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Love 2 Hate: ZNone LES-slayer wutttt! map! ice! oh! slue NBT BRRRRRRRATTTT! fuck devi WDS toy crew all day LOL and a big FUCK YOU at LES..... holla YKK persona non grata! oops! i heard xtc out for...... maureen robertson: 40 years ago as a 15yr old my friend and I used to jump on the subway at Merkland street and cross the river to Govan to go to the pictures. We weren't allowed to,...... Peter: funny you would mention it:
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that entry (and the tunnel under the tracks) made me feel like i was in some former eastern european state.
believe it or not, i havent hung out around the junction much....... Franny Wentzel: Joey. The structural engineer called for welded joints on the sturctural skeleton but the steel fabricator convinced the architect and Citicorp to go with bolted joints. Also the diagonal wind bracing was relabelled 'truss work'...... adam: Okay, where do I begin? I have lived in Jacksonville for pretty much my entire life. I am 29 years old and I recently moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL which is a much...... CartLegger: Adam: outings? We have them all the time, man! You should join us sometime. I see your postings, and we not only share names, but tastes for corners of the city and odd photographic angles...... adam: nice shot peter.. when're gonna set up some citynoise group outtings? :)... Renee: Hi AP & Bayside Watcher - I agree wholeheartedly and there are no arguments here. The entire place is a complete disaster. If you scroll up a little, you'll notice that I've posted several...... Bayside Watcher: Renee, your concern and outrage for the condition of the mausoleums and the internal crypts are spot on. And reinterring the remains of the dead in those crypts and securing the mausoleums should be...... Jamie: I don't care about any of that. I just love the overpainted castle doors.... AP: Renee, there is a caretaker on site who works very hard to tend the cemetery. But, if you look at ##Bayside Watcher's## comment above above (with aerial image and approximation of the cemetery being about...... Renee: Dear Rabbi Julia Andelman, Let's put aside the talks of misappropriated funds and discussions of amounts of money and man hours it would take to overhaul this cemetery. While I can only...... Tom: A quick Google searth provided this information about the company:
Manufactures radio broadcasting & communications equipment Aircraft antennas, Automotive antennas, Radio frequency data communication equipment, Television core equipment, Television access equipment, Television antennas, Radio core equipment,...... Candy: Hi, I graduated from ACHS in 2003 so I can't really comment on what it is now but I can tell u what it was then. Aside from my college years, my 4 years at...... Bayside Watcher: 'I remember' - You are a good person and you have great intentions. But have you been to Bayside Cemetery? If you had, you wouldn't possibly think that 4 cleanup visits per year...... lastone tbc: yo reno 32.
ja isnt a character in getting up but his graff is in the game
on the free way level.
props to cope, ja and all writers from nyc
yo all you should be proud to write...... I remember: I agree it is difficult to view photos like these. Instead of figuring out whom is to blame, lets figure out a solution. If there are so many hits on this site than...... Jamie: The age old "This is not a true representation of my town/village/city" debate continues. Maybe I missed the part where i duty bound to paint a fair and balanced picture of everywhere I choose take...... Bayside Watcher: There are many interesting posts here and many interesting questions and facts to check on.
In one of the previous posts it is questioned if it is true that Congregation Shaare Zedek used funds intended for...... hert: as a character guy.....dis fuker soler...is really out der
... Bayside Watcher: Notice that some of the pictures above have headstones with Yellow Stickers on them. Also some have stickers that say 'PC' on them. These are graves that have purchased perpetual care. In...... Va's urban stitching: Nice pic. I got a question after I go to court for 5 charges of vandalism, I was going to start taggin' again and I had picked a name out "Cene" then come to find...... sdw: I remember the old walgreens, keeping the wonderful signs and a new building that echoes the old one without the 3rd floor.....Nice!... Afroblanco: Ms. Andelman, I agree with Renee, NWhyC and most of the others. Despite all those words you typed, you really didn't say much at all. Like it or not, as the first officially-involved person to...... Humboldt1: PlGrd,
Nice to see you are back from CityData. I was starting to get really down about black renters in general, but have had a new renter (black family) in my suburban place in Itasca...... Renee: Dear Rabbi Julia Andelman,
I am probably one of those people you would categorize as the uneducated by believing everything I read off the internet to be true. As you can see by...... JO: I grew up in good old LJ. It's not all that bad if that's your thing, I got out of there as soon as I could. My parents still live there and they...... NWhyC: Rabbi Andelman,
You say we should feel free to contact the president or rabbi of the congregation if we wish to know more. Though this sounds hopeful, I did contact not only Rabbi Friedman but also...... Rabbi Julia Andelman: Dear Friends,
Congregation Shaare Zedek has been working extremely hard over the past several years to forge a long-term strategy for the restoration and maintenance of Bayside Cemetery, despite the fact that only 5% of this...... Wendy: About a month ago, I took our little dog out for "last call". We walked down our front steps to the sidewalk. About twenty feet away stood two raccoons. The dog started barking. ...... Peter: exactly. its due to the slight delay as the image is sensed by the ccd. its starts recording at the top left and scans downward, line by line, til it reaches the bottom right. add...... Doc S.......: ...you can find the film by going to youtube and typing in 1938 Brooklyn Trolleys. Doc... Doc S.......: ....sorry about the "malformed" video... it was a youtube feature of a film short of the 1930s-40s Brooklyn trolleys coursing thru various neighborhoods - some of which I recognized...maybe if you go to the youtube...... Laksay: I agree. Whomever is in charge of this cemetery must know about the condition, and them not doing anything about it is nothing short of an abomination!... Kavod Ha'met: Kavod Ha'met- respect for the dead- is tradition.
What has been allowed to happen to our sacred site here is intolerable. This isn't even just overgrown or slightly forgotten like most old cemeteries. This place is...... Craig: Thanks for bringing attention to the conditions at Bayside. I have many family members buried there (the grave of one--Helen Schwalb--is shown in two of your pictures above), and although I live out of the...... repine: Yeah, course, I understand. It's just ideas, an 'honest proposal' not meant to be considered seriously. Our magazine is about putting down our ideas whether they're right, wrong, stupid or factual, anything goes. Free speech,...... adam: The city has screwed this guy more than once. Fortunately theres a new batch of politicians that gave him the green light to do tours again and a 10 year lease.
I missed that graffiti but...... Doc S.......: .....for a real bit of old Brooklyn nostalgia, go to:
www.youtube.com/watch?V=OGmxm_xboqk... Tony: what the hell is wrong with you people this is amsterdam for god sake, guys piss in the woods all the, these guys are drunk most of the time and its probly better than pissing...... Kriestine Mangel: wow. it's cool to read about people's memories of Bushwick. I may be a bit younger than some of the posters...Our family lived on Halsey St. between Irving and Knickerbocker between 1964 through...... Booballa: They should have enough money to care for this cemetery. It's in disgusting condition. The members of this congregation should be ashamed for letting it fall into this state and not to have...... Matthew Goeringer: Scott,
I will admit that Bessie is not the most exciting place in the world; but did you really look around? I don't think that you did. You took pictures of the School and...... Karen Nielsen-Hayes: Hi, I was a student nurse at Netherne from 1977-1981. I remember being told that children born to the "insane" were kept at the hospital in a children's ward and observed for signs of mental...... CartLegger: We'll be out at Bayside between 1-3PM tomorrow if you care to bear witness with us... Nobody: id be more concerned about bankers and politicians adopting a "proposition or morals" before i would concern myself with writers doing it, ha.
but it does raise a point... graf is just like anything else. there...... Heero: How can you say Urban Freeflow is GOOD?
They act like they're the official parkour organization.
Even more so, they even tried to create competitions. I don't know about you, but competitions will destroy parkour and make...... Ron: Hello again Teri,
I had to smile when I bumped into your posting here.
Something I didn't mention in my recent long e-mail was one time when I was playing on the Eastern Parkway mall and...... Double A: I found this looking for old info about Sleepy Hollow. It's a shame this plant shut down the way it did, but like one person said, at least they got relocated or a severance package....... Peter: ^^^ yes, someone please help this dude out so he can stalk... er, i mean "contact" her!... anon (adsl-221-4-254.rmo.bellsouth.net): Well JA - Awaiting an email.
Happy New Year
Katchie... BethAnn: Ugh...I hate living in Jacksonville!! My husband is in the military and we had to leave wonderful San Diego to come to this dump! I am not black, but this place is so racist it...... Doc S.......: .....never hung with the basketball crowd - wasn't that much of an athlete then, but I do remember Billy Cannon, he was in my elementary and high school classes - I remember talking to him...... Rick: Matty: You reminded me of the full-court basketball games that sometimes took place in the 241 schoolyard. On occasion, on the court would be Connie Hawkins, Roger Brown, Doug Mo and Billy Cannon (who lived...... Cindy from Oslo: The crime has rised with 20% since dec.2007 according to TV2News channel. And according to Aftenposten (newspaper), there are 4 times more crime in Oslo then in New York ( http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2299327.ece ) I believe the...... Dr Jayne: To Audrey, regarding your Dec 27th post: Try to contact the American Nurses" Association. They might have the information you are looking for.
I am a bit younger than most of you posting, though my...... Amy: I have a family of coons living in my neighbours tree. They come out every night and tear our trash open if they can. Id rather my kids see them and be amazed, and watch...... Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): I like this site very much,especially when people write about PS 167. I lived at 1125 Sterling Place (between Kinston Ave. and Hampton Place) until I was about 14.I went to the Erasmus Annex...... Matty Paris: Roger Brown and Connie Hawkins were completely different ballplayers from very different cultures. Connie lived in a railroad flat off Franklin and Fulton Street with his mother and brother. She did maid work. He played...... Joseph La Rosa: Hey Brooklyn, what nice things are being said about "the old neighborhood". My name is Joe La Rosa and my family used to own LaRosa bakery on wilson ave. My dad was Joey....... Alan Kupperberg: Ben Massick's Town & Country Club in Brooklyn was even farther down Flatbush Avenue than Avenue U. I believe it was between Avenue U and the Belt Parkway. Out among the bulrushes, as...... an afghan #2 : well just let us forget about it.Don't afghan already have problems as it is.
Write an article to tell Afghanistan to create jobs for its citizen before they kidnap their own country. I am a...... Anno: Dan,
If I were you I would not go into that area. I grew up Front & Tuscum. Moved away when I got married 34 years ago. My parents moved out about 15 years later. It...... Anno: Dan,
If I were you I would not go into that area. I grew up Front & Tuscum. Moved away when I got married 34 years ago. My parents moved out about 15 years later. It...... anon (adsl-75-26-176-73.dsl.scrm01.sbcglobal.net): Does anyone remember Susie's Bar and Grille on Myrtle Avenue? I'd love to hear some stories from that time about my grandmother's bar. Thanks!
susanboriechambers@yahoo.com... morgan693: Lot's of interesting comments here, but a lot of misconceptions, in my opinion. Not everyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps, contrary to popular belief. People have different intelligence levels, different life...... Marco: I hunt up near there so every turkey season and deer season, we enjoy heading in to Buffalo from dear camp, grabbing a shower, and hitting the pizza pub for the best pizza in Western...... 81s bein animals: HAMC and all the other 1%ers have long since left their roots as a brotherhood of rowdy riders. They're criminal organizations who are about as cute as MS13. Anyone who thinks any different is...... bob: I like Tish lived at 350 E 92nd St.
I remember so many things John's Candy Store's must have hamburgers after a night out. Also remember Linda peeling potatoes after leaving shool at OL. No frozen...... jack:
i grew up not too far from there. during the war many fighter planes would circle around my home and i could watch them descending for a landing. the drone of the engines...... Josep: I went to see it yesterday out of curisosity, and I think it is a very nice cathedral,the concept is great, much nicer than any other modern cathedral, I think it should be finished and...... Bayside Watcher: Here's what someone is trying to do about the Bayside Cemetery problem
www.baysidecemeterylitigation.com
... Audrey: Does anyone have or know any information about Prospect Heights Hospital from 1945-1948. I was born there on Oct. 7, 1947 and lived in Brooklyn on Kings Highway in the Flatbush area most of my...... Doc S.......: ...Town Hill, as I remember it, was more of an upscale restaurant and nightclub, rather than just a place to go to listen and have a drink - it featured a variety of entertainment -...... suzi sidewinder: Robert Oppel's wondering why Jim posted his reply on March 22nd, 2008 and then cowardly bailed out of communication. The Res-Erection Of Robert Opel, Jim. Get it, or Forget it?... Doc S.......: Howdy again Willie: It's interesting to know the Franklin Avenue shuttle is running - when I was by there last year sometime it looked abandoned (President Street/"Botanic Garden" entrance)-all boarded and barred-up & overgrown with...... Willie: Rick, Doc: Yes, Busches Ice Cream Parlor was on Nostrand (near corner of Union Street). Today there is a 'white table cloth' restaurant in that space called "Tavern on Nostrand" which is quite...... Doc S.......: Richie: Yes, according to what I can figure out (Google, etc.), it happened at what is now the Prospect Park station of what WAS the old BMT line (I don't remember what they renamed the...... ChiPhi: Wow...this thread has had some staying power and I am glad it has the legs. :)
Full disclosure...(Please read my earlier comments above for my perspective regarding this neighborhood). I am a male in my...... pianogirl: DECARIE HOTDOGS are the BEST in MONTREAL!
Been going there since the 1970's.
I remember the sign clearly! Steames were 25 cents each 2/ 45 cents!
The Pepsis were a quarter a piece and the same for...... cycles-past: [[img:29923]]
here is a fam sign that a motorcycle shop would have displayed in front of there shop to let riders know they were registered with the FAM
If anyone out there has one of these or...... Doc S.......: ...Interesting - I vaguely remember the "short" section called "Malbone Street". I later found out via the Brooklyn Pix website that what is now Empire Boulevard was called "Malbone Street" - the name was changed...... jessiecat: The first place I went overseas from my home in Melbourne, Australia, was Tokyo.. By brain literally exploded and the subway was the most full on thing I've ever encountered.. It didn't help that the...... Doc S.......: ...yeah, Willie, I know about the old Academy Building - 'am an active member of the alumni association, and I'm constantly informed of the situation. Glad to hear you're active in trying to prevent the...... Doc S.......: Willie - I remember most of what you've said - and the "Cameo" toy store around the corner from the Loew's "Kameo" movie theater (note different spellings). Now, you've mentioned a Lefferts JHS - but...... Willie: Does anyone out there remember the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue? The old Loew's Cameo (pronounced 'LOW-ees) by the Assistant Principal of Lefferts JHS in the early '60s. Rubin Chemists on...... visited Olso over the summer: Does anyone know who panted the bunny-like creature with the hands reaching out(photo is not shown on this page) in the alley where the chandeleir is. Almost right across from that pink fish,on the...... Franny Wentzel: Brasilia B-roll pictures
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Grand plan of Brasilia. Sorta shaped like a dragonfly
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Concept sketch by Oscar Neimeyer - Temple of Syrinx on right
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Reflecting pool behind Congress hall
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Artsey National Geographic shot - oddly enough their 1960 article about...... SAMMY THE BULL: IT'S A SHAME THE U.A.W. PUT ALL THE GREAT COMPANIES OUT OF BUSINESS. MAKE A FORD AND A CHEVY LAST 10 YEARS LIKE THEY SHOULD IS THE BEST OF THE FREE LIFE BEHIND US NOW...... Melissa: I'm a single female living in Bushwick. All the bad descriptions of the area may seem daunting (like the history of Maria Hernandez park or Knickerbocker ave), but honestly the place is a gem....... Renee: Hey Cartlegger... Kudos for good intentions but upon further research, this is a MAJOR task and I really don't think that it would make an impact. I found another site, a paper written by...... jack: nah, la is nice as many places are nice but brooklyn and manhattan, well, they're special. the promenade, ahhh, i remember romancing many a young girl there, and when i say romancing i mean...... Sharon: I attended St Matthews for eight years 65'-73', and during those times were some great days of my life. I remember having a variety of places to have lunch when I was older, I...... sant1 rome: sane,he didn't has a good style but he destroyy!
and he was the n°1 for me and i think about for a lot of people!
||||| . ...... Espen: Espen: 23rd Dec 2008 - 02:04 GMT
i vent to New york in november 96 i was 19 years old travelling
alone from norway and got robd at a park wile smoking pot waiting for a man...... Espen: i vent to New york in november 96 i was 19 years old travelling
alone from norway and got robd at a park wile smoking pot waiting for a man who i...... davida: thanks rich for that information about the schools. I remember as a kid looking out my window watching the girls coming out of school and all the guys that would hang around. As a kid...... CartLegger: I have my doubts, Jon.
But it is going to get us out there on January 4th.
... mitch: I remember being scared going into PS241 in the early grades. Those old city elementary schools are so imposing and physically out of scale for the kids attending. To this day I remember climbing the...... John Dereszewski: Story, I think the Wikipedia picture of Bushwick is dated and far too pessimistic. While still pretty gritty, Bushwick has become a far more solid community over the past decade and boasts a growing and......
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