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There are 76 comments about "newark , nj"

jack: sorry that i have not paid attention to this story i posted some time ago. i visited the nuns at the monestary in newark manny times and spent time there on self imposed retreats.......

in response to: About Convents by jack

alanpigott@eircom.net: [[img:29313]] This is Alan Pigott here again trying to solve the origin of a Picture that is signed ..." W. O. H. ...N.J. 1923..and also St Dominic's Monastery Newark N.J...I have already posted a photo of......

in response to: About Convents by jack

hobson: yeah in parts of essex county life is like that.. newark is getting calmer, and the smaller cities like e.o., and orange, and especially irvington are getting worse and worse. just clowns with no common......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Chanzizr / Rapper From The Brick: My Name is Chanzizr, I grew up in Newark.....South Ward...Hey I can remember my Mom taking me Down Town, to Mc cory's to get pizza and Stride Rite for my Shoes and Boots,all grown up now......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

anon (ool-44c577a7.dyn.optonline.net): MORE LES THIS BANDAN FROM NJ NEWARK TL 550 NEED TO BE FOOD TOWN BECAUSE THEY ARE TALKING TO MUCH MY BROTHER'S TO ES. ...

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Path Engineer: Too bad you were passing a westbound newark train in that picture over the Hackensack bridge, I should know I drive them. And just to let you know what ur doing is illegal and hope......

in response to: Newark Penn to Manhattan\'s WTC Via PATH by Peter

jerseyboy: i live in newark jersey were i was born and i have ben to east orange and newark is ten times bader...

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Peter: ha... i passed a convoy of {nacirema} demolition equipment this morning, in {newark}, on its way somewhere atop a huge flat-bed semi truck... but alas, few will mourn the passing of the 22 year old......

in response to: Governors Island: The Death of Motel 8 by CartLegger

River: My mother and grandmother grew up in the projects of Newark. My grandmother was telling me that we she and my mom first moved in when they were first built it was a nice place......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

joey: it looks more like a mural. could ba anywhere. maybe even newark, nj ?...

in response to: Where in the World is Jack? by jack

anon (itsc083.itsnpt.com): East Orange is only an address. It's the people who are the products of young parents who have little education and poor parenting skills that have made the places in East Orange unsafe. ......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Mo: Newark was my home..1958-1970. Grew up at 63 Mercer Street, Scudder Homes Projects - and a project it was, but it was home. Schools attended: Quitman, Robert Treat. If it wasn't for having close family......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Peter: ive spotted these around, but never had a camera handy... i recently saw a half-removed one stuck to a garbage can in front of {newark penn station}... nice. id always wondered what they said......

in response to: The Devil Is the Boogie Man by Mr. Fang

Mr. Jones: Yeah, The Bricks was bad, but in many ways it was surreal. Go back and read it's real history.Before the great migration and the riots.Even after that, boring could never be said about the city......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Alan Pigott: [[img:25956]] Hi I'm addressing this to no one in particular, but I have an oil painting, many years now, and at the bottom of the painting are the words "St. Dominick's Monastery Newark N.J"...and it's signed......

in response to: About Convents by jack

Peter: its been a while, so alas, i bring you another {tumbleweave} courtesty of {newark}, {mj}: [[img:25903]] ...

in response to: Tumbleweed Weave by Peter

G-Rock: Interesting. I always thought the name originated from the streets being paved with bricks. I love these pictures. There's a certain electricity in the air I feel the moment I get off the......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Joe Kash: i live in north jers and i'm telling you, there is no urban mess so beautiful as in jersey city--kearny--harrison--newark. ...

in response to: Newark Penn to Manhattan\'s WTC Via PATH by Peter

neo: i know EO, newark, irvington, etc. i have no happy memories of those run down dumps. i lived off freylinghuysen on fenwick before moving back to sussex county. I have done my time......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Djrobluv: I lived in EO for 15 years 1980-1995 South Harrison St & Webster Pl. Boarder of Orange and E. Orange. When we first moved to EO our block was quiet not too much going on......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

gunz: i'm originally from newark why no pics of peshine ave jersey chicken berg clinton ave 16th street?...

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

angela 6/12/07: I have a friend from brick city and find the pictures sum up his stories of where he grew up. I have always been very curious of what Newark looked like, now I know. Thanks for taking......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

PhillyGuy83: People exaggerate so much about New York that its sickening. If you are from a picket fenced suburb and want to know if you'll be safe in some inner city neighborhood then more than likely......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

AAK: Lived there for 7 years since i was 7. i lived among the e.o /newark city boundaries and its hard out there. now im in East stroudsburg PA cuz recently i moved and turned 15......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

colleen: i was born and raised in paterson. went to school 5 and 19 lived on albion ave. moved to florida in 1974 i have very fond memories of paterson. it used to be a great......

in response to: paterson factory - may 2002 by adam

"vktr201": "History repeats its self,: Im happy to see that old school lives on in our future Artists..sincerely Newarks own"Vktr201"...

in response to: Simple Style by Metro KD OTB

Peter: i had one of those recently on the {path} and almost missed my stop in {newark}......

in response to: Fire Escape Christmas Decorations and a View of Where I\'m Going and Where I Came from by jack

upfromflames: I was a little disappointed at your original presumption that the mysterious empty spaces in Newark once held decayed housing full of junkies. Actually, some of them used to contain thriving neighborhoods, some Italian white,......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

joey: is that the newark fbi headquarters building? really looks federal. ...

in response to: Sunset over Newark by Peter

Peter: [[img:18588]] {Newark}, {NJ} that orange thing in the middle is a slumpy windsock from the heliport across the way....

in response to: Post a Picture of Directly Outside Your Window by CE

Tammy: Love the photo documentary. I work, go to school, and worship in Newark. It is a great city that has endured many injustices which gives new meaning to its nickname “Brick City"- its......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

dilettante: Hello Diana, I got that picture from this book: http://www.amazon.com/Jersey-Images-America-Patrick-Shalhoub/dp/0738538159/sr=8-1/qid=1164423879/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-3498218-1767242?ie=UTF8&s=books As for photos of 143 Newark, try the New Jersey Room at the Library on Jersey Avenue. What are you building there, if you don't mind me asking?...

in response to: 145 Newark Ave, Jersey City by dilettante

Diana: Hello Dilletante, We are trying to restore the facade at the left of the photo above, at 143 Newark. Do you have any more historical photos? Or where did you find the photo of 145......

in response to: 145 Newark Ave, Jersey City by dilettante

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

jack: it wouldn't last a second like that in newark....

in response to: Scooter Parking by ksedge

duwon: yup aint no0o 1 fucken with newark naw mean we go0o to0o hard for any nikkas out there so0o hatas just fall waii bak naw mean thats how it is if u aint frm the......

in response to: Pet Bird Paste-ups by Peter

YOUNG JAE.N.NEWARK: I MISS MA HOOD...MAN THOSE PICS BROUGHT BACK GOOD MEMORIES REGARDLESS IF DUDE WROTE WHICH WAY HE WAS GOIN WAS WROND AND IF HE AINT NOW WHERE DA NEWS STAND WAS POSTED I JUST REALLY......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Does anyone remember the black cowboys from Newark?: Looking for their old stable bonamyami@yahoo.com...

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

Peter: spotted in {newark}: [[img:13949]] ...

in response to: Tumbleweed Weave by Peter

jack: its entertainment to them. on night around 11:30 i was driving in newark fron a clients home and i noticed a flame in a car. i slowed down and saw the flames starting......

in response to: Smoke in Helsinki by Marlo

Marlo: No one seemed to be hurt, and I don't know what caused the fire. Firefighters came quickly, but there was no ambulance. Jack-- do you think the people in Newark are at all affected by this......

in response to: Smoke in Helsinki by Marlo

jack: that sort of thing goes on everyday in newark, new jersey....

in response to: Smoke in Helsinki by Marlo

Susannah : Whipslinger - you wouldn't happen to be a Newark real estate agent woulg you? Or are you just talking about the Newark airport?...

in response to: Blood on the Platform by Peter

Whipslinger: Peter, to cure your curiousity about all those vast vacant lots, they used to house 12 story clusters of housing projects with names like Prince St. and Hayes Homes and Scudder Homes etc. They......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Peter: nice! i love container cranes like those too. i pass them every day at the port of {newark}, when i commute on the {path} train. good shots!...

in response to: Cranes by aer suzuki

bonz: No Greg, it's Newark, an even better excuse! From one of the most corrupt states in the union, how could anyone be surprised?...

in response to: Blood on the Platform by Peter

Peter: i had a similar reaction while watching 5 transit cops overzealously enforcing a minor traffic stop in front of {newark penn station} (driving in the bus lane)... i was trying to photograph it with my......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

Peter: me too. i pass by their huge container-port at {port newark} every day on the {path} train commuting home. their cranes are huge!...

in response to: Holland Market Ernie by Jamie

Peter: spotted in {newark}: [[img:12324]] ...

in response to: Tumbleweed Weave by Peter

Peter: moldy dinner rolls scattered about the sidewalk: [[img:12147]] {newark}, {nj}......

in response to: Strawberry Redux by elaine

BRiCK CiTY LUVR: BRiCK CiTY TiLL THE END!! NEWARK iS THE BEST!! HELLZ YEA! L0VE THE PiCS....REMiND ME OF WHAT I SEE EVERY MORNING!...

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

jack: ssgt sheldon, your right on with cory booker he is a good man. i had many clients in newark and am well acquainted with every street there and i know the dangers and bad......

in response to: No More Ice-Cream Man by SSGT (USAF Police) Sheldon

Peter: wow, what a comprehensive entry, eg! it sure tells a story. i tried to take some similar shots of some very aggressive cops in front of {newark penn station} (issuing tickets to people parked in no-standing......

in response to: Speed Trap! by EvilGentleman

Saint Ides: Same one, fam...Yo Check out ChekDSM's site about Newark....

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Saint IDES: OH yeah that's me above... King Saint Ides N I C crew Newark Illtown Connect...

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

anon (nytgate05.nytimes.com): I been back and forth between E O and Newark in the early 80's. No matter if you live on N. Maple or Renshaw...if you're from Nutley or some shit like that...If they......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

michael brown: you might find this interesting ... don't know if you knew what you were passing between newark and journal square: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Transfer_(PRR_station) http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglish/manhattantransfer676.jpg http://www.tmk.com/hm_gallery/5001.jpg http://www.tmk.com/hm_gallery/5000.jpg etc. at http://www.tmk.com/hm_gallery/ http://www.davesrailpix.com/prr/jpg/bvpr005.jpg http://www.davesrailpix.com/prr/jpg/bvpr072.jpg have fun!...

in response to: Newark Penn to Manhattan\'s WTC Via PATH by Peter

STEVE: I randomly happened upon your post. I'm not from Newark, but these boxes are telephones that the police used to call for help or report in early in the 20th century. They may......

in response to: Police Telegraph by Peter

Peter: hahaha. thats not a tunnel, its {newark} {penn station}. you know, a building. a train station. and if you lost your virginity there, im sure you got the clap or something along with it. the......

in response to: PATH Train, Newark Bound by Peter

jack: i love newark in, in, in, i hate newark in newark....

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Chuck Traficante: Does anyone know if the large police telegraph call boxes are still on utility poles in Newark? when I moved from the area about 10 years ago, there were still many on poles, especially "Down......

in response to: Police Telegraph by Peter

vz: ah, i've been meaning to take a day-trip to downtown newark... mainly to look for relics like these...

in response to: Police Telegraph by Peter

Peter: more shots from {newark}, form my commute home yesterday. looks like theyve raised america to "terror code orange" in response to what happened in {london}... [[img:3401]] [[img:3400]]...

in response to: Multiple Explosions Rock London by Editor

Peter: they even had cops and bomb dogs dispatched to {newark penn station} today, i suppose in case of copy-cats: [[img:3342]]...

in response to: Multiple Explosions Rock London by Editor

Peter: jeeff, i love entries like this. great photos, plus you get to read captions for them. it reads like a book. i especially love the ##fuji tv headquarters##. that building is a trip... and i......

in response to: big architecture by jeeff

gotti: was poppin ni99as bloods run Newark street brooklyn streets and east orange so if any of ya crab ass ni99as got a problem holla at me bitch u no where to find me essex green......

in response to: Blood Graffiti by anon

vz: Heh, I didn't even notice the Karma tag in Lascaux until now. To me it was all about the cave paintings, something you see a lot less often! You might want to give the location as......

in response to: Karma Freak by Nairi

Peter: i dont know, and frankly, i dont ##want## to know either! heh. it was hard enough to get close enough to get a photo of it... {blood} in public is gross, especially when its in......

in response to: The Daily Commute by Peter

Skiz: What up Troop i'm chilling in newark gang banging T.G.M flag hanging.We banging all the way from Newark to East Orange to Brooklyn n.y . Troop out. T.G.M T.G.M = THE GORILLA MAFIA T.G.M ...

in response to: Blood Graffiti by anon

Mike: What$ poping 5'$ up 6 droping . I'm out here in Newark N.J on South Orange Ave off of Smith st with that red flag 93 Blood gang all day.cK all day Bloodz rule the......

in response to: Blood Graffiti by anon

Jamie: i'm enjoying the purple hue of these photos peter. i found your article really interesting to read through, and i particularly like the way your linked in some other relevant newark posts. best of....

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Peter: wow, shit. not only is that one crisp looking photo, but the crane is hell of rad. look at the lights reflecting off the water's surface at the bottom center. i bet those cranes can......

in response to: Shipping Cranes by fuzzytank

jamie: So, how long does a journey from Brooklyn - Newark take on average?...

in response to: Riding the PATH Home: Newark - Brooklyn by Peter

Peter: as a daily path rider, i've noticed that most path commuters use it to travel form one urban center to another... manhattan to newark... two places where not many people have cars, and both places......

in response to: PATH Train, Newark Bound by Peter

Peter: "...They don't have the money or the time for the rest of their lives to make good on everything they've destroyed..." I think it would be hilarious if the judge was like "Boys, I sentence you......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

Peter: this photo reminds me of: ...

in response to: harsh light on a glass building by hool

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