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Richie Rubin: Allan;yep,I also played in Lincoln Terrace pk[base/basket/softball, w/guys from your blk & general`hood[even played in a`Blackhawks vs Pigtown'football game..`rough tackle'..many of US got hurt!but it fended off a`gangwar'& WE shook hands & went to `White Castle'for .10 cent burgers......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

david swift: hi gus What an excellent web site! ive just seen my mum on the 1964 gala day photo (Susan Duxbury)a relation to the duxburys on another picture on this site. My grandad had a shoe shop......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

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......

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

Humboldt1: I am not poor but I live around poor people and we all get along. I have had a few run-ins with drug dealers and gang bangers hanging out on corners on my block,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Mitch Spector: Yep, it's indeed very much GONE. Made one final pass by this morning (November 5th) to check things out and it's not what I saw, but what I didn't see that caught my attention! It's......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

The System: Denial of what? You're using this nebulous sense of "victimization" to play devil's advocate for those who don't take advantage of the system, on their own, to benefit. Don't build walls -- because hey, I......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Arrest Development: Let's get real, gentrification, which means "from gentry, noble birth, good genes", is really a catering to Euro/Anglo culture who are given privilege, mobility, whether it's suburban or in the city, and easier access to......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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..&......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: I’m terribly gratified that some of you enjoyed my reminisces. Richie Rubin is correct in that I sure don’t have Alzheimer’s. I live in Greenwich Village and I haven’t been back to that......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

alanpigott@eircom.net: Hello to Angela Dolan and Grace , This is confusing and interesting at the same time , You say you have the same picture...Mine looks totally like an original oil painting,,,I paint myself ,......

in response to: About Convents by jack

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. [[img:29147]] The......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Geoff Peacock: Hi to Gus, The names for the above Saracens photo are (L to R): Cliff Stocker, Barry Sagar, Geoff Peacock and Ken Ranson. Terry Hollingsworth had been with the group earlier, but left before this pic was......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Allan: Richie, What year did you graduate from 167? Me - 59. Judy also had another brother I think. We lived in same apartment house and same floor. I think I recognize the name Joel Bercy. Right......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

sidney shure: live at brooklyn eny laTER ON DONDI RESIDE IN Manhattan NY.WHILE HE HAD A JOB BEING A BIKER, COOL DUDE I RAN INTO DONDI MANY TIMES AND ONCE THE TUNNLE NIGHT CLUB DONDI WAS......

in response to: In Memory of DONDI by Metro 1

RUTH NELSON SHERMAN: MY MEMORIES GO FURTHER BACK. I NEVER LIVED IN bROOKLYN BUT WOULD SPEND A LOT OF SUMMERS WITH MY BUBBY AND UNCLE A 1710 CARROL ST. MY PARENTS MET ON A BENCH ON EASTERN PKWY AND......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

arquitecto: Xavi, good post. I feel your pain. I am a central american immigrant who grew up in cleveland. Went to school in Portland and am living in Sacramento CA. I have gained......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Bea K.: Lou Romero, Upfromflames, all: I've heard so much about "white flight" just about all my life, that I honestly don't think that 'term' will 'ever' go away, how sad it that? I've also wondered if......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Lino: Hello everyone. I came from Italy in holiday and end up working in Netherne as a porter first and then in the kitchen. The patient was treated very well and I have great memories. Beautiful......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

Grace: Does anyone remember the bakery on dekalb and wilson near the police station it was owned my the messinas?? or amendalaras soda outlet on wilson.. does anyone know anyone on that block.. would......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Grace Ramos-Huertas: Hi everyone-I too attended JHS111 from 9/69 to june71. Though I was terrified to be starting JH at the time becuse of a few bullies for the most part I have nothinbg but wonderful memories of......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Brian Walker: Wow, Margo-murray. I wonder if we knew each other? My family lived in Benny Farm from 1953-1957, we then moved to Texas. I have fond memories of the place, we had a second floor......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

anon (dsl815.rba1.pppoe.execulink.com): my uncle races enduro ...

in response to: Enduro Racing by jeeff

Ceil Midiri: Concert looks awesome...I live in Philadelphia and I saw 3 days grace, breaking benjamin and live last year in NJ...it was one of the best concerts I ever saw...since it seems like Ozzfest is no......

in response to: Heavy MTL 2008: Disturbed by EvilGentleman

kls: My husband and I have lived in Humboldt Park for 4 years since moving to Chicago from Guatemala. I cannot think of a better compromise for us both. I love being near the shops......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

pierre: he's hasidim, don't they use terraces, fire escapes for certain religious observances?...

in response to: Life Sentence by NWhyC

Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were......

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

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

just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

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

Jerrod the "Wildchild" Racerboy: Hutch Really isnt as bad as some make it out to be. Great paying jobs arent plentyfull but there are plenty of jobs out there if you REALLY want to work!! Most people in this......

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

CJ: Hello! I found this website because a co-worker of mine is considering a move to North Florida. I told her about my experiences but she didn't believe me. Perhaps she'll believe you......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Who Cares for Kensington: I'll leave race out of my comments and will continues to focus on the radical change of culture and values. The changes are what thay are and I am sure that the government nor activists......

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

Cecilia Midiri: Read backwards Joseph, you brought up the race card: JOSEPH BRIDGE: 22nd Jun 2008 - 12:21 GMT yeah, white flight. that about sums it up. I'm white and I know that that is when people started moving out...I......

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

JOSEPH BRIDGE: oh boy, you didn' t bring up the race card....

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

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: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

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

Hutchinson Escapee: If a NYPD cop was charged and arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting (repeatedly) his 16 year old step daughter, it would be a national outrage and Nancy Grace would have a field day with it... Not......

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

Me: Re to Tex and Peter I would post pics here,but I do not know how.Maybe I can get my 17 year old to do it for me,but she is usually too busy,like many other folks here......

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

T J O'BRIEN, ANNANDALE, VA: The article below it will mention the Luna Park. During the WW II I worked part-time for the New York Daily News as a copy boy. One afternoon I came in early at......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Grace P.: Went to Coney this weekend. Cyclone is now $8 a ride. I almost had a heart attack. Rode it once but that might be it for me now. Last year it was......

in response to: The Cyclone by Peter

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

B Street: I grew up across the street from one of the few working factories in Kensington starting in 1965 until I was forced out 22 years later. While I too have fond memories of wall ball, swimming......

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

M.Scott: We have raised our family in Belleville, and have happily enjoyed all the benefits of this small town for nearly 50 yrs. I have lived in the cities..and wouldn't trade the security,peace and friendliness for......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Joanne, Here is a photo of my old family home where I was taken to live after being born several months earlier in 1925 the one nicely painted in pink and nicely kept......

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

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

always race: its always race isn't it. Let me ask you then, what percentage of students actually graduate from Bushwick high? How many come from two parent homes? http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/637...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dean Ogden: Hi Sheila, Yes my dad was the youngest. He always used to spend his time on Barton Grange Farm with his mate Steve Ratcliffe messing around with cars and motorbikes. He was born when the......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): To Julian Austin Seal, did you have a relative called Leonard Seal who lived in a row of Terraces just up from Culshaws??? If so, he was a very good friend of my family and......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Passerby: I live in HP and you can label me as a yuppie, or whatever stereotype you want. I can tell you this: I don't like the litter all over my lawn. I don't enjoy the......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

Atasha: It's wonderful hearing all these stories about my hometown. I was born in 1991 and attended PS 123K and JS 291. I used to live on Stockholm St., between Irving and Wyckoff Avenues, but 5......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

omabradshaw: Hello-I was born at Grace Hospital(8th & Main);went to Central Grade School(it was on 5th Street by the Catholic Church);Faris grade school;Sherman Jr High;Hutchinson Sr. High School.I enjoyed my years growing up in Hutch.Of course,that......

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

ex-Bellevillian: Personally...I think Belleville is the most boring town in the world and I grew up there. Still have family there too. Belleville has always had this gran idea of itself because it host......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

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

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

Steven: This was an amazing night. I lived on Troutman Street at broadway and Myrtle, right in the action. I was 16 and was amazed and scared. I remember walking the block to Broadway the next......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi Sheila & Cyril, I recall both farms and used to go and watch 'young' Max Shacklady and his followers practice wrestling in one of the upper barns behind which the threshing machine with long belt......

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

jon doe: if you find any info on planes right back i am also looking for dvds on 911 conspiraces...

in response to: If You See Something by GGP

grace domenchello: we have the same exact picture woh signature,my father must have acquired it over the years. He worked for sanitation and couldnt leave anything so beautiful in the trash. He's gone and we were wondering......

in response to: About Convents by jack

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

David Stonehouse: All of us at Evergreen were thrilled with Toronto's embrace of Earth Hour and indeed all staff went to enormous lengths to do our part. Unfortunately, when it comes to Brick Works site we are......

in response to: Not So Green... by Michelle

dublin girl: hey ive been livin in dublin all my life and was always hearing about the troubles up the north! i went and started a course 2 months ago up in belfast and i have to......

in response to: Northern Ireland is the most intrguing of places by Jamie

not so borimg to me: Hutch isnt so boring to me. Any weekend you can find some sort of entertainment going on somewhere. The sports arena,memorial hall,grand prairie,cosmophere,salt museum,numerous big screen movies,ball games,car races. For a town this size,there is......

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

Post-84 New Jack: Thanks for the lolly, W-Bear. I'll be sure to pass it on to my son. He's teething right now and its a bitch. As for you, Bilrock Rolling Thunder Whiter- oops, I mean Writer. You failed......

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

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

EvilGentleman: El, since they were government-funded homes originally intended for the families of veterans returning from WWII, it is most unfortunate that the government decided to stop funding them. If you look at the comments in the......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

D.Bennett: Damn it`s like every time get on here i see a new paragraph about someone who has died from the hornets and often someone i new like (tony Wood aka Nuke i......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Roger: I'm an artist who is not a hipster. I am moving further east in Bushwick because the rent is cheaper for what you can get, as I'm saddled in debt. I'm half Peruvian......

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

Julie Skidmore : There was a girl called Julie Skidmore who lived on Broadway Estate who wore leg braces but I do not know the reason why. The last we heard of Julie Skidmore was when......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi Joanne, Perhaps you think of Janet FOWLER who had metal braces on her legs from the polio outbreak in the late 1940's, I believe 9 such people [babies/youngsters] from the Cadishead/Irlam area survived polio and......

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Marissa, I have got some quite detailed info including photos of my family tree going back to the early 1800s in Irlam. I would like to trace it back further. Your link should be......

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

Leslie Green: Hello, Can anyone help me trace the familiy of Roberts Hall he was an RAF airman who was killed December 18th 1944. Roberts ( spelling believed to be correct) came from Irlam O the heights.......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Alan Taylor: Hi Joanne, It was my email address -> fam.trace@googlemail.com ...

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

Alan Taylor: Joanne, Don't want to bore the others on this board with family history, albeit it does roughly fit the title of the board, although the intention was for pictures & memories of things now gone,......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi Joanne, At a quick glance I find that - Roy Edward MINOR born 5th Sept 1946 died 4th quarter 1976 registered Trafford 39/1915, also found a - Beatrice Mary MINOR born 3rd Jun 1896 died 2nd quarter 1976......

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

dtekky: Hey. I know this thread is pretty dated but I thought I'd put up my interest as well. I've always loved the idea of "extreme walking" as I termed it a long time......

in response to: Oklahoma City by Saint Clair

D.bennett: All right real talk i`m tired of hearing people say they`ve read the book there are no children here that book the movie was all bullshit ok u don`t have to feel sorry......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

jack: actually i brace my legs on the steering wheel and then lean out the window and take a picture....

in response to: Brooklyn\'s Row Houses by jack

elena: I grew up in the Luna Park Buildings. I spent my childhood and early teen years before moving, but I agree with Robert, those were the best times in my life! It was early......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

serlingrod: Oh IKEA, what to do with thee? You offer great bargains on such aesthetically-pleasing, easy to assemble furniture, yet you continue to embrace the Walton-esque big box development model..... Our IKEA in Philly is a nightmare.......

in response to: Ikea\'s Watery Shadow by CartLegger

Rob Tynan: Hi Alan Thanks for that info. I need to find out what what wills middle initial was for starters I think. I have managed to trace the main part of the family tree back to......

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

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Alison, Yes, Hurst Fold was a small terraced row of cottages adjacent to the old Post Office originally run by the Keil? family. Many years ago, before the shops on the corner of Fiddlers Lane were......

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

Alan Taylor: Hello Graham, from the prefab shop past the old Spring Villas with the last one being an house not a shop, I was born 1944 and lived in the 4th house past on the same......

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

Bellevile Racer#01: Those pictures are of the old Snakey Building which is now the new gome of 4 time IMCA chassis builder, Belleville Motor Sports. All I have to see is this idiot hasn't been here......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Mark: I just recently moved to Belleville. Yes, it is a boring , but it has a great historic race track. I just wish they used it alot more than what they do....

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

jack: i was once groped by a women, she was rather attractive, with a twinkle in her eye, i was devastated, humiliated, and violated, i turned to her and looked deeply into her brown eyes, her......

in response to: The Groping Epidemic by serlingrod

trapped: The are several secret levels under DIA which is basicly a underground base and prison camp for who, for us citizens. The new world order has over 800 prison camps all over the us and......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

SF: Hate to change the subject on the negativity of Hutchinson...at least is in the US!! I was born in Hutchinson KS at the hospital that used to go by the name Grace Hospital, it was 1964.......

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

Cyberdish: I don't get even the slightest hint of negativity or homophobia from you. There are, unfortunatly, those in the gay cmmunity who are reluctant to embrace any other lifestyle or thought pattern that isn't their......

in response to: Le Stud by EvilGentleman

been: It was a three-way race. Picture taken by the (french papparazzi) motorcyclist who beat them both....

in response to: Tight Squeeze by jack

EvilGentleman: Probably the guy in the Honda stopped to count his change, and the guy in the Nissan impatiently tried to pass, pissing off the Honda guy, who raced to keep his spot in line, and......

in response to: Tight Squeeze by jack

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

FRED MEGLIO: I LIVE IN BUSHWICK SECTION FROM 1946 TO 1979 THE 50S AND 60S WERE GREAT! LIVED 1403 GATES AVE BETWEEN WILSON AND KNICKERBOCKER AVENUES WE NEVER LOCKED OUR DOORS AT NIGHT TILL THE 70S CAME......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Joining the Whine: OK, Padre Island, you win. I'm cornered by statistics. I won't quote Disraeli though, because I agree with a couple of them. income below average = agreed, a problem. Hutch needs to do better......

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

Padre Island: Check out this website, it's loaded with statistics about Hutch, quite an eyeopener [[http://www.city-data.com/city/Hutchinson-Kansas.html ]] Here's an example: Hutchinson compared to Kansas state average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state......

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

tracey cornwell-boylan-jukes: keep up the good work uncle jim !!! proud of our family say hi to debs!!!!...

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

janet grayson: Anyone attend P.S. 167 (Mr. Lodato, principal)? Lincoln Terrace sometimes opened its skating rink (but almost never when I got there); Dubrows (directly across Eastern Parkway from St. Matthews RC Church) was a favorite--then they......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Chris: Loew's Pitkin, 5 cent hot dog war, Jungle Jim's coconut drinks (Strauss off Pitkin), Pizza DEn (HOme of the Square Pizza- Amboy off Pitkin). Wuhan Tea Garden (Pitkin between SAratoga and Strauss), Rainbow, Barton's, Barricini,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown