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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......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Peter: i love this flick. the blue sky and golden light make make me happy. it still makes me think of cauliflower, too. mm, cauliflower. im afraid "bushwick" has made the faux-pas of inadvertently replying here to......

in response to: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by luna park

Peter: food for thought: General Motors employs over 30 times the number of people in {canada} as they do in india or korea, but i doubt we would hear you complaining about "hard working americans'" jobs......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Maz, Netherne: Hi all, I found this site quite by chance a couple of days ago. I found it when I Googled the name of my village not expecting to find anything much but boy was I wrong.......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

LSpegal: I didn't grow up in NY but I have a few ancestors who grew up or lived in Brooklyn. I'm researching them and the areas where they used to live and Arthur THAMM lived at......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Peter: to those that keep asking for the location, let me just mention (for like the 5th time in this thread) that its at 300 {w. broadway}, between {canal} and {grand}. i mean, i know its realllly......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

Peter: im with jamie on this one... no offense, like... this thread is just generating lots of hyper-specific commentary thats become sort of tangential to the greater scope of this site as a whole......

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

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard someone from a hard/bad/depressed/rebuilding neighborhood comment something like ##"_______ is really that bad and has been for years"##... [[76:cabrini green]], [[1727:henry horner]], [[4368:hutchinson]], [[646:bushwick]], to......

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

serlingrod: Thanks Peter. It's nice to have a friend back you up. I just marvel at the stubborness of it though.....I mean, "keep on painting" ... Really? I've made it perfectly clear I'm not an artist..I'm......

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

Peter: serlingrod: i get the same shit about {bushwick}. some people (usually the ones who least-closely read your commentary) just cant resist twisting and misinterpreting anything you say about the place thats vaguely positive, and automatically......

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

Me: Re to Peter This thread is getting out of control and the topics are not even what this thread started out to be about. But I do not have to prove anything to any out of......

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

Peter: come on, you guys. this thread is getting argumentative and personal. are you guys going to go back and forth like this forever? i suggest doing one of the following: a) posting photos of hutch......

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

Peter: i noticed the rear-view shots; nice technique. they threw me at first as everything wasnt in reverse. tricky! i love these little series that are borne from the everyday banal stuff... whether it be passing through......

in response to: McBuffin by EvilGentleman

Peter: so how about some photos? anyone in hutch got a camera or cameraphone, by any chance? it would be nice to actually see some of the town, as opposed to just reading endless blabber about......

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

Peter: it seems like you fellas have managed to make this into a "you versus tex" argument, as opposed to a "hutch versus the rest of the world" thread, and i think the constant tit-for-tat bickering......

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

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

Peter: after watching this thread for almost two years, the inability to earn a good wage is the least of many reasons why id never live in {hutchinson}, hahaha......

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

Peter: wow, the comments in korean are fascinating... i mean, im as prone to think that america is the global authority on conspiracy, but i think its a bit of a reach to say that america......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Peter: ##"One always looks neat, in a hat made from meat!"## lol... this thread is cracking me up... wonder if its going to be "[[7425:feeling sixy (part 2)]]"...?...

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Peter: thirded on the "ghost town" photos. i think thats a quorum, zagg. on another note, i went to read the wiki on [[wiki:diphtheria]], out of curiosity... and i literally shuddered when i got to the part......

in response to: An Epidemic of Diphtheria by zagg

Bob Salmon: Hi James Off hand I cannot remember Mike Melani although the name rings a bell somewhere? Peter Robinson I remember from school and have not heard of him since we left school. Malcolm Kennedy was a good......

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

Peter: jane b: come on, i cant really post that publicly on such a busy thread, you know that. its not that hard if you go poke around up there. email the editors and ask them......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: yes, the tunnel is very much in use, as the tunnel is the main artery that connects [[wiki:Metro-North Railroad]] and [[wiki:amtrak]] trains to [[wiki:penn station]]. dodging the trains and staying out of their line of......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Peter, Funny that you should ask me that, because when I saw your name it reminded me of Margaret Lawford, she would be 65/66 my now is she related to you? as for Leslie,......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

grounded: I can't believe I've read all this crap! JAONE is a legend, like it or not, he's worldwide. Whether it's on daddy's money or dirty money it doesn't matter, he's still out taking risks and throwing......

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

Peter: i knew it was only a matter of time before someone came in here to preach to the heathens. lol. this is perhaps one of the more amusing threads on citynoise....

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

Peter: truthteller: the signs on the building are standard nycha signage, stating "only tennants and their guests are allowed in building", you know, the sort of signs you see on section-8 housing all over the city.........

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: ok, people... what is it, exactly, that makes {bushwick} so "scary"? i mean, really. i wish someone would just come out and spell it out for us, because i dont buy it. sure, the neighborhood......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: i walk past this address every day now, going to the train. so after rereading this, i packed my camera in my bag, and snapped some shots of the plot on the way home today: [[img:27423]] [[img:27424]] [[img:27425]] [[img:27426]] its......

in response to: 180 Central Avenue: What Was Lost by upfromflames

Peter: yeah, it does allow links. youre just doing it wrong. heres a good link to start with: [[http://www.citynoise.org/about.php#faq11]] speaking of links... so im assuming that its your own blog youre speaking of... fair enough. perhaps you......

in response to: Ditmas Park 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

Peter: are you crazy, or just seriously uninformed? nothing rebuilt, nothing touched? thats not true at all! i commute through the WTC site/station every day, and theres so much going on there... sure, its a slow......

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

Peter: did you read the above thread? it was soho zat, then soho underground, and now its called the {scrapyard}... its still very small, but well-stocked, and they have cheap caps....

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

Peter: here is this thread translated into english. oh, the lolz... ...

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

Peter: cherie: {broadway}, in the area around {hart} street is the border between {bushwick} and {bed-stuy}, so i suppose it depends on which side of {broadway} the place is on, heh. the west side being {bed-stuy}......

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

Peter: this thread has taught me that pearlies, above all else, like to argue about their lineage......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Peter: bob: i was poised to go to great effort to provide you links to mass-media sources that refute almost everything you say- about the misplacement of blame in iraq, about soldiers who refuse to go......

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

Peter: i keep getting re, noname and blank responder confused. it must be those vague name choices. this thread has officially devolved. for god's sake, cant anyone just post some better photos of {hutchinson} already?...

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

Peter: its {smug} and {osker}. i was holding my breath trying to not be the first to mention it and out myself as the resident graf nerd fanboy, for what its worth. that photo is a great......

in response to: What Happened to BEMS? by Elicar

Peter: so... perhaps we can get past all the pointless name-calling and someone who actually lives in {hutchinson} can post some photos that prove their point? otherwise, this thread is just becoming a big, endless argument......

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

Peter: totally. i say go for it. because the back-and-forth bickering here is largely meaningless (and somewhat laughable, no offense) to us outsiders; perhaps some evidence of what everyone is saying might be worthwhile- i know......

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

Peter: the next to last photo belongs in [[1057:this thread]], heh......

in response to: Chinese Lunar New Year NYC by Laura

Peter: eg: for real. any info you have/get, send it my way. i promise ill seek out any locations youre interested in and send photos/info your way. im down in that area often. try to get......

in response to: Under the Bridges by Peter

Peter: an update: i ran into [[1352:jesus saves]] last month in {bushwick}, and i kid you not when i say that the dude knows everybody in {bushwick}. ##everyone##. anyway, he did a little piece in my {blackbook},......

in response to: Jesus Saves, Again by Peter

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

Peter: beautiful post! i found this, too, for furhter reading: [[wiki:Zōjō-ji]]...

in response to: Zojoji Temple by serlingrod

Peter: this was a really nice read, and nicely written. i, for one, always appreciate a nice text entry now and then... you should write more about {toronto}... i agree about how homeless people are often "actively......

in response to: On My Way to Scarborough Yesterday by Michelle

Peter: omg, what a classic thread......

in response to: Brooklyn Dead End by sine

Peter: guy: thanks for your posts; im glad to see youre taking a crack at going pro- best of luck! additionally, ive enjoyed looking at your posts; the ones concerning exotic animals, especially, are just so......

in response to: Its Been Almost Two Years Since I Posted by Guy McLaren

Peter: although im a {new york}er, i agree with mcarthur. ive watched this post for over a year and though its taught me a lot about a place ive never been (and about some of the......

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

Paul R Taylor : In its heyday Liverpool was the richest city in the world and was the gateway to Europe, Asia, Australia, south America, north America and the world. The River Mersey, the Irish Sea......

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

Peter: nice find... i love reading rants like these and trying to find the writer's intended thread of logic or fleeting reason......

in response to: Men That Sell Dope Mix Dope With Poison by serlingrod

Peter: how curious that they have US $2 bills as prizes... any idea what the korean text on the bill-package says? interestingly, i was recently reading this, as i saw a $2 bill on display behind......

in response to: Crane Game by chiamattt

Peter: love the {graf}, love the {red bird}! too bad i cant read the car number, or i could probably tell you exactly where this shot was made, ca. '95......

in response to: NYC Graffiti Train, 1995 by Metro

Peter: im 30. im not rich. i live in bushwick because i can afford it and because its, for the most part, a hard-working, family-rich neighborhood thats free of yuppie condos, starbucks and the like. it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: luis: email anything you like to editors@citynoise.org and they can post it here for you, or just look at it if you prefer not to post. i appreciate your time and contribution here, and only wish......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

justAgirl: I think it's kinda interresting that Scott says he ate at the first Dennys one day and the second Dennys the next when all four of these photos are of the exact same building from......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Kiminbushwick: Hi, new to the site, but have been following along in more ways than one. I am 7 years proud in bushwick, and just wanted to say, that I think ALL of this conjecture and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: i lvoe it... great post! i cant quite read the anarchist thing, though... what does it say?...

in response to: Canada Malt Plant by CE

CartLegger: If you need a good cameraphone with lots of space, try a Sony Ericcson W810i (cingular). With a 4 GB card, I use it for my MP3 player, recorder, and camera. And its like a real......

in response to: Is It Something I Said? by CartLegger

Haze: People of peterborough start hitting ikea underpass it is being buffed as we speak white walls ready to paint...

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

procyon: peter: too bad about the sane stuff getting painted over! i read somewhere that someone is rehabilitating the place, though... as a resident of a beautiful old building with a lot of terra cotta sculptural......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

Peter Dykes: In this grim Orwellian world of ours where everything is controlled by a corrupt totalitarian state (read: vicious characters that have weasled and conned their way into power by hook and by crook) and regulation......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Dave, Yes I lived on Farnham Drive ( off Broadway). Mum and dad had the end shop ( Brophys bakery)( I think we employed nearly everyone in Irlam over the years, and we sold......

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

I am Puerto Rican, and Really Angry at your Lack of Concern and Knowledge:: I have attended various universities in both Chicago and Puerto Rico. I am currently a student at the University of Puerto Rico, and at one point I was Trying to recieve my BA from......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: colavitos ghost: coincidentally, im reading it right now! a friend gave it to me for my birthday this summer, and im just now getting around to it......

in response to: Brooklyn Broadcast & Audio by Peter

colavitos ghost: peter, i've always meant to ask you if you've read "the fortress of solitude" by jonathan lethem. it's a really wonderful book, and is set in prospect heights (it takes the gentrification issue head-on). anybody......

in response to: Brooklyn Broadcast & Audio by Peter

Peter: jack, that second shot of {columbus circle} and aol time-warner center made me wonder... do you remember when the coliseum was there on that site? what was it like? i vaguely remember it, but when......

in response to: Abcd Is Correct by jack

benji: "Cops have more than doubled the number of graffiti arrests so far this year - 1,741 in 2005 compared with 913 arrests at this time last year" - huh? my maths isnt that good, but... this......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Peter: this thread officially wins "the most off-topic thread evar" award....

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Peter: wow. now ##this## was a nice read. curiously, ive been to the fair site a couple of times, even ridden my bike in the empty unisphere fountain and gazed forlornly at the decay of the......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

Peter: CATBREAD!...

in response to: Catbread, Free Lebanon, Etc. by CE

aer suzuki: what a great thread, and this is the first time i've seen it. wow...all the shots are cool but especially the original post photos, ggp's, the broadway market shot, accodata's (very cool), peter's official lack......

in response to: empty reference repeat by elaine

Nick: I'm embaressed by the number of stupid Brits here who have come looking for an arguement, by slagging off the US in the most derogatory, assinine way possible. I'm a Brit and I also *shock......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Liam: Nuvolari, If you want to know about the troubles in Ireland I recommend the Peter Taylor series. He wrote 3 books: -Provos -Brits _Loyalists You should read all of them to understand all sides of the conflict. ...

in response to: Black and White by norniron

EvilGentleman: Chris: Beats the heck out of me. I also have no clue what Canadian bacon is, either. Peter: Thanks, and for a more detailed wiki read of the Oka Crisis, be sure to check the discussion......

in response to: Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-Wow 2006 by EvilGentleman

Peter: wow... i had never heard of the {oka crisis} before... that was an interesting read! also: nice pics......

in response to: Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-Wow 2006 by EvilGentleman

Peter: heh... lol. we should start a thread of silly menu items. [[1853:2 eggs any stile]] immediately comes to mind......

in response to: $95 For a Bowl of Soup? by EvilGentleman

mofidious: rite "peterborough pete" we wer a full 6 piece band wiv a full set ready for gigs but our singer decided 2 leave at the last moment 2 go 2 uni to study music and......

in response to: Mofidious by Mofidious

Peter: oh, its happening, sadly enough, despite the immense outcry. the {underberg} building ([[1710:1]], [[3239:2]], [[1709:3]]) has already fallen to the wrecking-ball, as have many other historic buildings. more are set to go soon. more here: [[http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_ArchiveDate.php]] and: [[http://www.nolandgrab.org]]......

in response to: Williamsburgh Savings Bank by little ukraine

Nancy: I did a search on the GM Tarrytown (now called Sleepy Hollow) site after reading an article about it in today's local Westchester County newspaper, the Journal News ("Secrets on the Hudson", http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060709/OPINION01/607090315/1151). To......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Peter: wow, i enjoyed reading this post. its like i now know about a whole new place now :)...

in response to: Home Pt. 4: Downtown (Main Street) by CE

Peter: sine: im always up for a road-trip! eg: you put alot of thought into some of your comments, and i always feel like i learned something after reading them. nice... the other night, sine and i......

in response to: The Case of the Disappearing Lake by sine

Peter: ahh, {dr pepper}! when i first moved to {nyc} in 1995, it was impossible to find {dr pepper}, and as a transplanted {southerner}, i was frustrated that it wasnt available anywhere. as a matter of......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 9 by Scott Sargent

Peter: 1) what EG said. 2) the shot of the guy on the bike (above) is me. i have a zillion photos of myself online, so... as far as how i feel about having photos of myself......

in response to: Mullets Galore! by Peter

aer suzuki: yeah except whoever that is looks pretty willing to be snapshotted tho. mullet guy looked pretty unwilling. look, if peter wants to shoot & post dudes with mullets that's fine, just wondering how he'd feel......

in response to: Mullets Galore! by Peter

Peter: Chris Erb: also... most of the newer {hell} tags have a more conventional "h" starting them off... i think the loopy cursive-ish "h" was back in the beginning, as i see few of those, and......

in response to: Hell Graffiti by Peter

Peter: 1. photoshop graf is sorta, well, never taken seriously. 2. theres already a really established writer called VERB/VERBS [[http://www.robotswillkill.com/graffiti/showgraff.php?artist_id=2105]] appreciate, but dont bite....

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

Peter: some constructive tips: 1) practice cleaning up the {stencil}-work. they seem to start crisp and then get drippy and bleedy... as if you either got alot more rushed as you went (which makes sense- no one......

in response to: Mofidious by Mofidious

Peter: thats a good idea, actually... now, i just need to find space in a place where people enjoy reading, heh....

in response to: Booktrash by Peter

Peter: sally: ill gladly take the cd. it will fit nicely next to the cd of music i got from the strange sionist hippy guy that plays songs about jerusalem in front of {the met}. also: what......

in response to: God Is Good by Peter

Peter: a quick look at the wiki entry for [[wiki:bushwick]] shows that the displaced people youre talking about are far from the first to be displaced, whether from gentrification, changing demographics, modernization, urbanization, etc. i mean,......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Peter: i really like this post. this, also, is an interesting read: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Ship_Canal]] woah! and this too: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Swing_Aqueduct]]...

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Peter: jayne: if you havent read up on the neighborhood lately, check these links out... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Park,_Brooklyn]] [[http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=2icgk57bchg5t?dsid=2222&dekey=Marine+Park&sbid=lc06b]] [[http://www.answers.com/topic/marine-park-brooklyn]] [[http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/park_info_pages/park_info.php?propID=B057]] ...

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

Peter: this is a great entry, eg. i love entries like this. ive seen em rip up quite a few rails like this in nyc... its the final passing of an already-gone era, unfortunately. what i......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

Peter: well, its already the "goo" for this page, and #3 in google, hahahahaha....

in response to: Dove Interiors by Jamie

Peter: the article that JP2433 referred to is a great read. its here: [[http://www.graffiti.org/dj/ja.html]]...

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

Peter: ...and we're getting ready to begin another major round of retooling in the next couple of weeks, which will feature means to block the IPs of comment spammers, gang-bangers and shit-talkers via an easy-to-use editorial......

in response to: New CITYNOISE Logo? by groovehouse

Peter: ...and i live in brooklyn again, and seeing it with 2006 eyes, it looks so much different than when i originally wrote this. ...yet rereading it still gives me goosebumps....

in response to: Brooklyn by Peter

.VACK/TCK: i got pictures of ja pices on trains from 87 on the cc line,,simple stright letters but nice.i dont think he cares about doing LEAGAL walls like cope who just runs the same outline over......

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