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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

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

adam: nice link!...

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

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

in response to: Hotel Detective by procyon

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

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

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

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

Richie Rubin: ALLAN,Yep,dem daze are gone..4-ever! & I had:both albums `Paragons meet the Jesters' &`Rumble'then Link Wray came out w/an instumental:`Rumble'all in mid`50's,sure there were`gangs'in our`hood[mostly in Albany & Kingsboro projects & many members went to P.S.167..I knew a few,but there......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Osloman20plus: link again, clickable: [[http://flickr.com/photos/8104187@N08/3021957344/]]...

in response to: Some Oslo Streetart by Osloman20plus

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

Peter: WOW. entries like this tend to be some of my very favorite on this site... good work! after reading [[wiki:Glasgow Subway]], i see that this modernization took place from 1977-1980, so that helped put a date......

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

Rich: That truck in front of the building on the westside hwy may have been reconstructed but this truck has been in this same location for a very long time. I remember when I was very......

in response to: Ugliest Building in New York? by Peter

greyeyedeve: thanks for the link - I have fond memories of the 'clockwork orange' and its really interesting to see what it like before it was modernised....

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

Peter: use the "upload photos" link right above where you type the comment ;)...

in response to: Voting in Brooklyn by adam

Jennifer Suarez: oh it didn't let me show you my photo via link :-(...

in response to: Voting in Brooklyn by adam

Taylor James: Hi, I'm a big fan of Freedoms work. I recently made a Facebook page dedicated to him and his work. I'm not really sure of the rules of using photos and posting links, but this......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Richie Rubin: ALAN K;oy!joyva hal-a-vah..esp.choco.covered tidbits, [& da jell-filled ones too!.WE musta consumed 1,000's of dem deadly`penny candies'in OUR`yout'..no? ant local`candystore'was literally a`killink field'all dat crap WE swallowed/digested is now startink to take it's effects.no?.but kishke hadda be da`deadliest' item WE ate..MY kin......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Teri: I had to add my two cents to this board after Keith Bernstein sent me the link. I lived at 1074 Eastern Parkway until I was 18 1/2. I went to 167, 210, Wingate and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: did you see the links i posted above? in addition to those, all of the following sites appear to show the identical image (though sometimes at different resolutions)... it was posted here in 2004: [[http://www.thatsweird.net/picture37.shtml]] it was......

in response to: Forrest by Rune Willem

Alan Kupperberg: Janet, I just realized that I have a photo of Dr. Borowitz's office window, that is, if he was directly above the Congress Deli. If you e-mail me at kupperberg@earthlink.net I will send you......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: Richie, I have no personal experiences with the E.P. Arena. I just know that it existed. I do know that my mother's step-father, Nat Klonsky, later Nat Kaye did some boxing under the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

zagg: I had to click the link because I saw the word "what is this man sucking?" and then I read the sentence "sucks blood out of his injured cock" and just... wow......

in response to: What Is This Man Sucking? by EvilGentleman

alanpigott@eircom.net: [[img:29313]] This is Alan Pigott here again trying to solve the origin of a Picture that is signed ..." W. O. H. ...N.J. 1923..and also St Dominic's Monastery Newark N.J...I have already posted a photo of......

in response to: About Convents by jack

Link: yo my nigga ya shit is mad dope,keep doing ya thing...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

GanjaBoy: And I cannot find... Send the information! To whom is the link to the http://freewebtown.com/okaretj/graigs-list-and-la.html necessary? ...

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

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

EvilGentleman: I will let him know your request, and I will tell him to check the page again so he can get your addy. I gave him links to this page a while ago....

in response to: Phono-Graf by EvilGentleman

eyeofodin: If you would like to follow the construction of the Freedom Tower (the tallest of the towers to replace the twins), here is the link http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=419362 Go to the last page if you......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

EvilGentleman: Heh, just realized that I used the technically-correct (although misspelled) spelling of the band's name, with the little dots over the o and u. This means that unless I add a tag here in the......

in response to: Heavy MTL 2008: Mötley Crüe by EvilGentleman

you want to make JA mad.: all you wanabees that are on Ja's nutz that want to get him mad where he actually might come knocking on your door.go to his wikipedia page under ja or his name johnathon adavilson go......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

anon (dsl815.rba1.pppoe.execulink.com): my uncle races enduro ...

in response to: Enduro Racing by jeeff

eyeofodin: Great post. Louis Theroux of the BBC did a great episode for his 'Weird Weekends' about Black Nationalism, and concentrated his time in Harlem. He was able to enter the headquarters and interview......

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

jeeff: ha! igor gets caught red-handed and the city celebrates. people are even posting about it on craigslist. a couple links: [[http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/07/17/6181516-sun.html]] [[http://www.ibiketo.ca/node/2353]] [[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2008/07/17/bike-theft.html]] ...

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Frenchguy: This morning, I was bitten 3 cm from my eye (2 in). One of the most renown bird scientist of the XXth century said a bird would never bite your eye, but I am not......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

Sheila Vaudrey: Hiya Sheila H, I also have another couple of photo's that were taken at the same time I have tried to post another but am having no success I also wanted to send you......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

CJ: Hello! I found this website because a co-worker of mine is considering a move to North Florida. I told her about my experiences but she didn't believe me. Perhaps she'll believe you......

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

luna park: there used to be many breweries in brooklyn - i don't know if there are any other in operation other than the brooklyn brewery. here's a link about rheingold: [[http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/hofmann-rheingold.shtml]] i had no idea brooklyn beers were......

in response to: Borough Pride by luna park

Peter: Ryan: i hate chemical spills (this is more of a chemical spill than an "oil spill") as much as the next guy, but just for the record, its not the "largest oil spill in history".........

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

Peter: heh, {plinko} was always my favorite game on TPIR......

in response to: M9 by CE

EvilGentleman: Every condo comes with entertainment: You can play {plinko} with the other balconies....

in response to: M9 by CE

EvilGentleman: Jennifer, you must be unfamiliar with this site to post comments such as you did above. If you browse CE's other articles, which you can do by clicking on his name just under the main......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Sheila Vaudrey: hello James, I read about it in "Life Times Link" a free booklet in the Library, it just says that it is being planned for October this year, here is a link to the article......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

funnyface: ahhhhh... thanks for the picture/laugh. the goo link topped it off. (bottomed it out?)...

in response to: Anal Jewelry by Peter

Candlejack: This is just an amazing sight to see, and even more amazing is that you actually went down there, took so many high quality photographs, came back and put it all here to share with......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: yes, click the 'goo' link above :)...

in response to: Anal Jewelry by Peter

kellymac: thanks for the links peter, my skepticism at the "factual" information in the book started with her claiming there are natural caves under Manhattan, much less ones accessible from subway passages. she clearly had......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Montrealbunny: Laura - I know what you mean - those letters are truly mesmerizing! I googled the mural, but alas found very little on it. I hope this link works, but just in case......

in response to: Montreal\'s Largest Mural? by Montrealbunny

kidcapri22yrs: ok, ok what some people are saying are that, the nazi-ideology has infiltrated the american gov't from 1930's to present, built one of their many capitol structures to capture and enslave non-anglo americans. what are......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Passerby: With the history linked to that hotel there is no stopping the wrecking ball. To quote the article in the Suntimes: Community development director of Lincolnwood Timothy Clarke "Asked when he'd like the hotel torn......

in response to: Hotel Detective by procyon

James cashan: hello jon, small world isn`t it u being mates with my cousin chris an all! cant remember who sprayed the van just recall spending hours wet n dry sanding the damn thing down it did......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Rob..... think I'm forming a reputation here... and I told you in confidence!! hahaha. James - I remember my younger brothers (Stuart & John), talking about Tarzan Bridge. They are the same age......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Jon Burgess: To James Cashan and Gary Sparkes. So the only way we will get a King of the Slums reunion is via a big screen satellite link-up to Australia? ...

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: Let hear it for slinking! I am reminded of [[7658:this post]] by jack. Nice one. Joey, the problem with the height signs is, they are all metric here. I have no clue how many centimeters tall......

in response to: Wedgie!!! by Montrealbunny

Flatbush Gardener: So, wiki-style links. Speaking of "regurgitating already widely publicized local events", you're welcome to get your information from DPB....

in response to: Ditmas Park by Peter

Turk Tickler: I Googled Flatbush Gardener's blog. If you haven't seen it, you're not missing anything. How Flatbush Gardener thinks that their blog "covers that area of Brooklyn" in any way beyond just regurgitating already widely publicized......

in response to: Ditmas Park by Peter

Peter: yeah, it does allow links. youre just doing it wrong. heres a good link to start with: [[http://www.citynoise.org/about.php#faq11]] speaking of links... so im assuming that its your own blog youre speaking of... fair enough. perhaps you......

in response to: Ditmas Park by Peter

Flatbush Gardener: Your spam filter doesn't allow links. Flatbush Gardener is one of them. The links category "Flatbush & Neighbors" in the sidebar of my blog lists many others, including Brooklyn Junction, Deep in the Heart of Brooklyn,......

in response to: Ditmas Park by Peter

James cashan: Found this site through my friend gary sparkes, thrilled to see people had foresight to capture Irlam and Cadisheads social history in passing lest be forgotten forever especially photos by rob tynan, yes i......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Peter: great post! i added all these images to the [[wiki:Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant]] wiki page, and listed you as author. though it didnt seem to be able to find you as an author......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mike: Hells Angels member arrested on assault charges Hybrid Apr 11, 2008 12:29 PM (3 hrs ago) by Staff, The Examiner SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News)- A Pacifica member of the Hells Angels was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assaulting......

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

CartLegger: So....what code do we use to post map links? I'll follow your lead... Its Spring and I have lots of pics to post!...

in response to: No Standing Anytime by Peter

David Warrior: Hi James, Sounds like we shared some passtimes back in the 1960, I used to do Higher Irlam paper round for Colin Sandy and spent time asking the ships crews for cigarettes etc. at the locks.......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

CartLegger: I see a fancy new link-ability in the above article. Pray tell more, good editor. ...

in response to: No Standing Anytime by Peter

aquagirl: Can someone send me links to pics of hoffman island?...

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

EvilGentleman: Drew, There is a diagram of the plans for the Benny Farm changes in the article that I posted in 2006. I hope it will make things clearer for you. [[4408:Just click this link.]]...

in response to: Benny Farm: The Future Site of the Benny Square Condos by EvilGentleman

Melissa Bingham: I've just stumbled across this site and am amazed at the various Aussie/ Irlam connections. I was born in Australia (my mum's from Salford & Dad's from Ireland) and some how ended up in......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith: Cyril I had never heard of that, though a quick search certainly links the name Captain Blood and Great Woolden Hall!...

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

yoyo: anyone have a link to a site or something with finished pictures?...

in response to: Dr. Sex Graffiti by Legalize Life

Rudy: FROM THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE - March 18, 2008: As of April 14, 2008, large trucks with more than two axles will no longer be allowed to travel through the Washburn Tunnel. Lately, large trucks often scrape......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

Marissa Chaplin: Hi Laura Glad you liked the pic, fancy coming on here and seeing yourself. To be honest I had forgotten I had those pics, until I was looking for some stuff for family tree research.I went......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Martha Rice: My mother grew up at 1076 Lincoln Place. She was born in 1925, and is 82 today. her maiden name was Helen Jane Rice. She had a wonderful life there in Brooklyn and I......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Rob Patten: Just to add there are photos of the refurbished train on the Cadishead Way bypass on the Salford web site: [[http://www.salford.gov.uk/business/design/engineering/highways/cadisheadway-stage-2/cws2-photos.htm]] Under 'Photographs 2005' the second and third links show it in its new paint. There is also......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): OOPS!! I wonder where I put that document??!!! - I obviously need an inservice on attaching photos/docs to this site... I used the 'upload photos' link and it all seemed to process okay.... hmmm.........

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Cyril, Correct me if I am wrong, but I think the Dr Walker we speak of may have been the son of the one you remember? Welcome Rob, I get to this site via the......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

JoeyD: Peter- Interesting link! Growing up in San Jose I do remeber This guy here, the one on willow st and as well the one off san thomas express way near camden ave....

in response to: Babe\'s Muffler by JoeyD

Peter: bob: i was poised to go to great effort to provide you links to mass-media sources that refute almost everything you say- about the misplacement of blame in iraq, about soldiers who refuse to go......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

Peter: its {smug} and {osker}. i was holding my breath trying to not be the first to mention it and out myself as the resident graf nerd fanboy, for what its worth. that photo is a great......

in response to: What Happened to BEMS? by Elicar

Heavy Mike: Oh BTW that is not the broadcast tower. That may be the STL (Studio Transmitter Link) that gets the signal from the programming studio to the broadcast site which is out in Dewalt....

in response to: Defunct Radio Tower At Dusk by groovehouse

EvilGentleman: On the first website linked in the above comment, please note it is in French, and the word "télécharger" is French for "download". It's free, don't worry....

in response to: Milk Bottle Water Tower by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: fctlmn, thank you for sharing some memories of Montreal that I am too young to have. Aqueduct Street is now known as Rue Lucien l'Allier, and has a metro station of the same name just down......

in response to: Milk Bottle Water Tower by EvilGentleman

trans 1 - Dreme Skemez: [[http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/2287285392_60e3213a10.jpg]] please view above link Dondi - A total legend... R.i.p. always...

in response to: Dondi: NYC King by Peter

Fred, The.: The only good thing Hutchinson Kansas has to offer is reasonable and tough law enforcement and reno county court judges. Kansas does nothing but steal and waste as evidenced by, well, just about everything you......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Rob Tynan: Hi Marissa, I have got some quite detailed info including photos of my family tree going back to the early 1800s in Irlam. I would like to trace it back further. Your link should be......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Marissa Chaplin: Cheers, I will be adding a link to this place, that is for sure!!!...

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

wackojacko: i dunno if its already been posted, but heres a link to the brookyln bridge sane smith bomb.... http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.razorapple.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/sane-text-hunter.jpg&imgrefurl=http://razorapple.com/2006/09/13/sanes-tagged-textbook/&h=313&w=500&sz=34&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=zKbK01a4OWForM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsane%2Bbrooklyn%2Bbridge%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff...

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

B. B: I live in Henry Horner as well from 1982 until 1989. I have to say that my time in the Horner projects was a learning experience. I raised 5 children there and none......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Phillip Zimmerman: I grew up in Kensington, on Westmoreland St. I moved to Ohio and oftern return to visit my family still living in Philadelphia. When I am there, by brother and I go to Four Sons......

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

Bobby: Richie Backes, now there's a name out of the past. Send me an email and we can talk old times. borne2x@earthlink.net Your old buddy, Bobby...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

jeeff: janelle, thanks for the suggestion. i'll try to post an update in the future, and i'll put a link in the comments here....

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization by jeeff

Alan Taylor: Hi Alison, Cadishead & Irlam schools class photos at [[http://cadisheadandirlamschools.homestead.com]] with names, did put it in but it didn't appear, so it's above again, if it doesn't appear email me direct for the link at memorabilia@ntlworld.com ...

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

stepha: i always thought it tried to have an impervious air, hmmmmmm, remember the stacks of the big library anyone? you could browse throught very old and original books just for the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

been: Oh, and it looks like you just caught the blink of the light on top of the stack. It's all of about one pixel big. Gives a speck of stark contrast....

in response to: On a Cloudy Day by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Crap! I used a hyphen in my tag of the {Under the Ville Marie} posts, rendering the link in my above comment useless....

in response to: Bridge Removal by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: The four attached buildings closest to Benny Ave are gone now. Since this article is already pretty large, I'll post a new article with the pics whenever I get around to posting articles again. I'll......

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

Peter: have you guys consulted google maps to see if the building is there anymore? below is a link to a satellite photo of that block... you can see the {carroll} street {footbridge} on the left, and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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