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Jennifer: I just got back from Kauai this morning. Yes, there are wild chickens every where & I loved seeing them all over the place while I was there. Seems to me like I heard the......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Marinus Abrahamse: These are very valuable photos. I am a Hydrometric Surveys Technologist with Water Survey of Canada (part of Environment Canada). We have a water level monitoring gauge a few hundred feet below the Pottery Road......

in response to: Don River Flood by Michelle

Martin Lee 11th Sep 2008: After searching for 7 yrs I have finally found what must be the final resting place of my fathers mother whose death cert I have at last obtained. It was and still is a very......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

d saunders: these photos of the website are wonderful as i mentioned earlier, my great uncle ernest died aged 12 at netherne asylum in 1920 and i am trying to find out if he was buried there......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

Hands and Feet: Just got this today. The reality is this all started about the mid fifties or earlier. I remember moving several times before I was five years of age. This was due to depressed economics in......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

john turvey: well done to diane dole. her and alf dole have the right to claim there pearly king status. i can vouch for that because george dole my grandfather was indeed the pearly king of st......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

john turvey: my grandfather was george dole pearly king of st pancras boy dole elfy dole is the genuine articule. proper pearly king un like the plastics....

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

BRUSHMAN: Front st ? pork pies ? im not sure , i grew up at lee and westmoreland , from 1980 till about 1987 . i would like to let the people on this site know......

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

Sheila Hilton: Hello Sheila V, The Princes (Can't be 100% sure correct name) must hav emigrated long before you left in'65. I was only vey young when they left. I seem to remember (?) that she was called......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

JOSEPH BRIDGE: hey peter, i'll give you one reason why kensington sucks. my father, hard working, family man left work early one night in march of 1990 because he was sick. you see he worked the graveyard......

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

Amanda: Oy vey....

in response to: M9 by CE

Karlo: That really was a moving story sharon. Im so glad that you can finally put your anger to rest,a feeling that only serves to destroy the self. I fully believe that your son Karl would want you......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Martha Garvey: Thanks for your terrific work. So lonely and beautiful....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Jerry Lowry: I lived in Kensington on 2800 Hancock St. from 1948-1968. Went to Vietnam in "69" and never returned to Kensington to live. A good deal of the names sound familiar. I'd like to call out......

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

anon (host86-136-117-239.range86-136.btcentralplus.com): Hi Andrew, Rob et al, Just in case you're interested, there is a copy of a 100 year old ordnance survey map of Manchester - including Higher Irlam - free with this morning's Guardian newspaper (Sat,......

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

Alan Taylor: St Helen's Church after the graveyard had been landscaped around 50 years ago = [[img:27337]] Originally built 1500 AD, rebuilt 1733, restored 1882. Who remembers the Coronation Tree? [[img:27338]] pre Great War. 1922 saw many local cenotaphs erected, Hollinfare replaced the......

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

Cyril B: Hi Alan, Wilf Hesford was my main supplier for many years. His farm was the first farm you came to at the top of Fiddlers lane, and was ideal for me to pick up all the......

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

Peter: this reminds me of the [[1646:graveyard train]]... though with {mta} tracks instead of the {LIE}......

in response to: Old Calvary Cemetery by jack

Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril, Beswick's Dairy between the Steelworks Club & the Telephone Exchange there was/is? a double fronted shop and I think it was a grocery/green grocery shop with the dairy to the rear with the dairy......

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

MP: I moved here from a suburb of a very large city. I love the peace, quiet and the people. The photos, while very well done, don't portray the heart of the town and the......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 13 by Scott Sargent

jack: little frenchie, i saw this car around europe quite a bit, one night i ran out of gas and stopped in a church graveyard and i syphered some gas out of the tank of that......

in response to: Citroën 2CV by Peter

"PRIZ-ONE TS5, CACITY.": "I STILL HIT THOSE INSIDES WITH A COMBINATION OF FLOMASTER,MARSH INK AND GARVEY." MTA BUFFS IT, THEN I DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN ................NUFF SAID!...

in response to: Snatch by Peter

Mist One53. Tdt=The Deadly Type.: Hello JA From Mist1 Sheffield England uk. I was first in Nyc in 1989 and saw SANE eveywhere. At the top of the World trade centre, not much bigger that this text on the screen.I......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Lucy Hart: I grew up in Netherne Lane as my father worked at Netherne,we used to go down to the graveyard by crossing over the farmers field stating from Park Lane.Netherne was a great place to grow......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

DYL: Nice photos but i think some of them need to be brightened. Unless you wanted to convey a darker mood, there still needs to be a brighter white on some of them to balance the......

in response to: Shore B&W by livia

John Cooper: Hi Anne Hunt, Sorry for the late reply. I think Bob Salmon is correct in that it was the forerunner to the since flattened Wesleyan Church on the corner of Bob's Lane. I was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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

Bob: Oh, and Young Hippy, concerning drivers.... Drive in Harvey County, especially Newton for the worst drivers. (just kidding, one bad generalization deserves another!) Hutchinson is small. You can get anywhere from anywhere in 18 minutes. ......

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

yas: i'm pretty sure those red things are just markers. surveyors and the like leave them, my friend is one, for different reasons....

in response to: The Ends Justify the Means by vz

Anne Hunt: Hi John Cooper, I'm very interested in the old picture of the Lord St. graveyard. My sister and I travelled to Irlam this past summer to search for it, as we know our great-grandfather and mother......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

jack: 123 people saw these 19 wonderful pic's and not one comment, my goodness what are we thinking here, i found each one a wonderland of memories, i worked and played on those very streets from......

in response to: DownTown by barry

John Cooper - john.cooper@airspaceinfo.com.au: Hi Natalie, [[img:24360]] [[img:24361]] I founds this one of that small graveyard in Lord Street, you can see a headstone to the right of the picture. When I was young the building......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

John Cooper - john.cooper@airspaceinfo.com.au: Firstly, thanks for this site. I will see what I can scavenge in photos to contribute a bit. I lived in Allenby Road, Cadishead from 1947-1970 when I moved to Australia, I have......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Helen, Good luck with your graveyard hunting !!!!! I was appalled when I returned there to find that all the graves in the church grounds have been removed (there were lots there when......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Helen Salmon: I'm on holiday next week and I'm planning on visiting Irlam and Cadishead whilst I'm off to do a bit of Ancestry hunting (trailing St John's Church Graveyard!) I'm going to take my camera with......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Wayne: hanne; Castle Balfour is an area in lisnaskea on the higher ground behind the casle the famine workhouse is situated there too as well as a graveyard in the strangest of locations. I beleive......

in response to: Castle Balfour by barry

Re : Hushup: First of all I live in Hutchinson. I do not bring up points that are pointless or stabbing. I am only trying to show this town has many problems. It is not the happy little......

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

Fran: I grew up on Rorer St and Tioga during the 50's until 77. What a wonderful place to be raised. That big white parking garage building was not there and when the circus trains......

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

ffox88: ... (cont'd)... I, too, have a lot of built in frustration towards the thieves, the police, the used bike shops that buy stolen wheels. I've been up at night imagining how to catch them in the......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

ENVEY: yo tight ass shit up there but where is all tha csk taggings if you dont have that then you are missing out on some of burques best im repin the CSK crew were every......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

Mike: I know its a long shot. But I have been searching for any info on my grandad whom i never met and died in Australia in 1990. He worked at Barton Power Station for many......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

CE: I'm not sure what happened to the list so here I'll repost it (hopefully) fixed. 1. Poutine 2. A yellow fire truck (must be a full-size ladder truck, not an auxiliary vehicle) 3. Either an STM Transit Cop......

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

CE: Ok, so I've totally let this slide but I still think it would be a good thing to do. I've compiled all the suggestions and have set a deadline for when I'll have all......

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

steve: looks hella good.colors are defying and they convey a traditional graffiti sense to the artwork.can u let me know how to get the graffiti so clean and did you use acrylics or spraypaint? thanks...

in response to: Graffiti Canvas by metro

upfromflames: Clarifications: I’ve found out a lot more about the Bushwick Initiative this week, after talking to Annie Marie Mirez, who helped to develop the program and currently helps to oversee it for HPD. The first thing......

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

Anonymous - 36: Great !! If someone ever asks me the what was the best time of my life - without a doubt it was 13-16, great memories to last a lifetime. My 9 year old daughter can't......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

upfromflames: Info From HPD: The Bushwick Initiative Year One: Results • 51% of the buildings assessed in poor condition were improved and were rated fair by the end of the first year. • With the cooperation of residential building owners in......

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

Ian Spencer: I trained as a psychiatric nurse at Netherne (Sept. 1979-March 1984 - which included a stint at the nearby Redhill General to to my SRN training). The Graveyard was in a similar state even then. There......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

little ukraine: it's too bad this graveyard isn't where the ghost of grandin lives! love that second shot...

in response to: A Graveyard & A Playground by ghostofgrandin

envey: graffiti has been here and will stay give props to all my tagggers out in burque.Rest in peace lomes.shout out to my homies CODE,HIVE,HAWK,TUNES,AND MY SISTERS SMERF,AND HALO BURQUE 505!!!!!!!!!!. ...

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

Sirhcbre: Ok, so far we have this on the list: -Poutine -A yellow fire truck (must be a full-size ladder truck, not an auxiliary vehicle) -Either an STM Transit Cop or a meter maid (or meter man) writing a......

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

GGP: - an interesting plant coming up from the pavement - I second the graveyard request! great idea, by the way....

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

aer suzuki: a graveyard please....

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

Matt: Doug Harvey Arena ..both are in N.D.G....

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

Sandy S: Your photos really convey Venice as I remember it. ...

in response to: Venice Beach by adam

stacey: groovey ...

in response to: Shade on a Hot Day by dfwtiger

jeeff: great entry! you really convey the strong sense of place in these photos. i've seen venice beach portrayed in movies and video games, but never before has it been "real" to me....

in response to: Venice Beach by adam

Nickle, Dime, Quarter: Thanks for explaining your point. I see where you are coming from. My favourite vantage point for the skyline is at the very end of the Leslie St. Spit (on the lighthouse hill). From there,......

in response to: The Last Bird by Biff

nanci: Great pics. Still live in tarrytown would not give it for the world. What a shame they had to close the plant down, made the town die too but like all we survived and the......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Davey : Harold is right there, the Chinese do own our economy. But what nations military isn't based on it's economy?...

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

aer suzuki: this is a hot freakin' picture, it looks like it could be the cover to a 1950's style vacation getaway brochure. awesome colors and composition and the clouds look like they did their best to......

in response to: Motel sign by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

EvilGentleman: Aside from the campy invitations to "See the Tri-County Area's Largest Ball of String" and so on, the heartland actually does have a lot going for it. The beauties of nature are often harder to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 5 by Scott Sargent

Andrew Smith: Quote "Please could someone explain these comments... Night soil? (It was used to soak up Victorian Manchester's 'night soil'.) as in from sewage?(fertilised by 200 year old human waste)" Hi, Yes, I did mean human waste. I......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: As far as I know, the block you are referring to (the north side of Sainte-Catherine between Lambert-Closse and de Chomedy) has closed down simply due to the fact that the Forum closed in 1996,......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

jack: oy vey! and i'm not even jewish....

in response to: Creepy Baby by elaine

chiamattt: I am by no means a 'corporate hack', and while you said you would not attack me personally, you did. Whatever man, I just feel that these matters can be handled outside the realm of......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Hazel: Eveyone is asking if it safe to move to Bushwick, why don't ya move to Ridgewood which right next door. It a part of Queens but a few blocks from Bushwick. If your looking for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jeeff: i was trying to convey a bit of the hectic chaos of the city (by smushing the letters together too). i'll try tinkering with it a bit and maybe post the results here or......

in response to: New CITYNOISE Logo? by groovehouse

EvilGentleman: elaine, the pink Scotiabank building is not home to Barbie, but I think that Squirrel that hangs out with Spongebob Squarepants might frequent the place fairly often. Chris, I am a political science major who is......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

kc: Oy vey! Holy cow! Caramba! ...

in response to: Kimchi? Sushi? Slush Puppy? Fill\'er Up! by GGP

EvilGentleman: Elicar, I remember one Toronto experience that absolutely terrified me. I think it was back in 1977 or 1978, My mother took me up to the top of the CN tower (Dad stayed below to......

in response to: Sooo Adorable by Elicar

Elicar: For the ranking in the top 10 cities, check [[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051004/EIUcitysurvey_vancouverfirst_200501004/20051004?hub=Canada]] ...

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

Elicar: I agree with Get out of your car, buddy! Toronto is one of the top 10 best cities to live in the whole world. Suburbanites, here's something for you to ponder about. Have YOU ever......

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

RonO: I worked at this plant from 1980-1984 when we were working 3 shifts and building 300,000 cars a year. At that time GM was manufacturing the X body car which was highly in demand because......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

elaine: i too am a parallel parking queen of all i survey, i am guessing this is another cancerian skill. that and the rowing....

in response to: You Have Failed by torontofreelance

Elicar: I could agree with you Jeeff, but because of the subjectivity of the methodology used in the ranking, it has a major impact on the result. ##"The survey asks questions about direct attacks on journalists and......

in response to: Freedom of Speech! by Elicar

Humboldt Park - Dave: Your right! Insightoner. Norwegians, did occupy most of Humboldt Pk. back in the day. I can't speak for all Puerto Ricans. But, I don't really think most of us in Humboldt hate having whites or any......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: that spiral-shaped conveyor is nuts!...

in response to: Distillery Historic District by Elicar

grange: I think I will have Kevin Spacey play me in the remake ."Ayes a bys dat builds da boat" Ok now eveyone sing !...

in response to: A Beautiful Sunday Afternoon by Elicar

jack: nice photo of steeples and the moon in background. the title goes without saying for the photo of graveyard. those people once worked and toiled and let the days fly by and now......

in response to: Beautiful Reminders of Yesteryears by Elicar

grange: good recipe illwind , and they come with there own tooth picks too . A nice chilled chardoney goes good as well. Cheers all . PS . BBQ clowns suck however, as all that makeup ruins......

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

elaine: greenwich mean time. it is the time from which all other times are measured, and was brought in when train timetabling became problematic because time would be different even in Manchester than it was in......

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

Old Kensington Dog: A couple of points re. the confrontation specifically, and Kensington Market in general: -The SUV in the photos is owned by the business accross the street, not the "Motorist". His four cylinder smaller car with......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Sault Ste. Marie Guy: I came to this webb site to satisfy my curiosity. The story was broadcasted on CBC radio 1. I believe both parties are douche bags. First for the courier to throwing the burger at the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

The Awards: Devon – for making me laugh the hardest (shouldn’t have been reading your posting at work) She had it coming – for being the least articulate, most ignorant and least intelligent individual I’ve had the displeasure......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Dhal Kaur Singh: I'm not hindu you fucking asshole...don't discriminate me based on religion. I am a muslim and a proud one. Hinduism is one of the most peaceful religions in the world, you shouldn't disgrace......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Tarun Ajwani: Man, that dude should have just bitch slapped that chick and pimped her out at Hooker Harveys. Least he could get some money out of it. :) But seriously, it is nice that......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Horrible critic: I suggest you add one more word to your vocabulary- 'verbose'. Do look it up, and think on whether it might apply to you. Good writing is not about showcasing one's vocabulary, particularly at the......

in response to: Chinese New Year by a disturbed young man

jack: i often wonder why women stopped wearing garter belts. it was so sexy. when you danced with a women you really felt the female form. the dresses and suits that women wore......

in response to: Brooklyn Bridge and the (defunct) Fulton Fish Market by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

jack: hello train, why hello tree, how are you today, ok im ok i guess. lost all my leaves. i see that tree, but dont worry, you will get new leaves soon. yes, soon. then you can pass......

in response to: Park Place Shuttle by Peter

elaine: fab. i believe that a seaside town is my natural next move, because where else, after london? but nowhere too posh, somewhere eyerollingly trashy, ideally, with perhaps a boho twist, just for company, but not......

in response to: Railworld Redux by Jamie

anon (217.205.0.17): Full Listing here SANTAS GHETTO OPENS IT DOORS FOR THE FOURTH YEAR AND IS OPEN FROM TODAY UNTIL DECEMBER 24TH. The ghetto is a street level free-for-all art gallery that brings you some of the most feared names......

in response to: Santa\'s Ghetto 2004, Charing Cross Road by banksyfan

peeps: Art and it's originality is naturally subject to critique. It's interesting to see works like Banksey's, and I'm sure that his work has been copied time and time again. But wouldn't you say......

in response to: graffiti stencil making a statement... by Skulz

Peter: that and im sure most people in that area agree with what the mural is conveying... and ergo probably wouldnt go over it. though if a mural like that popped up here in brooklyn, id give......

in response to: The Waterside by Jamie

Jamie: This is where th fedex trucks come to die. It's like an elephant graveyard. But with fedex trucks. this photo rocks ass....

in response to: FedEx by valvision

jack: in the year 2052, i will be 110 years old and i will be riding a segway to the office. all manhattanites will have them due to the fact that there will no longer......

in response to: NYPD Segways by Peter

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'm no expert, but they are an upright personal conveyance. I believe that they are easy to ride (you just stand on them) and you can zoom around without falling over as they are gyroscopically......

in response to: NYPD Segways by Peter

Colin: I'm not sure that the civicheraldry.co.uk web site is correct to say that the device is known as the Southwark Cross or even that it symbolises the London Borough of Southwark, without further corroborative evidence.......

in response to: victoria park bench by elaine

will: not divey enough for me.. if the signs missing and theres a menacing shady character with a cigarette by the door then im game...

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