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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......

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

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......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

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......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

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......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

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......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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......

in response to: Morning Walk: Part One by jamie

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......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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....

in response to: Play the Building by CartLegger

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......

in response to: Oldest Subway Tunnel in the World by adam

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......

in response to: Moonrise Over Midtown Graffiti by groovehouse

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......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

zagg: Frederick is my darling pirate friend, [[xx:some text]] He has adventured in: [[8284:Florida]] /8284 Greece: [[5317:Greece link number 1]] [[5289:Greece link number 2]] [[5270:Greece link number 3]] as well as Macedonia but I don't think any of his photos......

in response to: Snail in the Big City by Franny Wentzel

Franny Wentzel: Traveling plastic pirate? What-what? Link?...

in response to: Snail in the Big City by Franny Wentzel

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......

in response to: Oldest Subway Tunnel in the World by adam

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......

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

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......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 6 by Scott Sargent

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......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Heero: Basically, I think of Urban Freeflow as prostitutes who sell the art....

in response to: Le Parkour: An Introduction by 3flow

EvilGentleman: Wait a minute... What the hell does a rooster have to do with guitars? Ok, I think I really need some sleep now......

in response to: Rooster Crowing It\'s 2009 by joey

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

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

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

adam: nice link!...

in response to: No More Corporate Bullsh*t! Fuk Wall St. by adam

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......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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......

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

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......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

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......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

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......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

guest01: Where did you find this and how old you think it is?...

in response to: Urban Decay Through Subway Advertisements by adam

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 -......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Some Oslo Streetart by Osloman20plus

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......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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......

in response to: NYC Glace\' by CartLegger

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. ...

in response to: New 35W Bridge Before Dawn by Tyfoid Kid

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! ||||| . ......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

little ukraine: hey pretty nice, that page links back here...

in response to: Hotel Detective by procyon

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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. ;-) ...

in response to: A Very Expensive Locksmith by groovehouse

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......

in response to: Floyd Bennett Field: Let All Flags Fly by CartLegger

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?...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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.......

in response to: Floyd Bennett Field: Let All Flags Fly by CartLegger

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......

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

steelisreal: I like the inkhead font....

in response to: English Kills Graffiti, Pt. 4 by Peter

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

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

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......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Pervert Masturbates on Subway by Peter

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! ...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

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......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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. :)...

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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......

in response to: Glasgow Subway Pre-and-During Modernisation by Gap74

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......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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....

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Peter: i think he means like black flag fans... lol....

in response to: Untitled by zagg

Joe Blow: Why does this make me think of "Oh thank Heaven for 7-11!"....?...

in response to: 9-11 Train Graf: To All Those in Heaven by EvilGentleman

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......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

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......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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......

in response to: About Convents by jack

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......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

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......

in response to: Arctic Graf Truck by EvilGentleman

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']@......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: I think it may be specific to the Montreal suburb of {Dorval}, where I live....

in response to: 9-11 Train Graf: To All Those in Heaven by EvilGentleman

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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 &......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

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

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

margarita kontarovich : [[img:29679]] robert krol drink bottle milk ...

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Ellie: My hubby drinks there owend now by Olie. I did a Birthday cake for a Boyle (male) last year....

in response to: Franks by barry

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Adam: I think it was just kids being silly.. in Cobble Hill...

in response to: Miss Box by adam

Jasp: The face makes me think "Spongebob cosplaying", except . . . on the cheap....

in response to: Miss Box by adam

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......

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

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......

in response to: Glasgow Subway Pre-and-During Modernisation by Gap74

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......

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

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......

in response to: Verdun Neon by CE

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.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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