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Comments about in this walkThere are 100 comments about "in this walk"
Rich: Great job Adam, thanks for the most informative tour and thanks Peter for the other links, I saw this on TV and was amazed at the thought: "ya never know what ya might be walking...... 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. ...... Peter: im glad to see this place made so accessible to people... the lights and stairs/walkways are good additions. did you see the 110+ year old ##"remember the maine!"## graffiti in there?... 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...... 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: wow, over 50 posts here and pic's, we have a thing about cemeteries, we the living view it as a scary, deserted area. some of us who are older see it as our next...... Rich: Great pictures, I've walked along those same streets many years ago and most of the stuff looks the same especially the armory then again they don't change. BTW the place where you said you would've...... Diane Roberts...: Great ideas Rohinton...would like to see an article on "The Pav" on the boardwalk...meeting place to hundreds of teenagers in the late fifties early sixties.
I grew up on 3rd Ave having an extremely happy...... ZentOne: Bel One, Belroc, Bel - I can't believe your latest stuff - it's off-the-charts amazing. Out of this world. I also dig the old Norwalk pic - brings back memories of some really...... Jane: Allan,
This is funny but I do know you. I lived on the first floor. My entrance was a private one where you had to walk up about seven stairs. As you entered...... Rohinton Ghandhi: November 27th, 2008
To City Noise Editors,
I have recently begun writing articles for the Verdun Messenger's new English Corner segment. They cover Verdun's history and the people within it.
I thought your group...... Peter: actually, the truth behind this is that i used to have to walk to work because i was so broke. lol. then i finally got a bike. and then, a job that allowed me to...... Peter: indeed. catty-corner from that giant gas station thats been there forever.
the part you didnt hear about this post is that about 1 minute after snapping this shot, i turned left there onto bedford; i found...... nz: okay i love saber first of all i read his book its so fucking dope that kunt is off the chain mad love for la and san fran graff , even tho i dont even...... Rich: Please tell me where this was taken exactly. I can't wait so I'm gonna take few shots: Union St, President St, Montgomery St, Carroll St, so many of these blocks look alike it's hard to...... paul..: hi..i am paul.. i used to live up in netherne..i used to live at park lane.(no i wont say what number.lol)..i used to live at my parents house.their house is well haunted!! thats why i...... Alan Kupperberg: I’m terribly gratified that some of you enjoyed my reminisces. Richie Rubin is correct in that I sure don’t have Alzheimer’s.
I live in Greenwich Village and I haven’t been back to that...... Janet: What a collection of memories--things that surely resonate throughout this remarkable site. Just a few comments, Alan, though the Rochester-Buffalo-Ralph neighborhood from St. Johns to Eastern Parkway was not our neighborhood. The Congress...... Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories
By Alan Kupperberg
Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for...... 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...... 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...... Daniel (lives in norway): yeah, this place can sometimes be a scarry city, but thats just like in america, if you walk around in new york, there will be a lot more voilence. this is a very calm place,...... Tracy 3rd Sep 2008 21:30 GMT: All I want to say is I walked that road day in and day out for one reason being to take my daughters to school .
On the odd Occision when I looked around me I...... Karlo: Wrong.None of the people who walked their children to school were involved in any attacks.There had been a number of incidents involving people from both communities previous to this,and im not going to argue who...... Maz, Netherne: Hi all,
I found this site quite by chance a couple of days ago. I found it when I Googled the name of my village not expecting to find anything much but boy was I wrong....... 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...... Steven H.: I just love this site! Growing up in Bushwick was a big part of my life.I had friends in all walks of life. I grew up at St. Mark's Lutheran at Bushwick and Jefferson. A...... Ecto 5000: i lived on Menahan st and Wilson ave rite on the corner in the projects.They were called p60 now they are called Hope Gardens, ive moved away and came back and things have change.But for...... 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...... 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...... mort: sam. i must say that your description was not our experience and as kids we were not even permitted to walk the area circa 65-70. the only reason that i ever walked through was...... 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...... Mike: Indeed, I used to shop at the IGA, while it was further west on N-Dame st., near parc Sir G-É. Cartier. I can still remember people stocking up on on chicken legs, milk, canned juices,...... Paul in Seattle: My 1st trip to NYC was in '85, I was there to see the girlfriend and a sister's wedding. While she was at work, I walked this entire line from BANK Street (that's right kids,...... Sam: Wow..what an incredible site..I was googling some names of people I used to hang out with and this came up..what a find!
I also grew up in Kensington..born in 1956...lived on 2300 block of Emerald St..my...... Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were...... jsmooth: Reply to OPEN YOUR EYES...
I thought that your response made complete sense and that you are right in many aspects of your comments and if my response seemed to come off racial than I apollogize....... Anonimus: Werribee Stations is becoming a really dangerous place. Specailly at night time because lots of gang members meet up and start fights, hit random people. Werribee has become dangerous because of this gangs tha have...... A.E.: There is a pervert on the morning local W train and/or R train. He is tall about 5'9, skinny weighs about 150 pounds. He is of Latin decent, dark, black straight hair worn slick back....... 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...... Anonymous: In fact, I can know for certain, that if I were to walk out my front door right now and walk as far as past Ureka Gardens apts. with my i-pod on- I would see...... 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...... Mike: I remember Sunset Park from the 50's and 60's I lived right down from the park. That's when It was a nice neighborhood you could walk the streets anytime and not worry about getting mugged....... JoeyD: Sticky: 4th Aug 2006 - 01:13 GMT
UUummm, that's a skater kid, not a hippie, check out the "rainbow family" or all the kids that used to be on Phish tour type stuff for what modern...... Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics.
We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by...... Liz: I was born at St. Mary's Hospital, baptized at St. Matthews church on Eastern Parkway. My parents were married at St Matthews and my mother attended St Matthews grade school and then attended St Angela...... CLaSS oF '09 [Ms. Me]: Class of '09..YESS!!!, we're seniors now. But i would be wrong if I were to say that our journey thus far has not been memorable. As a senior, I've definitely grown up since the first...... Panda_Chan: As a future art student I'm amazed by the art throughout my city. I didn't know this place existed and from the photos I'm tempted to take a walk through myself. It's nice to know...... CartLegger: I appreciate this new angle on the old favorite. Can you walk under it too?... Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Sheila H, On the Coronation party photo, there is a group of ladies, the one nearest the camera wearing a dark dress and a white paper hat is my mum and to her...... mackie.p: I like this post.
You have captured a great area.
Joel Sternfeld produced a book "walking the high line" back in like the late 90's, great work!... river otters21 girl: It is a darn shame to see hear what happened to Kensington. Oh, I agree with YourOwnFault 100% except that this cancer known as white flight took place more recently than the 50s and...... Montrealbunny: I finally got around to taking another walk in this direction. This is the back of the building at 4000 St Ambroise. There is a french cuisine resto tucked away there that I...... Renee: Just stumbled on this site. I was born in an apt Bushwick and Gates. We later owned a house on Linden just off Bushwick during the Depression. Went to what was then...... Sheila Hilton: Re above rrrrrrrr(?)
I lived at no. 14 Harewood road with my family (Davies). Next door (12) was a Mrs Harrop. On the other side (16) lived the Hapgoods. Throughout this site you should see a...... Peter: yep, {bushwick} ave... this is a photo from last summer's walking-tour that i rediscovered and wanted to post... ... BigBankHank: I was horrified when this went out 8 years ago but some of the same people that were walking their children to school via Glenbryn were the same persons that carried out attacks against the...... Mary: I love this shot. What memories it brings to mind. Some good, some bad. Bad was when I had to walk home after dark. The giant factory building enhanced my fear and the darkness....... Debbie from Irlam: Hi all,
Its great to discover this site and hear all the conversations going on.
I still live in Irlam and have done so since 1964, I was born in 1962 in Ordsal, Salford.
I went...... Jeff: I went to Super Sexe a few times around 2002-2004, had a great time. Gorgeous women and good price, very entertaining overall. I have done nothing but spread the good word since, telling...... SteveO: Though I don't find 90+% of the posters on this board to be worth the sweat off my balls, I shall post anyway just because I have become bored with the uninformed BS...
Break it down........ luna park: ahhh, that totally makes sense! crankshaft, heh, what a funny word.
seriously, this thing was at least 10 feet tall and randomly cemented into the middle of the sidewalk.... Joanne Amorello Minor: Hello Sheila, Yes thats right about my nanna and grandad and mum, my nan was Jessie and my grandad was Bob, my nan was an auxillary nurse at Bridgewater Hospital and my grandad an ambulance...... Al Pierro: Just came across this website in search of info on what has happened to St. Joseph's church where we used to play softball back in the 50's & 60's. I attended a grade school on...... Joanne amorello-minor: Hi Guys...
sorry i've not been on for a while..had my reasons!well with many thanks for their help which without I would still be lost to Alan Taylor and Marissa we pieced up a lot of...... Peter: ok, people... what is it, exactly, that makes {bushwick} so "scary"? i mean, really. i wish someone would just come out and spell it out for us, because i dont buy it. sure, the neighborhood...... luna park: yes, this was on south street, sadly the only one i found. i had a feeling there might be more in center city, but i didn't have time to walk around there as well.... yeah yeah: i think its amazing how people are suggesting that jacksonville should become like miami or orlando in order to become more "entertaining"... havent any of you people taken a walk around outside or a swim...... EvilGentleman: Thank god you clarified that, Jamie. I was about to tell you that I don't post those ones.
And kudos to you, Montrealbunny, for recognizing the tiles of the Lionel-Groulx station. I had not noticed that,...... Elkin School Rules!!! DJD: If I could move back to Kensington I would. However, that can't happen, due to the realities of life. Reality sometimes is a bitch! Reality forces you to make decisions that you wish...... chiamattt: Thanks dude. I appreciate the feedback! So far, Seoul has produced some wonderful walking this spring...though I am quite sure i'll be snapping less during the rainy season and the brutally hot/humid summer months. Boourns.... Peter: i walk past this address every day now, going to the train. so after rereading this, i packed my camera in my bag, and snapped some shots of the plot on the way home today:
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its...... Peter: Ok, so I just got back, and here are the photos:
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the northwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}...
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a wider view of the same spot...
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the southwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}...
im sure that {upfromflames} could tell us...... Peter: im with this, too! as others have mentioned in other {Bushwick} posts here, those of us that live here now would love to see photos! the text accounts are good- ive found myself noticing old...... BILROCK-161, RTW.: YET ANOTHER NEW-JACK,
You are the same. It is obvious by the same imature insults you so freely hurl at someone you dont know anything about. I almost was going to be civil to you on...... Joe: As I review most of the comments posted it seems that there are many faded memories of a better time for Kensington (including many of my comments and memories). I do love history and therefore...... Mrs.L: For all of the people who are down on Hutch; how old are you?? For the people who think this town is such an awful place, you must be young. I am still in my...... The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time.
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We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When...... Yet ANOTHER New Jack (not the ones above): YO BILROCK, thats a wack move calling him out like that. You just obviously wanna shift the focus onto this person's identity, and are totally ignoring the very valid points he's makin. Are you are...... Chris: My cat came in one evening covered in this anti climb paint. Walked all over the house. How do I get it off my carpets, PLEEZE?... Chris: My cat came in one evening covered in this anti climb paint. Walked all over the house. How do I get it off my carpets, PLEEZE?... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Gary - It seems every other person on this site now lives in Melbourne (apart from Cyril, of course). I'm sure if we all got together, we would have a bigger party than those...... Ben Baillargeon: Let me tell everyone the number one way to stop bike theft!
Don't be stupid for one without critisizing anyone, but if you love you bike bring it everywhere you go! seriously i ride my norco...... Jennifer: This is so not representative of Montreal! Montreal is a city where you can hang out safely at night without being scared of everyday street gang attacks. Of course, attacks happen but not...... 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...... 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...... alma: well, between flashing and a rape, there's a whole world. flashing, in purist america, really is overrated. and "blondes" overreact. "oh my god, he was doing "that" ya know" and stuff.
a poor, clueless, lifeless guy,...... Hannah: Cleethorpes is great :) I live here, and I've been to the beach and it's an awesome view!
I came across this page whilst trying to find info on the dog walking area! None so far......... marie: you mentioned one main reason Saskatoon did not make cut was because there were no distinguishing features. I often sit in car or walk along Spadina viewing our skyline in wonder at the very...... Steven: This was an amazing night. I lived on Troutman Street at broadway and Myrtle, right in the action. I was 16 and was amazed and scared. I remember walking the block to Broadway the next...... Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Jenny and Janet(Sutton), I lived at No 42 Harewood Road and I do remember you living there also I remember the field that belonged to your granddad, it came at the side...... dirana1: You have got to be kidding me. Does anyone out there know the history of the place? It was British, you at least have that much right. However, it was originally and...... Montrealbunny: CE and EvilGentleman - I walk here almost every day and have never seen a cloud formation like that - LUCKY!!! I am inspired by your photo and another one by Evil Gentleman to...... rosanne underberg: I'm sorry but I have never heard of a Ronald Underberg - what is your grandfather's name???? My father was Samuel Underberg and maintaining a building of that size both inside and out is a...... ya boy $$moneymike$$74: If anyone who dont know the picture on the top of this page. Taken from the street first is the gate Im sure you can see the dude walking in the back, broken windows up...... Pat: as a montrealer, it was a very interesting outsider view... (most of the time more informed than the insider view of course...) Yes, I agree with CE, Montreal changes a lot with...... Ess: To Unsure- I don't know about all the "God's children" stuff and the worn-out (and not-very-helpful) phrases like "don't give up, seek help", but I can say, as a recovered meth addict, you need to...... Born&RaisedHutch: HAHa.. I found this by searching Yahoo for "Meth Hutchinson,KS".. Last summer I visited and seen Meth Zombies walking the streets. Go to A street by R&B burgers.. you'll see it too. or drive on...... hutch native: I can't believe this website. Absolutely amazing that so many people have taken the time to rant and rave about how terrible Hutch is. I grew up in Hutch, graduated from Hutch High in 1984...... Joe: It is interesting to see so many postings from current/past Kensigtion folks (and others that give an address that has nothing to do with the neighborhood). I grew up there from 1957 throghh 1972, and......
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