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pauline curran : hi fionathe old houses faceing drum haw park is the house i was born in .good to see they are still standing. my mum lives in drum haw park . she is not......

in response to: Back Street by barry

jenn: I have never been impressed with London.. "downtown" is like 4 tall-ish buildings, there isn't much to make up a "top 10 Canadian skyline". Personally, I'd put Quebec City at the top of this list....

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Afroblanco: Ms. Andelman, I agree with Renee, NWhyC and most of the others. Despite all those words you typed, you really didn't say much at all. Like it or not, as the first officially-involved person to......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Humboldt1: PlGrd, Nice to see you are back from CityData. I was starting to get really down about black renters in general, but have had a new renter (black family) in my suburban place in Itasca......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

NWhyC: Rabbi Andelman, You say we should feel free to contact the president or rabbi of the congregation if we wish to know more. Though this sounds hopeful, I did contact not only Rabbi Friedman but also......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Peter: exactly. its due to the slight delay as the image is sensed by the ccd. its starts recording at the top left and scans downward, line by line, til it reaches the bottom right. add......

in response to: Even the Trains Are Crooked in Brownsville by Peter

Steve the Pocket: My guess is that the train was moving, and that the camera picks up the image one line at a time, and fairly slowly? Because the structure right in front of the train is perfectly......

in response to: Even the Trains Are Crooked in Brownsville by Peter

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

Rick: Matty: You reminded me of the full-court basketball games that sometimes took place in the 241 schoolyard. On occasion, on the court would be Connie Hawkins, Roger Brown, Doug Mo and Billy Cannon (who lived......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

an afghan #2 : well just let us forget about it.Don't afghan already have problems as it is. Write an article to tell Afghanistan to create jobs for its citizen before they kidnap their own country. I am a......

in response to: Name Change in Afghanistan by Ali Maisam Nazary

CartLegger: And why would someone ever want to go to this far off station so distant down the line???...

in response to: 88 Street - Boyd Avenue by Peter

jack: i grew up not too far from there. during the war many fighter planes would circle around my home and i could watch them descending for a landing. the drone of the engines......

in response to: NYC Naturally by CartLegger

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

Doc S.......: Richie: Yes, according to what I can figure out (Google, etc.), it happened at what is now the Prospect Park station of what WAS the old BMT line (I don't remember what they renamed the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

GGP: These comments are getting better and better. Reading a book on pirates, as it happens, which begins with the line: "I am the King of Sea!"...

in response to: Neptune Hotel by Peter

BLEST: the scrap yard should make an online store...

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

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

pauline curran : hi fiona give my regards to your mum. mum was asking after .her have alovely xmas i cant wait as my son is coming......

in response to: Franks by barry

Sol: Doc, There was Stan Pasternack.....and his brother, Roy.,both went to 241. Brings back old memories of climbing over the BMT line fence to retrieve punch balls....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

anon (ool-44c79877.dyn.optonline.net): youre pics are awesome. this jewish cemetery is beautiful. can you tell me where this is? i would love to go visit....

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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

usmcsniper1: What I did not like about Eastern Pkwy, was that crime was on the way up. It was headed towards the infamous; ghetto status. Perhaps,we noticed how bad it was when we used......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

pauline curran : mun remembers your mother and family. at 86 she has a better memory than me. i should know your mother....

in response to: Castle Balfour by barry

pauline curran : hi fiona spoke to my mun she said no he is not . my mum knows your family well small world is it not....

in response to: Franks by barry

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: paul: the tunnel and graffiti north of the {high line} that you mentioned are [[8210:here...]]...

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

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......

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

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

Richie Rubin: usmcsniper1;[Semper fi]geez;YOU were born[1961?]a coupla yrs after most of`US'graduated! [P.S.167],ergo,YOU saw OUR old`hoods'sadly decline..it started in early`60'S,alas,most of`US'moved out by then,didja go to P.S.167? if so,what was it like? let`US'know!...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jethro: LAWL, are you joking? Yellow knife looks terrible. I'm sorry if i'm putting anyone. I don't believe Yellow knife is that special at all, including with it's small densed population and it's skyline (if you......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

usmcsniper1: It really is wild to hear about all the good memories people have about Eastern Pkwy. We moved to 1098 Eastern Pkwy directly across the street from St Matthews Church. My aunt attended catholic school......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

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

EvilGentleman: Actually, I looked the railcar up online and it appears the proper name of the railroad is {Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway}, and its official registration would be {BNSF24167}....

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

anon (ool-457469ae.dyn.optonline.net): nic707 otb...

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

anon (ool-457469ae.dyn.optonline.net): [[img:29704]] ...

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

anon (S010600c049e5251d.gv.shawcable.net): Vancouver would have to be the #1 for me. The shading between the mountains and the modern office building is picture perfect. Victoria, BC, is also starting to put up some +20 stories. Yellowknife's skyline is......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

pauline curran : hi ellie i know olie swift. nice man very friendly....

in response to: Franks by barry

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

pauline curran : i know these two. used to go to the dances in clones on a sunday night we used to thumb a lift if we could. wish those times were back ....

in response to: Old celtic cross by Barry

pauline curran : never seen it must go when i go next over...

in response to: 7th Century Church by barry

anon (221.225.157.56): say something about karachi skyline...

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

Peter: you cant figure out how to catch a train to canal or west broadway? [[http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm]] trace the red, blue or yellow lines til they hit "canal street"... thats where you want to get off :P...

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

pauline curran : what a wonderfull sight makes you feel homesick....

in response to: Upper Lough Erne by barry

pauline curran : hi fiona iam paddys daughter he was known as wee paddy ....

in response to: Castle Balfour by barry

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,......

in response to: Changing Face of Brooklyn by luna park

zagg: Funny, I'm cringing that I had to ride public transportation (Sarnia Transit is infact: CRAP). I've been biking happily 5+ KM since August to work, but now winter had come and the roads......

in response to: Commuting by Foot by Peter

anon (ool-4356388d.dyn.optonline.net): In one of those photos Is that the bridge near the DMV? ...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Peter: any chance you guys have photos of the neighborhood (or brooklyn in general) from back in the day? after following this thread, id really love to actually see some of it. if you need help......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

anon (ool-182f920f.dyn.optonline.net): um NO! I have worked in bedstuy across the street from Marcy Projects for 2 years. I get people comin up to me everyday "hey mami, god bless you, your beautiful" so there was NO......

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

pauline curran : hi fiona was your grandfather harry maguire if so i knew him well ....

in response to: Castle Balfour by barry

jack: hi joey, its been almost two years since you asked for a story about the beat generation in the village. well its better late than never, so here is a short one. my......

in response to: Blue Note Lounge by jack

Sanford : To Esther In an idle moment I googled PS 167 to find out some details to compare with childhood memories and saw your comments. I was one year behind you at PS 167. My memories of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Thelma Fuentes: I lived at 146 Grove Street and moved to Staten Island in early 70s (I didn't get to graduate with my class at St. Barbara's in 1972)...I remember Barbara Ann's, my first dance at the......

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

anon (ool-4572c65b.dyn.optonline.net): they were open a few weeks ago. hours may vary....

in response to: Star-Lite Barber Shop by Peter

fiona: hi pauline, thanks for your info, i'll pass it on to my mum. my surname was cooper, but it as my grandmother ho came from lisnaskea (boyle) & my mum lived there for awhile...

in response to: Franks by barry

anon (233.58.236.121.broad.sz.js.dynamic.163data.com.cn): from all of these pictuers i think you gyus should pick the best skylines and then ask thepeople who posted it there to tell you some information on the skyline....

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

Avery: You really need to put on the historical & beautiful skyline of berlin! I love Frankfurt!!! ...

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

EvilGentleman: Mitch, I am as saddened as you are at the loss of Ben's, and I thank you profusely for your contributions. Without you, this article would just be a few pictures of a closed Ben's,......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Alan Kupperberg: Yep, Richie, I remember the Coca Cola bottling plant on Linden Blvd between Georgia and Pennsylvania Avenues. Grandma Ann and Aunt Nettie lived in Starrett City. Coney Island Joe's was little more than a......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: "rats, rats, thousands of rats" does anyone remember where that line came from?...

in response to: Telephoto Rat-Hunt by Peter

Keith Bernstein: I would like to add some comments about Mrs. Ida Gradstein. I thought her to be an effective teacher and a sweet lady. The mention of her name brought back some memories of my sixth......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Rhiannon: Long live Crate Man! I live close, so I managed to get some pics of the erect crate man under the westgate, some guys playing golf wondered why the hell I was taking photos! It was......

in response to: Milkcrate Man by Selig

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Ann: I was just wondering if someone had any pics of the piers of which the White Star Line and Cunard both owned of which they can send me. I am thinking about writing a book......

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

Nobody: Richie -- might it be possible to not comment in ALL-CAPS? It's kind of hard to read, annoying (people consider it the equivalent of YELLING online) and I think it's been getting your comments deleted......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Rich: You've got some excellent shots of the skyline at dusk. Thank you...

in response to: Opera Dock by CartLegger

Rich: At this stop the train was just coming up from below the street, and you'd be right at street level, the rest of the stops the train gradually became elevated. The only stop like......

in response to: Sunday at Avenue H by Jim Kincade

Rich: Hi Everybody, I lived at 1003 Carroll ST between Franklin and Bedford from 1957 til 1969, we then moved to 1048 President St which was directly behind the first address. Needless to say, for all of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

anon (153.57.236.121.broad.sz.js.dynamic.163data.com.cn): a lot of people that i have talked to said that Karachi's skyline should be in the top ten[[img:29326]] ...

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

anon omous: Victoria has a developing skyline that is already impressive as it is. i hated the height restrictions but with new ones we'll be seeing a new victoria in the near future....

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

pissed off local: you have just focused on the bad have u actualy seen anything u wanted to see or were u in a bad mood that day 1. the only flying lancaster bomber in europe 2. the 1......

in response to: Morning Walk: Part One by jamie

Peter: they forgot to add: "...beyond its $2+/lb scrap value", hehehe... i like that second shot, too... im always a sucker for any shot with a nice sky and powerlines in it......

in response to: In These Hard Times: A Message from Hydro 1 by Michelle

anon (75-94-49-3.boi.clearwire-dns.net): I think the coutries with the best city skylines on averge are 1 United States (New York, Los Angleles, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, and so many more!!! 2 Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and......

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

anon (CPE003065d674bc-CM00186851eeae.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com): this is a new watermain installation. the hydrant on the left is feeding the hydrant on the right through backflow preventer to stop bacteria in the new line from entering the existing line. ......

in response to: Hydrant to Hydrant by POWcityblog

magan: I'm from montreal all a long st cathrine you have strip clubs and hoes all over your best bet is to stay in the middle of the orange line and green line of the metro......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

anon (ool-44c1e338.dyn.optonline.net): [[img:29189]] ...

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

me: "76. You speak to somebody in English and they respond in French but when you respond in French they speak to you in English" The last line is the true essence of Montreal! Conflicted F___ed Up......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

Jewels: Was the one under the bridge before Yarraville the one with the milk crate erection? Two have been destroyed near Newport. One has the crates hung on the fence and the other thrown......

in response to: Milkcrate Man by Selig

procyon: Medicalfools: I also know that some higher-ups want the best for it--someone posted a letter to that effect from Dorothy Lewandowski elsewhere on citynoise, and I recently read that they've started applying for a spot......

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

anon (ool-44c577a7.dyn.optonline.net): MORE LES THIS BANDAN FROM NJ NEWARK TL 550 NEED TO BE FOOD TOWN BECAUSE THEY ARE TALKING TO MUCH MY BROTHER'S TO ES. ...

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Humboldt/West Bucktown - whichever you prefer: I've been in this area for over 6 years. Bought a condo 3BR/3BA. The first year was rough with all the random shootings at night. I get the scoop from the locals,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Peter: its a nice photo, rune, but ive seen this photo several hundred times online in the past half-decade or so... its a pretty well-known photo meme. why did you post it here? is it even......

in response to: Forrest by Rune Willem

pauline curran : hi fiona asked my sister about frahk jr and serena frank is ateacher in the local school serena workes with disabialy people . i remember going to franks more than once to get......

in response to: Franks by barry

Peter: food for thought: General Motors employs over 30 times the number of people in {canada} as they do in india or korea, but i doubt we would hear you complaining about "hard working americans'" jobs......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

robert: As a child, with a group of friends in the late 50s, going to Newton Creek, just for the fun of it and looking for adventures was one of our greatest thrills. Way back then, it......

in response to: Newtown Creek by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Hydro lines: lol hydro lines(power lines), we throw the shoes up cause we can, why give em to some bum that should get a job, down with enablers!...

in response to: Shoe Tree by Tyfoid Kid

elaine: peter! look up 'desire line' in wiki. i tried to post the link but am out of practice with your coding, and the robot thought i was spamming you. ...

in response to: Pollards and Avenue by elaine

Mary: oh and another thing, in Toronto we have are friendly to our environment and eco green and it's great and all but STUPID People insist on putting their COMPOST bucket outside beside their house and......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Gemini: I have lived in Bushwick for most of my life. I have lived on my street for 34 yrs. Bushwick is like any other neighborhood it has it's ups and downs. I referred to it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

pauline curran : fiona i will try and find out for you been there 2 weeks ago not the same as when we were kids....

in response to: Franks by barry

pauline curran : been over to lisnaskea two weeks ago you can,t get in the castle any more all fenced off. i was told it was because of kids getting in and recking it what a......

in response to: Castle Balfour by barry

pauline curran : been over to lisnaskea two weeks ago you can,t get in the castle any more all fenced off. i was told it was because of kids getting in and recking it what a......

in response to: Castle Balfour by barry

pauline curran : been to trasna way last week when i was over to see my sister who lives there the whole place has been done up.it is very nice ...

in response to: Fence by barry

anon (ool-18babe68.dyn.optonline.net): Moving to Hancock off the J Halsey stop...what's it like there?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

tracy leonard: fao pauline curran... i also live in london near heatrow, your dads name rings a bell with me,my mum and dad shave spoken of the curran,s for many years, i used to visit franks bar......

in response to: Franks by barry

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