Comments about native

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wyoming native: fran z: Do you ever remember going to Grove St.? My Mom lived there with her Aunt and Uncle for a couple of months after coming to America from Yugoslavia. I would like to have......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

wyoming native: Gemini: How close are you to Grove Street? 1920 to be exact?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

wyoming native: Beautiful photo.. Thanks ...

in response to: Menahan by Peter

wyoming native: Any pictures of Grove Street, 1920 to be exact? Please post!...

in response to: The Hotdog Man by Peter

Joann from Boston, MA: I saw them come galloping through the night streets in Philly. African American cowboys!?! I thought I was hallucinating. I could not believe my eyes. And then, my friend, a native Philadelphian said, "Oh yeah,......

in response to: Urban Cowboys by serlingrod

wyoming native: Still looking for any and all photos of 1920 Grove Street. Old (circa 1938) or newer would be great! email snzrmom6@hotmail.com...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

eyeofodin: get over it people, Oklahoma is what it is. The natives will love it (as in white folks who stole the land), but once you have lived on the coats there is no turning......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 5 by Scott Sargent

thesouthernapple: Hey everyone, I'm sad to see the neighborhood in such decline. But I'm glad to see so many memories here, about the Ave. I graduated Valerdictorian from St. Marks in 1985, and I know that......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

C, B and Ontario: It is great to read all of those who remember how we grew up and how things used to be. It brings back tons of great memories, I moved out of the area once I......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

NYC native: JA is still killin it. obviously not like he did when he was 16, but he still gets the itch just like the best of us, and still goes out and murders truck yards. he......

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

Skip: I remember being an idiot while in the Navy stationed in Chicago in 1995 and driving through Cabrini at 1A.M just because my friend had an obsession with "The Hood." He flashed some fake gang......

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

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

Peter: Ryan: i hate chemical spills (this is more of a chemical spill than an "oil spill") as much as the next guy, but just for the record, its not the "largest oil spill in history".........

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

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

Michael Worsley: I Love The Bushwick Section Even Though I Was Raised In Bed-Stuy Right Now I'm Working On A Poetry Project About Bushwick The Years I Lived There,I'm Willing To Share With Other Bushwick Natives About......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

ROB WALLS: i think irlam is great, i have lived and died here in this sunny suburb. But the sadest thing i have ever watched with no power over is the demise of the fish population of......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Angie: I currently live in North Philadelphia, (upper Kensington area) and you people make it seem like its hell compared to people who live in poorer countries than here.. I LOVE Philly and will always......

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

EvilGentleman: All I know, is I have seen a lot of the little speed limit signs along the bike trails, usually proclaiming a limit of 20 km per hour. I confess that I have not been......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

CB : It is easy for anyone to put down our inner city areas and declare them a war zone. But the truth of the matter is that if we had more people involved to make change......

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

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

hutch native: Could not agree with you more!...

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

Re hutch native: If you want to make good money, you have to move to the bigger cities, and I've lived in several large cities and couldn't be happier. If Hutchinson is so great than why is......

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

hutch native: Good one - for your information, "Mommy and Daddy" are no longer on this earth and I've been supporting myself for the past 20 years. So are you saying that the "real world" only consists......

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

Re hutch native: Sounds like somebody that couldn't make it in the real world of work of the big cities, so they had to come back home to mommy and daddy at home. ...

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

hutch native: I can't believe this website. Absolutely amazing that so many people have taken the time to rant and rave about how terrible Hutch is. I grew up in Hutch, graduated from Hutch High in 1984......

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

sonnet: I grew up on Cambria St near Emerald in the 1940's and went to Willard School. My grandparents had a store on Kensington Ave and lived above the store. The el roared by......

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

anon (75-164-240-214.ptld.qwest.net): You are a very articulate imaginative Intelligent & WISE person~ You NEED to consider writing as a serious avenue of success~ IF that is what you may find to be your forte! You may have been......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

Doug in California: A native Montrealer, I lived in the building at 4120 Benny Ave. from 1946 to 1952, when my dad got transferred to Ontario. I went to Kensington School up to grade 3 before we......

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

Ethereal: I too have stumbled in here by accident and I have to say I am a little scared.. I am English and me and my Irish girlfriend are going to move to Ireland within the......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

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......

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

anon (216.79.193.56): your point is off the hook and i totally agree. I only spent my first 2 years there and i could take it anymore so an alternative was eiter moving or bombing the school or......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Skip: I remember being an idiot while in the Navy stationed in Chicago in 1995 and driving through Cabrini at 1A.M just because my friend had an obsession with "The Hood." He flashed some fake gang......

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

Michael Worsley: Bushwick Of A Blossom A Best Of Poetry,Can Be Expressed Musically.All Of The Days There.Natives of Bushwick Been Aware.You Might Say.Reflecting On Yesterday.All I Hear.Motown Music Clear.Winds To Blow.Just A Thrilling Soul.Bushwick Of A Blossom....

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Carl Franz Edlinger: Hello everbody over there, I`m an native Austrian and live in Vienna now, but between 1972 -76 I was married with an Irlam Girl an Teacher in the Alfred Turner School Irlam. since our Divorce and......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

lexibugg: no, a large portion of alaska is protected land, and a large portion belongs to native tribes, and everyone is doing there best to keep it beautiful, unlike the rest of the world!!!...

in response to: Alaska, From Above by Elicar

rachael: hmmm... many of the comments i've read have either amused me or angered me...but I'll go on anyway... i'm a brooklyn native and originally from east flatbush. my parents left there to move to long island [for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Kelly: I absolutley cannot believe what I've read on this and many other pages, it honestly opens my eyes to how easily manipulated people, you people are.... Listen to yourselves, no no go back and re-read......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

jack: native americans believe that trees are special, there is a spirit for all life on our planet, God made trees and we kill them, let us forgive the people that did this and pray that......

in response to: We Nail Road Signs to Trees. by AG

Stephen: I have listened to disturbances outside the library, outside the post office, outside the Nags Head and around Sparrow Park and I feel sorry for the landlord and the pub customers and the......

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

BC: I live in BK, and ill tell you first hand that although the area has gone through some gentrification, it's still not entirely safe. My house had just been broken into last week (again)! I......

in response to: Help This Newbie by lou

Anony Mouse: I'd be interested in seeing those because short of something in the Gleaner that was vague, Heritage seemed to be making a lot of demands without any real alternatives. I'd be curious as to how......

in response to: Soon to Be Demolished: York House by CE

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

Elicar: These "wild chickens" you are talking of happen to be the best tasting chicken there is. The meat is a little bit tougher than the antibiotics or whatever crap-fed chicken, but it is very good......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

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

Mark: Thanks for posting the photos of Barton power station; they have assisted me enormously with my research. I'm a legal academic in the field of environmental law and am putting the final touches to a......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Wyoming Native: Does anyone have pictures of Grove Street, 1920 Grove Street to be more specific! Would love to see them posted here. Grove Street (circa 1938) was in Ridgewood, but was very close to Bushwick. Old......

in response to: Bakery by Peter

tom: Yes, CartLegger, you've got it right. However, the decisions of the driver and rider enter into the equation as well. Unlike that delicious movie, "Run Lola, Run", there aren't any alternative outcomes. ......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

Wyoming Native: Peter- Love the pictures! Keep them coming!...

in response to: Shaved Ice by Peter

Wyoming Native: My Mom lived at 1920 Grove Street for a short time in 1938. I found Grove Street in Bushwick on a current Brooklyn map, but then found some old articles on the area, and at......

in response to: Winter in Brooklyn reminds me of spring in Moscow by shoshannah

Wyoming Native: Peter: That would be great! I look forward to hearing from you....

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: wyoming native: thats less than a mile from my house. i might be around there this weekend; if so, ill snap some photos and email you......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Wyoming Native: What a beautiful image, both components. I agree, good eye....

in response to: Window Box by Biff

Wyoming Native: I live in WY, recently visited NYC, stayed in Manhattan for a week. Rode the J train to Brooklyn for a bagel, then walked back to Manhattan over the Brooklyn bridge. My area of interest......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

colavitos ghost: i recently found out that "cuyahoga" doesn't mean "crooked river," after all. that would be a bit too literal, don't you think? the name of the river, in fact, derives from a native american word......

in response to: Bridges of Cuyahoga County by Jon

EvilGentleman: Well, how about we let the place that used to be in Yugoslavia call itself "The Slavic Republic of Northern Macedonia"? I dunno, just trying to state what I feel is right. The only Yugoslavians......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

EvilGentleman: Ahhh, now I remember why I always avoided the Plateau area. Too many hippies. Since hippies hold native spirituality in the highest regard, and with my being Mohawk, I am terrified of being loved to......

in response to: Mr. Popularity by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: A different type of compromise may be in order. In order to appease the hard-core nationalism that demands that a country bear such a bizarre name as FYROM, we should just let FYORM stay as......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

little ukraine: speaking of Sunset Park... Here is Third Avenue, once a vibrant street full of shopping and dining (New Yorkers, think Steinway Street, Fulton Street, Roosevelt Avenue). The Gowanus Express, the southern leg of the BQE,......

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

EvilGentleman: We have both tended to focus on the area of downtown near Guy-Concordia metro, probably due to our being Concordia students. I also hang around with the native crowd in the west end of downtown,......

in response to: RCA Building by Cinic

Marylizbeth: I just realized this was a "city" website. And I thought I could move back to the city (native NY'er) to escape these rascals. Who knew!...

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

Peter: bushwick native: ridiculous sums of money? my rent is less than a grand, and i havea huge, amazing space. with rentthis low for such space, my building is full of the sorts of poor people......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bushwick Native: Jaybay: What a fool you are moving into Bushwick. You're probably paying a ridiculous sum of money to live in a rat and crime infested neighborhood. Don't think it'll be the next Williamsburg just yet.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

PEMA: my husband grw up in bushwick while i myself grew up in tx. so some times its like we are from diff planets. anyway its interesting to see how you all talk about......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Nando: Hey guys I have to say this is definitely one of my favorites entries ever. I am a native of Corona (on which the park lies) and I can honestly say that my life......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

joey: you used the name- Faith No More -but did you know ? it was a highly influential alternative rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998...

in response to: Faith No More by EvilGentleman

C. Marie: Being a native to Colorado, I have been to Bishops Castle several times. Every time is a new experience! It is the perfect place to go to witness a dream-in-progress! Jim Bishop......

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

Frank S. Besner: The "Plallus" is called "Le 100 De La Gauchetière". Unlike it's rather unimaginative name (after the civic address it holds), that building is amazinly designed. the little cuppolas at the base of the tower are......

in response to: The Sun Life Building: The Secret Hiding Place of the British Crown Jewels by EvilGentleman

Derrick Asa: I've been a native of S.I. NY for 27 years I don't want to live anywhere else....

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

EvilGentleman: I could have sworn the first conquest of Alexander was Greece. So the big question would then be, was it a civil war or an invasion? Considering the classical Greek habit of describing both Macedon......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

EvilGentleman: I would agree with the majority of what has been said, but I will state my opinions on each issue, so it becomes obvious where I stand. I think the best way to have notification on......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

John Dereszewski: The Bushwick Initiative is really is an impressive development, probably the most creative initiative since the Bushwick Action Plan of the late 1970's. Over the past month, I have visted Bushwick several times and traveled......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

upfromflames: [[img:18823]] Take a look at this boarded up oddity, on the short, quaint oddball strip of Goodwin Place. A boarded up house next to a new development, how odd! You'd think they'd try to buy them......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

also looking to move there: my main concern is, i want to be able to get drunk in the city and cab it home. a) around 2 am, will nyc cabbies be willing to take the ride? b) if so,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Hunter : I am not under the impression that any of these murals were intentionally dictated to Leo Tanguma by some elite agency. Instead, I think he may have been picking up on some type of a......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Timothy Maurice Williams: All of this beautiful land, why wont the natives use and contribute to modern technology? ...

in response to: Informal Housing by Guy McLaren

artM: Where to start? Planes can't get high enough to see the "largest Nazi symbol on American soil"? Of course they can. This diagram (or even aerial photos) of the runway layout can......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

banjo: Initially, i thought: what an interesting perspective of a circle/ring bicycle post. Why haven't I seen that before? Guess not tall enough. But then I realized that the ring is separated from the post. Recently snapped by......

in response to: Jan 20 2007 Toronto by hool

Kate: Excuse me. I moved to the North Side of Fredericton two years ago, and I'm glad that I didn't move to the South side. Everyone is much nicer on the North side, and although there......

in response to: Northside Fredericton by CE

Anthony: I live near Denver International Airport and have been there many, many times and have seeked out and found everything mentioned here and then some. I first heard about the DIA conspiracies a few......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

jack: quite interesting photos. beautiful animals and you get them so perfectly. do you have the opportunity to photograph natives in the bush? that would be something to see. thanks for your......

in response to: The Pussy Cats That Roam the Wilds Near Me by Guy McLaren

jamie: yeah it's a kind of inoffensive alternative to "fuck me!"...

in response to: Oakland Zoom by joey

Marty Chavez hates Children: First of all, who are the "Concerned citizens of New Mexico" to say Graff Artists don't own anything of Value? Moving on, tagging, is a totally different thing than most of the art above, which......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

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

LicieLove: I'm a chicago native reading this book for the first time, I'm 20 now. I grew up on the Southside in Inglewood, but I went to private schools my entire life. And at 8......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Beadle and Tatum: http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/images/congrat1a.jpg Its a hand written rambling note about the Sex Pistols calling the mueseum a "piss stain". There was some pettitioning and a USA today poll that helped locate the hall. I did some research, this is the......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

little ukraine: joey, i'm glad you've enjoyed. the approval of a native clevelander means alot to me....

in response to: Authentic Cleveland by little ukraine

Scott: Just moved to Bushwick 2 years ago, very white, and a supposed part of this so-called "gentrification." I, and the other "white people" that live in my building all moved here for two reasons.......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

colavitos ghost: this picture made me think of an idea for a fun, non-violent alternative to "shoot the freak"; it's called "hoot (at) the freak"!...

in response to: Hoot the Freak by kc

Toronto's Finest at work!: Congradulations that area specifically where the photos have been taken scarb town center subway station is notorious for smokers smoking clearly with that no smoking sign infront of them. And second of all yes......

in response to: Smokers BEWARE! by Elicar

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

Micah: Quay is an alternative (British) spelling of key, like Key Largo, key lime pie. Origin late Middle English key, from Old French kay, of Celtic origin. The change of spelling in the late......

in response to: Quay to the City by jeeff

EvilGentleman: Moi? Incendiary? **NAAAAH!!!** That's about as likely as me being sarcastic. Besides, Scott seems to enjoy stirring up the natives, per se, so he should have a thick enough skin, that this should bounce off......

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

kevin bracken: as a resident of 1153 queen st. w (woolfitt's art supplies, the building directly in front of 48 abell) I am sad to see the building go. I was going to live there but the......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Alissa- Some where in the Midwest, USA: Being a granddaughter of a Retired Col. of the United States Airforce/ Retired Policital Science Professor, I am proud of what he and others like him (both USA/ English) who fought for freedom of the......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

EvilGentleman: No, you may not. But many say the Conservative Party is the closest legal alternative. Personally, I think the whole Nazi-commie rivalry thing is hilarious. Two oppressive philosophies fighting over who gets to challenge the......

in response to: Nazi Vs Communist? by EvilGentleman

angel_fish: I can understand why people who have no previous knowledge of vampire freaks are concerned, and if I didn’t belong to the site and know as many truly intelligent and compassionate people from it as......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

Michelle: Been there. Taking our teenage twins today. Not particularly impressed with Jim (kind of crazy and sometimes mean), but definitely a must see...especially for Colorado natives. ...

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

EvilGentleman: Actually, a lot of the "art" here is not done by children, but by adults. I actually recognize a few of the names here as people I know IRL. What keeps happening in this area......

in response to: Catbread, Free Lebanon, Etc. by CE

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

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: EvilG: I've got an ethics question. I was just in Denver and I bought a silver ring from a nice native lady who was working in (owned?) a store which carried tons of native american......

in response to: Fast Cash by joey