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dena: I have lived in the Humboldt Park area all my 50 years and seen many changes for the better yet the gangs are a big problem still in our community and schools in the area......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Hello, Brooklyn: Please dont come to Brooklyn... Please stay wherever it is you live if you're going to post dumbass questions like "Is Brooklyn safe for a pretty young girl?" Please, please, please do all of us a......

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

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......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

I must be boring and illiterate: Apparently since I was raised and educated in Belleville I am an illiterate and boring person. I left Belleville like all young people, went to college, worked in Manhattan for 8 years and decided......

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

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......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Anna: anon if you were born in 70 then you remember the teenages that hung in the park-- (little park they were called) I know for sure I was picked on alot in the 70's I......

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

Lou Romero: The majority of Puerto Ricans are Catholic in tradition, so of course they gravitated to their local churches, as for education, that was their choice or discretion if the children were to attend the catholic......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Lou Romero: Good exchange UFF, The catholic schools other reason for closing was the declining enrollment from the local neighborhoods (ie: PRs and Blacks), many of these families could not afford the tuition. I remember classmates of mine going to......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: Yeah, trends are very general, so I don't want to stereotype at all. I meant poor relative to the earlier families. Thanks for correcting me on that one. I am a little blurry on the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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......

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

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......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Brody: What a delight to come across this blog. It was truly "the best of times." Not only did I have the privledge of playing football for Bernie Mars 58'-60' but my uncle played......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Acorn Community High School 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

CLaSS oF '09 [Ms. Me]: Class of '09..YESS!!!, we're seniors now. But i would be wrong if I were to say that our journey thus far has not been memorable. As a senior, I've definitely grown up since the first......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

living in Hutchinson: Wow. Interesting website. I would like to comment too. I live in Hutchinson. I have been here my entire life. I moved to big cities in other states for a few......

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

Cecilia Midiri: Sandy, you must live on my street. Just yesterday, I wrote almost the same thing to the Daily News and today they called me to consider it for publication...I'm in the 25th also. Wow, RonS,......

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

Who Cares for Kensington: Sandy describes a perfect example of failure of the most basic services. At what point does a city department administrator decide that he/she will not offer resources to respond to a problem in a given......

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

Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Rob, Sheila and Norma, Rob yes that's right it's the same Mr Jimmy Iddon, he worked at Royles the same as my dad, now about Christine?????? sorry I don't know what made me think......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

serlingrod: I don't think I paint a rosy picture of Kensington at all. If you read what I wrote I actually said there's lots of crime, disinvestment, and the schools are broken. Those were my words.......

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

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

Janice P.: I lived in Kensington on East Dauphin St. from 1941 until 1962. I attended H. A. Brown Elementary and Penn Treaty Junior High. Both excellent schools at that time. I then moved to......

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

B Street: I grew up across the street from one of the few working factories in Kensington starting in 1965 until I was forced out 22 years later. While I too have fond memories of wall ball, swimming......

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

upfromflames: Well, there is not one Bushwick High anymore, but rather four campuses drawing students from all over the city. I work in the Academy of Urban Planning, myself, and our rates are between 60-70% (depending......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon (nat2.northshorelij.com): Hi I grew up in Bushwick, along with most of my cousins. I went to Fourteen Holy Martyrs School- graduated in 1964. I have wonderful memories of my growing up years in a culturaly......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Dean, I remember colin we were in the same class at school, I also remember him living in Harewood road, I have posted a few photo's on the school site, and he is on......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

James cashan: Hello Bob Salmon, Yes Vincent Cashan is my father, coincidentally i have just spoken to him on the phone, he says he remembers you well and says hello, said you were at the same......

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

Melissa: I googled "I hate Jacksonville" just to see what I would find... and I have found this site here. The only reason I "dislike" Jacksonville is that I have been ripped from my home......

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

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

CaptainVideo: What you are doing is no different that all white communities banning together to keep blacks from moving in because they are afraid that they will bring crime and lower property values. Humbolt is not......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

James: I've lived in Jacksonville nearly my entire life (I'm 39). I find people who have issues with Jacksonville are not from here. The ones who complain the most are not from here. Jacksonville is......

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

omabradshaw: Does anyone have pics of the schools I listed? The old Central Grade school was on 5th street and was tore down around 1960-ish.The Catholic church took the land and used it for a......

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

Shaun: I moved to Jax in Sept and my lease is up in June. I am outta here! I'm from the D.C. area and I visited Jax all the time. My family and I decided to......

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

john boardman: Hi all, I came accross this site by accident,I lived in hollins green until i was 11 yrs old and went to both of the primary schools (School lane) until it was demolished, then birch rd......

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

Ron Urry: Hi , I have read Bob Salmons comments with interest having just come across this site. My maternal grt grandmother was a Royle from Flixton and my grt grandfather was a Davies from Cadishead, lately of......

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

Joe: Hello CB Dare, Sounds like you have very important things to say and the courage to go with it. I can only explain my experience with my early years in Kensigton. There is somethimg to be......

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

imon: jacksonville has a cove ,yeah its looking decent,yes its trying to compete with other major cities,but it is a racist city ,it has the good ol' boy mentality, paysucksno matter what you say, housing might......

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

saul altman: i wonder where the city of New York will build the next death town just like the one they created in Coney? They just don't get it, we need to build a community where all......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

Alan Taylor: James, I think you misunderstood David, think of a cartwheel and The Crescent would be the outer rim with Boundary Road being opposing spokes, Princes Ave being opposing spokes, Mond Rd being a spoke opposite......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Steven H.: antBlack is right. I grew up in Bushwick in the 60's and 70's, and moved to the other side of Brooklyn in 78. I remember it being a true neighborhood, my friends were black, hispanic,......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

michele bangs: i'm so glad i found this site! i was born in kensington and raised in kensington.Married in visitation church, raised my three son's there.i divorced 20 years ago, and went back to my maiden name.......

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

Junito: Wow! It was hard reading all of that. Lets all study our cultures of the western hemisphere (e.g., Tainos, Aztecs, etc,.) We are decedents of moral, loving, industrious and spiritual people. We are greater then......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Bonnie: Is Kensington High School still around? Perhaps you can contact the schools alumni association. They may even have a directory. I have a question about the Episcopal Hospital. Is it true that it is......

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

Bonnie: Is Kensington High School still around? Perhaps you can contact the schools alumni association. They may even have a directory. I have a question about the Episcopal Hospital. Is it true that it is......

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

Anne Priestley (nee Rigby): Hi Cyril Dr Walker was my Dad's doctor I recognise the name. I went to Irlam County Primary School one of my teachers was Miss Cotton who lived on Liverpool Road I think. What......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith: Alan It's a shame so many public buildings now have to have huge unscalable fences around them. We just used to climb over the small fences into the school fields for a game of football -......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: Well Elicar, my previous article on this particular location has become something of an online focal point for those who lived there during its heyday, much like Corsatki's {Cabrini Green} articles. Thus, this page is intended......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

{{A}}: Everyone is going to have there own personal opinion about the schooL regardl3ss. But for the ones who attend ACORN...they cant say that this school is all around bad. Just because this school may not......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Thanks for the last pics... Cyril I was unsure when Brian passed away and didn't want to upset you by asking, now I know. Believe me, life will be different but you will slowly......

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

Still in Hutchinson: McPherson is thriving with business because it is right off the interstate and that is what big business owners want. The cost of living in Hutch is less than most places around here,......

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

Leon: I remember Town Hill but it was called the Bedford Rest before that. I had my first date with my wife there 48 years ago. I grew up in in the 30's and 40's in......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Marissa Chaplin: Hi Natalie The High School is now an 11-18 specialist school in Business Enterprise , Maths & Computing. My eldest 2 currently attend the school and the facilities they have are fantastic (a lot better than......

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

NervaVels: I lived on the block of Green/Evergreen/Harman for almost 20 years; prior to that, I lived on Jefferson St between Knickerbocker and Irving (still remember getting picked up by the bus to go to a......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

its me: yeah Hoboken is where i would want raise my kids...lol you have to be kidding. Staten Island is a great place to raise kids, LOW crime and good schools. do Staten Islanders a favor and......

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

Alan Taylor: Hi Alison, Cadishead & Irlam schools class photos at [[http://cadisheadandirlamschools.homestead.com]] with names, did put it in but it didn't appear, so it's above again, if it doesn't appear email me direct for the link at memorabilia@ntlworld.com ...

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

Alan Taylor: Hello Graham, from the prefab shop past the old Spring Villas with the last one being an house not a shop, I was born 1944 and lived in the 4th house past on the same......

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

Alan Taylor: Hello everyone, lots of names cropping up that I recall, but more are from after I left my birth town in 1965/6 although I continued at the steelworks until 1972 & transfered to Scunthorpe Works.......

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

Chris: I just happened over this page while looking for something via Google, but I couldn't just let this go- I grew up in Hutch, but no longer living there. I moved to the West Coast......

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

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

Katherine Edwards-Harris: My name is Renee and I lived in 1847 w.Lake my mother name is Dorothy Jean and we lived there for quite a few years. anyone who knows me my sisters Tiny or Meme......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

jamal: I remember the Henry Horner projects very well. I never lived in any of them but lived one block away on Warren Blvd. near Damen. I remember as a little boy when they were......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Alfred: I live in Hutchinson, and I knew this article was pure propaganda right when I saw the photos. The first photo is of an entrance gate to the State Fairgrounds, which the author describes as......

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

Joining the Whine: OK, Padre Island, you win. I'm cornered by statistics. I won't quote Disraeli though, because I agree with a couple of them. income below average = agreed, a problem. Hutch needs to do better......

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

Bob: I don't understand. Are all the welfare cases statewide in Hutchinson? Is that why our taxes are so high? Seriously if statistical data supports that we have a high percentage of welfare......

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

Joining the Whine: Hey Padre Island - Texas schools ARE crappy, at least the Houston ISD. JSC, NASA's location in Houston, has nothing to do with anything but the fact that NASA needed a way to transport......

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

Padre Island: I graduated from HCC in the late 70's, back when Hutchinson still had somewhat of a downtown. I remember our business law class one day invited the Pres. of the Hutch Chamber to come speak.......

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

Joining the Whine: Young Hippy - go and see the world. Travel. I saw some of it. I've traveled all over the U.S., the Caribbean, and Mexico. Hopefully soon I'll get to visit the......

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

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

Hutch Ho: Hutch isn't all that bad. No worse than any other city. It has it's problems,but what town or city doesn't. The downtown renovation is nice,Ave.A park is nice,the antique district is totally cool, Smith's market......

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

lynn ward: Grew up in Yorkville 72nd & 73rd on third, in the 40's & 50's. St.Jean the Baptiste, St. Catherine of Sienna and St. Vincents was our neighborhood schools. I'd love to see more "el" pictures......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

A LIST OF PEARLIES BY BOROUGH?: Does anyone have a list of current Pearlies by Borough? and their contact details? Surely this would be helpful to event organisers/schools etc wanting a Pearly King or Queen in attendance........

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Jonathan: I tried Parkour one time in Kaiserslautern, Germany at a conference and loved it, though I was very sour for a week afterwards. Regardless I want to keep doing, though I live near Nurnberg now.......

in response to: le parkour: london waterloo jam by 3flow

HushUp: Ok apparently not. So here we go (I guess because of my first post I used copy and paste so it didn't go through) Sooooo, I will type it all out, just because I......

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

D.Bennet-lived in 1943 apt 606: I grew up in the Henry Horner Holmes a.k.a. the Hornets i live in 1943 4 trey i also grew up with pharoah and laffy and that movie portrayed them as innocent fun loving children......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

kayak girl: Barren Island is the coolest. At the height of the rendering plants' days they had their own schools, hospitals, etc. It was a real community and had a majority of African American citizens.......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

Tony T: Reading through all of these posts brings up a mixed bag of emotions. Like many here, I left Bushwick years ago (16 years ago actually). Japan is my home now, and it is a far......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CE: Ah, the ETS residences, there always seem to be weird parties in that building. I was invited to the annual beach party in the court yard by some people at the bizarre student dep.......

in response to: Griffentown (William) by Cinic

Bass Girl: Oh my gosh PAPERGIRL17....do you live in the salt mine hundreds of feet under Hutch or something? Lets try coming to the surface and having a cup of reality.... 1. The Cosmosphere (since there are......

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

papergirl17: Hutch may not have all the ammenities the larger towns have, but here are the "10 Specific Things That Make It Better" for you losers who don't have anything better to do than to rag......

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

Dee: I also went to jhs 111. The years I attended were 1966-1969 the school was about a year old then. I hated it, and to the young man that said your friend wasn't encouraged......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Dee: I was born in Bushwick in 1955. I left when I got married in 78. Bushwick was a really nice area until the mad exodus of the 60's everyone ran.Brodway was a great shopping area......

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

Will B: I went to JHS111 and graduated in 1978. I was in the Band with Mr. Montesanto and I remember some great days. The rebel devils were there, the stockholm boys and savage skulls.......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

John Gayle: ACORN is A wonderful school. Whether we admit it or not some kids are stupid, some are in between, and others are smart. Of course the dumb ones who ar constantly getting in trouble will......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Jaquana Credle: I currently attend acorn community high school and i will be honest it isnt the best school to attend . And yes we do have some teachers that dont care but what school......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

teachnyc: I work in bushwick's schools and I can't tell you how many times I hear my counterparts from our sister districts in queens talk about how bad it is in BW (they never want to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

JULIE B, : I AM HERE IN KOREA NOW-4-5-07 AND HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A MONTH AND YES SOME DAYS IF I GO OUTSIDE MY EYES WATER REALLY BAD. THEY HAVE CLOSED THE SCHOOLS AT OSAN AB......

in response to: Yellow Sand by chiamattt

ArtsyNani: I'm familiar with the schools ... I guess I need to just start my research as to available positions ... thanks...

in response to: Blinding Success: Urban Signage by upfromflames

upfromflames: sure did. I always credit others. Bushwick needs teachers, but most of all it needs teachers that came from here. They understand most what kids need here. There is always a place open for a person......

in response to: Blinding Success: Urban Signage by upfromflames

ArtsyNani: Did you take these pictures yourself? I grew just a few blocks away from the chicken place. I've been browsing through various blogs about Bushwick and noticed that you teach there. Do......

in response to: Blinding Success: Urban Signage by upfromflames

BDweller: My friend Mike graduated from JHS 111 in the early seventies. It had already acquired a rough reputation by then, as I recall. Like Pierre said, the gang/thug threat was present. All......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: I teach there. Been there 4 years now teaching ESL. Its now two schools, sliced in half against better judgement. But its still going! What was it like back then? ...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Derek Jackson: Wow! Reading all this misspelled babble about being proud of being hispanic, about fighting the whites trying to take what's yours, and about complaining about gang violence is making me half-laugh, half-get pissed off. Homboldt Park......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

from starr st.: 1st. off upfromflames, i am going to my storage space and look for my pics and send them to you. now i was born and rasied in bushwick. PROUD of it.just as proud......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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

Greatest bomber ever = biggest loser ever: Without question JA has bombed more shit than anyone ever. He's the Michael Jordan of graffiti. But graffiti is a sad and pathetic vocation. This is a person who had the resources (maybe not the intelligence)......

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

Yo Miss: i've been teaching at one of the neighborhood middle schools in bushwick for 5 years now, and even in just that short amount of time i have seen a TREMENDOUS amount of positive change in......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

controversy: sup peeps im a 28 year old fireman i used 2 roof jump in school and would like 2get back into the parkour way of life,are their any parkour schools in the south london or......

in response to: le parkour: london waterloo jam by 3flow

The Healing Leaf: Hey, Ulsterman and Republican! Yo! Interested in what my Canadian government did to our First nations people 100-150 years ago? Exactly what the British did to ALL the original Irish 400 years ago, and beyond!......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

Susannah: When I lived in NY as a kid I remember shootings, stabbings, razor bladings, and all out smack downs in our schools, one kid was actually blinded with battery acid by some guy - of......

in response to: Dawson CGEP Shooting by CE

EvilGentleman: plato says: New York implemented new rules about confiscating firearms after a 1992 school shooting in Brooklyn left two students dead. [[http://www.cnn.com/US/9805/22/school.reduced.violence/]]. The new rules failed in 2002, when 2 more students were shot. [[http://www.keystosaferschools.com/Students_Concerned21502.htm]] It seems......

in response to: Dawson CGEP Shooting by CE