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punsterbill: Born in Williamsburg Hospital in '41. Lived on first floor of 99 Stockholm St until '47 when we moved to Cornelia Street. went to PS 56 on Bushwick Ave, Halsey JHS and one......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Janet: Well, the adage 'the more things change the more they stay the same' does not apply to the old neighborhoods or the old movie houses where those of our generation got a colorful taste so......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: I had a dream about Webb's Bakery the other night. I woke up dying for one of their butter cookies with the chocolate center drop. I Googled Webb's and this is what I found! OMG--just......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Joe Drexler: I was born in Bushwick and lived on Himrod St. between Central and Wilson Aves.from 1962 to 1974.I enjoyed reading the blackout article but must say that there was an approximate 17 year downward spiral......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

you want to make JA mad.: all you wanabees that are on Ja's nutz that want to get him mad where he actually might come knocking on your door.go to his wikipedia page under ja or his name johnathon adavilson go......

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

Bob: Just ran across this site, sounds like old home week. Lived at 887 lincoln Place and went to P.S.138.After graduating went to Boys High at the annex on Park Pl and then to main bldg on Marcy and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

rabbit: JA = John Avildsen Jr. son of John G. Avildsen Sr. the director of movies like Rocky and Karate Kid. If you look closely in alot of his father's movies you can see JA and......

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

Anna: I was born and raised in Kensington (K&A) right acrossed from McPherson Square. My family still lives there, and my children grew up there! When I ws growing up in the late 60's and......

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

LUCKY: hairsy ......

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

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

A: Jacksonville is a really nice place to live compared to a lot of places in the country. There are really only 3 good public high schools......

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

Apes: looks more like the nets from one of the "Pirates" movies..... the netting in Planet of the Apes was thinner.......

in response to: Planet of the Apes by jack

Cecilia Midiri: Read backwards Joseph, you brought up the race card: JOSEPH BRIDGE: 22nd Jun 2008 - 12:21 GMT yeah, white flight. that about sums it up. I'm white and I know that that is when people started moving out...I......

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

Sally S: I'm delighted to have a theater in a neighboring community that has good movies at a reasonable price. It's nice not to have to break the bank to take kids to a movie. ......

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

Melissa: There might not be a so called night life in Buffalo, but at least we do have a theater. Our community has worked very hard to get our old theater up and running again.......

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

janet: Alma--Back to your memories of the old neighborhood. I remember the butcher shop, the one on Schenectady right near Lincoln Place (and next to a wonderful hardware store with long passage between loads of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Tom Lockhead: Hi Hairsy, Don't know if you remember me - spent some time with your brother Dan tooling around in his TR3. Remember the Howard movies,as all the Moms went there for "Dish Night". Many fond......

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

Tom: Hairsy and Mike(Violas Grandson) Hi Hairsy I know you will remember me but Mike will not, but Mike might remember my Grandparents last name(SHAW)since we live across the street from Violas on Cambria St.......

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

AeonRS: mad props to sane smith, JA too man, ive seen him in movies and shit, both the actual person and his throws, pretty funny, respect fo life....

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Richard Barron: What memories! My father was bar tender at Bob Renzies, 'I'and Russell Sts.Then at Lafferty's,Kensington Ave. and Madison. That was in the 50's. We lived at 'F'and Allegheny Ave.in the 60's. I went to......

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

bill: Born in 1941 at williamsburg hospital. Lived at 99 Stockholm until '46 when we moved to 41 Cornelia Street betweenBushwick and Broadway (third house down from the congregationalist Church. went to PS 56......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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......

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

not so borimg to me: Hutch isnt so boring to me. Any weekend you can find some sort of entertainment going on somewhere. The sports arena,memorial hall,grand prairie,cosmophere,salt museum,numerous big screen movies,ball games,car races. For a town this size,there is......

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

anon (WPIS-74-220-232-34.worldpath.net): yeh jacob your an idiot man. cope2-is like puerto rican, and JA is a white guy with a curly afro. he also plays a drug addict in one of the rocky movies. wierd i never heard of......

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

Philly Phil: I was glad to find this blog I was born & raised in Kensington 2800 N Hurley a block from the Hissy Playground I got out in 72 I have been a filmmaker since 84......

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

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

bob r: born in bushwick in '53. lived on Bushwick Ave one house off Jefferson, may have been 1212. I was 4 years old, my sis 3 and younger brother was an infant. While watching American bandstand,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Tex Re: Hunter: I'ts all about good paying jobs, its not about 'movies', or 'tv shows' or what kind of library you have. You have a lot of people living in Hutch who don't give a damn......

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

Hunter: After a month or so of reading the comments in this column (thread?) i am wondering what it is that the critics think is missing in Hutchinson. It can't be movies-Hutchinson has several: it can't......

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

Allcityking: Has anyone ever thought that maybe JA has his own damn money. He was a fucking movie star for Christ's sake. He obviously had money and most likely still has some. He most likely was......

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

HutchGrrl: I'm from Hutchinson and I can spell! I graduated from HHS in 2001. I don't know anyone from my graduating class who chose to stay in town. Hutchinson is adorable. Many......

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

~aesieko fu~: ja....hmmm...place and time. kat lived out his persona frum tha movies.he was that guy.smash-uh-matic.unfortunitley for his type and such ferver....there will remain the thin crisp and clean cut line between street and trackmeet. live or......

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

riana: I moved here in 1989 and if you people hate Jacksonville now you would of really hated it back then, there was really nothing to do, and everyone here talked funny. Ive seen it grow......

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

XXXXXXXXXXX: I don't really understand what happened with the whole Saber/River dis, or why the all city king of NYC would do that, the reasoning behind it, or what. I guess there are too many rumors......

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

Mike: I'm looking at this photo, and it is sending shivers down my spine. The last time I saw this theater was in 1985 - I was 15 years old. My childhood memories of sneaking in......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

jack: i'd like that, smart idea, we should get the empire diner on 10th avenue and 16th street, very famous diner, in many movies like home alone 2, too bad for me i've been sick and......

in response to: Empire Cafe by groovehouse

Liam McCann: Reading your article was like going back home. I grew up on 87th ST. off of Lex and remember alot ot the locations you cited. I remember what the Rupert Towers development was......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Barbarian Clive: Damn, I've been tricked! :P But yes. You're absolutely right. I'm not sure if you live in America or not--I'm assuming you do, since you refer to Hollywood, and this sort of hypocrisy has......

in response to: Two Beautiful Girls in Bikini\'s Jumping in the Waves. by jack

Okie Pappy Daddy: I like living in Norman It is only boaring if you got to allways be going out and doing stuff all the time like if you have to go out to resterants every night or......

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

janet grayson: Just reading these posts bring back very fond memories. I remember the Schenectady Ave. (at Lincoln Place) pickle lady with her barrels of sours and half-sours. Also, I too stood among the crowds......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Elicar: Yes, it is ONLY 12 hours. And it is a looooong 12 hours. You can only watch so much movies and can only sleep so much in those cramped economy seats. On rare occasions, my......

in response to: Alaska, From Above by Elicar

mellisa7: Robert Oppel is not Neck Face. They respect eachother I know but they are two different people. Robert Oppel's a New York actor/Director who faked his own death but actually made two really......

in response to: Is Robert Oppel Neck Face? by Peter

Essa Morty: it was back in 99, watching movies all the tim. Essa Morty....

in response to: Street Art, Stickers & Things by Myke

jack: wow, here it is september 2007 and i'm listening to all of you talk about the theatres in brooklyn, yes karen those were great day's waiting in line to run into the theatre on a......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

Jason: I agree with you. San Francisco is a very nice city and seemingly popular because of Tv shows and movies that are done there...

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

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. ......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

AD: Its not being torn down because of the "outdated" movies they show.. Theyre shutting down because their lease is up and its not going to be renewed......

in response to: Soon To Be Demolished by groovehouse

iman: it looks like one of those towns you see on old western movies, but the towns on those movies have more peoplle in it....

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 11 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: The goo for this article is the website of the bar itself. [[http://www.studbar.com/index.htm]] The picture in the logo on the index page kind of reminds me of the {Blue Oyster} in the {Police Academy} movies....

in response to: Le Stud by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I finally saw the movie in January on DVD. It was pretty good overall, but a bit low-budget in some respects. The bilingual soundtrack made it one of the few movies that can be truly......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

Peter: this is a pretty thought provoking topic, and definitely one that prompted me to also think of the {bronx}... check this: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx#The_Bronx_in_the_movies]] apparently, it had alot to do with arson-for-insurance fraud... which would certainly parallel with the fiscal......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

been: Looks like part of the old air raid siren system. I remember in the 70's these things would occasionally trigger and sound off just like in the movies, sometimes for hours. Into the 80's they would test......

in response to: Air Vent Art? by ksedge

hgb: Well, I browsed through all of Scott's boring towns, and feel sad he missed the life of them, or missed any life at all! I moved to Norton, KS in 1969 and thought I......

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

L : that is not a picture of a cafe that is where you can rent movies ...

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 2 by Scott Sargent

kruzer: Ya know... it's an art what he's doing. Wish someone can donate engineering time and material to make sure the structure will stand. If some of you bitch about these things... how about the leaning tower......

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

DEE: YO you all read the book there are no children here but i lived it i'm from henry horner projects i lived in 1900 on the 6th floor i was raised around goons and gorillaz......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

anon (localhost): The Toronto Free Gallery is having a screening of NFB movies dealing with Regent Park. http://publicspace.ca/streetstoscreens.htm...

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization by jeeff

jeeff: hey now i love that movie. the whole point of a repertory theatre is to show classic older movies in addition to hip new ones....

in response to: Soon To Be Demolished by groovehouse

JNJ: Your reflections are very impassioned and provide a perspective that I could never understand as a caucasian and an outsider to the neighborhood. I guess what I still don't understand is why, I would be......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

jack: its ok chiamattt, i thought war was romantic and daring and like in the war movies but as i got older i realized a lot of buddies were never to grow older like me. ......

in response to: Gun Farm. Part Two by chiamattt

Biff: Wow, actual yellow cabs, just like the movies......

in response to: Hells Kitchen by jack

Jake: I've seen all the Austin Powers movies Besides ther teeth name one beautiful English woman besides Elizabeth Hurley....

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

JNJ: Everybody is missing the point here and underlying factor. I grew up in Humboldt Park. I lived there for 32 years. Yes, it was stressful. However, I had allot of fun......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

jack: WELL NOW, A TRIP TO THE PAST...the last time i was at the fair was when it was in it's actuality. it was in full bloom, you kids should have seen it. it......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

jeeff: great entry! you really convey the strong sense of place in these photos. i've seen venice beach portrayed in movies and video games, but never before has it been "real" to me....

in response to: Venice Beach by adam

Peter: i think this is what jack is referring to: [[http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/3menbaby.htm]]...

in response to: Cold Ghost Child & 39 Blanks by aer suzuki

John Kovats: I was born in Paterson,...Lived there till I was about 12,.I remember Libbys,.now someone else has it and it don't taste the same. I remember the Plaza movie theater,2 movies and a cartoon for......

in response to: paterson factory - may 2002 by adam

funt: Sly Stallone and Demi Moore? Stevo, sounds like your perceptions of American movies are stuck in the 90s. Though, you do have a good point....

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

Stevo: Evil your comments about Canadian film are stuck in the eighties...and you got it backwards. American Cinema sucks! We make intelligent films aimed at adults, and we do it way cheaper than they......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

adrian: Is this movie going to be released in the US? I live over in the states now, due to my job relocating me. I was just wondering if there were plans on having a small......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

aer suzuki: shame about the house. i like the slight soft-focus blur of the unicycle shots, reminds me of b-movies from the late 60's/early 70's when they show the foxy lady, the focus is always softer. and......

in response to: Camera Phone - Aug. 06 by ksedge

EvilGentleman: I never said this movie was bad, I just responded to someone else's opinion. One of these days, I will go see it, or I will rent it when the video comes out, and then......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Sounds like the typical Canadian and/or Quebec films of the 80's come back to life. "Profits? What are profits? We were thinking grants and tax deductions, eh?" Canadian films are generally indy films that absorb government......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

shelia/neworleans : I am sure that if one of those buildings is still standing you will have some remnants of the life that once was. Evil spirits don’t leave gracefully. As long as there is a......

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

adam: its hollywood forever (www.hollywoodforever.com). every saturday in the summer/early fall they show movies on the big lawn (where there are no headstones). its a great event to see good cinema and picnic/byob (www.cinespia.org) there was a......

in response to: Forever Hollywood by kc

william 16th May 2006 12.10 GMT: my favourite bridge walked across it december 2003, always saw it in movies and just had to see it for myself ive got a photo of me on the bridge but don't know how to......

in response to: Brooklyn Bridge by Lawrence

dave: The kid with the purple hair needs five upside the face, immediately. As a wise man once said, "you have my attention. now what are you going to do with it?" Also, the sanctity of......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

EvilGentleman: Sexual activity of any sort on public transit is just wrong. How can you be sure that a family with small children going home after the movies will not get on at the next stop?......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

chiamattt: EvilGentleman, I honestly think you make some good points. I think I would have agreed with you a few years ago. I guess I changed. Not in either direction of good or bad. Ya know?......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

indykid: An interesting thing about this photos for me is the road sign up ahead. I think here in Europe it's a common misconception that there are no roundabouts in North America. I know that this......

in response to: Don\'t Mess With Teddy! by Arcticwoman

skullspine: any1 into action movies av 2 watch DISTRICT 13. it icludes parkour and its bloomin amazin! MUST BE WATCHED BY ALL. ...

in response to: Le Parkour: An Introduction by 3flow

EvilGentleman: I know what you mean about the grand old theaters, as I have watched them all disappear one by one. I remember watching numerous movies in the Capitol Theatre in Cornwall, Ontario. The Capitol has......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

joey: are you sure? these look like they were in the 'mad max' movies....

in response to: Re: Cycle / Rickshaws by elaine

Dwight Bohler: this was one great movie why don,t they make more flicks like this. I would pay double the admission for tis kind of movie. Where would I write to get a movement going to start producing more......

in response to: Tough Load to Haul by Chris Fuerth

mr detroit: to CANADIANS ROCK WOW you canadians can spell better than us,is that the best you can come up with?is that why your so better?so let me see in a country as multicultural as canada your gonna......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

robert: peter: Got some b&w and color shots from way back, even some 8mm color movies filmed at the corner of washington av. and st. johns pl., eastern pkwy.,brooklym museum, prospect park and the botanic garden.......

in response to: Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights by Peter

Ronnie: Who are the last pair supposed to be? The only thing that comes to my mind is the scene from Charlies Angels where Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz dress up in suits to break into......

in response to: oct 29 2005 toronto part 1 by hool

RuneWillem-Norway,Oslo..: Attention DISGUSTED.. You wrote that i should be ashemed of my lack of morals... He he, well i guess that "we up here in scandinavia" are more free minded about things than you......

in response to: Beware: Perv Alert! by friendly_chic407

mellisa7: Yo Robert Oppel is the real honest graffitti shit. he was sexy and raw. his name was written out of pain and trying to get his shit out there. He was in......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

hal: kids watch a few movies. kids listen to a few albums and suddenly theyre writing shit online like anyone gives a shit,, man, i miss being 15 haha...

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Peter: bladerunner is one of my fav movies. go figure!...

in response to: Menacing Building by Peter

ian: Did I ever mention that "Kids" is one of my favorite movies?...

in response to: Girlfight by JJ

elaine: Did you do this in a secrety spyish way? These geezers don't like their gaffs being photographed, do they? Or is that just in the movies? And look! Contact sheets! Are you from the olden......

in response to: Trump Taj Mahal by vz

maxis: Re: Le Parkour: An Introduction www.parkour.com is the guy 'foucan' who was in the jump britain documentory. the link has loads of parkour movies on media player. :p have fun...

in response to: Le Parkour: An Introduction by 3flow

Paul G: Peter, this is my favorite series of pictures on this site. Chicago is supposed to contain more moving bridges than any other city in the world. But, those bridges were - almost exclusively......

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

Zagg: you probably won't see this, will you? I was in chicago on the weekend and this morning was thinking about what movies were placed in chicago....

in response to: Chicago: by Peter