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Brucie: Webb's mabe the best glazed donuts on earth. I used to deliver the morning Inquirer and sometimes people would pay me while I was delivering papers and that meant that I had cash on the...... Peter: heh... its so true, though. my reality indicates that just about every new yorker i know winces upon hearing the name "mccain", wanted to punch giuliani every time he over-invoked 9/11 while campaigning and basically...... Peter: indeed. catty-corner from that giant gas station thats been there forever.
the part you didnt hear about this post is that about 1 minute after snapping this shot, i turned left there onto bedford; i found...... a knowledgable source: very simply, Belleville blows. the town thinks it is this thriving mecca that people throng to...it is a cess pool people drown in.
they are trying to take over the neighboring school system because ...... Ashley: I really think you have to look at these photos in context. You have crime in every city - but unless it's shown to you on a platter you never really realize it. It reminds...... Red Flag alert: I'm a tenant in a building that had windows installed by Park Slope Windows & Glass (hereto to be referred to as "PSWG"). Overall impression: very negative.
Red Flag #1: My landlord had to repeatedly call...... jack: hi joey, its been almost two years since you asked for a story about the beat generation in the village. well its better late than never, so here is a short one. my...... Marianna Calabrese: Hi to everyone in Brooklyn land i grew up on 271 CENTRAL AVE. i also went to ST.BARBARAS SCHOOL FOR 8 LONG YRS,I spent lots of time in the cloak room or the hallway for...... Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): Why isn't anyone writing anything? I think that I shall have to write again.
I remember the window of the Famous retaurant bakery. It wasn't like any other bakery window. It was retangular and it...... Peter: WOW. entries like this tend to be some of my very favorite on this site... good work!
after reading [[wiki:Glasgow Subway]], i see that this modernization took place from 1977-1980, so that helped put a date...... Peter: thats what im talking about!
i really hope that years from now i can look back at posts like this and things will have turned out as well as i hoped for, at this very moment.... Barry: I remember Mr. Tomaselli. A teacher for all time. I lived in the heart of Bushwick Avenue from 1967-91. Attended PS274 where he taught. Knew my siblings who also attended his classes. He did worked...... Peter: heh, these are the only voting machines ive ever used in nyc, for every election since 96, the first i could vote in. these are also the same type of machines pictured in the original...... patfan: Sorry guys. I've lived on Kauai a very long time, and the chicken population absolutely needs thinning. I run a restaurant, and they jump on the tables, poop everywhere, and carry salmonella. ...... Suzy R. (gradstein): to: Esther Herschman (Rechstschafner), Teri, and Keith Bernstein-
My cousin, Doc S, just clued me into this site. I am Ida Gradtein's daughter, and it realy makes me feel good to hear the nice...... Alan Kupperberg: Richie, I've gotta admit I have no affection for organ meats, except for chopped liver. So lungen stew doesn't sound appealing to me.
Your family's recipe for kishke sounds like "moider!" I...... Richie Rubin: ALAN K;oy!joyva hal-a-vah..esp.choco.covered tidbits,
[& da jell-filled ones too!.WE musta consumed 1,000's
of dem deadly`penny candies'in OUR`yout'..no? ant
local`candystore'was literally a`killink field'all
dat crap WE swallowed/digested is now startink to
take it's effects.no?.but kishke hadda be da`deadliest'
item WE ate..MY kin...... Keith Bernstein: I would like to add some comments about Mrs. Ida Gradstein. I thought her to be an effective teacher and a sweet lady. The mention of her name brought back some memories of my sixth...... Teri: I had to add my two cents to this board after Keith Bernstein sent me the link. I lived at 1074 Eastern Parkway until I was 18 1/2. I went to 167, 210, Wingate and...... Robert O Byrd.: Imagine my amazement when i bought the movie jumper and seen thishotel in it as it was a good cheap place to stay while i handled some bad legal issues i do want to thank...... Mime: [[img:29368]]
I was in Melbourne at the end of 2007. I liked the vibe. I was staying in a ratty cheap vomit-stained-carpet backpackers, but I loved roaming the alleys and meeting other travelers who shouted me...... Richie Rubin: does anyone remember:`Park East'bar/lounge next to
Twin Cantors'dayglow pink' lighting.[it was on E.P.
nr.Utica ave.across from`Famous'[veggy] rest.]their
`fake'meatloaf'was[almost]a dead ringer for da real
stuff!..no?& kugel[potato/luckshen[noodle]you would
kill for!but`Dubrow's'was da best!portions dat can
feed most 3rd world nations! & free seltzer!what a
crowd..&...... Mitch Spector: And here's the final weekly update, taken the morning of October 30th. This will likely be the last picture of the building standing (incidentally, ignore what I said about the windows yesterday, I was...... RICHIE RUBIN: Folks,da reason I typed in CAPS..yep:BIGGER & EASIER
to READ!..no?but it seems `tis`illegal'on dis site[?]
so I'LL continue w/dese teeny lower case stuff..dig?
Richie Rubin..& ALAN K;`Jungle Jim's coconut whip'
on Amboy st./Pitkin ave.was da best!in fact,I recall
`Jungle Jim'wearing...... Janet: What a collection of memories--things that surely resonate throughout this remarkable site. Just a few comments, Alan, though the Rochester-Buffalo-Ralph neighborhood from St. Johns to Eastern Parkway was not our neighborhood. The Congress...... Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories
By Alan Kupperberg
Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for...... EvilGentleman: Went by the site today, took some pictures of a crew removing some of the upper bricks. I may post them when I get around to it.
While doing this, I wound up speaking with a...... Rich: Jack, your adventures were informative, surprising and graphic. I've never heard stories like this, thanks. I worked at the place, it was called Bush Terminal, for A&S in the bedding dept. It was a warehouse...... Sautleoccalse: Finding one of her students making faces at others on the playground, Ms.
Smith stopped to gently reprove the child.
Smiling sweetly, the Sunday School teacher said, "Johnny, when I was a
child, I was told if that...... Charles: I used to hang out in the tunnel back in 79 and again in the early 80's when the conrail had the frieght trains running and that was the best time back then. Too bad...... Janet: The luncheonette on the corner of Lincoln Place and Schenectady Avenue sold charlotte russes at the window--all fluffy whipped cream and a cherry over sponge cake (half as much cake as one expected because of...... Ruppert Houses Problem: Ruppert House Crack Dealers
Crack cocaine drug dealers, some actual residents of Ruppert House, are peddling crack cocaine in front of the Ruppert Houses. It has been going for years without exposure. Until now....... Crack Dealers dealing drugs @ Ruppert Houses, Yorkville, N.Y.C.: Ruppert House Crack Dealers
Crack cocaine drug dealers, some actual residents of Ruppert House, are peddling crack cocaine in front of the Ruppert Houses. It has been going for years without exposure. Until now....... ImpMyHyde from Kansas: Scott,
I have been to Belleville a couple of times. The last was when I stopped there I was passing through but did get to see the Visitor’s Center.
There isn't another one like it in...... Mitch Spector: I took updated photos exactly one week later, on Sunday, October 12th. As they continue to strip away pieces of the building, it's interesting to see what sat hidden underneath the wrap-around sign all those...... John Dereszewski: This looks like a Brooklyn equivalent of the bread crumbs that helped Hansel and Gretel not get lost in the forest!... Peter: yeah, ana. thats a lyric from a song about the pedantic nature of putting up too many signs to control what people can and cant do. i was poking fun at your reference to the...... Bob: Right on Jack, remember them well.
Had a store that sold them on Nostrand Ave and
Lincoln Place across from my families gift shop.
A little cake, sweet whipped cream and a cherry.
And chocolate sprinkles if you wanted...... EvilGentleman: Thanks for reposting, Mitch.
And thanks for the explanations, editor.
From the way you wrote "Come on guys", I suspect you felt I was complaining. Just to let you know, that is definitely not the case at...... Mitch Spector: These photos were taken during the early morning of October 5th. Despite the former restaurant site still, for the moment, standing, it is an interesting contrast when comparing the photos (above) from 6 months earlier.
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The...... Matt: We recently inherited a 27 year old corella. he is a fantastic talker and entertainer. He loves my wife and also the lady who gave him to us but he seems quite keen to bite...... rick: Scott, I remember seeing Zsa Zsa Gabor at Radin's deli several times. My Mom said she would stop there after shopping at Loehmann's on Bedford Ave. I think deli preference was, mostly, a matter of...... arty lady: Planning on renting an artist loft in Bushwick in one of the large loft buildings on Siegel st. I'm a woman of color and will be taking the L train. Don't really know Brooklyn well....... my little town has grown up: so strange to see the quaint little town I grew up in, start to turn all metro. Japanese,sushi bar, korean, wow. I remeber when we went to Petes candy shop after school or hung...... Neil Sullivan: We, the Sullivans, lived at 3910 Cavendish # 16 for over 20 years. My brothers were Andy, Dan, Mark, David and Peter and we have a sister Beth. I have a lot of great memories...... JP1515JeffersonAve: I find it amazing that so many have so many different views yet we all have a common thread...the Love of our hood. I grew up in Bushwick back in the 70's through the 90's....... Peter: nice... these remind me of {revs} "pages":
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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revs]]... Lexxi: Great to know that the legend of Mr. Rufus Rockhead lives on with the naming of the street near Atwater Market, unfortunately most Montrealers have no idea of the history associated with this brilliant man...... terrified of racoons: ilive in westphilly and i am used to rats and mice stray cats but racoons that's like everything i just named wraped up in one. They look cute as youngsters but let your as...... zagg: According to Wikipedia: "listed by Forbes List of Billionaires as the 368th richest person in the world in 2008"
I wonder if he would like to donate a little to a nice canadian gal... I'll volunteer... 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...... chris: i was there and 2 of my friends got ripped of by the strippers..they said $20 each for a lesbian show and my 2 friends said ok..they were gone for while and was wonderin where...... Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the...... zagg: Update: the house is now in the process of being flipped. Ivy is all gone, a fresh coat or two have been applied, new windows, and oh yes... the back addition which was not...... zagg: Is that a cement diving board? Seems to strange to me since I think I've only jumped off of plastic ones.... Lucifer: Fred is a likeable rogue, always drunk but more often than not he is polite with it. He likes women with large breasts who he refers to as Dolly Parton. I worked with him in...... Peter: i think methrsk was trying to say that the "we apologize" was likely photoshopped in; we can only wish a state would be so bold as to post a sign like that for real ;)...... you want to make JA mad.: all you wanabees that are on Ja's nutz that want to get him mad where he actually might come knocking on your door.go to his wikipedia page under ja or his name johnathon adavilson go...... 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...... dave: I stopped there looking for a nice place to fish never realizing it's past history. Is this place safe?. After reading these articles I don't think I'll ever visit this place again.To bad because the...... graff: bel.. your my inspiration!! i have just started out. not ready to go to the big shit yet. you may call me a toy, whatever. everyone starts out you know? i just wanted to ask...... methrsk: ^^^Photoshopped?... 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...... Alexander Billet: I must be honest and admit that, though I'm not sure why, Lisa Frank was the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw this. [[http://www.lisafrank.com]]... BARON VON FANCY: Baron Von Fancy is not a man, he is an idea. And you cannot kill an idea.
He has been called an artist. He has been called a maniac. He is a recluse. He never...... 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...... Warren S.: "...I think Father Zimmer was reading the weekly anouncements and DP and some other nuns were being sent to other Parishes. When Father said her name, I was stunned and looked at her with a...... ChrisB: Hilarious. I have been skating off and on for my whole life. I stopped for several years for fear of an injury damaging my income/I had no insurance. Now I am 27 and 2 weeks...... Billie: I live in Florida, my boyfriend lives in Tarrytown. The first time I saw this site it brought back sad memories of my own. My mother, father, uncles and friends all worked in factories in...... awake: Alot people have been living with no direction and misdirection threw out there entire lives in the ghetto's,all over the world.The criminal mentality and immoral behaviors has not been wiped out off the face of...... Joan: A good friend forward this to me, and I enjoyed the trip back to the old neighborhood.Schusters was the great bakery on Schenectady Ave north of Lincoln Place.The were several excellent produce markets. We shopped...... Bob: Just ran across this site, sounds like old home week.
Lived at 887 lincoln Place and went to P.S.138.After
graduating went to Boys High at the annex on Park Pl
and then to main bldg on Marcy and...... tom K: LOVE this fountain.., always have. Stopped by last week. It needs a little work; anyone know how I can help?... scared with eyes wide open: believe what you see. They want us to see it. It cost them billions to build this airport that wasn't really needed, No paints a giant mural for public display without prior...... groovehouse: Hello Rafael! Glad you popped in. I love this building! ... Diarmuid: and cropped?... Sam: all I can say Mort is that if you had walked past where I lived and that happened to you..you would have been helped because my family was/is not like that and I am sorry...... Excuzmepleez:
This post is in response to "remember 1966."
I remember the sad accident. It happened on Troutman Street between Central and Evergreen and it involved a boy named Joey Mistretta who was 9 years...... Ursus: I have just applied the Black Anti-Vandal/Intruder paint to My connifer because the local brats were severely damaging it, It looks a real eyesore from the damage they caused so I decided to coat it...... Skip: I remember being an idiot while in the Navy stationed in Chicago in 1995 and driving through Cabrini at 1A.M just because my friend had an obsession with "The Hood." He flashed some fake gang...... river otters21 girl: I had read somewhere that the decline of the neighborhoods is a part of the "Billy Penn curse". No Philly sports team won a championship since 1983 and since that time period Kensington...... Anna: I was born and raised in Kensington (K&A) right acrossed from McPherson Square. My family still lives there, and my children grew up there! When I ws growing up in the late 60's and...... BILROCK 161: FREEDOM is a big fake. He was a toy who never paid his dues(what?, 10 pieces, maybe?), never got up, got his ass beat at NOGA, and hung out with other toys(eg. AW.). His perpetration...... Rareity: I live in Marine Park- not too far from what was Barren Island. I'm 25 now but years back a friend and I stumbled upon a reference to Barren Island and had to go down...... A.E.: There is a pervert on the morning local W train and/or R train. He is tall about 5'9, skinny weighs about 150 pounds. He is of Latin decent, dark, black straight hair worn slick back....... Gerry: The author of this article needs to get ALL of his facts straight, for the reader. Bishop's Castle is located in the WET Mountains, NOT the West Mountains. If the reader was truly interested in...... kms: My life got flipped turned upside down. I want to type this up and tell you all about how I came to the town called Bellaire.
In Cabrini Green, where I grew up and played on...... Natasha Totin: wow, people really know how to judge things. Did anyone ever stop and think that they didn't even look at it like that. My dad has worked for Staten Island Hospital for over 30 years,...... tinfoil smith: many moons have come and gone since ja started, stoped, started, quit again.....repeat. i wonder if any of us on this post (besides skuf one if that was really him, props from the middle of...... OG FROM GCC: Cecilia
Keep it up. Keep going. We brought a group of 25 to Philly. Half worked in some
gardens in the Dauphin area. We stopped by there on Thursday morning on a way...... Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969...
The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story :
I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive...... Thom Cartmell, US Army Retired: I grew up in Kensington. Susquehanna and Trenton Aves in the 40's and 50's Went to HB Hackett Elem School, and Penn Treaty, Jr High. Palm Movie House, Kent, Midway, Iris (Military in Uniform got...... upfromflames: Lou: It depends on what part of Bushwick you are talking about, as the process of demographic change proceeded differently in different part of the neighborhood. In ther southern side of Bushwick--south of Myrtle--the process...... kans r.i.p: this was the shit back in the day, back when it was sohos zat. we used to smoke mad blunts and watch the video grafs we copped there back in them vhs days. ... WR: Had my bike stolen out of my garage this afternoon, probably an hour before I was gonna go use it. Now, I got the thing for free from my neighbor, so I'm not out any...... Hapless: Looks like a chunk of Maine coastline dropped in the middle of NYC. In which part of the city is the G.W bridge?... 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...... Ajay: i live in kensington and it is changeing alot.i am 17 an almost every one i know has droped out of school and is abou to become a mother. but it is taking a turn...... KINE TSK: Peace to LA & NYC... heard Philly was getting HUGE?!
Anyone know who wrote this sh*t back in the day? Since there's a bunch of heads in here,
"Almost 22 years in these backstabbin' streets. Strike...... Country Boy: Peter, am sorry I didn't see this months ago so I could respond then. Thank you for your photos and update on the progress at "ground zero". I apologize for everyone for not being as......
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