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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...... Andrew C: This really is fascinating stuff. I knew Netherne very well in the 1980's both as a patient in an acute ward and as an 'auxiliary' in a psycho-geriatric ward. I can't speak highly enough of...... Candy: To Tyra
I completely agree with u. When I was at ACHS we had a basketball team that was pretty good. I didn't really follow sports much back then so I could be wrong. I admire...... 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...... Rich: This was unusually interesting, an excellent find (the pictures of Ed Koch in the basement of that almost forgotten building). Great work, Thanks for the link, it explains so much.... 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...... Va's urban stitching: Nice pic. I got a question after I go to court for 5 charges of vandalism, I was going to start taggin' again and I had picked a name out "Cene" then come to find...... 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...... zagg: Frederick is my darling pirate friend,
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as well as Macedonia but I don't think any of his photos...... Franny Wentzel: Traveling plastic pirate? What-what? Link?... 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...... Kriestine Mangel: wow. it's cool to read about people's memories of Bushwick. I may be a bit younger than some of the posters...Our family lived on Halsey St. between Irving and Knickerbocker between 1964 through...... 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...... Heero: Basically, I think of Urban Freeflow as prostitutes who sell the art.... EvilGentleman: Wait a minute... What the hell does a rooster have to do with guitars? Ok, I think I really need some sleep now...... 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...... 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...... 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...... adam: nice link!... 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...... TT: I think Mexico City should be one of the top cities, it is certainly better looking than Sao Paolo. If it is not a top city now, I am sure it is going to be...... 81s bein animals: HAMC and all the other 1%ers have long since left their roots as a brotherhood of rowdy riders. They're criminal organizations who are about as cute as MS13. Anyone who thinks any different is...... 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...... 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...... 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...... lasalle resident:dec.28 2008: i have personally crossed that bridge( when i came to it) many times, to visit friends or pick up stock from one of the fine establishments. I haven't walked over since the derailment though. I...... guest01: Where did you find this and how old you think it is?... 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...... 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...... 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...... visited Olso over the summer: Does anyone know who panted the bunny-like creature with the hands reaching out(photo is not shown on this page) in the alley where the chandeleir is. Almost right across from that pink fish,on the...... 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: nah, la is nice as many places are nice but brooklyn and manhattan, well, they're special. the promenade, ahhh, i remember romancing many a young girl there, and when i say romancing i mean...... 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. ... sant1 rome: sane,he didn't has a good style but he destroyy!
and he was the n°1 for me and i think about for a lot of people!
||||| . ...... little ukraine: hey pretty nice, that page links back here... mitch: I remember being scared going into PS241 in the early grades. Those old city elementary schools are so imposing and physically out of scale for the kids attending. To this day I remember climbing the...... 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...... anon (cpe-72-183-110-106.austin.res.rr.com): Yeah, a Locksmith in Houston usually charges between $40 and $50 for the service call to unlock a house. I think his phone must've had an ID10t error. ;-) ... Non-Ugly American: I think this joe guy should be proud of himself. Protest is an American right, granted, and to hang a replica of MY American flag upside down means he must be very passionate about his...... Richie Rubin: Editor;tanx..Youse is a great help! in Brooklyn-ese,natch!
I guess this kinda site ain't like ME sendink E-Shmails,I'll
not use`brackets'& cut MY puncuations,I use CAPS w/proper Names
but I'LL loyn what YA told ME..did YOU live in Brooklyn?... 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...... Eileen Ritter: I think this joe guy should be ashamed of himself. Protest is an American right, granted, but to hang a replica of MY American flag upside down is an absolute disgrace. You, joe, disgust me....... AP: I love that. Thanks for posting. I should make a pilgrimage before they raze it, since I'm in the NY metro area. I had no idea that existed. I know this pavilion is from the...... steelisreal: I like the inkhead font.... Editor: Richie: your unconventional use of punctuation is probably to blame for your truncated comments, as this site might interpret it as "code", particularly as symbols like ; ' [ and so on are pretty standard...... Warren S.: That pic of the CYO entrance is pretty depressing.
I lived on church property, adjacent to that entrance. The church used to rent out apartments in the "old rectory," and my dad as the chief...... Story: Hi, I am an artist living in Hackney, London in the United Kingdom. Me and a friend are looking to spend 3 months in New York next year doing the galleries and looking into artist...... John: Judging from the dates on the crypts and tombstones, I don't think many people remember these poor souls. My own grandparents are buried in Mount Saint Mary's in Flushing, which as of now is well...... Rich: Howya doin' Mitch,
This is truly amazing and it gets better. Thanks for your fast and friendly response. I've got a few things to say, I'll start with Herbie. A real nice guy, if he was...... Mike: I think alot of American guys masturbate in public places because they are circumcised and there penis head rubs on there underwear and it makes them horny and they have to get it out and...... US :): We think that you guys are Mean! La junta isnt that great, but it is a good place to grow up! those are just bad pictures!
... 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...... Stan N: The movie theater around the corner from the Loews Pitkin was the Loews Palace. Someone had mentioned that he had forgotten the name. I also ate a lot of the combination plates at the shaky...... KevinBe: Made me think of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book as well. In fact I just sent a message through his website suggesting he take a look at these. :)... Varinki: The Glasgow Subway was opened in 1896 and the equipment dated from that time. It was cable operated until 1935 when it was converted to electricity. Also there were no turnouts on the line and...... CartLegger: Very good point, and powerfully described. These areas are in their own way forgotten, started by Jewish communities long since moved on in demographic transitions past.
This cemetery is actually one of the oldest Jewish...... Peter: [[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/RestoringNYC/RestoringNYC_Bayside.html]]
this is a very telling link. the figures at the end put the necessary repairs/improvements into a very real-world context.... Seva: oh wow. the statue of the child standing in the overgrowth is haunting.
all these pictures show pretty much what i think the cemetery in Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book" looks like.
it's so beautiful! except...... mitch: Hi Rich...
What an amazing thing ... All through jr. high, high school and part of college I worked in my dad's store (Maiman's Pharmacy) and of course I knew Johnny and Herbie really well. I...... Julia Astralla: to Allan: I graduated 167 in 1958, Wingate in 1962 !
the last paramount show was 1961 - 1962 ! (MAYBE .......) I know we had some elaborate plans of escaping the...... Rich: Hi Robyn, Rick, Stepha, Doc, Mitch and Scott
Let me start with an apology for commenting so late, I'm new to this site. We all lived in the same beautiful neighborhood with all of it's great...... Richie Rubin: Doc S;I don't know`bout U;but dis`site'was referred 2 ME by an ex-PS 167'er,a guy who
lived on Sterling pl.nr,Utica ave.:Steve Schiffman..do any of YOUSE know HIM?[yeah,I
tryda type`Brooklyn-ese'[like I still tawk!]hope it brings back memories..most of US
did...... Pronto Permissio: Dear fellow victims of Park Slope Window and Glass,
I managed to get the cell phone and private land line numbers of the owner of this scamming "business" from a disgruntled employee. Though I think it...... Peter: i think he means like black flag fans... lol.... Joe Blow: Why does this make me think of "Oh thank Heaven for 7-11!"....?... Manuel: I am the only person (AFAIK) who was actually born inside the tunnel. Thats right, January 3, 1966... when my parents got caught in traffic due to a road repair on the way to the...... Nick Snewf: I live on the corner of Bushwick and Granite in the Biko Transformation Center. My only complaint about living in Far East Bushwick is the lack of a neighborhood bar (that is licensed and which...... Sylvia Garry: Hi Everyone,
I went on retreat to the old Domican Convent on the corner of 13th street in Newark. Though it is old and in need of repair, you can feel the...... Matt: I think your cause is ridiculous and stupid. Borders are absolutely necessary as are police and governments to enforce them. The police were absolutely within their rights to arrest you for failing to...... EvilGentleman: Hmmmm... So tell me, sandyman, do you mean you had a quite a few beers in Kuujjuaq, in the house of this truck's owner, or in the truck itself?
And Cynthia, just so you know, I...... Richie Rubin: Julia A;da`Skyliners'were from cleveland,ohio.& nevah lived in
b'klyn,but stayed & St.George hotel durink concerts!&Carole Cohen
didn't marry Jackie Nolan..Helen Blitzer did!WE all useta go to
`Town Hill'to see terrific shows..& needless to type/say dem R&R
shows[Murray the K']@...... EvilGentleman: I think it may be specific to the Montreal suburb of {Dorval}, where I live.... Julia Astralla ?: first to RR. Yeah, I know 'FOXY Cohen" didn't she marry Jackie Nolan ? (One of Tommy O'Malley's friends ? )
to everyone else ................... Indulge me please !
Who else besides me stood...... Richie Rubin: Allan,Foxy;now dis site is really becomink interestink!gee,it's
almost like a`cyber-reunion'.hey!..it is!..no? little by little
us`kids'from Crown Hts & especially P.S 167 are joinink dis`blog'
if dis technology existed 5[five]decades ago..WHEW!.WE'D nevah
have`lost'touch w/eachudda..no?.somewhere I have Judy O's e-mail
&...... Allan: Carol(Foxy),
When did you attend/graduate from 167? As I recall, Judy was a year younger than I. She had a friend, Roni ____ (something), from north of Eastern Parkway (I think) who stopped by her apartment...... jEthRo a.k.a franz: i think mANila is the best because it's the most beatiful city in sOUTheast asia..bUT i think NEw YORk and LA and chicago must be at the top because all of their corners are far...... Julia Astralla: Does anyone remember that Mr. Abramowitz was the principal @ 167, in 57-58 ? I lived on st. john's place, off utica ave.
Did anyone like...... Allan: I recall that name (Klores) as a teacher but that's about it. I think I have a class photo from the 5th grade. That would've been 1956. If I can find it I'll try to...... mutjatjo: and forget about, he will never finished, if a construction company doesnt help, he told me he needs 30 more meters up, and finish the roof, but his hands were completely smash by concrete, u...... Richie Rubin: AJS,I knew several folk who were murdered in old`hood',yep,it did
change..for`da woyst',WE probably can't walk da streets safely @
nite..anymore..& chain-link fences/bars on many of da b'ldgs I usta
play/hang-out in[esp.on St.Johns pl.]a sad state OUR former living
quarters/spaces...... margarita kontarovich : [[img:29679]]
robert krol drink bottle milk ... Keith Bernstein: Jane--The lady who worked at Normandie Bakery was named Rosalie. I lived on E 84th St between Avenues L and M and visited Canarsie a couple of years ago and everything seems different from my...... Ellie: My hubby drinks there owend now by Olie.
I did a Birthday cake for a Boyle (male) last year.... Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): Mr. AJ shure- you graduated from PS167 in 1958,the same year as I did. Sorry, I don't think that I remember you.What is/was yur first name? The name Joel Prussin rings a bell. Wasn't he...... James: I just think its Bull-Shit that Gm&Ford&chrystler(no need for discrimination they are all in this togetger)Has shipped jobs overseas to save a buck,and they are still raising the price of new vehicles,and then have the...... Adam: I think it was just kids being silly.. in Cobble Hill... Jasp: The face makes me think "Spongebob cosplaying", except . . . on the cheap.... She Said it: Itīs funny how people keep asking if brooklyn is safe for a white girl.What does the color of your skin have to do with being safe or not?? Jayne why dont you explore brooklyn and...... M . F. G - Alness: I travelled this wonderful subway system, which is over 100 years old now, every day to school, from the age of 5 from the south of the city to the west. I loved it...... Rab1: yo i jjust got from there and it was fucking great man...im new to the graff world and the marker i bought is weird it spilled on me and everything....but I think I got it...... 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...... Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): I agree,this is really a nice site.It is nice to think back on Memory Lane. I remember the "field days", in Boys High Field on Maple Street. In my day,it started in fifth grade.......
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