Comments about lou

There are 100 comments about "lou"

Rich: not a cloud in the sky...

in response to: Little Wing by Peter

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

zagg: CityNoisers have a tendency to dislike shiney sharp jagged boxes. Sometimes they're acceptable if they have an colour running through them (like that horrible apartment building thing that I said was fugly but others......

in response to: The Darth Vader Building by aer suzuki

Rabbi Julia Andelman: Dear Friends, Congregation Shaare Zedek has been working extremely hard over the past several years to forge a long-term strategy for the restoration and maintenance of Bayside Cemetery, despite the fact that only 5% of this......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

chickenrgood: Wow this is fun stuff. I like chickens- sure who doesn't think they are fun to watch and oooh what pretty colors those roosters are! I have been coming to Kauai since the......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

CC: I was born and raised in North Devon (1946-1976). I lived on Smith Street. The building in the 3rd pic was the CIBC bank. It was robbed in the early 70s. The 4th pic shows "Bolen's......

in response to: Northside Fredericton by CE

Lou Romero: Teresa, The building is still standing, its under a new name for several years. Pilgrim Christian Academy. I went FHM from 1967 to 1973, In Classmates.Com, there is a alumni group of all past students if you're interested....

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Doc S.......: Howdy again Willie: It's interesting to know the Franklin Avenue shuttle is running - when I was by there last year sometime it looked abandoned (President Street/"Botanic Garden" entrance)-all boarded and barred-up & overgrown with......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

ChiPhi: Wow...this thread has had some staying power and I am glad it has the legs. :) Full disclosure...(Please read my earlier comments above for my perspective regarding this neighborhood). I am a male in my......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

zagg: I remember my first time in Philadelphia and laughing at such a ridiculous name as 'Wawa'....

in response to: All Commercial Establishments in Philadelphia Are Named After Nonsense Monosyllables by vz

Pantera: Unfortunately these cases or even WORSE happen many times. When I was a kid in my hometown Szeged (M.E.-Europe, Hungary) there were 2 abandoned cemeteries, a protestant and a catholic (mainly......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Tom: fuck me, all those JA tags look shit house, tacky and boring.. i appreciate the full detailed colourful ones, the ones that can really be considered art.. none of this "i write my name like......

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

Rich: Hi Robyn, Rick, Stepha, Doc, Mitch and Scott Let me start with an apology for commenting so late, I'm new to this site. We all lived in the same beautiful neighborhood with all of it's great......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Matt: I think your cause is ridiculous and stupid. Borders are absolutely necessary as are police and governments to enforce them. The police were absolutely within their rights to arrest you for failing to......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

anon (207.134.250.141): I smell some jealousy buddy....

in response to: Heavy MTL 2008: Disturbed by EvilGentleman

American Male: Huh, racist? Protestants and Catholics are a race? Also, I've been to N. Ireland, and the same sort of thing is in the Nationalist areas, what with the PLO/IRA one struggle mural. Honestly, saying one......

in response to: The Waterside by Jamie

pearlie prince of lambeth: i'm trying to sort out an extended family tree, again any help would be marvellous ...

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Ender: This is simply marvelous. Thank you for sharing these photos. Contrary to what someone said above, the Clockwork Orange doesn't look much like this anymore, though I can just barely recall riding it in this......

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

al: i use the recipe of flour, sugar and water and i paste over my posters every time and it comes up clear as. ive never needed to use shellac....

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

Jethro: I think phil. Makati is a nice city too. I think the city, economically along with there tourist attractions, are benefitely doing good of representing for south east asia. The city looks very beautiful (uhmm.. except......

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

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

Mark Brown: That is so wild that I saw this I was looking at this page & I saw Blue knight lounge & it caught my eye I lived right up the street from it actually I......

in response to: Blue Note Lounge by jack

Franny Wentzel: Armed people show their colours, disarmed people wear them. Too bad they didn't have branch stores next to synagogues in 1930s Germany. ...

in response to: Accept Christ and Buy a Gun by jack

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

Flying Colours: It's not changed any!...

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

The System: Denial of what? You're using this nebulous sense of "victimization" to play devil's advocate for those who don't take advantage of the system, on their own, to benefit. Don't build walls -- because hey, I......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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

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

Richie Rubin: does anyone remember:`Park East'bar/lounge next to Twin Cantors'dayglow pink' lighting.[it was on E.P. nr.Utica ave.across from`Famous'[veggy] rest.]their `fake'meatloaf'was[almost]a dead ringer for da real stuff!..no?& kugel[potato/luckshen[noodle]you would kill for!but`Dubrow's'was da best!portions dat can feed most 3rd world nations! & free seltzer!what a crowd..&......

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

zagg: Just a lil' dish I make for my 7 kids for christmas each year: Wood Pigeons in Beer recipe ingredients 4 small wood pigeons 30 ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil 25 g (1 oz) butter 450 g (1 lb) onions, skinned......

in response to: T & S Live Poultry by Peter

Lady Sekhmet: Just a quick note to Anthony and his (wrong) comments about Osiris, Isis, and Horus-Ancient Egyptians did NOT have a satan or devil. The closest thing they had was Seth or Sethos, who was......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

johnny: I have traveled all across America and the world. My votes for most boring: Northeast: 1) Scranton-WilkesBarre, PA 2) Bangor, ME 3) Worcester, MA 4) Woonsocket, RI 5) Scanectedy, NY 6) Rome-Utica, NY 7) Atlantic City, NJ 8) Buffalo, NY 9) Camden, NJ and......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

anon: well at least the squaddies wouldnt of got bored on patrol. all that bright and colourful shite that you've scrawled across the wall. ...

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

Angela Bentley: Hi everyone I asked this question before didn't get a response but I grew up all over brooklyn, last years in the city I grew up in ridgewood area Palmetto ave, gates ave and onondonk......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

zagg: It was a nice attempt; But the colour reminds me too much of baby poop....

in response to: Pretty Parking by joey

DonDon: I Boil a pot of water. Put Flour in a cup and and add cold water. stir Turn off heat on pot of water now stir in the cup of flour and cold water into the......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

zagg: Steve Miller's Joker lyrics came into my head suddenly... "I really love your peaches, want to shake your tree". That is fabulous....

in response to: Forrest by Rune Willem

Humboldt1: I am one of those yuppies moving in and buying up property. I see real opportunity in areas like Humboldt Park and Logan Square. Now, I live in Humboldt Park in an apartment......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

RICHIE RUBIN: ALLAN,MR.LITMAN WAS MS HINES`BEAU',& JUDY OSHINSKY LIVES IN MIAMI AREA,HER BROTHER,ALAN DIED 20+ YRS AGO!I ALSO KNEW JOEL BERCY,ALFRED/LOUELLA BROWN THE`SUPERS'KIDS & MANY MORE FROM YOUR BLOCK[JONI BORRUSSO WAS MY `DATE' BACK THEN..& WE'D GO TO CONGRESS THEATER ON......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

pfffft: nice sentiment, scott...and i used to subscribe to that philosophy....until i moved to jacksonville, fl. as an airforce brat, i have seen a lot of this country AND planet...let me tell you, this town is......

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

Louise Jones: Hi, I'm the youngest daughter of Brenda Matthews and youngest grandaughter of the late Ted and Emily Matthews, Pearly King and Queen of Hampstead. I'm putting together a presentation for a college group here......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

joey: could be a nuclear cloud...

in response to: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by luna park

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

RUTH NELSON SHERMAN: MY MEMORIES GO FURTHER BACK. I NEVER LIVED IN bROOKLYN BUT WOULD SPEND A LOT OF SUMMERS WITH MY BUBBY AND UNCLE A 1710 CARROL ST. MY PARENTS MET ON A BENCH ON EASTERN PKWY AND......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

JP1515JeffersonAve: I find it amazing that so many have so many different views yet we all have a common thread...the Love of our hood. I grew up in Bushwick back in the 70's through the 90's.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Faith Allen: I love this. It seems as though he is sharing his lounge with us. A public living room!...

in response to: My Paris by Ilona

Bill Diggins: i grew up on granite street off bushwick in the 50s and early 60s. went to our lady of lourdes off desales pl.granite was a dead end. led up to bing belly hill over the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Bill Diggins: i grew up at 77 granite street. off bushwick ave. pilling and chauncey and halsey streets nearby..dead end street that led to the bing belly hill over the tracks near aberdeen park. railroad boys??? ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon (d141-73-27.home.cgocable.net): I just moved to Hamilton in June. Never actually seen anything tornado related in real life but in these three months I've seen two funnel clouds at least. Not fun....

in response to: Cameraphone Funnel Cloud by jeeff

herb weitz: got to union & kingston around 1938-9 went to 167 for 1 semester then the crown heights yeshiva (310 crown)next to ps161 at 13 I discovered Shwabies poolroom HEAVEN, a warm place to play hookey and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Karlo: Wrong.None of the people who walked their children to school were involved in any attacks.There had been a number of incidents involving people from both communities previous to this,and im not going to argue who......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

cloud9 t.r.: last ime i was there they still had uni and midi wides...

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

Bea K.: Lou Romero, Upfromflames, all: I've heard so much about "white flight" just about all my life, that I honestly don't think that 'term' will 'ever' go away, how sad it that? I've also wondered if......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Garry Johns: Well why is it that, some always have to find fault? If you don't like it fine, but for crying out loud don't try to crams your views down our throats! As a......

in response to: Ugly, Heritage, or Both? by Cameo

Lou Romero: Thanks AABK, For the info on Sr.Ann Melanie, she was my fifth grade teacher at FHM, a very serious nun who often made you laugh with her antics. And its good to hear Sr. Betty is still around,......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Maz, Netherne: So you want to talk about Ikea eyesores do you, well check this one out. This is Croydon, South London, U.K. You can probably see the chimneys from where you are with their lovely colour......

in response to: Ikea\'s Watery Shadow by CartLegger

TEFCON: I was arrested in October 24th 2006 for writing on the Westside of midtown manhattan. I got out on HALLOWEEN . That's a week's worth of Halal sandwiches. Fucking ridiculous....

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

Ron from Michigan: Just visited Jim and his castle. Found him standing in the bucket of his Bobcat building an archway over his mote. The topic of the moment was "why Michael Phelps didn't deserve any......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

RiCH1: SPIN........whoever you are.......you killed that shit on the 'Rock', sun!.....Rock On! Ya gotta turn yer head kids, to peep that one out.....right at the bottom of the escarpment waterfall on the 401 into the Hammer!......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

jeeff: my hometown of london is supposedly in the very northeastern tip of 'tornado alley' and that's only a couple hours west of toronto by car. but i had never seen a funnel cloud in......

in response to: Cameraphone Funnel Cloud by jeeff

Warren S.: I think this is a fabulous Web-page; it brings back memories of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Queen, where I grew up. Until I was 14, I lived on RC church property in the "old rectory" building......

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

Eleanor: Lou, UFF and everyone else who is reading this post. I certainly don't think that Bushwick Buddies is too crowded ... as a matter of fact we have more and more interesting pictures every......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

little ukraine: sheesh. growing up on long island i was always told that tornadoes were not a thing that happened in my part of the country, though the past two or three summers have seen a......

in response to: Cameraphone Funnel Cloud by jeeff

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

anon (pool-96-224-25-61.nycmny.east.verizon.net): I've lived here sine 1956. You could still hunt on SI. up until 1970. There used to be farms, animals, airports, drive-in movies, etc. NYC is making S.I. unliveable with ridiculous taxes, fees,......

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

Maureen.: A miraculous achievment what a wonderful man and as I have said many times what has age got to do with it. Its the wanting to do something special and with faith you can......

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

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

EvilGentleman: anon, I thank you for educating us on the train parts. I think of trains as big noisy metal things that carry stuff, and sometimes have graf on the outside. I am a total moron......

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

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

anon (cache-ntc-ab03.proxy.aol.com): Liz: My sister was born in St Marys Hospital in 1929,the only one of seve siblings born in a hospital. We all went to St Matthews school and church in the 1930s. The boys......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: This is a tale explaining the manner in which my way of life was rotated along a Y axis until it reached a position roughly 180 degrees from that which it started If I could......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

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

Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969... The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story : I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Lou Romero: Thanks UFF, your response was almost totally on the money, except for the "poor Puerto Rican families" part. Many PR families were hard-working and wanted a better living conditions as well as good schools, many who......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: Lou: It depends on what part of Bushwick you are talking about, as the process of demographic change proceeded differently in different part of the neighborhood. In ther southern side of Bushwick--south of Myrtle--the process......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Lou Romero: Amazing !! I didn't realize the quality of life and safety had began to decline as early as 1962. I know that the "white flight" was in full swing from 1965 onward, many neighboorhoods still had......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

cyni: the last photo is awesome -- i've seen this building from the outside (quite remarkable in its shape) but never ventured in. to see the city outside the square glass...marvellous capure. ...

in response to: Dallas City Hall by dfwtiger

Kassie: I went here with my friend a couple months ago. We got some amazing pictures. I've never seen such beautiful graffiti in my entire life. We had a nice talk with a......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Liz: I was born at St. Mary's Hospital, baptized at St. Matthews church on Eastern Parkway. My parents were married at St Matthews and my mother attended St Matthews grade school and then attended St Angela......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

J Sears: What a surprise! I wish someone would do a before and after as was suggested. I used to live in Montreal and probably wouldn't recognize it anymore. I heard that Ben's, Ruby......

in response to: Montreal Circa 1979 by CE

serlingrod: Here’s a list of contact numbers for city services….. ##NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES## City Hall Operator 215.686.1776 Abandoned Car (Automated Service) 215.683.2278 Abandoned Car Supervisor 215.685.9500 Barking Dogs, PAACA 215.685.9040 Citizen Crime Commission 215.546.TIPS Illegal Dumping (Neighborhood Services) 215.685.3097 Nuisance Bar, Underage Drinking 215.726.6200 Public......

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

lynnlindsayward@yahoo.com: Seems all the memories are from the 80's and 90's territory. Where are the 60's and 70's people that grew up in the 40's and 50's? Louies candy store. Blochs drug store...the Chop House....the Praha...and the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Tabersnack: 68. People on the street ask you if you speak English or French and you assume they will just ask you for money and keep walking. 69. The habs win one damn series and......

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

living in Hutchinson: Wow. Interesting website. I would like to comment too. I live in Hutchinson. I have been here my entire life. I moved to big cities in other states for a few......

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

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......

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

serlingrod: I do not defend the status - I wish to change it. I do not "draw a salary on the backs of the suffering" - the little funding we receive goes towards helping these people......

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

Lou Romero: Thanks UFF, I am a member of BushwickBuddies, maybe a little to crowded for me now (lol) A cousin of mine forward us to CityNoise, showcasing the pictures of Bushwick. I'm hoping to hear from more Fourteen Holy......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

jack: yep, it reminds me of when i played behind apartment buildings in brooklyn, and in particular one yard with louella and her brother and we were in her sprinkler and we lay there looking up......

in response to: Neighbor\'s Clothes by luna park

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

Lou Romero: Welcome aboard Bertha, looks like the Father Heitz memories is in full steam, yes, Father Martin, I believe did marry one of the nuns, I think they had to leave the church to do that, I......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Bertha Gibson (Sanchez): Hello to all. Great blog here. Louis (Koochie....smile) Oh my goodness, I remember viewing Father Heitz' body in the rectory (1970?). Fourteen Holy Martyrs (on Central/Schaffer St) merged with St. Martin's (on Knickerbocker/Weirfield St) and......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Lou Romero: Wow, its great to know someone remembers Father Heitz of Fourteen Holy Martyrs, I remember the funeral service for him in the church (circa 1969-1971) then Father Martin took over duties as principal of the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Steven: Back in the early 80's I lived in a great old dump of a building on Kings Hwy directly overlooking the N Train line as depicted in the last image. My fire escape hung......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

Elaine: the gay pride flag has 6 colours, the co-op movement flag has seven. There is a light blue stripe in the co-op flag. it was adopted in 1927...

in response to: The Churchmouse and Firkin by Biff

loun1: no disrespect, but seen or cope2 will murder JA. but hes def a legend. mad love for the dude....

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

kim-plateau: looks like welfare housing found in any U.K. area. I'm not kidding. They are sad looking and for that price?!! Fools come in all colours....

in response to: M9 by CE

EinsteinsBrother: What a fabulous post. ANd what a marvelous place. It is so surreal it is almost dream-like. Is it like that in person???.. Maybe someday I'll be there..........

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter