Comments about miles

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Marie: I grew up in LaJunta and when I hit college, I learned that I had gotten a great education. I was far ahead of the other students in math and science and history. ......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

Gamester: I too just found this page after searching for "too old skateboarding" in Google. I am 23 years old and work as a technical support agent in Boulder, CO. Right now, here is......

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

Gerry: The author of this article needs to get ALL of his facts straight, for the reader. Bishop's Castle is located in the WET Mountains, NOT the West Mountains. If the reader was truly interested in......

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

joe arndt: I used to live in Decatur I now live a few miles away, from what I understand, those pipes simply carry water. This is a r4eally fun part of Decatur to go to. There is......

in response to: Decatur Graffiti by Brad

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

Mike: I remember Sunset Park from the 50's and 60's I lived right down from the park. That's when It was a nice neighborhood you could walk the streets anytime and not worry about getting mugged.......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

Robert: Lets us all remember that while there are trains rolling though the tunnel at 70 miles or so. The really good thing about that entire tunnel is there is no 700 volt Third Rail to......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

charlie from K & A: Grew up on Albert St. and went to H. A. Brown and Visitation. Went to Ascension for 7 and 8 grades, then to North Catholic. Lived over top of McGee's at G and......

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

Danger Jim: I grew up at kensington & Tioga at Harrowgate Park in the 60's it was like Happy Days!Now the goverment has turned into a dump!I am now a Forester in Washington State 3,000 miles away. Danger......

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

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......

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

john: If you think the tunnel looks great now you should have seen it back in the 70's I was 12 years old when I started going down there. Thats when there were five tracks down there......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

BostonVisitor: Hi there and bonjour, I'll have friends visit me from California, and we all want to check out Montreal. Specifically, I'm interested in providing my friend a prostitute. I remember several years back going......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Al Pierro: Just came across this website in search of info on what has happened to St. Joseph's church where we used to play softball back in the 50's & 60's. I attended a grade school on......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter Creer: G'day Eric Teal,from memory,there were a few Teal brothers and your dad about 1959 There are a few ex Irlam people in the Wollongong area about 60 miles South of Sydney. We keep in touch with John......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

joey: Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) is located just ten miles from downtown Chicago....

in response to: Midway Airport by joey

serlingrod: nice pics Peter! the constant passing of El trains above your head definitely add to the uniqueness of the Loop. that trip from O'Hare is no joke! it took me 45 minutes to cover 15......

in response to: The El by serlingrod

Leftin1991: I left for college in '91 and have only been back to visit. Hutchinson is a retirement community and sports one of the largest populations of nursing homes per capita in the midwest. ......

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

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

Meena: I hope nobody got hurt. Don't do anything that you wouldn't want anything done happening to you. RESPECT! Smiles are free,,, DON'T SAVE THEM...

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

chiamattt: I had no problems whatsoever. The vast majority of China Supporters (chinese students) were full of smiles and willingly posed for pictures. The Seoul Police were polite and didn't hinder my movements at all. I......

in response to: Olympic Torch Relay by chiamattt

former Hutch resident: I moved from Hutch about 25 years ago. I was born & rised there. Couldn't wait to get out. I lost both my parents 4 years ago & want to come 700 miles to decorate......

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

lisa: i live in a very rural town rio dell ca i hate it soooooooooooooooooooooo bad i am dying to get out i hate it so bad it does have crap in it its like hell......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

You are an idiot.: Of course you would show the picture of the crappiest hotel in the city to try and prove your point. "Passing through" does not give you enough taste of a city, especially one as interesting......

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

Beni: I lived in Jax for one and a half years. I don't like it. My main problem with the city is the lack of public transportation, the non-centralized infrastructure and the low intellect of the......

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

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

UK JA OK: We heard JA 3000 miles away! I got myself over to New York recently and I saw a couple of JA throw ups in the Underground tunnels there. His shit never gets old! JA is gettin his......

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

Joe: It is interesting to see so many postings from current/past Kensigtion folks (and others that give an address that has nothing to do with the neighborhood). I grew up there from 1957 throghh 1972, and......

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

Liketolivehere: Yes, Hutchinson does have some negative issues. Every place does. If you don't like it here, leave. To say that you are "stuck" is just plan lazy. Go to the big city & find the......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi, Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob. Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi, Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob. Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)......

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

anon (d58-106-117-137.adl2.sa.optusnet.com.au): Hi Anne I was brought up in one of those small cottages (Claybank Cottages) on Liverpool road opposite the old Twenty Row where your grandparents had their business. To go down to the Old River was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

GS Age 97: Since I was born twelve miles from Bellville in 1910 I can give you some perspective on this town. In the 1930's we looked forward going town to visit friends on the street and at......

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

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Thanks for the last pics... Cyril I was unsure when Brian passed away and didn't want to upset you by asking, now I know. Believe me, life will be different but you will slowly......

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

Joanne Amorello-minor: Didnt one of the shops collect used stamps for charity or something?I seem to remember having a stamp collection as a kid(I know!!)and getting fed up with it and giving them my stamps there were......

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

Joanne Amorello-minor: Hi Mary, hi Rob, hi Marissa,hi Norma,hi steve... as much as I would like to go to the mosslands I cannot as I live in Portsmouth!but I shall listen anyway...you never know my wish may come......

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

Hunter: I'd like to make two points at this time. First, it seems that most of the dissatisfaction with Hutchinson revolves around the lack of "good", i.e. well-paid jobs. As I mentioned earlier, there are no......

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

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Norma, Yes, we have enjoyed driving through the Adelaide hills up to Hahndorf village many times.We live 5 miles from Glenelg on Henley Beach road. I went to Irlam Central school with a......

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

Marje Givens-Eames: What a wonderful site for Irlam/Cadishead and what memories, many I had forgotten. I remember Goodiers living in the house on Ferry Road/Boat Lane. We lived in Gerrards Close and our house backed onto......

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

serlingrod: interesting interpretation... the thing is, tourists would never set foot in this part of town. we're talking miles from the Liberty Bell. this is a community-driven effort. I agree that it's low cost band-aid to......

in response to: The Living Mosaic by serlingrod

FRED MEGLIO: HI JIM I ALSO RECALL THE HALSEY BOBS AND ELLERY BOBS I RE CALL SINGING DO OPP MUSIC WITH A GROUP OF DUDES ON MY CORNER ANYONE RE CALL BRANDLERS BAKERY 1403 GATES AVE BETWEEN......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Alfred: I live in Hutchinson, and I knew this article was pure propaganda right when I saw the photos. The first photo is of an entrance gate to the State Fairgrounds, which the author describes as......

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

EvilGentleman: Wow! Just wow! Great post, TK. As far as the "20/20 hindsight" inspections of other structures **after** the collapse goes, we have the same thing happening here. After the overpass collapse that killed 5 people in September......

in response to: Bridge Removal by Tyfoid Kid

Joe D.: Buswick late 1960's - early 1970's was the best!!! Born on Harman Street in 1965...The entire family lived within blocks of eachother..Grandparents on Starr Street next to the pretzel factory..Aunt lived on Buswick Avenue and......

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

JOHNNY MOSS: I HAVE TRAVILED THE UNITED STATES QUITE A BIT AND HAVE LIVED IN SEVERAL DIFERANT CITIES AND STATES, AND CAN TESTIFY TO THE FACT THAT ANY TOWN THAT YOU GO TO HAS MORE THAN......

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

kevin: the fact that you took the time to photograph people having a good time and all-around lively place of washington square park and then had the nerve to write captions about how nobody stops to......

in response to: Walking Through Washington Square Park On My Way to Dinner by jack

Bob Salmon: Re: Royle’s Engineering. Our intention is only to trace our ancestors to find out who they were and where possible, what they did, warts and all. If Jim Royle, layabout extraordinaire, (whoever he is), is a......

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

Kathleen from SC: My husband and I were driving home from a hunt in Nebraska. We stopped and rented a cabin for the night about 5 miles from the castle. The owner of the cabins told......

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

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......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

cyril bagshaw: Stephen, Many thanks for your good wishes,we still look at the photos of the old shop and remember the enjoyment we had in serving our customers there.The 12000 miles between here and......

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

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi John, what great pics. I remember a couple of incidents with that bridge in cadishead. Once during heavy rain, it became flooded, and much to the delight of all us kids, there was a......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

A: UMMM...actually a 2 stroke doesn't beat an SUV, it pollutes many times more than an SUV for the same miles traveled and is a major source of pollution worldwide. REALLY. Get a 4......

in response to: Toronto\'s Got the Right Idea... by Peter

joey: actually -it's a telephoto view. i estimate it's about 15 miles by how the crows fly....

in response to: Moon Spotting by joey

Larry, here is an article about this in the paper today in Toronto: The Toronto Star THE FIXER Irresponsible kite-flyers need to clean up their act Oct 16, 2007 04:30 AM Jack Lakey Staff Reporter Telling someone to "go fly a kite" is a rather gentle rebuff, but kite flying can cause serious problems. Few......

in response to: Kite String All over Milliken Park by Michelle

nothing to gain: Norman is a sanctuary for Oklahoma City. So, by comparison with mundane OKC, it seems nice. Oklahoma is caught between progressive West, and agressive Texas. If you try to talk the talk,......

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

EvilGentleman: I never noticed this article before, but I think I was posting like 10 articles a day when this one came out, so maybe that explains why. Interesting how people want the chickens preserved, most likely......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

2less2: it's to bad that you guys haven't taken the time to see the actual truths as they relate Las Vegas and all you've managed to find fault with. first, one of the biggest reasons the......

in response to: Viva Las Vegas, Part 1 by aer suzuki

aer : "Crater Lake is located in Southern Oregon on the crest of the Cascade Mountain range, 100 miles (160 km) east of the Pacific Ocean. It lies inside a caldera, or volcanic basin, created when the......

in response to: Love the Toilet Seat by Tyfoid Kid

Pat: I have a Buddy Bike for sale. I added all sorts of toys to it...saddle bags on either side of the rear wheel; another longer bag on the top of the rear wheel for my......

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

Madelyn: Wow! What an experience it has been reading all these posts about the neighborhood I grew up in! I also went to Enrico Fermi, remember Mr. Lily and played violin in the orchestra. I graduated......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Scott Goldman: My father owned Maxim Radio, located at 127 Chambers Street. I am writing a screenplay about this era and would love to hear from anyone that remembers RADIO ROW. You may e-mail me at milessongs@gmail.com...

in response to: Maxim Radio, et Al by GGP

Rudy: By the way, I have lived only 5 miles from this tunnel for 38 years, and it still gives me chills to drive through it. Not because of fear, but because it's amazed me that......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

little ukraine: those in Sunset Park weren't as lucky. also, not coincidentally, they weren't as wealthy. third avenue? who needs it! "not worth saving." just about two miles south of the beautiful......

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

KansasBoy: It would seem, perhaps, that you missed the downtown area of Belleville, since all of your pictures are from out on Highway 81. No matter, your conclusion is pretty much on target, if a......

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

adam: most jobs are 6-8 miles...

in response to: Los Angeles 3.3.06 - Going Places by adam

Chris Harris: anybody who doesn't bother to venture more than .1 miles from the interstate has no business telling readers what is "boring" and what is not....

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

CO-TX: Ok you want some real dirt on denver look: at South Table mountains (west denver) NREL complex it is officaly of solar research station but really a tunnel door (south west corrner of the facility......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Julian: I've thoroughly enjoyed all the stories on this page. Especially the one about the pissed off squirrel, the pooing while begging for food cat, and the BYOT raccoon. What a trio. I found this site via......

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

Alec: I did an engineering internship there 21 years ago when I was 19. I went there this morning and viewed basically the same thing as the photos show (my first time back there). ......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

pearlseeker: We live on a farm. We have about 15 feral cats...and now 2 raccoons! When I call the cats to eat, the raccoons come out to eat, too! They act like they......

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

EvilGentleman: I wonder when the word "flour" was removed from that sign. I remember it well, I often looked at it through a telescope on the Mercier Bridge during the summer of 1990. Even though it......

in response to: 5 Roses by Cinic

Chris: wow . . ive really wanted to know bout cabrini green live bout 25 miles away . . nd thanks to this forum i now know more thanks to you guys and i......

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

Cinic: How long is your commute for how many kilometers travelled. (or miles if you prefer)?...

in response to: Los Angeles 3.3.06 - Going Places by adam

joey: let me explain I-5 south. you drive through all of LA, then orange county, like 70 miles of dense, urban freeway, and then you see the ocean. it's your reward after seeing all the clutter......

in response to: Pacific Coastline by jack

Tom: The second image is Carrington Power Station, just 2-3 miles from Barton power station, demolished in the 1990's. Irlam Ferry crosses the Ship canal and is roughly between the 2 stations, it is currently not in......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

K Bernstein: I lived in an apartment building at Eastern Parkway and Troy Avenue in the 1950s. Eastern Parkway was a beautiful street, with its two pedestrian malls with benches and trees. The street was lined with......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Budajiho: I grew up in East New York of the '50s. My pediatrician's office was on President Street, which was known as "Doctors' Row." The brownstones were beautiful, with magnificiant gardens and exquisite stonework......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

gary: jack, yes. i rode a steeplechase horse. i was very small. i was born in '52 in brooklyn and grew up a few miles from coney island and steeplechase park. on......

in response to: Coney Island from the Air by sine

.nanotech.: [[img:18501]] NAZI REGIME.911.REICHSTAG - parliament of Germany [[img:18502]] Even the location was a deliberate attempt to conceal it by constructing it in Denver Colorado's 1 mile high mountain area, knowing that planes flying at a maximum altitude will......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

.nanotech.: [[img:18457]] [[img:18458]] [[img:18459]] [[img:18462]] [[img:18463]] [[img:18464]] [[img:18465]] [[img:18466]] [[img:18467]] [[img:18468]] [[img:18469]] [[img:18470]] [[img:18471]] * The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy. * There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Morgan: Amazing story. My dad and I were driving in Colorada about 10 years ago about 100 miles south of Colorado Springs and we came upon Bishops Castle. There was a man doing a......

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

jack: tim, i remember seeing manhattan the way you saw it and remember it. but you and i, (probably the two old farts here) we'll drop the farts, the two older gentlemen, ahem, grew up......

in response to: Hippie Days by Tim Coakley

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Dave, Yes I lived on Farnham Drive ( off Broadway). Mum and dad had the end shop ( Brophys bakery)( I think we employed nearly everyone in Irlam over the years, and we sold......

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

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi D, My family had the bakery for over 10 years, and the shop next door which we sold and it became peters boutique. When we were there on 20 row, we had Tommy Wrench......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: The old name of the neighbourhood, Notre-Dame-de-Grace (Our Lady of Grace). It was also the name of the area from when it became an independent city in 1906, until it was swallowed up by Montreal......

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

Lou: Real photos; inaccurate description. http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/storm.asp Storm Clouds Claim: Photographs show Hurricane Katrina hitting the Gulf Coast in August 2005. Status: Real photos; inaccurate description. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2005] Photos of Katrina over Mississippi (Sure......

in response to: the august 19th, 2005 tornado hoax by jeeff

186 miles: I-10 and I-45...

in response to: Walking the Blue Bayou by cybertoad

186 miles: I went there at night and the lights out back make these things look even bigger. I love all of your shots, since they are around my apt....

in response to: Presidential Heads by cybertoad

186 miles: by the way, thanks for the article....

in response to: And so this is winter at Bandit\'s Cave by Marc

186 miles: I lived near this area growing up, and I loved it. Anyone that talks shit about westlake or from westlake that talks shit is from a mouth that has a lot of growing up......

in response to: And so this is winter at Bandit\'s Cave by Marc

autumn: Michele,gg, keep it up. I am educated to the PhD level but also have "street smarts". Worked 20 yrs. as a CPS Social Worker. My home & 1 acre of property are the sum total......

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

Susannah: No - its New Jersey, believe it or not, less than 15 miles from Newark. We have a major deer problem out here. Sometimes they run down the main strip of town. We've even......

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

Peter: it connects new york and new jersey over the hudson river, a few miles north of the george washington bridge... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tappan_Zee_Bridge]]...

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

Mike: I like how you didnt even actually go into town...at all. But stayed about 4 miles outside of town to take a picture of an old run down light factory and a warehouse and claim......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 12 by Scott Sargent

dfwtiger: This is such an odd place. It could not be any different than Dallas even though they are only 35 miles apart. One embraces the west...the other sheds the west like Atlanta sheds......

in response to: Train by dfwtiger

jack: how about the long island expressway,,, why do they call it an expressway when you can only go at 10 miles per hour....

in response to: Traffic by CE

Brian: I too emigrated to Australia over 20 years ago and only revisited Irlam for the first time, at the end of last summer, (2005). Irlam and Cadishead are strange places. Isolated to some degree, they lie......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: The art, if authentic, should be supported by buying it. I personally feel the best way to buy native art is to go to an Indian reservation and buy it directly from the artist, wherever......

in response to: Fast Cash by joey

Carla: If the pictures were in color, it wouldn't look so cold, but they're more interesting in black & white. Actually it was quite warm that day. I'll bet the drift wood - "drifted" in from......

in response to: Ruby Beach by Tyfoid Kid

Jolie: Sería bonito organizar una reunión en masa, un "pásalo" de movil a movil, un dia, con fecha y hora y organizar una escursión de apoyo y ánimo a Don Justo... serían dos días de aca,pada......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral - Part 2 by Reiner Wandler