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andre : kangirsujuaq are a nice place do relax in spring time....

in response to: Kangirsujuaq II by EvilGentleman

Jane: Keith, Thank you for the nice comments. I'm glad I brought back some nice memories. You stated that your friend's mother worked at the Normandie Bakery. My mom and I would shop there......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

More UWS action: It's nice when certain things stay the same, seeing these ups reminds me of blazing during the mid 90s...

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

dogloverhanley: love it...wish i was brillant enough in my younger yrs to be photo wise. marge hanley from knickerbocker&dekalb grandmother lived on sterling place 1950's....

in response to: Brooklyn Graf Trux by sine

Peter: nice! bring on the sydney pics! its just turning winter here, so your colorful flicks are nice :)...

in response to: Stroll Through Sydney\'s Backstreets by Chuck

AKA Brucie: Charhan, If you know of another St Hugh's event, perhaps you could post it here for all to see. It appears that there are participants here that are connected to St Hugh's and the posting could......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

AKA Brucie: Charhan, If you know of another St Hugh's event, perhaps you could post it here for all to see. It appears that there are participants here that are connected to St Hugh's and the posting could......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Rab1: it would be nice to get the train info on how to exactly get down there.... -Rab(up and coming graff artist)...

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

Rohinton Ghandhi: November 27th, 2008 To City Noise Editors, I have recently begun writing articles for the Verdun Messenger's new English Corner segment. They cover Verdun's history and the people within it. I thought your group......

in response to: Verdun Neon by CE

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): I agree,this is really a nice site.It is nice to think back on Memory Lane. I remember the "field days", in Boys High Field on Maple Street. In my day,it started in fifth grade.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Keith Bernstein: Jane--you have brought up some nice memories. I am a couple of years older than you and lived on EP and Troy. I used to go to the Carroll for the Saturday matinees (26c or......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: youre right, rich. just up the block, more or less, from my old place at {park place} and {washington}. seems like some of brooklyn's oddest ride that shuttle train, ha. people-watching around there is lots......

in response to: NYPD by Peter

Jane: I had to comment. This is awesome. I was born in 1949 and I lived at 1587 Carroll Street which is between Carroll and Schnectady. I lived there until I was 12 years old.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Rich: This is the corner of Franklin & Park Place, the lady in white might be going to the shuttle train station. Is there still a supermarket a few doors down from the laundromat? No I......

in response to: NYPD by Peter

charhan: Dear Brucie: The names you mention are all to familiar, it truly is ashame that the area became what it is today. My parents moved out I believe a little more than 15 years ago,......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Richie Rubin: Arnie H; hmm,I was a`hippie'attending`Fillmore East,'Electric Circus,Village`haunts'& awaiting`WoodStock'in late`60's..after `WoodStock'I went to`Altamount'fiasco in N.Calif...but`twas in winter[Dec.`69]& I was wearing shorts& sandals & riding a`HOG' while getting a tan!.yep,calif.was such a different place/life `69 was MY last yr as a......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Simik: Cope, you would go over that nice-ass piece with your stupid-ass throw up. Why bother changing it for once, B?...

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

Jason: Yellowknife? Really? YELLOWKNIFE??? You should've included Winterpeg in the mix somewhere. From one side of the river you get a nice look at downtown with the the Esplenade Riel cable bridge in the foreground, and......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Richie Rubin: Allan;well,dat BIG space `twixt bldgs seemed like a`courtyard/atrium']WE[on St,Johns pl.]didn't have any`open spaces'like YOU Union st.kids had,but WE had a`backyard'w/fences WE climed over & were in a`strange'woyld'..some folks even had nice fruit/vegi.gardens[on Sterling pl.]& on `Google Earth'YOU......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

scier: nice dude...

in response to: Oldskool Neck Face by Peter

Peter: lol cartlegger: thats why i told you it reminded me of ##spies like us## when i was last there ;) today, i spoke to a navy veteran who was stationed on one of the last few......

in response to: Secret Transmitter by Peter

Alan: It looks like a primitive VLF or ULF antenna to me -- at one time such low frequencies were used to communicate with submarines under shallow water, and the Earth's own magnetosphere emits in those......

in response to: Secret Transmitter by Peter

Ender: This is simply marvelous. Thank you for sharing these photos. Contrary to what someone said above, the Clockwork Orange doesn't look much like this anymore, though I can just barely recall riding it in this......

in response to: Glasgow Subway Pre-and-During Modernisation by Gap74

Rich: Really nice color combination and against the flat gray of cement. Nice real Nice! (said like Bernie Mack)...

in response to: Colormix by sine

jack: nice shots peter....

in response to: Armer Graffiti by Peter

caffeina: Whoa nice, BKF! Looks a little like Chubs' stuff. Great photos!...

in response to: Armer Graffiti by Peter

Paul Davies: I completed a 4 year apprenticeship in electronic engineering between 1973 and 1977 at Aquila. Just the fact that I gained my 'deeds' stood me in good stead when it came to getting work later. Aquila was......

in response to: MoD Aquila (Part Two) by Simon Cornwell

Jethro: I think phil. Makati is a nice city too. I think the city, economically along with there tourist attractions, are benefitely doing good of representing for south east asia. The city looks very beautiful (uhmm.. except......

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

Rich: I used to play football in the park right next to The Botanic Garden's entrance right across the street from this station, we even went sliegh riding when we got a good snow, but, behind......

in response to: Brooklyn Bound on the Subway by Peter

Allan: Richie, Went to the Brooklyn Paramount several times in the early 60's to see many of the 'doo wop' groups, early rock & roll groups too. Ben E. King, Ronnettes, Clyde McFatter, Martha & the Vandelles,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Red Flag alert: I'm a tenant in a building that had windows installed by Park Slope Windows & Glass (hereto to be referred to as "PSWG"). Overall impression: very negative. Red Flag #1: My landlord had to repeatedly call......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

anon (ool-182f920f.dyn.optonline.net): um NO! I have worked in bedstuy across the street from Marcy Projects for 2 years. I get people comin up to me everyday "hey mami, god bless you, your beautiful" so there was NO......

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

Riever: Wow nice trucks! And check out that Snowmobile action! I can't wait for the next snow. Such a good venue too....

in response to: Monster Trucks by EvilGentleman

Sanford : To Esther In an idle moment I googled PS 167 to find out some details to compare with childhood memories and saw your comments. I was one year behind you at PS 167. My memories of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

kikis: nice photo...thats why i love houston...

in response to: Moonrise Over Midtown Graffiti by groovehouse

zagg: & they even painted their building a nice Masonic blue! ha....

in response to: Masonic Meats? by Peter

Nicolle: well, for a scavenger hunt one year i *did* go to a place in kansas called the Beecher Bible And Rifle Church......

in response to: Accept Christ and Buy a Gun by jack

Ravennoir: ahhhhh clockwork orange:P not enough decay for my liking but the pictures is nice:P...

in response to: Glasgow Subway Pre-and-During Modernisation by Gap74

Eleanor: These have a wonderful almost pre-war look to them, nice work....

in response to: Glasgow Subway Pre-and-During Modernisation by Gap74

John: I had a 1957 when I was in high school. Best car I ever had and wish I had it today. Mine was a Star Chief with 3 two's and a was always......

in response to: Classic Cars 5 - 1957 Pontiac Star Chief by EvilGentleman

zagg: Why thank you very much ~Azur~, that is the nicest compliment I've gotten today....

in response to: 111 Year Old Erection and Other Frozen Images from a Sunday Afternoon by zagg

~Azur~: yo that fucking sonic is fucking awsome yo ...

in response to: This Is a Sanctioned Drug Dealing Zone by Michelle

Keith: I went to school a few miles from the Aquila site in Bickley and visited there in 1975. We were told that they did testing for electronic equipment that was purchased for the MOD. They......

in response to: MoD Aquila (Part Two) by Simon Cornwell

Humboldt1: I am not poor but I live around poor people and we all get along. I have had a few run-ins with drug dealers and gang bangers hanging out on corners on my block,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Yolanda Rodriguez: How many memories ah, Knickerbocker and Halsey. I lived at 792 Knickerbocker and Halsey. My brother Raul, Frankie,Eduardo, my sister Lucy. Does somebody have any comunication with with lucy, frankie or eduardo. ......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Santana: Brodidly AB and all the rest of you who got to live in Bushwick during the 60s and 70s are so lucky. Those were the years when "minorities" took over and made Bushwick what it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Suzy R. (gradstein): to: Esther Herschman (Rechstschafner), Teri, and Keith Bernstein- My cousin, Doc S, just clued me into this site. I am Ida Gradtein's daughter, and it realy makes me feel good to hear the nice......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

elizabeth john: well just to add on, i ve been studying on this city as part of a college project... To me, tokyo has different faces to it.like it does have a huge number of parks, which seem......

in response to: Tokyo Architecture by Chris Jongkind

Alan Kupperberg: Richie, I've gotta admit I have no affection for organ meats, except for chopped liver. So lungen stew doesn't sound appealing to me. Your family's recipe for kishke sounds like "moider!" I......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: does anyone know who troutman is? nice shots peter....

in response to: Painting in Bushwick 3: by Peter

jack: very interesting pictures and the alley way is nice....

in response to: Early Evening in Riverdale by Michelle

I.C. Eric: Resnick was my history teacher!!!!! i graduated in 04, and i just started college... ive been following your work for some time. I know it was just a project but i learned alot from the......

in response to: Te Amo Bushwick! by upfromflames

Ithaca college student: It is a tricky matter... I could be wrong but i thought this store was located on myrtle, which is why the mcdonalds flag can be seen beuase if it is then its right across......

in response to: Te Amo Bushwick! by upfromflames

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): Mrs.Gradstein was my sixth gradeteacher in 1955-6. I remember the old furniture. I never new it had been changed up till now. Therr were fruit and vegetable stores across the street from the school on Schenecktady......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: hahaha, you know, because people cant seem to resist bringing up some contention whenever brooklyn neighborhoods are concerned, when i first saw this photo, i thought "hmm, its only a matter of time before someone......

in response to: Te Amo Bushwick! by upfromflames

Mime: Ha, nice. This reminds me of the other day when I was coming out of a class at Uni, heading towards my little scooty when I noticed a tree branch about the thickness of my arm......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

Esthr Herschman (Rechtschafner): I enjoyed this site very much. I graduated from PS167 in 1958.Now i will try to list yu some of my memories. Kindergarten teacher Miss Shapiro. (there was another kindergarten class and teacher -Mrs. Pinkerton.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

sanjeet: Is this Javed Bhai from Kistwar. Saw ur artical on Bhalesa. Nice one. I am from Bhadwarwah. www.bhadarwah.com admin@bhadarwah.com...

in response to: Te Amo Bushwick! by upfromflames

toddsschneider: "Good place ... in the same family." Yes, Tom Vriniotis has taken over from Nick Vriniotis (the man on the blown up Montreal Gazette review posted on the side of the building)....

in response to: Decarie Hot Dogs by CE

Alan Kupperberg: I’m terribly gratified that some of you enjoyed my reminisces. Richie Rubin is correct in that I sure don’t have Alzheimer’s. I live in Greenwich Village and I haven’t been back to that......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories By Alan Kupperberg Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

yoyo: i felt like i was on that plane nice pics...

in response to: Coney Island from the Air by sine

Jamie: hey, it's nice to see some photos of the other {peterborough}...

in response to: The Cheese Shop by dglenn

anon (24-117-4-82.cpe.cableone.net): But Niagra falls is still nice...

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

Stan: Here goes Doc: "My name is little Nick so mister let me be precise, you’re out of step, you need some pep, so here is my advice. What does it take little Nick? Only a minute Mr. Quick You......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Doc S.......: Stan...Don't remember exactly how the lyrics went....but..... ......"a cold,delicious glass of Nedick's tasty orange drink... .......its cool refreshing flavor you'll adore (tell me more) what'll it cost, little Nick? ......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: EXCUSE ME! hippie vans, hell no, they were wheels man, wheels. vw buses, flowers all that crap. hippie vans, lol! next you'll be saying hippies at woodstock, hahaha. woodstock was......

in response to: Hippy Van by dglenn

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

dglenn: Hispanic, you may have reason to worry! It's a redneck/facist town....

in response to: View from My Office in Calgary by Helen

jack: pardon me ann, is that the chattanooga choo choo, lol, nice pictures. is chattanooga an indian name, i should google it....

in response to: Principal, KCRW, LLC by Ann Coulter

Peter: oh yeah! nice, man! i totally forgot to check this out yesterday... ill def add it to my quickly-growing list of "places to visit via bike before winter comes". nice {golden-hour} shots, too... ahh yes,......

in response to: Magic Hour At Domino's by CartLegger

Peter: they forgot to add: "...beyond its $2+/lb scrap value", hehehe... i like that second shot, too... im always a sucker for any shot with a nice sky and powerlines in it......

in response to: In These Hard Times: A Message from Hydro 1 by Michelle

Vol Vul Vuh: Nice shots. I really like the lighting and how the contrast of the building looks against the sky. I was happy to see these shots too because I accidentally deleted all of mine yesterday!...

in response to: Magic Hour At Domino's by CartLegger

EvilGentleman: An article from the {Montreal Gazette} last Saturday, October 11: [[http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=f29d7a30-f182-4300-b85e-a8737693c7a8]] A passage from the article answers many questions posed in here: "In about two weeks we'll send in mechanical shovels with shears to tear down the building."......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

upfromflames: [[img:29233]] George: sorry to see your shop go. but what the hell were you thinking? you could have sold that thing--iconic image that it is--and made better money for your family. And not destroyed a work......

in response to: Ideal Dinettes by Peter

jas: Do they still have them this time of year if the weather is nice? I will be there next weekend and just wondering. I would love to see them...

in response to: Sunday Tam-Tams by CE

Doc S.......: ....come to think of it, we DID call the Garcia y Vega candy store Chaimowitz's - that was the owners name - nice old guy and his wife ran the place....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: nice, good shot groovehouse...

in response to: Midtown #7 by groovehouse

jack: mr. malik, why don't you include some pictures? i believe you are a journalist and somewhat famous in your india, but some pictures of your beautiful country would be nice to see....

in response to: Midtown #7 by groovehouse

jack: nice shot...

in response to: Banksy Does Soho by Peter

college student: nice, you live across from 111.... erm 349 and 347. I still remember my old teachers Mr. Resnick (i think thats how you spell his name), Portes, Napolli, Ms. Greene and Mr. Cooper, cool teachers.........

in response to: Source of Beer by Peter

ImpMyHyde from Kansas: Scott, I have been to Belleville a couple of times. The last was when I stopped there I was passing through but did get to see the Visitor’s Center. There isn't another one like it in......

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

Peter: what did he have to say about {minneapolis}? this is a nice formation... i dont think ive ever seen one like this before......

in response to: Gods Eyes by Tyfoid Kid

Peter: nice. ive always liked how certain parts of town can be referred to as, say, "the danforth" as opposed to "[[wiki:Danforth Avenue]]". there are lots of places like that here in {nyc} too......

in response to: October on the Danforth by Michelle

anon (modemcable042.35-201-24.mc.videotron.ca): really nice car....the person should have got 4 tickets, and they should have towed the car to Verdun......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

needa_dayoff@hotmail.com: I grew up on knickerbocker avenue parallel to the park in an appartment just over the italian cafe and across from the bar always interesting outside my window I was a little kid when we......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

JohnnyFDNY: The memories! Grew up on Stanhope and Central 1954 to 1960.Attended St Joseph Patron, on Suydam St, graduated 1960. Hung out as teenager on Himrod and Myrtle 1962 to 1963, belonged to Club Tesian 1963......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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......

in response to: Home Pt. 6: Wrong Side of the Tracks by CE

Warren S. : Jeeeezzzz... guys! Richie... Joe, thanks for the support on this one. Once I had my responding comment out there, I couldn't return for a while just to cycle it out of my system a tad.......

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

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

AARON F,: I have lived in Jacksonville for over 26 years,I still think the city and 95% of the people in it suck.But no one SUCKS ass more then the JEA,rates increases,how the hell is it that......

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

Editor: Mitch's comment was deleted at his request, and I removed EG's comment as it was to Mitch's deleted comment, and when I've left spurious comments like that in the past, EG has complained that such......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

zagg: It was a nice attempt; But the colour reminds me too much of baby poop....

in response to: Pretty Parking by joey

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. [[img:29147]] The......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Frank Sulman: Did you guys know someone made a video of Bens on YouTube. Its a really sad video, but it's nice that it is there for the world to see....

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch: Went by this morning (October 1st) and saw the workcrew extending the construction barrier to encircle the entire building. Basically at this point all that's left is the building's outter shell and the Bens wrap-around/vertical......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

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

Joe Bilardello: Hey Warren, Your article brough back a tremendous amount of memories. I was in your class, I lived on 91 Harmon Street between Central and Evergreen Ave. We use to play stick Ball until it......

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

CartLegger: nice photo too!...

in response to: Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Facility by Peter

CartLegger: nice new camera peter! Love the blue of the sky against the rust of the water tank....

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