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Bayside Watcher: 'I remember' - You are a good person and you have great intentions. But have you been to Bayside Cemetery? If you had, you wouldn't possibly think that 4 cleanup visits per year...... Kriestine Mangel: wow. it's cool to read about people's memories of Bushwick. I may be a bit younger than some of the posters...Our family lived on Halsey St. between Irving and Knickerbocker between 1964 through...... Alan Kupperberg: Ben Massick's Town & Country Club in Brooklyn was even farther down Flatbush Avenue than Avenue U. I believe it was between Avenue U and the Belt Parkway. Out among the bulrushes, as...... Mateo: Great pictures! Abandoned cemeteries are fascinating. I always wonder how they came to be forgotten, especially ones such as this with such ornate stones and fanciful crypts.
It's...... P: What a massacre... 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...... Thelma Fuentes: I went to school with Elizabeth Casuso at St. Barbaras....I remember her Dad taking up collection at Mass...I used to live on Grove St between Central and Evergreen....... JoAnn LaForte: I can't believe I am reading all this stuff. I lived on 130 Grove Street - bet. Central/Evergreen, from birth [1953] till we also did the mass 60's exodus (right after the beatles came)...... margarita kontarovich : robert krol is 18 months olds and garry krol is 7 years olds like live in worchester massachusetts
yelena rozenberg
vitaly krol do
baby sitter farida
three children krol will be in may 2010 finally...... Kayla: No, I think Upton, Massachusetts or Southboro, Massachusetts, or Westford, Massachusetts... WinstonSmith: Great image and yes it was once the world's tallest. My most profound memory of the Woolworth Building was being on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade late on the night of 9-12-01 and seeing the...... Warren S.: Richie, you are right on the money there! It's like it was practice for more violent things to come.
I hear that St. Barbara's church is or was closed, and they only say masses on...... Lino: Hello everyone. I came from Italy in holiday and end up working in Netherne as a porter first and then in the kitchen. The patient was treated very well and I have great memories. Beautiful...... صائع: what da fuck is wrong with those people . Even men carry those 2 dicks, and how come they are carring a black dick. the loyalty to dicks is that their ...... Richie Fisher: Hey there Warren! I have to be honest, I almost fell off my chair reading
your E Mail and I FLEW off my chair when I read your letter on the
Casusos's...... 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...... scared with eyes wide open: believe what you see. They want us to see it. It cost them billions to build this airport that wasn't really needed, No paints a giant mural for public display without prior...... OG FROM GCC: Cecilia
Keep it up. Keep going. We brought a group of 25 to Philly. Half worked in some
gardens in the Dauphin area. We stopped by there on Thursday morning on a way...... 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...... AV: Does anyone remember our Viso people for was it 67-68
luke Hogan-Denise Lower-Donna Tomaselli-Diane Massot-Francis Hood-Alma Barry & so on?... Country Boy: Peter, am sorry I didn't see this months ago so I could respond then. Thank you for your photos and update on the progress at "ground zero". I apologize for everyone for not being as...... 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...... Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly...... julie lorraine jackson: hello diane magee this is julie lorraine jackson my brother stuart jackson passed away last feb 29/08 of massive heart attack age 49. would like send me old picture of me deaf in milton...... julie lorraine jackson: I am Julie Lorraine Jackson. My parents were passed away and my brother Stu died last feb 29/08 of massive heart attack of age 49. I ONLY 3 BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER THAT'S ALL. I...... serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to...... zagg: "The original flag had eight stripes, with each color representing a particular component of the gay community: hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, turquoise...... jessie : knitta what?
haha love those guys. there was a massive knit on the olive way overpass awhile ago....... Olwen Gillet (nee Dawson): Wow, I have just found this site and have had a good read ending up with smarting eyes, but what a joy it is to read of peoples' memories of Irlam/Cadishead, mainly Cadishead where I...... Jamie: To be fair, they're no more dishonest than any other global ISP operating within the UK. They take advantage of our governments overwhelming cluelessness to make massive profits by essentially breaking the laws of trading...... Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot!
A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo.
[[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]]
by Adam Enright
I was thrilled to read about...... 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...... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hi Stuart,
no need to apologise, it was all done in good fun - at school on my last day. (and you are right - it was probably all Gaz!!). You and Garry ran off with...... Edwin DeBerry: I remember when the Whites lived in 111 N.Wood. He went on to play with his brother in Earth, Wind and Fire. I anybody remembers me, I can be reached at edwin.deberry@ots.treas.gov
I went...... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hey Hi Stuart!! I sure do remember you - since finding this site I dug out all my old keepsakes and found my autograph book in which yourself and Gary Siddall contributed to! My...... Stuart Brennan: Hello everyone
Just stumbled on this site by accident and saw a few old names and places that brought back memories.
I was in Norma Bolton's class in juniors, although I don't blame her if she...... Jon Burgess: My Gran lived on Atherton Lane for 50+ years, I always remember the massive bonfires on the bammer throughout the 70's / early 80's. Down the bammer was a newt pond with protected species of...... jeff: i've lived here for 22 years and have often complained about wanting to "get out of here". the problem seems to be once i'm somewhere else i miss home terribly. there is something that draws...... Anne Fahy: Hi Cyril,
The man your sister-in-law married - J Massey could this be the son of Millie and Dick? Years ago before we came here we would go to the Cadisheads Cons on a Saturday...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hello Anne in Ontario,
I married Ellen and Jim Massey from Cadishead married her sister Edith.
You may not know, but there is a sister site to this one,"Citynoise these things no longer exist" and I have...... Nobody: Saul- perhaps sarcasm doesn't travel well through the internet. I do have a few points for your consideration, though:
1. "thats there [sic] idea of a community.
Whose idea? The people who live in the projects? I...... Born and Raised in NYC: nice ... the late 70's were a bad time evrywhere,massive urban decay, kids don't know how easy they got it now... 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...... sicilian brookly gal: I grew up on wilson and george. big family building. every apt lived a relative. of course grandpa was the owner. went to st. jo's on suydam st. will never forget my...... VAN: yo anon, i heard oval taught some guy to tag after he quit and moved to massachusetts. now the new oval has been gettin up around on i-95 and the norwalk area. he has been...... David Stonehouse: All of us at Evergreen were thrilled with Toronto's embrace of Earth Hour and indeed all staff went to enormous lengths to do our part. Unfortunately, when it comes to Brick Works site we are...... Bobby I: The pretzel factory was located on the even side of Starr Street, between Wilson and Knickerbocker, closer to Knickerbocker Avenue. I lived on Starr between Wilson and Central, and my brother and I used to...... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hi Sheila, thanks for the "Jubblies" update... here in Australia we call them "Sunny Boys".
ps: I had a little giggle at Steve's comment earlier... "a clip around the ear hole" - now that's...... Deb Simpkins (Massey): OK guys.... What's a "jubbly"???!!! I have only ever heard the word used in the Austin Powers movies and I'm guessing that's not what you are referring to!!!
ps: Steve, interesting to read about...... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hi Sheila,
the name Crossfield House rings a bell - I know I heard nanna discussing it in the past. I think you may be right!
Steve - I lived at 103 Broadway, in the mid...... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Thanks!
Natalie - did you see Cyril's reply (above) about the photo I posted and where it may have been taken?
Cheers, Deb. ... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hi Natalie,
I too am an 'Aussie' girl now and live on the Gold Coast! (It seems you're getting all our sunshine... and we're getting all your rain!)
Not sure where the photo was taken -...... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hiya,
my dad (Jim Massey) has asked if I could post this...
"A few names from early days I would like to hear about, Roger Lovell, Bill Waterman, Tommy Blinston, Madge Attenborough, Mary Twinning, Gordon Dennison...... largestjohnson: my top 10 are
1. boston mass.
2. new york ny
3. minneaplois minn
4. victory B.C.
5. st.paul minn
6. dallas TX
7. baltimore Md
8. courps christy tx
9. boise ID
10. edmonton ab... Rob Tynan: Hi Dave,
Try again now. We have just had a problem with "a mass spam attack" so it probably wasnt working properly while we we deleting.
Rob... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hi Uncie Cyril,
mum isn't sure which picture I have posted, but thinks the lady with nanna may be Alice not Edie... she said Ellen may know. Does she also have any idea who the children...... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hi Marissa,
a little more from Venice...
"When I was about 5 years old I lived at No.3 (The White House), Fiddlers Lane. I had a happy childhood until my mother died. She doted on me and...... 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......... Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Here is something I found about Irlam & Cadishead amongst my paperwork. Not quite sure how I came by it - it may have been amongst my Nanna Jaques'stuff. Hope it is of interest...
Deb
ps:...... Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Hi Natalie,
I will let Stephen know you remember him. He lives in Adelaide with partner Cath and daughter Jessica. In what part of Aus do you live?
cheers,
Deb
(ps: Norma must be referring to another Deb who...... Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Hi Rob, not sure if you rec'd this message from Alan...it was part of an email he sent me. Cheers, Deb.
Rob, another of Andrew's local sites is also at [[http://www.citynoise.org/article/6063#45260]] ...
Alan...
... Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Hi Uncie Cyril,
thanks for the info and photo - will add it to my collection!
Cheers,
Deb... Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Hi Alan,
I agree with Rob, please keep trying... and I am keen to know what your response to me is.... my email is msi31309@bigpond.net.au if you don't have any luck here.
Norma, my dad didn't...... Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Wow! My Uncle Cyril (Bagshaw) put me onto this site and I have just spent the last hour reading all the comments. My mum (Edith Jaques) was born in Irlam and my dad (Jim Massey)...... 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...... EvilGentleman: Well Elicar, my previous article on this particular location has become something of an online focal point for those who lived there during its heyday, much like Corsatki's {Cabrini Green} articles.
Thus, this page is intended...... anon (d58-111-103-252.adl2.sa.optusnet.com.au): Hi Anne
No private fireworks for us now, the danger of bushfires is too great.Leaving Irlam after spending 55 years there was a big pull, and came about after visiting my wife's sister Edith (nee Jaques)...... noname: Also, the reason that Mcpherson may be more expensive is because the economy there can support high rent etc. BTW Taxes are higher in Hutchinson than Mcpherson.. Hutchinson has to be cheap because of the...... Billy Carbino: the gurken is massive and i thing thay chose the right country and place to put well done builders... mary anne Massaro: wow makes me remember my brothers and I on the old scooters made of milk crates and rollerskate wheels.... Vicki: I grew up in Kensington (Coral and Clearfield) or Coral and Elkhart...block down from Frankford Ave. I went to Mastbaum for HS, Conwell for Middle and Williard for Elementary. I have many great...... GGP: this is an article of sky, landmass, history, hope, irony, disappointment, promise, France, waves, fish, weather, reflection.... Padre Island: The elderly that are in their 80's and 90's today grew up during the great depression, WW1, WW2 and learned from a early age to save every penny for when
they would need it later on...... Bill: Saturday Nights in the Early Fortys.
7PM Start out at the Utica Pool Hall(132 Utica Av)for a few games with Mickey, Danny, George and Jimmy
8PM Pickup come Camels at Goldman's Candy Store (145 Utica Av) On...... Meghan Sane: I was just browsing for pictures of an unrelated topic when I found this blog. This was also my first Critical Mass ride, cheers!... Clive: Awesome! An excellent slice of life...I'd love to go and teach English in Tokyo someday; hopefully I'll have enough funds amassed to do so within the next year or two.
The lamp in front of...... Anonoymous: I will try to be succinct with my words. The symbols, ideology, artwork, whatever you prefer to call it serves one grand purpose, and this purpose, I will reveal in the conclusion of this...... Shevo: This board is hilarious..I practically lived in Forte Green projects for about 3 months and nothing happened to me. I am what one would call an black white girl. I grew up...... my misgivings: NORTH Wales’ Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom is calling for the legalisation and regulation of all drugs – and next week will ask North Wales Police Authority to back him. The region’s top cop reckons existing...... MaGoo: Thank you, Editor, and UFF and Cartlegger.
I won't go hog-wild here- as I realize that there are so many other areas of human endeavor that come into play when discussing this topic, that it would...... JOEY TPA - THE PUBLIC ANIMALS: For a guy thats not into graffiti, this was a generous and insightful gesture to those of us who are (or were). Thanks for taking these shots and do yourself a favor and take my...... jack: peter you bring tears to my eyes, the old brooklyn-manhattan transit, the sea beach express, the f train and others, i rode them almost everyday, i would walk to school and pass under the el...... serlingrod: I absolutely love this pictures. It looks like you can jump from one mountaintop to the next.
I took a flight from Detriot to Tokyo that lasted 12 hours, so that sounds about right. I...... Janet Calderon: Author of Bushwick & Beyond: I never forgot Bushwick. My childhood memories are there. I'll be back to share my experiences via this book. Hopefully, after reading my book;the reader will empower...... Xavi: Most of the eastern part of Humboldt Park until the mass Puerto Rican migration of the 1940's and '50's was Jewish and Polish, with some German and Italian elements. When those ethnic groups were...... joe: I loved these. I just used them this weekend on my quick business trip there. This sure beats having tons of people pissing in the alley ways. Bar hopping, and drinking mass...... mike hawk: "FUCK YOURSELF YOU FUCKING NOTHING PUDDLE OF FUCKDEW. YOU DRIPPING STICKY BLEACH SMELLING MASS OF EXTREME UBER-MENTAL RETARDATION. SOUR JIZZ FUCKASSFACE. EAT MY FUCK WITH AN EXTRA SIDE OF FUCK FRIES.
YOU FUCKHOLE." ... CE: There are a couple pictures with buildings that look identical to the second picture in the [[7238:Faro Graffiti]] post. Is it the same building or is it just a mass produced design that can...... 99˘Dreams: Car vs bike has never been a fair fight. But c'mon guys, the city was designed for HORSES, aye? Those early bikes had it rough on the cobblestones, though far less deadly. ...... madame maxime: I've moved across country and have lived in many different states. Always I carried my books with me, and when I went to graduate school I kept accruing more. The last move from...... Arron: Im glad that New York made it on the top 5, I just wish that there was a picture that could show all down town, its just too big! Here are some skylines that...... BelRoC: From Boston Mass. to Raleigh North Carolina
you can find me all along the East Coast!!!
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... CE: The picture of the second factory doesn't do its size justice at all. It's a massive building that towers over you when you're near it and even when you're on the other side of...... jack: true, but thats the way life is, city planners don't necessarily have to be smart people thinking about the masses of people in the future years, they just do enough because other people demand that...... joey: i choose factory number two. it's hulking mass is amazingly posturban.... little ukraine: oops, posted too early..
pictured above are Astoria Park, the Triborough Bridge spanning Hell Gate, and a marker at the entrance of the Charybdis Playground (where's Scylla? Presumably Ward's Island) next to the Astoria Pool,...... Jan: ksedge
There is a well know furniture store in Natick, Massachusetts called Jordan's. They have an IMAX theater in it and the ladies room there has the two way police glass and you don't notice...... kjh: "systematic gentrification?" more like systematic commercialization. poor people should band together and buy property, houses, land, and try to ignore mass commercialism and pressures to conform to ever-changing fads and fashions.... Kerri: I have been to see Justo in person and I have to say he is the most inspirational person I have ever met in real life. He is the sweetest (and the kookiest) old man...... Chav Massive: Hahahahahahahahah and this is how "Chavs" entertain themselfs. Verry funny...
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