wow this is fun stuff. I like chickens- sure who doesn't think they are fun to watch and oooh what pretty colors those roosters are! I have been coming to Kauai since the...... Karen Nielsen-Hayes: Hi, I was a student nurse at Netherne from 1977-1981. I remember being told that children born to the "insane" were kept at the hospital in a children's ward and observed for signs of mental...... Rich: For Davida: Town Hill 2? Located in a corner of the old Sears and Roebuck parking lot. That's all I got.... Nobody: id be more concerned about bankers and politicians adopting a "proposition or morals" before i would concern myself with writers doing it, ha.
but it does raise a point... graf is just like anything else. there...... Irene Maltman: I would love to here from someone over there who knew me or my family. The Maltmans lived by Govan Cross (the nice building with the high backs). They later moved to Uist street. ...... Heero: How can you say Urban Freeflow is GOOD?
They act like they're the official parkour organization.
Even more so, they even tried to create competitions. I don't know about you, but competitions will destroy parkour and make...... repine: I have a rule that I stick to, no private property, but I know there's a lot of variation with regard to what people will and wont write on within the graffiti community.
What do you...... Ron: Hello again Teri,
I had to smile when I bumped into your posting here.
Something I didn't mention in my recent long e-mail was one time when I was playing on the Eastern Parkway mall and...... crazy : thx Peter what if i'm a girl?does that still bother u ... Dan: Jan 2, 2009: I am doing a geneological search on the Fritz family who grew up in the Yorkville section of Manhattan in the 1950's. Any information from those who have such great memories of that time would...... davida: no maybe it was downhill???????... jockel: es buen trabajo en espesial el kolorido buenos efectos de brilloy buena delinasion
... i was that baby: i was just chillin', practicing my moves, you guys are hurtful
... remob: we love you and miss you urine and fadeone. boming for life.killing toys.......omc.osk.stk. stkt..
... remob: fuck the buffers rip fade1 smilley ace dapps urineone ... BethAnn: Ugh...I hate living in Jacksonville!! My husband is in the military and we had to leave wonderful San Diego to come to this dump! I am not black, but this place is so racist it...... zagg: Can the people still use the stairs? eh just strange I tell ya.
... joey: well it's 2009 and the old windmill is still turning. wish we could get some power from it. maybe power a night light!... Ozzi: All you guys, Guess what the Purple hotel is under contract and going to open again in end of 2009. Some indian group of investers are buying it for 29 Million.... Peter: its that orange plastic construction-site mesh they staple and zip-tie around everything to make it "safer". it also helps to cut down on the gusts of wind whipping through wide-open scaffolding and such. still, scaffolding...... CC: I was born and raised in North Devon (1946-1976). I lived on Smith Street.
The building in the 3rd pic was the CIBC bank. It was robbed in the early 70s.
The 4th pic shows "Bolen's...... ChiPhi: True Morgan693 that due to some nuture and nature aspects of our upbringing, it may be easier for some to "pull themselves up by the boot straps". However, the excuses and crutches have to...... Doc S.......: .....never hung with the basketball crowd - wasn't that much of an athlete then, but I do remember Billy Cannon, he was in my elementary and high school classes - I remember talking to him...... Rick: Matty: You reminded me of the full-court basketball games that sometimes took place in the 241 schoolyard. On occasion, on the court would be Connie Hawkins, Roger Brown, Doug Mo and Billy Cannon (who lived...... Cindy from Oslo: The crime has rised with 20% since dec.2007 according to TV2News channel. And according to Aftenposten (newspaper), there are 4 times more crime in Oslo then in New York ( http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2299327.ece ) I believe the...... Dr Jayne: To Audrey, regarding your Dec 27th post: Try to contact the American Nurses" Association. They might have the information you are looking for.
I am a bit younger than most of you posting, though my...... Richie Rubin: Davida,you wrote`a club opened on Flatbush ave.'Ben Mastiks'town&
country club'was all the way down near belt p'kwy..after ave U!
& I usta go dere & see top notch acts..I even have a menu from
there[c.1957]but`Town Hill'[bedford/Eastern pkwy]was da...... Amy: I have a family of coons living in my neighbours tree. They come out every night and tear our trash open if they can. Id rather my kids see them and be amazed, and watch...... Lou Romero: Teresa,
The building is still standing, its under a new name for several years.
Pilgrim Christian Academy.
I went FHM from 1967 to 1973, In Classmates.Com, there is a alumni group of all past students if you're interested.... Matty Paris: Roger Brown and Connie Hawkins were completely different ballplayers from very different cultures. Connie lived in a railroad flat off Franklin and Fulton Street with his mother and brother. She did maid work. He played...... Joseph La Rosa: Hey Brooklyn, what nice things are being said about "the old neighborhood". My name is Joe La Rosa and my family used to own LaRosa bakery on wilson ave. My dad was Joey....... davida: hey richie it wasn't down that far. Was it town hill?... anon (adsl-75-26-176-73.dsl.scrm01.sbcglobal.net): Does anyone remember Susie's Bar and Grille on Myrtle Avenue? I'd love to hear some stories from that time about my grandmother's bar. Thanks!
susanboriechambers@yahoo.com... morgan693: Lot's of interesting comments here, but a lot of misconceptions, in my opinion. Not everyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps, contrary to popular belief. People have different intelligence levels, different life...... Marco: I hunt up near there so every turkey season and deer season, we enjoy heading in to Buffalo from dear camp, grabbing a shower, and hitting the pizza pub for the best pizza in Western...... yoyo: Okay, I'm giving my opinion. Everybody here is trying to sound so smart, but in reality it's your opinion and not reality. This planet first of all is not ours, it has been lended to...... bob: I like Tish lived at 350 E 92nd St.
I remember so many things John's Candy Store's must have hamburgers after a night out. Also remember Linda peeling potatoes after leaving shool at OL. No frozen...... jack:
i grew up not too far from there. during the war many fighter planes would circle around my home and i could watch them descending for a landing. the drone of the engines...... Peter: i love these too. i snap then whenever i see them, and get panoramas when i can. ill post the panorama vertically, though, so as to not break the page :)
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... Willie: Doc, Rick - Town Hill at Eastern Parkway and Bedford Avenue was in the 1950s a place to have a drink and catch live entertainment. My mom and older sister remember seeing Sam Cook...... Betty: My girlfriend and her husband just retired to Enniskillen this summer. Her husband is from there originally. I was curious to see what the city looked like. My girlfriend keeps asking me to come over...... Josep: I went to see it yesterday out of curisosity, and I think it is a very nice cathedral,the concept is great, much nicer than any other modern cathedral, I think it should be finished and...... Karlo: Well said Tracy.
It really is sad to see things like this in this supposed day and age.
Hopefully someday those of us who would bring their children up to hate will see the destructive capacity this...... Doc S.......: ...Town Hill, as I remember it, was more of an upscale restaurant and nightclub, rather than just a place to go to listen and have a drink - it featured a variety of entertainment -...... Rick: Didn't they used to have jazz at the Town Hill (SW corner Bedford & Eastern Parkway)? I believe the last time I was there was to see Dick Gregory doing his stand-up. I think my...... Doc S.......: Howdy again Willie: It's interesting to know the Franklin Avenue shuttle is running - when I was by there last year sometime it looked abandoned (President Street/"Botanic Garden" entrance)-all boarded and barred-up & overgrown with...... Willie: Rick, Doc: Yes, Busches Ice Cream Parlor was on Nostrand (near corner of Union Street). Today there is a 'white table cloth' restaurant in that space called "Tavern on Nostrand" which is quite...... ChiPhi: Wow...this thread has had some staying power and I am glad it has the legs. :)
Full disclosure...(Please read my earlier comments above for my perspective regarding this neighborhood). I am a male in my...... pianogirl: DECARIE HOTDOGS are the BEST in MONTREAL!
Been going there since the 1970's.
I remember the sign clearly! Steames were 25 cents each 2/ 45 cents!
The Pepsis were a quarter a piece and the same for...... Arthur: I was born on 77th street between York Ave and John Jay park in 1931. I appreciated the stories from all of you who now live or lived in Yorkville. Thank you.... cycles-past: I will update what i have found so far soon
merry christmas to all!
cycles past... Rick: Willie/Doc - I, too, was a fan of Tung Sang (first tasted egg foo yung, there). I was even a bigger fan of Busches' hot fudge sundaes. As I recall it, however (and my memory...... Doc S.......: ...yeah, Willie, I know about the old Academy Building - 'am an active member of the alumni association, and I'm constantly informed of the situation. Glad to hear you're active in trying to prevent the...... Willie: Doc - I believe I was in the first graduating class at Lefferts Junior High (1959-1961). I went to Erasmus, too ('64), but think my Mr. Cohen lived beyond my graduation year. Am...... Doc S.......: Willie - I remember most of what you've said - and the "Cameo" toy store around the corner from the Loew's "Kameo" movie theater (note different spellings). Now, you've mentioned a Lefferts JHS - but...... Willie: Does anyone out there remember the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue? The old Loew's Cameo (pronounced 'LOW-ees) by the Assistant Principal of Lefferts JHS in the early '60s. Rubin Chemists on...... Richie Rubin: Sharon;dat`IS'down da st.was probably our PS 167,on Eastern pkwy
it was alwaze a`tough'school,but never like in`60's-`70's..no?
when You went to St.Matthews did the`nuns'still hit students
w/rulers? usually on palm of hand,@ least dat's what I was told
by all...... Franny Wentzel: No bikes, boards, skates or blades. Krunk that... I'm bringin' a Killdozer!... Renee: Hey Cartlegger... Kudos for good intentions but upon further research, this is a MAJOR task and I really don't think that it would make an impact. I found another site, a paper written by...... jack: i passed by the site last month. the new bridge is beautiful. i think in the future we will see many new and beautiful bridges being built. ... Abdullahi: I really believe that money don't talk because seeing this man facially will give you an insight of the poorest person in the World... John Dereszewski: Story, I think the Wikipedia picture of Bushwick is dated and far too pessimistic. While still pretty gritty, Bushwick has become a far more solid community over the past decade and boasts a growing and...... New York Historian: I cannot believe the photos, so heart breaking. I would like to retrieve the newspapers and photos for safe keeping, maybe given to an organization of some kind, for history, maybe even scan...... Sunny: No one will ever be able to stop meth usage. ... a knowledgable source: Belleville man must know Norm........ Rich: Hi Davida,
This is Rich, I saw you a little over two years ago when Rob and I came out to see Kenny during the superbowl. Hope all is well with you, to answer your question,...... gxr killer: JA is a fuckin legend. I acually got to me him a few months ago threw my man ovie. "FREE OVIE" THE MAN IS A CLASS ACT. He is the reason I as small kid...... EvilGentleman: Well Tom, something as big and easily visible as this would require either ladders or most likely {scaffolding}. I would definitely say the {toon graf} {mural} is a {commissioned piece}.
The building is a hangout for...... anon (modemcable119.252-59-74.mc.videotron.ca): Well Tom, something as big and easily visible as this would require either ladders or most likely {scaffolding}. I would definitely say the {toon graf} {mural} is a {commissioned piece}.
The building is a hangout for...... true: yea he is up...but in new york around my parts, bedford stuyveasant,a dude name merk who is apart of bbb and fff is taggin over ja's tags and callin him a toy..no joke..but still...... davida: are the two girl high schools still on president street. what about P.S. 241. It's been years since I've been back to New York. I don't miss the snow at all. I would love to...... pauline curran : hi fiona give my regards to your mum. mum was asking after .her have alovely xmas i cant wait as my son is coming...... mitch: Davida, Rich, Kim, Kenny ... my mind is racing with all the thoughts and memories from so many years ago and it is so wonderful to hear from you all ... and that we can......
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