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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...... 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...... Renee: These pictures have fascinated me to the point of doing a little research on this matter. It seems that the Congregation Shaare Zedek used the funds paid by the families for perpetual care of...... Renee: Although there is a haunting beauty captured in these photographs, the
feeling I am experiencing most is how appalled I am by the conditions of this cemetery. I'm sure that when the families PAID the...... EvilGentleman: Just the car. The engines were CN, about 4 cars forward of this one off the right side of the photos.
I must admit that I am not sure whether this car was carrying automobiles or...... anon (142.128.203.205.in-addr.arpa.net): I have moved back to the Upper East Side after a few years away and I am so happy to be back. I lived on 77th St. and then 3rd Ave./73rd St. for much of...... Peter: without a doubt, there is public interest... [[goo:ja one xtc]] given this site's page-rank for that search, id imagine it wont be long before the public's interest starts showing up in this very thread, hahaha...... Eric: I live in Hutchinson, Kansas. Sometimes, I feel like I like a hundred lifetimes away from the so called "real world". It's kind of depressing. I see so much life going on in other places,...... Peter: heh... its so true, though. my reality indicates that just about every new yorker i know winces upon hearing the name "mccain", wanted to punch giuliani every time he over-invoked 9/11 while campaigning and basically...... zagg: wait wait; ok i have one more...
Tell us Ender, is Slutshole Lane paved or is it a dirt road? I can only imagine how messy a dirt covered Slutshole Lane could be in a...... Peter: heh, these are the only voting machines ive ever used in nyc, for every election since 96, the first i could vote in. these are also the same type of machines pictured in the original...... Richie Rubin: Suzy;picture dis:Your Mom[Mrs.gradstein]cranking up that old
PS 167`Victrola'in the auditorium for:`music appreciation'
WE`Rock & Rollers'didn't really dig dat`Longhair'stuff..
`til now!,& WE never imagined having`long hair a decade
or so..in da future!..no?..Mrs.Dreeben & miss Hines also
cranked up dat`victrola'.as did Mr.Lodato[our...... Mitch Spector: Yep, it's indeed very much GONE. Made one final pass by this morning (November 5th) to check things out and it's not what I saw, but what I didn't see that caught my attention! It's...... Richie Rubin: ALAN K;oy!joyva hal-a-vah..esp.choco.covered tidbits,
[& da jell-filled ones too!.WE musta consumed 1,000's
of dem deadly`penny candies'in OUR`yout'..no? ant
local`candystore'was literally a`killink field'all
dat crap WE swallowed/digested is now startink to
take it's effects.no?.but kishke hadda be da`deadliest'
item WE ate..MY kin...... Robert O Byrd.: Imagine my amazement when i bought the movie jumper and seen thishotel in it as it was a good cheap place to stay while i handled some bad legal issues i do want to thank...... Bea K.: Just goes to prove there's good and bad 'no matter where we live' and that includes Bushwick. For those who've moved on to "safer areas" (whatever that constitutes these days, as I most certainly 'don't'...... EvilGentleman: Thanks for reposting, Mitch.
And thanks for the explanations, editor.
From the way you wrote "Come on guys", I suspect you felt I was complaining. Just to let you know, that is definitely not the case at...... Mitch: Well, sorry to say the dreaded day has finally come! This afternoon (September 25th) demolition was started. The bay windows have been covered from with orange plastic sheeting from the inside, and there's a barrier...... RiCH1: SPIN........whoever you are.......you killed that shit on the 'Rock', sun!.....Rock On! Ya gotta turn yer head kids, to peep that one out.....right at the bottom of the escarpment waterfall on the 401 into the Hammer!...... 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...... EvilGentleman: A year has gone by, and this article has fallen to 25th place out of the 26 articles listed in the "Best of August 2007" page. I find it amazing how the best articles here...... mort: york & dauphin was a getto in the 60's. almost no one from the k & a section would walk through that area. i was attcked by a small mob of stone...... 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...... Paul Revere: I'm sure you can never receive enough accolades for your photography. Great work. Personally, I've roamed those tunnels repeatedly for the past year. As someone remarked you can't hear the train untill it's prcaticly upon...... WR: Had my bike stolen out of my garage this afternoon, probably an hour before I was gonna go use it. Now, I got the thing for free from my neighbor, so I'm not out any...... Telemill: I can just imagine what the archaeologists are going to say when they discover this art vast years from now. How the most cultured of the beings of our time lived underground . . ....... Jamie: Classic citynoise! Thanks for tihs slice-of-life from the other side of the planet. I love the mix of old and new, it's not how I imagine Sydney, or Australia in general to look. Quite colonial,...... chae sone: Mad cowed assemblymen.
WHO REPRESENTS KOREA?
The Korean people want to be free from the mad cow riots. It reminds Rousseau’s statement. “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is chains.” In this social condition, he proposed...... Jamie: I'm enjoying your photos of {Sydney}. They're not how I imagine Sydney to look. Although I'm not sure how I imagined Sydney to look. I'd love to see more though... CJ: Hello! I found this website because a co-worker of mine is considering a move to North Florida. I told her about my experiences but she didn't believe me. Perhaps she'll believe you...... Peter: serlingrod: i get the same shit about {bushwick}. some people (usually the ones who least-closely read your commentary) just cant resist twisting and misinterpreting anything you say about the place thats vaguely positive, and automatically...... eyeofodin: The US beef thing is nothing but a big hysteria over in S. Korea in the present. I do give props to the government willing to resign because of the people's disapproval...isn't that how...... Jamie: It's a recurring theme here. Someone posts a bunch of photos, or maybe even just one photo, from a particular place which don't paint a rose-tinted picture of that place and you can guarantee someone...... Peter: yes, the tunnel is very much in use, as the tunnel is the main artery that connects [[wiki:Metro-North Railroad]] and [[wiki:amtrak]] trains to [[wiki:penn station]]. dodging the trains and staying out of their line of...... Peter: well, these that youve posted are absolutely great- theyre letting me see my city back in the day as ive imagined it, but never actually seen it... im really digging them. you should most definitely...... MrBrenzo: Hutchinson Kansas is a boring place, if you are a boring person. I lived in Hutch until I was 15 and remember it fondly. the state fair only happens once a year, but it was...... CartLegger: Those numbers you are quoting are from back in the bad old days. There is not one Bushwick High anymore. The graduation rate for the Academy of Urban Planning, where I work, is around...... upfromflames: Well, there is not one Bushwick High anymore, but rather four campuses drawing students from all over the city. I work in the Academy of Urban Planning, myself, and our rates are between 60-70% (depending...... 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...... Sheila Vaudrey: Hello again Dean, thanks for your speedy reply, I had no idea that your "grandy" had such an interesting past. I can remember she was always busy as you can imagine, but never too busy...... Peter: glad to see your new photos, zagg! the {pizza fries} look delicious, but i can only imagine in the gut-bomb they resulted in... lol.... James cashan: hi jon,
yea we`va all been there we played to one man and his dog at the jug in doncaster, a scene straight out of comic strips bad news episode! just gotta enjoy the buzz...... Peter: i can imagine... most cosplay is!... Jamie: I've never been to Germany, but photo #3 in an odd way i think sums up just how i imagine germany to be. nice photos. as always ;)... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hi Stuart,
no need to apologise, it was all done in good fun - at school on my last day. (and you are right - it was probably all Gaz!!). You and Garry ran off with...... EvilGentleman: All I know, is I have seen a lot of the little speed limit signs along the bike trails, usually proclaiming a limit of 20 km per hour. I confess that I have not been...... Me: Meg,it is thundering now as I type this,the Kansas air smells heavenly and fresh,the trees which are numerous are in bloom,the flowers are in bloom,there is no smog,no driveby shootings,life is great here today in...... Peter: to make a fairly obvious observation... if this is what things looked like when they ##won##, imagine what it would have looked like if they had ##lost##, heh... i suppose the outcome of the {stanley...... Nobody: Saul- this is the internet, and you're not the boss of it. Now either get on topic and finally get around to this "more to come" that you keep mentioning (yet never get around...... EvilGentleman: As far as the urban legend aspect of things goes, how could we get a website like [[http://www.snopes.com]] to have a look at it, and see what they dig up? I am really curious about...... Peter: well, id imagine someone probably put it there because they didnt want to deal with it in their trash can...
in related news: [[http://www.stinkymeat.net]]... saul altman: i wonder where the city of New York will build the next death town just like the one they created in Coney? They just don't get it, we need to build a community where all...... Peter: im sure the cops would prefer it be used as a verb. you think that if the whole of the {nypd} got a little more action, they'd be a more humane and less aggressive bunch?...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'd hate to be raided by the Fuck Police. Imagine the beating.... CE: Picture #3 is not how I imagined Chicago at all! Great shots!... EvilGentleman: The house in the second-last photo is not too bad looking for a recent construction, even though it is somewhat lacking in "soul". Perhaps the soul will be acquired over time, although the building rising...... joey: wow. imagine that. someone had some fun. maybe on you tube?... grrrl: Dude
The graffiti scene up in Dallas is pretty much all the same.
Sekt, to this day in 2008, still dominates.
He's got some mad skills and hating on this kid, I found, is just useless. He just...... Steve M: Hi Deb
I was brought up in Collins Close during the 1970s. I remember the cat story. I can't confirm whether this was true or not, even though I worked at the pub briefly...... Former Hutchinsonite: I was wrong, I'm sorry, life in Kansas certainly isn't boring.
This was in the Hutch news last week:
"Hospital detached toilet seat from woman, sheriff says"
WICHITA - Law enforcement officials planned to present their report...... Marissa Chaplin: I just love reading these memories.
Susan, I can just imagine pigs running down Liverpool Rd...hilarious...probably wasn't at the time though!!! ... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Does anyone remember a disco in Cadishead? I think it was called Chains and was above the old Co-op? I used to dream of going there when I was a 'grown-up' and just...... Alan Taylor: Hi,
Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob.
Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)...... Alan Taylor: Hi,
Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob.
Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)...... sheila hilton: Hi Cyril, Just reading your comments about the margarine buzzers. I remeber the female employees used to go to work with rollers in their hair, covered by a scarf - just like Hilda Ogden in...... Pierre: Yre's is the best chicken I ever tasted. It was a real treat to get some when I lived in Gloucester. Unfortunately, I moved 70 km east of Ottawa. I haven't been to Charlotte St....... j.smith: Shiny unhappy people
All is not well in the world of pearly royalty. Beneath the peacock feathers and rhinestone finery is stirring a nasty battle for the soul of the kingdom. In Guildford county court this...... ManchurianC.: 2 jack
what d'ya mean prince andre & natasha :)
haven't heard of these. and-- africa IS NOT Russia.
take care.
"No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than...... Hunter: I'd like to make two points at this time. First, it seems that most of the dissatisfaction with Hutchinson revolves around the lack of "good", i.e. well-paid jobs. As I mentioned earlier, there are no...... Topic for discussion: This appeared in the Hutch News on 1/16/08. A routine traffic stop resulting in these charges:
"The officer then arrested him on suspicion of having a stolen Kansas license decal, possessing drug paraphernalia, obstruction, theft,...... Angela 1/9/08: Hail to the Hornets........I didn't live there, but worked there. My employer told me that my experience in the Hornets would prepare me for life more than I could imagine. He wasn't wrong....... Cyberdish:
I don't get even the slightest hint of negativity or homophobia from you. There are, unfortunatly, those in the gay cmmunity who are reluctant to embrace any other lifestyle or thought pattern that isn't their...... BEAV: KENSINGTON WAS ALWAYS A ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD AS LONG AS I COULD REMENBER.BUT NOW ITS A TOILET I COULDNT IMAGINE RAISING CHILDREN THERE. WHEN WE WERE KIDS WE PLAYED STREET SPORTS ON THE CORNERS NOW THEY...... janet: Dubrows on Eastern P’kway, just off Utica: the name was set in big art deco letters (red neon?). Inside, cafeteria style. with big windows, a cashier that you gave a punched card to.. Was...... jack: yeah, it looks like a nice building, the old architecture must give way to the newer sleek buildings, i am old architecture, and i have given way to the newer sleeker young buildings that have...... Elicar: Alkawl, I don't know where you are from, but there are gorgeous weathers (even in the winter) and there are awful weathers here in Canada. And knowing such could make your life a lot easier.
Yes,...... Young Hippie: Padre Island, Right on. These people all live in imagination land/Denial island. I am beginning to think the Pro-Hutchinson sect on this site are nothing more than Hutchinson employees who are enjoying a relaxing life...... Mitch: Oh ... by the way, I went to PS241 too. Can you imagine kids in 1st grade walking to school these days alone? No one ever gave it a second thought back then.... Peter: guy: thanks for your posts; im glad to see youre taking a crack at going pro- best of luck! additionally, ive enjoyed looking at your posts; the ones concerning exotic animals, especially, are just so...... adam: philly has been working on making their neighborhoods hipper for a few years now. so far it seems to have work in some areas but i cant imagine it will work all over. the city...... thelinebetween: This ad is for the Ali Forney Center, a shelter for homeless and at risk gay youth. The ad is there to highlight the all too frequent occurrence of a young person coming out of...... Peter: although im a {new york}er, i agree with mcarthur. ive watched this post for over a year and though its taught me a lot about a place ive never been (and about some of the...... Peter: i love the random, colorful shapes floating around in the mortar/pestle on the sign... i like to imagine drugs actually looking like that.... serlingrod: it really blows my mind to imagine the infinite number of moments and events which have ever occured in a place like new york city. ... Rodent: I heard that they had very big rats in the projects, And when you throw food at them to get them to run away and leave you alone, They will grab the food that you...... Lulu: Thanks for the article. It will be three years this January since I moved to Yorkville (as a grad student as well) and I can't imagine living anywhere else in New York. We...... jack: and a reminder, can you imagine all the payoff's, take all that money and they could have done a great clean-up job.... DIANE: I Lived on Franklyn Ave Off WILLOUGHBY In The Early 50'S. A Few Years Ago I Went Back To My Old House,And It Was Still There,It Chaned A Little But Not Much.It WAas A Wonderful...... MaGoo: PS: Just for context- so that you realize that my observations are quite balanced and unbiased:
I was raised by a single parent on welfare- we were abjectly poor. Most of our neighbors who were Bushwick...... Carleen: wonderful book, couldnt put it down! Didnt know there was a movie also. Its sad to read about how other people live in our country and makes me look around at what I...... Vashon T Jordan: Wow I never knew so many people read that book! well let me back up what D.Bennett said (naked face) it was made for tv, exaggerated, it made pharoah and laffy look like saints (and...... 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...... Sam: It would be very interesting to find out who the designers and project managers were since it is hard to imagine them not seeing a swastika when they looked over the drawings. Arn't they from...... Lynsey: I was taking my dog for a walk on this path by where I live in the middle of the day. When I turned around this guy was stood on this bridge with his instrument...... Smudgy: Well, I guess I discovered this site just a bit too late. I missed the walking tour and I missed the show at the BHS. I was born at Bushwick hospital in 1949....... 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...... 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...... Someone who's moved Chicago and moved back to Belleville: Where you live is what you make of it! I lived in Chicago for about two years when I was in my early 20's and found it nothing like everyone talks. Sure I was...... CartLegger: If only I wasn't able to imagine the smell to go along with this photo.....ugh.... Jamie: very intersting find. 1656. that's practially ancient by american standards. i imagine there's not much that's that old in NYC....
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