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Karen: I heard the most horrible noises out my window last night - whining moaning growling crunching ... then 3 fat racoons emerge from the woods - scary viscious killers .. i am so sad...... Dan: It's funny how people will say "oh man thats such a sweet peice of graffiti, and then they will turn around and say "but i think that tagging is ugly and is not art" if...... Mike's little sister: I grew up in Regent Park, almost 18 years there, and left in 1981. I am far away and only have been told about the revitalization.
Lot of sadness and a lot of happiness found...... EvilGentleman: I recall the same unfortunate small mentality when I used to live in {Chatham}, New Brunswick, now amalgamated with {Newcastle} to form the regional municipality of {Miramichi}. Most people were good decent folks, but there...... EvilGentleman: Thanks for reposting, Mitch.
And thanks for the explanations, editor.
From the way you wrote "Come on guys", I suspect you felt I was complaining. Just to let you know, that is definitely not the case at...... The Public Animals - Street Level Nine: This was one of the most inspiring and graffiti-Décollage rich sites I have ever visited in my life. As a young member and founder of The Public Animals, I used to wander in here early...... Mitch Spector: These photos were taken during the early morning of October 5th. Despite the former restaurant site still, for the moment, standing, it is an interesting contrast when comparing the photos (above) from 6 months earlier.
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The...... upfromflames: you betcha. Built in the wake of Robert Moses Fort Green plan. That was the same one that led the Dodgers to leave Brooklyn. ... moses opolot: hi i believe i am going to shine more than the pple born in new york city from moses opolot... anon (): hi i believe i am going to shine more than the pple born in new york city from moses opolot... Humboldt1: I am happy to get rid of all the gangbangers. I have confronted drug dealers and will surely do it again. I do not want the kids on my street living around this...... procyon: Medicalfools: I also know that some higher-ups want the best for it--someone posted a letter to that effect from Dorothy Lewandowski elsewhere on citynoise, and I recently read that they've started applying for a spot...... elaine: i like this a lot.
i can almost hear the lights pinking.... CartLegger: Peter: I hate to disagree with you, but a quick look at your sources points out a flaw in your conclusion.
Scorecard, a generally dependable site for a wide range of release, is way off...... Moscow: It looking just alike this in Moscow.... luna park: this building used to have the most incredible read more piece... until recently.... jan: My grandparents (Rankin) and my Mom later (Raney) lived on Barren Island for a lot of years-they brought their houses by boat to "Bergan Beach" to continue living, They had to leave because of Floyd...... TheDude: have any of you ever been inside the building? I think you're being too quick to judge, compared to the drivel that is going up in the rest of the city - most with...... jack: it's almost as clean as the new york subway system... unknown: I met my now fiance in a small town. I learned that he was born and raised in CG until he was shot not in his neighbor, but on the southside of the Chi. The...... Mitch: Well, sorry to say the dreaded day has finally come! This afternoon (September 25th) demolition was started. The bay windows have been covered from with orange plastic sheeting from the inside, and there's a barrier...... RICHIE RUBIN: I WENT TO TILDEN![MOST KIDS ON`OTHER SIDE'OF EASTERN PKWY
WENT TO H.S.OTHER THAN WINGATE,IN FACT WINGATE WASN'T EVEN FINISHED WHEN I GRADUATED IN `58,NOT`59!ERGO,WE
HAD MANY OTHER F-A-R-AWAY CHOICES! I SAW JUDY`O'A FEW
YRS AGO IN MIAMI,SHE'S STILL...... chevys are made in korea now: Maybe not india, but current Chevrolets are built in Korea and that's a fact. Most of the american IT jobs have been outsourced to india.... Gonebutnot forgotten: Grew up on Montrose Avenue across from Most Holy Trinity Church. What a beautiful church. Always reminded me of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Had cousins who went to school there and remember walking to...... rick: Scott, I remember seeing Zsa Zsa Gabor at Radin's deli several times. My Mom said she would stop there after shopping at Loehmann's on Bedford Ave. I think deli preference was, mostly, a matter of...... Humboldt1: Arquitecto,
Seriously, you don't need to use all the 5 dollar words. I have been in Humboldt Park for the past 3 years, having purchased an apartment building here in which I live. I...... 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...... Chueco DTB: I saw the sane's piece also yesterday. its still there with all the other graff, theres a lot on queensboro plaza under the train, there mostly tags.... David: Past comments indicate Tower St. now mostly new developments. My mother in law was born at 26 Tower St in 1904. Does anyone know if that building is still there? We live in...... kauaichick: I DO live here and I LOVE the chickens. I wake up at night and I smile and try to fall back to sleep. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I'll sleep when...... Lexxi: Great to know that the legend of Mr. Rufus Rockhead lives on with the naming of the street near Atwater Market, unfortunately most Montrealers have no idea of the history associated with this brilliant man...... Alan (Silver) Glasgow: Listen up you heathens , yeds I hate the pope... but don't get me wrong al this ftp and uda or uff or ''whatever'' is the in-thing to say (cos you prods of which...... Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the...... Pia: What a great site. I am soooooooo glad that I fell upon it. Wish I would have before now. It brougt back so many great childhood memories.
I often say what a rich childhood I experienced...... Guitarista81: We went to manhattan in 05' and felt so safe, 1st time ever been there im 26 walked all around uptown-downtown at night, I felt safe as shit. People like force could be believable if...... Tracy 3rd Sep 2008 21:30 GMT: All I want to say is I walked that road day in and day out for one reason being to take my daughters to school .
On the odd Occision when I looked around me I...... beardley: what they lack in hygiene , they make up for in atmosphere... Searching Kensington: I never lived in Kensington but my father did live there on and off. I was told that he had an exwife and two children. I have been trying very hard to find anyone who...... ko: cant u see the top right says ROS so it most likly says roser... brett: these public urinals are a solution for late night drinkers at the weekend in our town centre they are set up at about 8pm when most children arent even in town and its getting dark...... madamep: I was there then, and you really nailed it for what it was like. I was the groupie mom's roommate. I still don't know what that was about. Her trip not mine. I wasn't into...... 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...... Tyrone London: I attend Acorn for 4yr and graduated in 2003. This is a really great school. Teachers are very caring and concern most of the time if you miss a class or day at school. Remember...... Garrett: My friend Jerry had heard a rumor on some website that the famous toll booth scene from The Godfather had been shot somewhere by Nassau Community College on Long Island (right by where we live)....... 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...... EvilGentleman: I hear ya. I used to love watching the heavies and the swing-wings take off from Plattsburgh when we would be shopping there back when I was a kid. And as a former base brat...... Jason: What's most ironic is that liberals are deeply "conservative" when it comes to gentrification. They are seeking to take a vibrant city of constant flux and movement and freeze it in time.
No one group...... Richie Fisher: You are right Warren, in fact you should send a letter of thanks to DP for making your tour in 'Nam almost seem normal compared to the Mennehan St. Maniac monastery we called school.... E. Lees: Hi Janice Seifert. I remember your brother "Joey". He was younger than us, but we let him hang out. How's he doing?
I can't believe you still work in Kensington. The last...... 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!...... Warren S.: To: Mary A...
I wonder you and I know each other... I blotted out so much of “back then” I forgot exactly when I would have graduated St. B's -- if I had graduated --...... Peter: a more recent shot from almost a year later, when this space is temporarily hosting a skating rink:
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... BARON VON FANCY: Baron Von Fancy is not a man, he is an idea. And you cannot kill an idea.
He has been called an artist. He has been called a maniac. He is a recluse. He never...... Warren S.: "...I think Father Zimmer was reading the weekly anouncements and DP and some other nuns were being sent to other Parishes. When Father said her name, I was stunned and looked at her with a...... 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: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the...... Grace Ramos-Huertas: Hi everyone-I too attended JHS111 from 9/69 to june71.
Though I was terrified to be starting JH at the time becuse of a few bullies for the most part I have nothinbg but wonderful memories of...... mavone: theres only one gang that is hated by most of the people and that gang is the pigs!!!! thats the only gang you got to worry about!!!... awake: Alot people have been living with no direction and misdirection threw out there entire lives in the ghetto's,all over the world.The criminal mentality and immoral behaviors has not been wiped out off the face of...... Man, I used to have some nice pieces up in there....: Man, Back in the early 90s... I used to have some nice pieces up in there.... XerxesOne, Central Park Posse (CPP)... )Sigh( No respect given to Freedom's art, from what I can see......... Robert: Yeah!! These things do exist.. and just like 'Snowbank' said, there is one in PORT CREDIT in MISSISSAUGA at the corner of HWY10 (Hurontario) and LAKESHORE. Its basically a CAN with a GREEN LID (almost...... nyer: Montreal = most overrated city in North America. Pretentious and parochial!... Brian Walker: Wow, Margo-murray. I wonder if we knew each other? My family lived in Benny Farm from 1953-1957, we then moved to Texas. I have fond memories of the place, we had a second floor...... run rabbit run: How come most of you can't spell, or tink itz mad kewlz to rite lik dis? You're probably wanna-bees from the suburbs.. Pay for paint what? I get on the LIRR or NJ Transit and...... mort: york & dauphin was a getto in the 60's. almost no one from the k & a section would walk through that area. i was attcked by a small mob of stone...... Sam: What is so very interesting to me in a sad way is looking at that area from Live Search (msn.com)....most blocks are empty..is here any project going on there to rebuild..the last time I was...... Ceil Midiri: I had a blast growing up here in the 70's...there really wasn't much crime, at least that us youngsters knew about. We just played our games outside in the summertime til we heard our...... Sonja (Sandra): Love the posts. I also grew up in Bushwick. I remember the Starr Pretzel factory, passed it on the way to Junior High School 162. I still love the smell of pretzels. In fact, I...... Paul in Seattle: My 1st trip to NYC was in '85, I was there to see the girlfriend and a sister's wedding. While she was at work, I walked this entire line from BANK Street (that's right kids,...... EvilGentleman: Montreal strip bars are usually open 365 days a year. A few are closed on Christmas and New Year's, but most remain open. Opening hours vary somewhat, but they all close at 3 AM.... Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were...... Ed: Bushwick Buddies is a private web site devoted to former residents of Bushwick, Brooklyn. You can register by contacting the administrator at bushwickbuddies.com.
For the most part the site consists of pictures of 1950s Bushwick and...... OU student: Driving through a city and taking a few pictures of the shittiest hotel you could have possibly roomed in during your one-night stay off the highway is a pretty idiotic way to judge a place....... TulsaMedic: Salina is not that bad at all. Most of these photos were probably taken on a sunday. Anyway, I've lived in the big city and sure I miss it, but I now appreciate...... Junior Apprentice: *In my 1st post i called it Back Blacksmith but it's actually Bach, its pronounced almost the same tho, srry... Sticky: Are those pumpkins in the first picture or giant orange eggplants? They almost look like it.... myeisha: OMG!!! I'm SO glad to see all these posts. I haven't put anything on here since August of last year and I'm just amazed at all the comments from former resident's of Horner. ...... 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...... 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...... 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...... anon (dhcp35b.drake.brockport.edu): Some of the posters up there had a very good point about Cabrini Green. Although it was claimed that it was the most dangerous area ever that even the police is scared to go...... Anonymous: Oh yeah, I allmost forgot the best part. After they beat me up and stole my stuff they would follow me (at a distance)back to my house, then they would run up on me after...... Anonymous: I've lived in 17 states and Jax. is the only place where I've been robbed. I've had 4 apartments broken into here (one of them several times). I've been beaten up and robbed walking down...... anon (82.132.136.215): All Images Copyright c2008 INSIGNIA PICTURES
Most shots taken with Nikon F3 and Nikkor 70-210mm f4 zoom lens
Kodak colorama film.... 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...... Thom Cartmell, US Army Retired: I grew up in Kensington. Susquehanna and Trenton Aves in the 40's and 50's Went to HB Hackett Elem School, and Penn Treaty, Jr High. Palm Movie House, Kent, Midway, Iris (Military in Uniform got...... Paul Revere: I'm sure you can never receive enough accolades for your photography. Great work. Personally, I've roamed those tunnels repeatedly for the past year. As someone remarked you can't hear the train untill it's prcaticly upon...... an_architect: well its a good thing most of people reporting "architecture hazzards" aren't architects...You know architecture doesn't just come and go...it stays for sometime...and designers work hard to show people how to consider the visual elements...... Who Cares for Kensingtion: OG FROM GCC, Good piece! Take it back 1 block at a time. All in a given block may not participate, but those that do should stick together and clean it from end to end...and...... 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...... TRANS KOF 2008 : Hey all this talk about Paterson brings back alot of memories I grew up in Paterson on Main st. and Wiess St.a block from St.Josephs hospital. my neighborhood was known as little San Juan...... colavitos ghost: wow, these pictures give off a really warm, almost tropical feel.
very interesting looking city. almost looks like a mash-up of a north-american and asian city.... Michelle M: I didn't live there but would frequently visit Jan and Arnold Wallace. I believe that I know most of you as I was a year younger then Linda was. My Email is: Iroot42@aol.com What a...... Stephen Barnes: I might go back to work there though cause Acorn was better than most schools. We were small but we had alot of heart, especially those days when we used to figh prospect heights and...... Stephen Barnes: Yoo I graduated from Acorn in 06.I had a great time there. I knew almost every graduating class starting from 04 all the way to 09 so the high schoool experience is basically what you...... Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics.
We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by...... anon: Scott, urgent, contact me. I am stuck in Hutchinson, I am from Florida and I believe my life is in danger. I keep reaching out for help but its slow coming. I am disabled, use...... A: By the way, Duval county is Jacksonville. Clay county is not. Clay county is probably home to most of the small-minded people you are complaining about because its right next to Duval.... Peter: ive counted about 7 in my neighborhood. a new, utterly smashed-up honda appeared in the lot at the corner of central and hart today; ill carry my camera in the morning and get a shot...... just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say......
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