citynoise.org
What is Citynoise?..... Today's posts..... This month..... Recent Comments..... Contact..... RSS Feed.... Post your own Citynoise.....
http://www.citynoise.org  

browse by city

Brooklyn, NY (823)
New York, NY (794)
Toronto, ON (759)
Montreal, QC (397)
London, UK (298)
complete city list

popular articles

Bling Portrait
from: Peter
what's hot this month?

recent articles

Bling Portrait
from: Peter
Miss Box
from: adam
Stroll Through Sydney's Backstreets
from: Chuck
Neckface in Sydney
from: Chuck
Chuba No Good
from: Peter
Movin' Car$
from: Peter
Armer Graffiti West Side Edition
from: A Fan
English Kills Graffiti, Pt. 2
from: Peter
5 Points
from: adam
JA Update:
from: Peter
read all today's articles

browse by author

Peter (830)
joey (282)
EvilGentleman (269)
jack (250)
hool (247)
complete author list

hot topics

graffiti
Justo Gallego
JA One
sane smith
graf trux
wheat paste
nyc
sixy
Top 10 largest cities in canada
harlem
banksy
new york
brooklyn
nyc graffiti
dr. sex

Comments about nsw

There are 100 comments about "nsw"

alanpigott@eircom.net: Yes Dominique.... it would appear that it is most definitely a print...and looking closer at it . it looks more like embossing than brush strokes.....would still like to know the history of the pictures...I'll keep......

in response to: About Convents by jack

Rich: I grew up around the corner from this armory, back in my time growing up it was used to store tanks, trucks and half-tracks. I saw and heard these vehicles as they labored very noisely......

in response to: Armory by Peter

Anne Poulsen: Dear Pearly Kings and Queens. I'm currently studying for my PD. and my next project is on the Pearlies. I live in Denmark and it is only recently that I have learned about your amazing culture.......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

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

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

keith smith: HI Anne Fahy,my family moved into 33 Atherton lane in 1935,my grandads name was Walter and his wife was Eva,their son [my dad] was Robert,my grandad died in 1978 and my nanna in 1988,i bought......

in response to: People Shall Be Banned by an impossible child

Richie Fisher: You tell 'em Warren. Although D.P. didn't affect me as bad as others, she hurt people like Mary A. and others like yourself. This "Ed" guy shouldn't judge other people......

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

surfer: Answer to Megan> Bensonhurst is changing from Italian to Chinese. Still a good neighborhood. Answer to Danielle> Sunset park is now called the 2nd Chinatown. Excellent neighborhood. I grew up there in the 50's & 60's.......

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

EvilGentleman: I hear ya. I used to love watching the heavies and the swing-wings take off from Plattsburgh when we would be shopping there back when I was a kid. And as a former base brat......

in response to: Snafu at the Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base by EvilGentleman

PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend two of my friends......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

moutouxlaw@yahoo.com: I have visited La Jolla Cove each year since 1983. What is the history behind those two abandoned houses near the La Jolla Cove Motel? They have been in the same dillapidated condition for over 25 years and......

in response to: LaJolla Beach for Joey by jack

emc: ok- so after reading a lot of the above it seems that it may be a bad idea to stay at my friend's place who will be out of town. i will be visiting......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

myeisha: OMG!!! I'm SO glad to see all these posts. I haven't put anything on here since August of last year and I'm just amazed at all the comments from former resident's of Horner. ......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

OG FROM GCC: I just got back from a mission trip to Kensington. We worked at a kids camp that was located at a church on the corner of C and Indiana. Before the kids would get there. Every......

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

k&a mort: I just tripped over this site and took the time to read all postings and I was particularly jolted by the most recent. Almost all the 17 year old girls have dropped out of school......

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

Me: Boy oh boy!!!Was Hutch boring this weekend???The answer is absolutely,positively,most certainly not!!!!!The Grand Prairie held the Warfare X ultimate fights,and talk about excitement and a fun time!!!!Hutch was awesome and the fighters incredible!!!!The Hutch Fest......

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

Hutchinson Escapee: Really? Why? I have the case number - it's public record. You could go to the 4th floor of the courthouse and get a copy of the file (cost you about $2-$4.00). But why are......

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

dana: To Jamie and Peter! What the F--- is wrong with u 2 idiots!?!? How about I come kill you?Raccoons are GREAT animals. I have 14 as pets. All spayed and nuetered. All kinds of......

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

Me: Re to Peter Can't say I wouldn't blame you after reading so much negativity,but people like Tex who don't even live here but keep posting negative and slanderous comments,especially about the man who committed suicide,is enough......

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

Jane B.: hey PETER, can you PLEASE ANSWER this question?? =D how were you able to get up there in that 125th street entrance? i've been trying to get into the freedom tunnel for so long but i......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

jack: ok here is the answer, Florida at walt disney's movie theme park....

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

Joe : I have been forced back to respond to Bill F. I am one of at least two postings that referred to the Swanson & Clearfield shop. Now I am curious as to the identity of......

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

Jamie: can I assume that {San Francisco} is not the correct answer?...

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

A. Weinstein: Hi Janet, Thanks for taking me back to the comfort days of yore. I have a few more questions for you. Did you know a girl named Judy Rubin she lived on St. Johns Place. Also......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Peter (nsw) Small world isnt it? I had the greengrocery business opposite Boundary road on Fiddlers lane amd my Mum and Dad had the fish and chip shop next door until I opened the shop......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Peter Lawford: Hi Cyril, I Do remember your shop or should I say shops, as I remember a green grocer and a chip shop under the of Bagshaw in Fiddlers Lane. I lived in Boundary Road from birth......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Alison Lawford: Hi Dave: Thanks for the Pictures. I walked over the swingbridge on a sunday morning, passing the Barton power station in the 60s. I now live in NSW Australia. My brother still lives over there.......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Peter Lawford: Nice to see my old town Irlam. I lived there for 21 years untill 1969, but now live in NSW Australia. My sister still lives on the moss...

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Passerby: With the history linked to that hotel there is no stopping the wrecking ball. To quote the article in the Suntimes: Community development director of Lincolnwood Timothy Clarke "Asked when he'd like the hotel torn......

in response to: Hotel Detective by procyon

Kathy Hulse: To: Ginny Orr In case you didn't get your answer of where the Apha Baptist Church was located, it was Hancock and York Streets. ......

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

jeeff: thx tiara i think many of us are still around. i'll remember the trick with chalk, but i agree that ultimately you must adapt. to answer your question, i think the change was......

in response to: casualties of war by jeeff

Me: Didn't think you could come up with an answer, Former Hutchinsonite....

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

Nobody: Saul- perhaps you'll find this constructive-- you've commented ten times on this post and managed to still not say anything constructive, yourself. So, as I have repeatedly above, I urge you to to stop merely dropping......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

Peter: hey "movin to wick", wake up! youre working with a conception of {new york} thats about 20+ years outdated... i mean, serously. youd think {brooklyn} was {beirut}. perhaps youve been watching too much ##law and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Sheila Vaudrey: Hiya again Sheila H, Nice to hear that you are in touch with Arnold, We were both in the same class at school, I often think about him, I thought I saw his name on......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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

Me: To Tex,why do you keep posting on this site and why do you care who answers your questions,if you are so happy to escape Hutch,and you have such a better life and Job? I think......

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

Fiona Lambert: Graffiti is just wrong especially on the side of someones home, here in Rothesay, New Brunswick you'd be arrested if caught putting graffiti on a building or home. I did notice alot of graffiti when I......

in response to: Welcome to Crack Lane! by EvilGentleman

SH*THOUSE: Tex, they can't answer. They know the truth but in true Hutchinson style they are in denial. ...

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

Tex: You know, none of the pro Hutch people have yet to answer my question as to why is the population shrinking in Hutchinson, if it is such a good place to live. ...

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

Mitch: I also lived at 969 Carol Street from 1952 (born) - 1960. I also went to PS241. You might know my two cousins who also lived in another appt in our building at the same......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: tom: i think its ludicrous to simply look at the "thousands of lives lost that day" without trying to dig deeper into the why and how of it. i think it disrespects both those who......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

kim shea: hi peggy my nan is rose marriott and my mum is jean marriott both are still here and thriving if you would like to email me i would answer any questions re the marriotts or......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Tex: You are absolutely right, we should be thankful for what we have and the great country that we live in. We are very blessed and fortunate to live in a country where we have......

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

jeeff: bloor west village in toronto was the very first BIA in the 1970s. for those from out of town, danforth becomes bloor as it passes west through the city, so essentially along the same......

in response to: Going Around the World On Danforth Avenue by Elicar

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Andrew I could just see the goal post of Irlam AFC though the railings, but really not sure where they play now. The ground they used first of all that I remember was on Gill Field......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Lefty: In college, I used to eat my hangover pho at Thanh Vi on the Ave. Also where I saw my first cockroach. Don't eat there much anymore. That space used to be a Mexican-ish restaurant......

in response to: Pho in Seattle by Peter

Len Lipner: For Alma (Weinstein) Scull: C'mon, toots, I didn't answer your emails 'cause I didn't get 'em! You know I still love you, and would've answered every one. The funny thing about Tommy's was that when it changed......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Joanne, Such a tragic story, thanks for sharing. I hope it brings you the answers you have been looking for, and may your Dad rest in peace x x...

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

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Joanne, I'm pleased to hear you have the information you have been looking for. At least now you can find some answers and piece together the early years of your life.... Good Luck. Alan/Rob, ......

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

Hunter: My, my, you fellows (Tex, Noname, and former Hutchinsonite) have certainly grown suddenly very touchy. You raise so many points with so much overlap I'll try to answer by point, rather than address each correspondent......

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

Hunter: I'm back again, and will comment again on Tex's "statistics". Tex your reply to my criticism of your use of crime statistics was simply to attribute the data to the FBI, but I did not......

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

ValleyCruiser: Nice Rides! I myself am a proud orner of a 1953 Kaiser Manhattan.,If I'm passing through in it I'll be sure to drop by., you don't see alot of these cars anymore. I often road......

in response to: Classic Cars 2 - 1966 Sting Ray by EvilGentleman

A. Weinstein: Len Lipner, you should be ashamed of yourself! I have emailed you several times and you do not answer... Only kidding! I know you must be very busy with your new Grandson. Hey guys please......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

westerlydem: I think it is absolutely unacceptable that the police and other law enforcement were "afraid" to go there to answer calls, and effectively let this gang warfare and mayham continue. THat anyone should be......

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

Peter: karen: ive often wondered that, too, so i googled it and found the answer: "Cables are pressurized with nitrogen to reduce corrosion and prevent combustion. They transport it as liquid because they can get more of it in......

in response to: Road works by barry

StudentofArt: I wonder how much effect the crucifixes have on the people who wanted to but don't take their lives. Is it the biblical purgatory and fear that turns them back, or the inconvenience of it......

in response to: A Life Saver by elicar

Lara Cay: I had a window replaced over a year ago and there have only been problems. The installation was not done properly and we had leaks for months. Then in the winter we actually had ice......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

WashPants: It's a shame (and a sham) that this place professes any customer service at all. I had a miserable experience with them. After two months of waiting for a simple order I still didn't have......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

KADEEM. : ok heres how acorn goes once you past freshman year. and u havent gotten in good with all teachers...if they arent what u want them 2 be.THEN EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE..ur fucked.. sorry its the truth if......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

John Dereszewski: To DeSales again: My long excursion into the history of this street might not have answered your question, which probably was: How would it be to live on DeSales Pl. now? The fact is, DeSales is one......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Thanks Bob, that has cleared a few questions up for me. However, What do they do with the bones and gravestones when they develop the land for housing such as the housing estate that was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Bob Salmon: Anne I do not know what the church was that was on Lord Street adjacent to the graveyard, but I remember that it was a school for the children of the members of the Wesleyan Chapel......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Norma, I will ask paul if he remembers you. Where in melbourne are you? hot weather here at the minute hey? Paul lives in NSW on the central coast, I will say hi. Nat...

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

rick: I remember Steve, as well. I think that in the early years of our sojourn in PS 241 we nicknamed him "Giggles." Am I right? In any event, I can picture him, exactly. I actually......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

NZer: You CAN paint it and even patch holes...the answer to older wooden sided homes that paint cannot fix!...

in response to: Vinyl Siding by CE

electrobrains: so...no one answered why they are abandoned. does anyone know?...

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

steelisreal: so far this is the only answer i have received from the city of kingston. Good Morning, Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback with your concerns for civic signs attached to trees in Kingston. By......

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

Jorge Tunswala: Jus check out the skaterz at FDR dude, lotta dem rippin over 30...

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Diane Dole: Hello in answer to the question of the current list of pearlies, i agree it would be very useful but unfortuatly from my knowledge i have not found a list with a full genuine list......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

leej: That's just art from one of the warren of crazy maze-like back alley's that has made Melbourne the Southern Hemisphere's answer to Prague. Spare me, your pretentious try-hards....

in response to: Street Art by ninety9lives

Big Momma: The new underground salt museum is allready in trouble. Not making any money. This town needs some serious help. Whats the answer?...

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

UpFromFlames: It would be best to read all the posts above for your answer. I think you'll be fine. But there is so much more to it than that. ...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Country Club Snob: I have always said Hutch is the negative vortex of the world and having lived on both coast I speak with some knowledge of this. I was born & educated here, left for K-state and......

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

Peter: i love owls, too... ggp, i think i may never see this plant again without imagining the stacks to be giant owls! also: [[wiki:Ravenswood, Queens]]...

in response to: Kraftwerk by Peter

GGP: Now I will tell a Jack-like story. When I was a kid, we would drive home at night from visiting my grandparents in Astoria (who, by the way had a Ravenswood phone prefix: RA8-4089, I......

in response to: Kraftwerk by Peter

missjhyde: My husband was one of the steamfitters who built this Ravenswood Co-generation power plant. It was completed three years ago and built right next to the old Ravenswood. The three tallest stacks are from the......

in response to: Kraftwerk by Peter

Dav: Hi, I'm french and I want to visit New York. I'll live for twelve days near fourth avenue in Brooklyn, is it sure? Some friends of mine said the security is bad but when I read this......

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

little ukraine: oops hit post too soon- just a few more words - the area i described has been well under... er, 'development' for over a decade, and it's hitting the point where shitloads of condos are......

in response to: Help This Newbie by lou

not_much_cents: I've read tons of questions about biting, but have hardly seen any answers.....when do some answers get posted?...

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

grandin: Where did the name "ghost of grandin" come from? That is my last name. Answer at grandin10@mchsi.com...

in response to: Fog and a Streetlamp by ghost of grandin

steve : Cartlegger; I'll try to be brief with some details. Please don't hold me to the exact dates because I am going back from memory and not researching. Barren Island as we knew it......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

suzb: A friend of mine has been invited to an HA party ( he works with the HA who invited him). With 2 purposes; 1) to check out joining and 2) to get his 14......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

CartLegger: Looks to me like a faulty traffic policy, like a city built for the benefit of cars, not people. [[img:22413]] This accident--which happened at the corner of Knickerbocker Ave. and grove St. in Bushwick, Brooklyn-- involved......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

Macedonians are #1: I was watching Jeopardy (the smartest game shoe on television) and ine of the questions were " what ancient Macedonian conquered most of the known world " and the answer was ......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

Mama Mia: After spending reading all the comments, I've come to the conclusion that way too many people believe everything they read.Makes me wanna start a news paper and write that I'm God and I have all......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Benny Athaide: I agree with you Jack. America is rich materialistically but very poor spiritually. Sounds philosopical..... The answer to therising problems(also sexual) is to create a spiritual awareness. Women should realise that here, they are only looked upon......

in response to: View of Vegas by jack

EvilGentleman: I have no clue, but I would assume that they are recycled. If you ever find out, please post the answer here. Now you have me wondering too....

in response to: Montreal Signs 1: Dorval, Dorval Island, Pointe Claire by EvilGentleman

jack: procyon, thx for not kneeing me, and thx for the nice things to say but one last comment and your free to answer this, i never said tv, family or books developed children, i'n tking......

in response to: All the Whores Shall Go to Heaven by Sohail Moughal

bobbina sveena: this website is great but i only got the answers i needed from 1 or 2 people....

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

Chiamattt: I don't like point and shoots because I can't hold them and press the shutter like I can with a dslr. The blur is due to hardly shooting while standing still. I am in motion......

in response to: Dongdaemun by Chiamattt

upfromflames: Armstrong: sorry for the delay. The answer to your question is an interesting one, since you (as a better off new--white--face the hood) represent one of the forces creating change in this area. Gentrification is......

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

piuczguy: hey guys, do you know if there is a pump it up machine in AMUSEMENT 2000 PLUS?? please answer :(...

in response to: Ye Olde Arcade by EvilGentleman

CE: From my hometown of {Sussex} New Brunswick from [[4486:this post]]. The street is actually called Broad Street but is often referred to as "Broadway" and even has some business that use that name such......

in response to: Broadway Challenge by joey

james560mcgrath@hotmail.com: why is everyone complaning about the who's who of city skylines, they are all great. a city is just a big community with tall buildings, they house people to work and live, nothing more.they may......

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

EvilGentleman: Elicar has been absent for almost a year, so I know she will probably never answer this, but a thought just occurred to me. Was this written in the **ladies'** washroom? I always thought these......

in response to: Cheap Sex $60 by Elicar

me: ah, pissed off tax paying citizen, we meet with a battle of words once again... i am not in disagreement that the work that these artists put up- is indeed vandalism. i admitted to that and......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

plas: Space invader has got (at least) - 2 pieces on the Elizabeth Bridge (Arts Centre side, and a giant one near Riverside Bar) - 1 above the Laundromat on Brunswick St - 1 visible on the edge of......

in response to: Street Art Prahran/Windsor. by ninety9lives

CE: Sorry, you're right. That was a typo, I meant tallest in New Brunswick....

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

my visit: I travel from a small community north of Toronto to New Brunswick 2 times a year and on average i spend a month in your beautiful province and at about a week each time in......

in response to: Sussex Stationers by CE

search citynoise.org

recent discussions

JA: A True NYC King
from: Peter
Eastern Parkway Memories
from: Unknown
April 21 2007 Toronto
from: hool
School for the Deaf
from: Peter
Kangirsujuaq II
from: EvilGentleman
Franks
from: barry
Cabrini Green [whats Left of It]
from: corsakti
The Top 15 Skylines in the World
from: Luigi Di Serio
Fall in the East Bay
from: joey
Creepy Baby
from: elaine

from the archives

Old School


DEAN, B.Y.B. crew El Presidente. "The Super Squad" HAZE, BOE, IZ, KB and KN throw-ups. MIN 1, 666 the number of the beast. IN, Early '70s throw-up king. AZTEC - Sweet CRIME, the rebels. R.I.P. DEATH, the original president of the Crazy Five. BOT, short for Botticelli. CAPTAIN...

Old School

recently viewed

Girl Getting Filmed
from: barry
Typical Norwegian Food
from: Rune-Willem
The Waterside
from: Jamie
Allout Shelter +
from: GGP
Postcard From Suburbia
from: Anonymous
Into the Dark
from: zagg
Creepy Baby
from: elaine
Festival of the Steel Phallus
from: serlingrod
Bluebird Box
from: GGP
Bling Portrait
from: Peter