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Joe: Lynnette, It is interesting to view your posting from 9/29/08. Most are very familiar to me as I grew up in Kensington and attended St.Hughs. In your later posting you state that you are 48 and I......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Dan: HI, My Friend and i are coming to visit Philadelphia soon and we wnated to visit some of the locations from the Rocky films, which include his house etc in the Kensington Area, i believe Tuscum......

in response to: Kensington / North Philly Graffiti by serlingrod

dglenn: Getting back to Toronto neighbourhoods... The Bluffs, The Beach, Queen West, Kensington(Kensington Market), Cabbagetown, Corktown, Regent Park, Liberty Village, Yorkville, Christie Pits, Swansea, Parkdale, Roncesvalle Village, etc....

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Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: I had a dream about Webb's Bakery the other night. I woke up dying for one of their butter cookies with the chocolate center drop. I Googled Webb's and this is what I found! OMG--just......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

brushman: hey , anon are you talking about frankie ormes ? anyone hangout between howard and ontario and b and ontario between 1982 till 1988 ? i am looking for people from that area . just......

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C, B and Ontario: It is great to read all of those who remember how we grew up and how things used to be. It brings back tons of great memories, I moved out of the area once I......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Searching Kensington: I never lived in Kensington but my father did live there on and off. I was told that he had an exwife and two children. I have been trying very hard to find anyone who......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Jackie Stanley: "I lived in Kensington, in the 80's, On 3000 block of Rorer & Clearfielf, I can remember the nights there, where you couldn't hear a peep at night, you talk about quiet, it sure......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

E. Lees: Hi Janice Seifert. I remember your brother "Joey". He was younger than us, but we let him hang out. How's he doing? I can't believe you still work in Kensington. The last......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Elkin School Rulz!: I think we should have a stickball tournament for all former Kensingtonians. But where do we find a Pimple Ball? Man, I miss them days. We didn't care how hot it was,......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

poteto: never see nancy ,the last one i saw was joanne she was still running a store on Kensington @ york w/ the guy she married-not even sure when that was.Sandy and Candy? 25 years in......

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Brian Walker: Wow, Margo-murray. I wonder if we knew each other? My family lived in Benny Farm from 1953-1957, we then moved to Texas. I have fond memories of the place, we had a second floor......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

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......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Sam: Mort, I am so sorry to inform you but in the '60's the Kensington that I grew up in was not a "getto". I went to school over by Norris Square..oh and my sisters and......

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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......

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Sam: Hey anon...York & Dauphin is Kensington.I remember Sam's hotdog stand and Berg Bros. clothing store at the corner of Front & Dauphin.....

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poteto: Yep;from Emerald & dauphin.worked for john gardner stocking his soda box on sat morn.played halfball on arizona E & A 1/2.Remember morgans @ fletcher st?Priscillas next to shortys? Giant great dane(GUNTHER)had to pass @......

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Jessica: I used to live in Kensington,but now i live in florida. I loved it up there and still do. I feel more like at home up there because all my family lives there and people......

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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......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

anon (pool-96-227-65-37.phlapa.fios.verizon.net): anna, i was born in 1970 and lived on 655 wishart st next to lippincott st.i have no idea what you are talking about crime in those days. it was fantastic place to be a......

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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......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

carol d.: hello to ronald lees and janice seifert...I remember driving down E St. and always seeing a couple of houses near the corner on Wishart St. decorated for each holiday.It was really nice.I worked at Cramers......

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river otters21 girl: I had read somewhere that the decline of the neighborhoods is a part of the "Billy Penn curse". No Philly sports team won a championship since 1983 and since that time period Kensington......

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Janice Seifert; July 2008: Hi Ronald Lees, I grew up on 600 Wishart St. Your sisters will probably remember me. My brother Joe used to hang out with your brother Earl and Freddie Beck. I used to love how......

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Anna: I was born and raised in Kensington (K&A) right acrossed from McPherson Square. My family still lives there, and my children grew up there! When I ws growing up in the late 60's and......

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anon (c-69-139-11-88.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): hairsy: can,t remember the hot dog stand. I did remember cassidy's candy store at palethorpe and cambria; spring water from wissonoming park; seeing president kennedy at front and sterner st. if you get a......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Jla: Hello to all my fellow kensington neighborsand friends, i lived in kensington all my life i grew up at 2nd and cambria then moved to D & clearfield. met my husband and moved to kensington......

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river otters21 girl: GCC,that is sooo good to hear.I hope and PRAY that the rest of the good people that are left will pitch in and help clean up the Kensington neighborhoods and fight for them. If everyone......

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Janice P.: To OG From GCC: I lived on E. Dauphin St. a block and a half from Kensington Ave. My cousin bought the house from my parents in 1962 and is still there. Her house inside......

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Cecilia Midiri: I have to say that it is so true about monkey see, monkey do...every weekend when I'm off from work, I get out to sweeping and I never end up alone doing it. Sometimes......

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Thom Cartmell, US Army Retired: I grew up in Kensington. Susquehanna and Trenton Aves in the 40's and 50's Went to HB Hackett Elem School, and Penn Treaty, Jr High. Palm Movie House, Kent, Midway, Iris (Military in Uniform got......

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OG FROM GCC: I just got back from a mission trip to Kensington. We worked at a kids camp that was located at a church on the corner of C and Indiana. Before the kids would get there. Every......

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judy holland: Lived in kensington from 1959 to1976. went to Visitation and graduated in 64.Looking for classmates,Yvonne and Billy King,Sharkey,Jimmy Coolen,John Kennedy, Joan Kirby,Bobby Bowers,ect,etc,ect.Keep me posted if anyone knows....

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

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......

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k&a mort: I just tripped over this site and took the time to read all postings and I was particularly jolted by the most recent. Almost all the 17 year old girls have dropped out of school......

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Ajay: i live in kensington and it is changeing alot.i am 17 an almost every one i know has droped out of school and is abou to become a mother. but it is taking a turn......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

carol: To Lp I raised 4 children in Kensington(3 of which went to college),and I thank God that they do not live in the Kensington of today.I am still here and probably will be till I......

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Lp: Reading all these Stories on here really piss me off! Everyone is saying that they moved away to make a better life for theirselves/family and say how much of a "Hell-Hole" kensington is. i was......

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MR: Loved Kensington!! Grew up at Somerset & Jasper, worked at a deli on Kensington Ave & Somerset in the early 70 thru to the early 80's. Never had to worry about being robbed. Everyone looked......

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Who Cares for Kensington: Cecilia, My most recent comment was actually a compliment to serlingrod for posting some useful information (please read the last sentence carefully..."thanks for the contact information"). Seems that some residents would be grateful for the......

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Who Cares for Kensington: Someone steps forward with help related to providing taxpayers with taxpayer funded services. What a country! And thanks for the contact information....

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Outside the box...: When you hear and see what is going on down in that part of town I find it difficult to feel sorry for the majority of those folks. The previous post hit the nail on......

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Eddie : I agree with many of the posts that have been written, having grown up in Chester, PA, Kensington is like park place, at least you can drive out of there to a......

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snolan: For any of you interested. There is a Kensington reunion at Lighthouse Point in NJ. It is at ShawCrest Marina on the right hand side of of rte 47. Right before the bridge that goes......

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Who Cares for Kensington: Carol, I left the neighborhood because I felt forced to do so by crime and apparent bleak future prospects.I moved to another section of the city that wasn't the greatest, but it served and a......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Chrissy: I grew up in Kensington in the 70's. Great memories. Wanted to know if anyone knows the store that was on Front st that sold pork pies. My grandparents would bring them......

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carol: to who cares for kensington..it is nice to move on with your life..but it is very different when it is by your own choice and not because you are being forced to move becausethe neighborhood......

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Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

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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......

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RonS: This blog brings back a lot of memories,I grew up on 2800 Swanson st in 60's & 70's.I remember delivering orders for customers at DanDee's as I was to young to drink at Viola's.Last time......

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Who Cares for Kensington: Sandy describes a perfect example of failure of the most basic services. At what point does a city department administrator decide that he/she will not offer resources to respond to a problem in a given......

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sandy: my opinion is that Kensington was designated to be a dumping ground for section 8 .It is an abused program to say the least.slumlords are even getting sick of fixing up the houses that these......

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YourOwnFault: For all of you who left for the suburbs, you have nobody to blame for the decline of Kensington except yourselves...you abandoned it! You chased after the imaginary American Dream of a big car and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Who Cares for Kensington: Serlingrod, It reminds me of something I was told at a very young age, "men lead lives of quiet desperation". I am amazed at myself and others that accept such poor leadership and politics from elected......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Cecilia Midiri: Okay so, like I said some days are better than others. I'm trying right now to get 4 houses next to me cleaned and sealed. I'm here in the 25th police district. ......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

JOSEPH BRIDGE: we are the voices of the past. i do agree that the thousands of current residents of kensington should be heard on here. they can share their concerns. i'm sure some people in kensington have......

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Who Cares for Kensington: I'll leave race out of my comments and will continues to focus on the radical change of culture and values. The changes are what thay are and I am sure that the government nor activists......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

serlingrod: moral of the story, everyone - deindustrialization ruined these neighbors that so many people who grew up in them loved so much. hard economic times and social/political injustice has transformed them into hotbeds for illegal......

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Cecilia Midiri: Read backwards Joseph, you brought up the race card: JOSEPH BRIDGE: 22nd Jun 2008 - 12:21 GMT yeah, white flight. that about sums it up. I'm white and I know that that is when people started moving out...I......

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JOSEPH BRIDGE: hey peter, i'll give you one reason why kensington sucks. my father, hard working, family man left work early one night in march of 1990 because he was sick. you see he worked the graveyard......

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GREG WYATT: BACK TO PETE THE REAL REASON I ROLLLED OUT OF KENSINGTON IS I WAS TIRED OF WORKING MY ASS OFF TO HAVE ANYTHING AND WATCHING MY FRIENDS GO TO GRAITERFORD PRISON IN AND OUT LIKE......

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Cecilia Midiri: All the people up there who are talking about when Kensington changed are talking about when the neighborhood became desegregated and people of color started moving in. Anyway...I work every day and so does......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard someone from a hard/bad/depressed/rebuilding neighborhood comment something like ##"_______ is really that bad and has been for years"##... [[76:cabrini green]], [[1727:henry horner]], [[4368:hutchinson]], [[646:bushwick]], to......

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JOSEPH BRIDGE: what kind of boost are we talking about. we both agree that goverment assistance didn't work. it sounds like you believe corporate america will do the trick. i think they will take advantage of the......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Danger Jim: I grew up at kensington & Tioga at Harrowgate Park in the 60's it was like Happy Days!Now the goverment has turned into a dump!I am now a Forester in Washington State 3,000 miles away. Danger......

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serlingrod: that's what it's all about man. you'd be surprised by the sense of community that exists right now in Kensington and other places like it - these people look out for each other because they......

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JOSEPH BRIDGE: by the way peter, kensington is really that bad and has been for years....

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JOSEPH BRIDGE: look, i do agree with some of your comments.you are trying to help out the residents of kensington.but there will never be a total sense of community in the neighborhood. that is vital. and thats......

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serlingrod: Thanks Peter. It's nice to have a friend back you up. I just marvel at the stubborness of it though.....I mean, "keep on painting" ... Really? I've made it perfectly clear I'm not an artist..I'm......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

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......

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Joseph Bridge: my dad was a grease monkey... who paid his bills...took care of his home...sent his children to college...oh..and no goverment assistance...people like you are bullshittin the entire community...do you even know what kensington was like......

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serlingrod: I don't think I paint a rosy picture of Kensington at all. If you read what I wrote I actually said there's lots of crime, disinvestment, and the schools are broken. Those were my words.......

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Joseph Bridge: beautiful response serlingrod...you paint a rosy picture of kensington... you must be an artist type. lets talk reality here. business investment in kensington: mom and pop stores, laundrymats, stop and go...for that 40 oz,......

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serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

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Who Cares for Kensington: Everyone has someone else to blame and I guess that's the ameriacan way for losers these days. Buildings, streets and real estate agents do no breed ignorance, but sub-cultures do and Kensington is definitely a......

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phantom: Regarding the economic side of the Kensington exodus - Google: Kensington and Globalization. The frst entry in the search findings should be a paper on the topic published at Kutztown State by Mike Kelly on......

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carol: kensington has become a hell hole because of slumlords, section 8, and an abundance of sub humans living off government subsidies in filth ,drug stupor,and ignorance....

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sue: I lived at 4250 Benny ave apt. 12 People in our building were the Robichauds, The Gonczas, The Withers, The Fletchers. (All I can remenber anyway. What a great place. I was an only child......

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JOSEPH BRIDGE: the largest exodus occured in the late 70's and lasted throughout all of the eighties. people who could afford to move did just that. but the neighborhood held its ground til about 1987-88. then, real......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

phantom: Actually, a number of sociology papers have been written on "white flight" in Kensington. Census & demographic data supports the theory that the largest exodus was to follow jobs. As the mills closed (Houghton's, Stetson......

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Kathy: KENSINGTON WAS THE GREATEST NEIGHBORHOOD TO LIVE IN. I WAS RAISED THERE AND IT WAS GREAT UNTIL THE EIGHTIES..THEN IT JUST WENT DOWNHILL!! WE WERE A POOR FAMILY GROWING UP, BUT WE DIDN'T HURT, KILL......

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RAY: "the past" is just that THE PAST! Time to move on and leave Kensington to the Kenzos...

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Janice P.: I lived in Kensington on East Dauphin St. from 1941 until 1962. I attended H. A. Brown Elementary and Penn Treaty Junior High. Both excellent schools at that time. I then moved to......

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PJS: These posts are so fascinating. I grew up at Lawrence and Huntington. Went to John Welsh Elementary, then Girls' High. Mos.t of my friends went to St. Edwards at Seventh and York. I remember the......

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Who Cares for Kensington : B Street, Well stated, but you have probably upset the professional social worker class, professional community activists and some local and long seated goverment officials of both parties that like to be known as public servants......

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B Street: I grew up across the street from one of the few working factories in Kensington starting in 1965 until I was forced out 22 years later. While I too have fond memories of wall ball, swimming......

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Re: Wow,this brings back memories.I lived in Kensington from the time I was born untill 2004.First in the area of Frankford & Coral then Silver St Between Emerald & Frankford Ave.I traveled all over the area......

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Joe : Bill, Thanks for the reply. I thought your posting may have been by Bill Fricker from Front St. I had stayed in touch with Fricker long after I had left Kensington, but have not heard from......

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fred walerski: The music store was the site of the crown shoe store.The store was called,Freds Music store.The record spot was run by Harry Bradly who is the father of Big John of the old Kit Katts.Harry......

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Joe : I have been forced back to respond to Bill F. I am one of at least two postings that referred to the Swanson & Clearfield shop. Now I am curious as to the identity of......

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Marie: Hey Jerry Lowry, were you also known as Peanie??? If so you will probably remember me, from Kathy & Ed, John & Diane, and also Joe. Grew up at 5th & Westmoreland Sts. but lived......

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jason: i didn't live in kensington "officially" but i spent somewhere around 14-15 years there. sorry to say i was one of the people 'involved' in the crime and drugs that tore that part of the......

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Jerry Lowry: I lived in Kensington on 2800 Hancock St. from 1948-1968. Went to Vietnam in "69" and never returned to Kensington to live. A good deal of the names sound familiar. I'd like to call out......

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G: I grew up in kensington.I went to Sheridan.Mr Strong was a great teacher.I was on top of a #3 bus @ k&a in 74@when the flyers won the cup.I still ride kensington ave sometimes.The mill......

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Anon: About people who want to get out of Kensington. Some men will find an unsuspecting lonely woman, tell them a tall tale of many reputable jobs that they have had, tell them of the......

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anonymous: It is a shame the cops have pretty much hassled the boys at kensington and rorer that the no longer are out. Their dope, last stop, was the most consistantly good heroin in town.(btw i......

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Joe Seeking Contact: Check the current demographics on Elkin school and it is evident that the neighbor hood makeup has changed. Just like Kensington was wonderful to us as kids, so it is today for the current residents.......

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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......

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Tom Lockhead: Hi Hairsy, Don't know if you remember me - spent some time with your brother Dan tooling around in his TR3. Remember the Howard movies,as all the Moms went there for "Dish Night". Many fond......

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Seeking Contact: Ella Street, Stever passed away about 15 years age. Both Fiolo and Danny (with the big Doberman dog that jumped the the front door glass, but loved to play rough when I wore my leather coat......

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