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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

Renee: Dear Rabbi Julia Andelman, Let's put aside the talks of misappropriated funds and discussions of amounts of money and man hours it would take to overhaul this cemetery. While I can only......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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

joey: hi EG - i heard on our local npr station they would have 'big ben' tolling in the new year; 4 pm PST - GMT midnight. so i knew when to do my post....

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

Cindy from Oslo: The crime has rised with 20% since dec.2007 according to TV2News channel. And according to Aftenposten (newspaper), there are 4 times more crime in Oslo then in New York ( http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2299327.ece ) I believe the......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

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

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

Renee: These pictures have fascinated me to the point of doing a little research on this matter. It seems that the Congregation Shaare Zedek used the funds paid by the families for perpetual care of......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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

Richie Rubin: Stan N;Yeah,`Jungle Jim's coconut whip' on Pitkin & Amboy was a real .10 cent treat!..& was HE a character!across Pitkin ave.was a knish cart[heated up w/charcoal]`MoM's'knishes were 0val & HE put salt on it..whether YOU asked..or not!.dee-lish1,esp.washed down......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

Pronto Permissio: Oh this makes me laugh. I've used them a few times, all with similar results (or lack thereof) as some of the individuals above. Seems like a mixture of forgetfulness and their convenient location has......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

JIm: Is there any kind of contact for this site. Honestly, our Car Club needs an autocross site pronto. I will work with anything to get us out there on the pavement agian. We used to......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant 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

Bob: Alan, Childrens Museum at same locale, between Brooklyn and Kingston Aves on St. Marks place. It's ultra mod now a sign of the times....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jean: This is a new one on me! The only other time I've seen so many pumpkins all together is at local farms where stacks of pumpkins are waiting to become someone's jack-o-lantern! This......

in response to: Pumpkin Park by AG

joey: you're local -> try calling the phone number; 718-388-8501...

in response to: Star-Lite Barber Shop by Peter

bonanza,man : I enjoy the rides, the stories.. and they are all very good riders. I do think the cops would have better ways to spend tax payers dollars than flying the company jet rangers, motor......

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

snappyhat: I come to Norway alot for work. Mostly around Aalesund, and Ulsteinvik. I really love this country and the people I've met. The hot dog is not a diet staple but is......

in response to: Typical Norwegian Food by Rune-Willem

pissed off local: where is the hill or did you miss this on perpose !!!!!! and the last few are a flaming industrial estate !!!!!...

in response to: Morning Walk: Part Two by Jamie

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

ImpMyHyde from Kansas: Scott, I have been to Belleville a couple of times. The last was when I stopped there I was passing through but did get to see the Visitor’s Center. There isn't another one like it in......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

localrez: Finished piece: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kezam/2915758801/...

in response to: Painting in Bushwick 2: by Peter

Jules: Okay....BORING is the reason my husband and I left Jacksonville in July '06. We did everything a modern Metropolitan couple could do. We lived on the river, we had season tickets with the......

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

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

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

Chillygirl: I don't live on Kauai, but I think I understand both points of view. As both a hunter and a conservationist, I have a suggestion for both sides to consider. Since the chickens are suffering......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

upfromflames: WOW! You win the prize good sir! that is indeed why Bushwick burned! May I offer you as a prize an invitation to come speak to my class? I teach Urban history at the Academy......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

BZZZP: every local hub of tokyo makes times square cry sad little tears...

in response to: Tokyo by Ttokkyo

dave: I stopped there looking for a nice place to fish never realizing it's past history. Is this place safe?. After reading these articles I don't think I'll ever visit this place again.To bad because the......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

pieter: Hi, I am from Holland, and I once had a Buddybike side by side tandem given to me, and had lots of fun with it. It was the funniest thing I ever had. It is......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

I must be boring and illiterate: Apparently since I was raised and educated in Belleville I am an illiterate and boring person. I left Belleville like all young people, went to college, worked in Manhattan for 8 years and decided......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

always a Bushwick kid: Hey Lou Romero: you mentioned Sr. Ann Melanie, Sr. Betty, etc. Well Sr. Ann Melanie died not too long ago and Sr. Betty still works in Bushwick- she runs Independence House on Cornelia Street (between......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

RICHIE .RUBIN: BACK TO CROWN HTS,REMEMBER:`BILLY BOYS' CANDYSTORE?GREFF'S DELI BOTH ST,JOHNS PL. &`SKIN-NECK-TITTY'AVE[LOCAL JOKE,AS MANY OF US KID'S COULDN'T SPELL THE REAL STREET NAME!WHEN THE B'KLYN DODGERS WON THE 1955 WORLD SERIES ALL DELIS GAVE OUT FREE`FRANKS' & PIZZA JOINTS FREE SLICES!WHAT A......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

Ursus: I have just applied the Black Anti-Vandal/Intruder paint to My connifer because the local brats were severely damaging it, It looks a real eyesore from the damage they caused so I decided to coat it......

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

Geoff: The little bastards are smart, cute, fearless and a bloody great pain in the ass. Our current local raccoon family has taken to digging up our outside plants every damned night (on our second floor......

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

A.E.: There is a pervert on the morning local W train and/or R train. He is tall about 5'9, skinny weighs about 150 pounds. He is of Latin decent, dark, black straight hair worn slick back.......

in response to: Pervert Masturbates on Subway by Peter

Lou Romero: The majority of Puerto Ricans are Catholic in tradition, so of course they gravitated to their local churches, as for education, that was their choice or discretion if the children were to attend the catholic......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Lou Romero: Good exchange UFF, The catholic schools other reason for closing was the declining enrollment from the local neighborhoods (ie: PRs and Blacks), many of these families could not afford the tuition. I remember classmates of mine going to......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

jack: can you top this, i was up by harlem in the 60's along east river drive, (loved the cool jazz played at some of the local bars in harlem) and spotted a car, with the......

in response to: A Sign of Past Times? by CartLegger

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......

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

richard holmstrom jul 8 2008 : i grew up with alot of HA in richmond ca and cant wate to see them come to missoula still ware my support your local red and white love them all like brothers...

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

zagg: One these saturday's I'll bother to photograph Sarnia's Farmer's Market. Question: it has the name of different countries near the ceiling - does this Farmer's Market boast of international bearings? Our market is......

in response to: Dekalb Farmers Market by Peter

Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

Jamie: **Note from editors:** Would you guys like some kind of **Irlam local history discussion forum** site setting up? Not that I'd want to discourage you from using the site but it doesn't lend itself well......

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

Steve Boyle: Can anybody help me? I'm trying to find out what was originally on Lee Close, Irlam (Basically just around the corner from Irlam Primary school and close to Irlam Endowed. Lee close I think was......

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

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

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......

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

Cecilia Midiri: Sometimes you can write to the op-ed section of the local newspaper and then, magically stuff does get done around here...be on the lookout in the daily news...more to come.......

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

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

Joe F: Hi Laura ! RE: "my" 3rd Ave EL PHOTO ! I enjoyed reading your Yorkville memories as an ex 1940's-60's Yorkville-ite myself. It would have been appropriate and nice for me to also have been given ME......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Jamie: My local supermarket ({Boston}, {UK}) sells Brooklyn Beer....

in response to: Borough Pride by luna park

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

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......

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

EvilGentleman: BostonVisitor, I honestly have no clue about the costs of prostitutes in the city, nor where to go for the best deals. But like any other commodity, the sex market will provide better quality for......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Tex: I saw today in the Hutch News where some poor 44 yr old guy shot himself in the head up there. I don't know his background, but he probably was poor and broke and......

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

Allison: Well, I was born in Flatbush and even though I've been out for 20 years the place still gives me the willies whenever I return. I live in Manhattan now and am constantly amazed at......

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

James cashan: RE Bob Salmon.Tom O Toole Jnr. I picked up your Uncle Terry O Toole from catholic going to Woolston Thurs. night (I taxi for local firm initials C.C. no prizes for guessing and no......

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

local: theres about 15 ghetto birds ready to go out at any minute anywhere in LA.. Hollywood is pretty ghetto by the way....

in response to: Hollywood by Sketch

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......

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

grd: you went there for a holiday? ain't it like one of he uks roughest towns now? a place for 'locals', sayin that looks quiet enough ...

in response to: Berwick-upon-Tweed. by Andrew Smith

Goldentone1: June 2008 -11:06 GMT: A real landmark will be gone forever. In the fifties and sixties it was a magnet for entertainers - local and international - I remember the late night sandwiches and fries so clearly. ......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Nick Aceto: I had to comment on this one, plus it was written on my B-day. Anyway, I, too am reaching that age, 27, where skateboarding just doesnt feel quite the same. Still, I've found that a......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

James cashan: [[img:27949]] I believe it was the rotary club that raised the money to save the train and that the council were actually going to scrap it,yet were quick to basque in the limelight of......

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

Arnold Magraner: In the mid to late 50's even into the early sixties, I used to go to Brighton Beach Bay3, during the summer with many of my friends from the Borough of Manhattan. We had formed a......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

truthteller facts: the houses on jeffferson starr troutman that are drug infested. Signs on the houses telling people to stay out or get arrested, the drug problem so bad on knick that the nypd has cameras to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Another Ex-Bellevillian: As I recall, Belleville could have been the site of Cloud County Community College, but at that time community leaders vetoed that idea due to the potential of opening up the community to an 'undesirable'......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

londongirl: i have to agree with you HA HA the pearlies are laughable last year at our local club they booked a group of pearly kings and queens for a cockney night what a shambles they had some old......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

James cashan: hi jon, yea we`va all been there we played to one man and his dog at the jug in doncaster, a scene straight out of comic strips bad news episode! just gotta enjoy the buzz......

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

James cashan: Re: jon burgess, I agree, on the one hand people say every body knows your business on the other its good to have a sense of community and roots which a lot of people......

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

Peter: friendship? you should just go out and meet some people. try some local bars. or maybe craigslist....

in response to: NYC: Do you buy friendship and companionship with cocaine? by Peter

James: Geesh Mike - loosen up! When I first visited Buffalo Oklahoma it looked deserted and it was only 7:00 in the evening. I wondered what I had gotten myself into driving 1700 miles to Buffalo,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 9 by Scott Sargent

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

James cashan: RE: Jon Burgess, ha ha well spotted jon i dont think that public demand, finance nor desire is great enough for that. K.O.T.S. Fans and those that remember us are a rare commodity,although i......

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

JoeyD: This is Just fantastic! haha maybe its the local division HQ for ICE....or maybe its Dubya's presidential library... the posibilities are endless! Hope all is well down in SD I love the......

in response to: I Could\'nt Think of a Title for This Because a Pictures Is Worth a Thousand Words. by jack

James cashan: sad news regarding the old river, apparently it was reported in the salford advertiser which used to be irlam and cadishead advertiser,that it has been polluted and all the fish have been poisened and died! naturally......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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

The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time. --- We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When......

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

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

Alan Taylor: St Helen's Church after the graveyard had been landscaped around 50 years ago = [[img:27337]] Originally built 1500 AD, rebuilt 1733, restored 1882. Who remembers the Coronation Tree? [[img:27338]] pre Great War. 1922 saw many local cenotaphs erected, Hollinfare replaced the......

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

James cashan: hello, me again Re: john boardman, was thinking pics of hollins green and glazebrook should be included on this site as as a youngster hollins green felt part of the whole local tapestry to......

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

James cashan: hello, Thanks for the info andy is this your own site that you started up? I will be out snapping old and new local haunts when i get the chance,and will......

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

Sue Hadingham:24th April 2008 -19:50 GMT: My Grandfather was the senior administrator at Netherne for many years and similarly my Grandmother worked on the wards as a nurse. My fondest memories were also visiting the pantomime and staying at my......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

Jennifer: This is so not representative of Montreal! Montreal is a city where you can hang out safely at night without being scared of everyday street gang attacks. Of course, attacks happen but not......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Joe: As others have stated, the good memories exceed those that were bad: Joe the pretzel guy at Front & Allegheny, Christmas and the stores on the 3200 block of front St., local bakery shops and......

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

anon (ppp76.tc-5.kal-ch.mi.localnet.com): Does anyone remember Bushwick High School during the 1960's, and some of the teachers there, such as Mr. Abel (Orchestra and music), Mr. Holden (swimming), Mr. Fieldler (Track and sports coach), Mr. Cohen (Sports and......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

John Dereszewski: Puffy, Linden between Central and Evergreen is a block that has undergone a considerable transformation over the last decade or so, clearly for the good. I knew this block very vividly during the bad days of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Rob So many of Irlam and Cadishead old heritages have been lost through lack of interest and of course , money, as so often happens in non politically sensitive areas. The little cottage I was referring......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Joe: In response to LINDA from 4/13/2008. I left 29 years ago and also felt at that time that I had to GET OUT of Kensington. I had just purchased a home there (my wife wanted......

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Cyril, Developers have caused more devastation here than adolphs bombs. It never was the best looking place on earth, but now it is becoming more faceless than ever with the destruction of local landmarks......

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

Born and Raised in NYC: Incredibly condescending comments but coming from a Canadian I'm not surprised. Never judge the majority attitude of any given place by graffiti since the majority population are seldom represented in the sentiment expoused it's usually drawn/written......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Damian 666: I think its more fun just to put the spikes in the ground and the paint on the fence so when they jump over they stab themselves through the feet and you can follow the......

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

Andrew Smith: Here's some photo's contributed by Dom Smith (friend but no relation) - photo's of Irlam in the late 1980's The parade on the estate - butchers on the left, newsagent in the middle (run by Dom's......

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

JBone f.b.w.: i started writing back in 91,and remember ja was the king of the A line,he killed all the train stations and roof tops in far rockaway,him and eu,at the beggining i tought he was local,then......

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

Steve Weir: Higher Irlam Co-Op was a great place, they stored the empty pop bottles around the back & it was rather easy to climb over the wall & "liberate" a few...for shall we say recycling at......

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

Steve M: Hi Deb I was brought up in Collins Close during the 1970s. I remember the cat story. I can't confirm whether this was true or not, even though I worked at the pub briefly......

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

anon (cf2.utc.com): Thanx yall. I did alot of local freights that never really leave NC. well maybe go to VA. Someday I will be back in NC. It's my second home. Werd up to NSM crew....

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Susan Taylor (nee O'Reilly): Hi Sheila Thanks for telling me about this site, brings back many memories of Irlam and Cadishead. Someone mentioned Tramway Road Irlam, which lead to the Steelworks. This was where may dad, Thomas O'Reilly had an allotment.......

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