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Andrew: This problem have every city in the world. I have question. Rapes in Norway? Is a big problem? I saw statistic from past years.. I am in shock. ... rachamim ben ami: Wow! People are still riffing on this crap? ##"Hells Angles are evil!/Hells Angels are great, they make our block safe!"## What a bunch of garbage. Either way no one here seems to know one way...... Jason: Yellowknife? Really? YELLOWKNIFE??? You should've included Winterpeg in the mix somewhere. From one side of the river you get a nice look at downtown with the the Esplenade Riel cable bridge in the foreground, and...... santiago city manfred: santiago there in a skyscraper construction in the coastal center complex ... Measures will be 300 meters:[[img:29123]]
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... 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....... eyeofodin: If you would like to follow the construction of the Freedom Tower (the tallest of the towers to replace the twins), here is the link http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=419362 Go to the last page if you...... 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...... 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...... 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...... 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...... 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...... 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...... Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics.
We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by...... Mitch: We're now a month past the demolition ruling, still absolutely *nothing* happening at the site. The only new thing to report are large billboards that went up in the parking lot besides Ben's, with an...... A Free Mind: Sharon, thats a touching story, i felt the hairs on my neck stand up. The thing is as Karlo said, What life would ur son want you 2 live after his death? (not as you...... Allison: Not to bog you down with stats, but just by comparison here is the info for the same year in Manhattan:
County New York County
Community/county police department County Total
Year 2006
Total number of reported crimes (violent and property) 56,255
Number of violent...... Allison: Well, I was born in Flatbush and even though I've been out for 20 years the place still gives me the willies whenever I return. I live in Manhattan now and am constantly amazed at...... SteveO: Though I don't find 90+% of the posters on this board to be worth the sweat off my balls, I shall post anyway just because I have become bored with the uninformed BS...
Break it down........ chris: I hate those kite strings.
Once riding my bike through the park's parking lot, they got stuck on it and jammed my gears.
Another time riding through the paths of the park, a semi-transparent kite string -only...... georgia x: hiiyahh the photoz are great :D
but what do u feed the birdz 2 keep them coming back..?
we have a couple of diffrent types blackbirds,thrushes,blue/greytits sparrows jaydoorz a crow starrling,greenfinches etc
but i whant them to...... laz81: wow!have read with interest, the coments posted about the HAMC,
sadly, its clear many know very little about the club.
and i say club because it is just that, a club not a gang!
to the bros and...... RAY ALAN: I have lived in jacksonville fla. all my life 51yrs. to be exact.First I cant belive Jacksonville fla. is being called a small town because there est.800,000 people reside here and it is...... Cityplanner: 4. Calgary: The fastest growing city in Canada will probably move up a couple of spots in the future. It's skyline is nice and has some pretty memorable buildings in it.
5.Niagara Falls: This skyline reminds...... Cityplanner: Top 5 Canadian cities:
Toronto: Toronto has so many skysrapers and so many of them that you will break you're neck trying to look up at them.
Montreal: Montreal is probably the nicest in all of Canada...... Andie: Cody,
I know you and your family personally. I grew up in Hutchinson and attended church with you. You are not representative of the average Hutchinsonian. Your mother is a hospital administrator and your father is...... Ben Baillargeon: Let me tell everyone the number one way to stop bike theft!
Don't be stupid for one without critisizing anyone, but if you love you bike bring it everywhere you go! seriously i ride my norco...... alma: well, between flashing and a rape, there's a whole world. flashing, in purist america, really is overrated. and "blondes" overreact. "oh my god, he was doing "that" ya know" and stuff.
a poor, clueless, lifeless guy,...... Ken: The building in the 4th pic down is The 1250 Rene Levesque Ouest formerly it was the Tour IBM? if I'm not mistaken, it opened sometime in the early '90s?
Another interesting skyscraper downtown is the...... Stockton: I'm sorry but Sao Paolo doesn't deserve her place!
Where is Paris, where is Istanbul?
An Istanbul view:
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Photo by Ersel OK @ http://www.skyscraperlife.com ... Susan Taylor (nee O'Reilly): Hi Cyril
The shop that was on the corner of Dixon Street was Potter's Bakery, what delicious cakes she produced, smell of her baking would waft down Dixon Street she made them in an outhouse at...... Jacob: Really, no-one?
ok.. moscow! it might be better to put in nicest cities... because its skyline isnt huge... but a mix of tsarist, soviet, modern architecture is amazing. The old orthodox cathedrals infront of a soviet...... grrrl: Dude
The graffiti scene up in Dallas is pretty much all the same.
Sekt, to this day in 2008, still dominates.
He's got some mad skills and hating on this kid, I found, is just useless. He just...... Richard: Brisbane has a beautiful river contour which curls around the CBD. We also have several major towers under construction that will completely evolve the city skyline! It's a really exciting time for Brisbane. To catch...... Richard: Hey, this is the current city skyline of Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane city is located in south-east Queensland, the fastest growing region in Australia. With so many new towers proposed, approved and underconstruction- Brisbane's skyline is...... Rudy: FROM THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE - March 18, 2008:
As of April 14, 2008, large trucks with more than two axles will no longer be allowed to travel through the Washburn Tunnel. Lately, large trucks often scrape...... Junito: Wow! It was hard reading all of that. Lets all study our cultures of the western hemisphere (e.g., Tainos, Aztecs, etc,.) We are decedents of moral, loving, industrious and spiritual people. We are greater then...... ahh a ghost: heres my list of the top 10! (im from the chicago-land area)
First off, all you dallas-houston and toronto-montreal people fighting, shut the hell up.
1.Tokyo, Japan- to me, every picture i see of tokyo looks great....... Tex : Oh, But despite all of the above, Hutch is a nice safe place to live........NOT!!
According to the 2003 FBI crime statistics.
Arson = 2.89 times the national average (why?, people are setting their homes and businesses...... Patrick McD: With 30-40 new skyscrapers going up in the central business district,Calgary is surely on it`s way to having one of North America`s most impressive skylines.
... jack: yeah, it looks like a nice building, the old architecture must give way to the newer sleek buildings, i am old architecture, and i have given way to the newer sleeker young buildings that have...... Barbarian Clive: Damn, I've been tricked! :P
But yes. You're absolutely right. I'm not sure if you live in America or not--I'm assuming you do, since you refer to Hollywood, and this sort of hypocrisy has...... rachael: hmmm...
many of the comments i've read have either amused me or angered me...but I'll go on anyway...
i'm a brooklyn native and originally from east flatbush. my parents left there to move to long island [for...... PLUSHMONSTER :): everyone here has to realize that art is all about expression.Neck face is good at writing on walls, and peter caine is cood at ummmmmmmm.......... sculpting naked santas getting raped by people.The bottom line is...... Pettis - December 09, 2007: Your comments resonate the truth in so many ways. When you peel back the years, you'll find that many families raise their children in the Henry Horner Homes. The Mitchell family was a...... Will: The last picture is the Jacksonville Electric Authority building. I owe them $110 currently. The Modis building is also interesting because it's like a 70's retro skyscraper. Oh and I love Jacksonville because there is...... Tex: Hutchinson is a safe place to live, better than most cities?, Yea right, you better check the facts.
According to the 2003 FBI crime statistics.
Arson = 2.89 times the national average (why?, people are...... Gary: Much of what I read here reminds of comments about what gentlemen the German officers were in restaurants after they had invaded France! Listen here: The Hells Angels, each and every...... mr. pINk: looks so dramatic. like the real intention for skyscrapers are graves just waiting to be used.... nothing to gain: Norman is a sanctuary for Oklahoma City. So, by comparison with mundane OKC, it seems nice. Oklahoma is caught between progressive West, and agressive Texas. If you try to talk the talk,...... Jeff: I am from Boston and even though my home city is very nice and livable like Montreal (my favorite), it doesn't make my top five skyline cities:
1) HONG KONG - Very difficult to...... indykid: Looking at the last photo made me think - from photos of building sites in NYC that I see, the WTC site springs to mind here, it seems if a new building is going up,...... jack: very good, i love the skyscrapers in their little boxes, good shots. ... Craig: I had a motorcycle wreck in 1980 coming out of the south side of the tunnel.
Back then the entrance and exit to the tunnel were paved in cobblestone, which is very slippery, especially if wet...... unsure: Actually, as I look back on what I wrote, and after reading every single comment on this page (whew!), I realize that I do need to spend more time in Bushwick and see how I...... serlingrod: [[img:23007]]
Ha! I knew these buildings looked familiar! Here's the shot I snagged earlier this summer. F*** Best Buy!
Something very similar happened in Philly earlier last year.....a row of very unique storefronts...... Eric: Wow, what a thread! I've always been amazed at peoples attitudes toward peeing. Unfortunately, it's something that every living human does. We don't breath or blink in private. The age old myth that washing...... karlo: I appreciate your views BBH,but i have to disagree.
You should read as much as you can about the hunger strikes,or better still,take a trip to Ireland and talk to the families,friends or people who where...... anon (207-170-204-36.static.twtelecom.net): Um, I've got to concurr with the comment above. The "Darth Vader Building" is the one on Fourth and Blanchard. Now, there is a connection. Both buildings were designed by the same...... Dee: I grew up in Bushwick as a matter of fact iwas born in Bushwick.Iwas born in Wycoff Heights hospital in 1955.I lived in the same house with my family until I married in 78
my mom...... EvilGentleman: I see you went to either La Ronde, the Casino de Montreal, the Grand Prix or perhaps the international fireworks competitions? I can't think of much else that is done on Ile Sainte-Helene (The original...... gioconda: I live in Los Angeles. Just lost 2 cats to raccoons in 2 weeks. Faccoons come to eat grapes & oranges that grow in my backyard, and since its' summer and everything is ripe, they...... procyon: this made my morning!! what is that vaguely trapezoidal building in #1 and #5, among others? it reminds me of wilson hall at fermilab.
[[http://history.fnal.gov/highrise.html]]... gingha: i used to live in oklahoma city. the thing the makes norman, and the greater oklahoma city area seem lackluster is because of its relative regional proximity to the dallas/ft. worth area, and also because...... Frank S. Besner: Man, I don't think I've SEEN the moon that clearly. Ever, let alone capture it with a digicam.
With all the winter smog we get here in Mtl, some days, it's hard to see the telecom...... iman: to dirty, your a sick freak and someone should rape you, beat the hell out of you, and leave you crying in your own shit you sick pervert!... Mushi: I've now lived in Bushwick for 10 months. Other than the fact that where I live feels like a dorm sometimes (loud music, loud people), I do feel safe there. Yes, as I have said,...... JimQV: Yeah, over the months there have been people who've posted here, thinking of moving to Bushwick, asking for an opinion about the safeness of the neighborhood. Why not give them an honest opinion, based on...... Sonray: i live in bushwick its ight there in daytime occasional murder and rape more robbery really... westcoast LK: real spit to the author who wrote this article....
i used to live in las vegas...in fact i resided about a block away from the strip itself near warm springs. I feel as though vegas taught...... CE: I actually like the blue skyscraper in the background. It's quite an interesting building compared with most of the other skyscrapers in the city. I'll have to take some pictures of it since...... Jeff: I happen to be an urban planning student at the university that i attend and i have to say that Hong Kong is out of this world and is definantly near or at the top...... procyon: Also, why such Christmasy drapes?... Hurani: The Dubai skyline is very nice,in about 5 years,it is expected to be the best skyline in the world. Almost all the skyscrapers there are goodlooking.... King Gati: Wow, after reading all this for about 2 hrs or so..I gotta say I laughed alot with some of you ppl...I'm rican born in NYC..Boogies down bx..I read how bad was or is HP, ...About...... jack: im putting up wine grape arbor in my garden. i have shadows like these in my garden and i have a table with a couple of old wooden chairs, with a slice of cheese...... hool: i snuck in to a penthouse condo of that skyscraper when some friends were staying in a hotel room in the building. you can see the window in that photo, at the very top of...... jeeff: indeed it is: [[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=101423]]
it got 7th place at the 2005 emporis "best new" skyscraper award: [[http://awards.emporis.com/?nav=award2005nominees&lng=3]]
regarding records: ##"The new tower, which has increased in width from 10 to nearly 15 metres, breaks no new architectural...... EvilGentleman: Very true, about every city being unique. Sorry about that, I did not mean to slight Toronto (Old habit from hockey debates). I was just pointing out to Sirhcbre that due to the flat landscape...... jeeff: don't they claim this is the narrowest skyscraper in the world?... jack: yes your right b/w is beautiful. we lived with b/w all our lives (well at least us older folks). talking about ghosts, did you ever see the ghost in the movie, 'three men...... EvilGentleman: Sirhcbre - Take the metro to Longueuil, walk south on Boulevard Lafayette (next to Autoroute 20) until you are almost under the Jacques-Cartier Bridge (it's not very far, look it up on Google Earth), and...... Sirhcbre: There's a good reason for that though, the reason Europe and North America have so few on this list is because their major cities are all cities that were booming when building heights wern't as...... NOT BUYIN IT: I GOTTA CALL THIS SHIT OUT RIGHT NOW. JOHN AVILDSEN (AKA JA) YOU ARE JUST LAST DECADE’S NICOLE RICHIE WITH YOUR FUCKED UP FAMILY AND YOUR BIG BUCKS. DON’T BELIEVE ME TAKE A...... jack: nice shot. did any of you ever wonder why there are skyscrapers at each end of manhattan and a vally in the middle? it is because the ground in the middle is too...... sue brant: Would love to know how I could get a copy of the grapefruit salad recipe & dressing?!
PLEEEASE & Thank you!!
... aer suzuki: Ha...thanks for the comments...
Did a little further research on this skyscraper as I just posted some companion shots and found out something I didn't know. From Wikipedia[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Center]] :
"On June 16, 2004, the 9/11 Commission reported...... EvilGentleman: Nope, they are not on at night. But the street lights (picture 3, with the Draper Street sign) are.... EvilGentleman: I find it absolutely incredible that historical stuctures are valued so little in a land where they are so rare. I could understand Europeans not being terribly attached to hundred-year-old buildings, but they also have...... little ukraine: FYI for the interested - I saw a sign today advertising a rally on July 16, 2pm, at Grand Army Plaza, wrt the Ratner skyscraper.... TheTruth: Yeah, Bushwick was raped. Your metaphor is better, Dave. Bushwick was hustled, pimped, beaten, raped, and left for dead.
Now Bushwick is getting the bum-rush. The predatory loan-sharks are stealing houses out from...... Dave: You know, it occurred to me not long after I posted that some of what I wrote would seem offensive to positive Bushwick residents who had been working for a better neighborhood. (Such guiding lights...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Do you know if the air raid shelters on Fairhills road on the way to quicksave( near Jezzes) are still there. They were on the bend as you round the corner to Quicksave and...... angel: All of you are fucken stuped mexico city should be on that freaken bacause its awesome st night and it has a lot of skyscrapers i have been there.... Ben: The actual name for the Gherkin is 30 St Mary Axe, which is just the address - boring. It's built on the site of the old Baltic Exchange which was blown up by an IRA...... Jayne: those rapes were during the daytime?... anon (ool-457387f4.dyn.optonline.net): Yeah i'd be careful, there's been at least 50 reported rapes in that area in April alone. Trust me I am a cop. I wouldn't walk those parts, especially being a female!... Martin: Liverpool city skyline wasn't included which is a shame as are old and new buildings. At present there are skyscrapers being constructed on the waterfront.
Maybe in the future. Watch out New York, Liverpool's coming! ... Dale: There is a place for everything. Nudity is not bad per se; however, when the person flashing has no concern for others, it is a bad thing. I think there are nothing but victims in......
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