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Rich: Hey Davida, This is Rich from the hood. Was it the Fox, downtown at Nevins St station with "Murray the K" and all of the old groups? If it is, it's a utilities center (Con Ed)......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

an afghan #2 : well just let us forget about it.Don't afghan already have problems as it is. Write an article to tell Afghanistan to create jobs for its citizen before they kidnap their own country. I am a......

in response to: Name Change in Afghanistan by Ali Maisam Nazary

jack: nah, la is nice as many places are nice but brooklyn and manhattan, well, they're special. the promenade, ahhh, i remember romancing many a young girl there, and when i say romancing i mean......

in response to: NYC Glace\' by CartLegger

New York Historian: I cannot believe the photos, so heart breaking. I would like to retrieve the newspapers and photos for safe keeping, maybe given to an organization of some kind, for history, maybe even scan......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

ray J: He has a NEW sign...

in response to: Ninjas Killed My Family - Need Money for Kung-Fu Lessons by Jayson

Kregorious: Ya I know of this cemetery, its only a few blocks away from my house. Its a shame what has happened to the place. Seems that the congregation that was in......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

zagg: fan spray?...

in response to: Untitled by zagg

=RASPeR=: wow fan spray....

in response to: Untitled by zagg

Sylvia Garry: Hi Everyone, I went on retreat to the old Domican Convent on the corner of 13th street in Newark. Though it is old and in need of repair, you can feel the......

in response to: About Convents by jack

Richie Rubin: Julia A;da`Skyliners'were from cleveland,ohio.& nevah lived in b'klyn,but stayed & St.George hotel durink concerts!&Carole Cohen didn't marry Jackie Nolan..Helen Blitzer did!WE all useta go to `Town Hill'to see terrific shows..& needless to type/say dem R&R shows[Murray the K']@......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

alex the ginger loner: on the bathroom what is sprayed on it is the character for Women. Ladies and Gents, but i dont see the gents, wouldnt make much difference anyway in that toilet i dont think. Is this still......

in response to: Qingdao, Part Two by Chiamattt

Rich: Really nice color combination and against the flat gray of cement. Nice real Nice! (said like Bernie Mack)...

in response to: Colormix by sine

Richie Rubin: ALL of YOU; there was a barbershop next to`Silver's knishes, `Martin's'was it's name..& Ronson's'drugs was on corner of St.Johns pl.& Utica,x from Miller's cigar store/luncheonette, the`Corner bar'& Sam Ash[formally:Angelo the shoemaker]& does anyone remember`Woolworth's on Utica nr.Lincoln? great grilled cheese......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

RELIK OFA: This shit is funny to read, all the people still talking about the old days. but if you want to go back in time it was Ozone in S.E. that made me hype on getting......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

Richie Rubin: ALLAN,Yep,dem daze are gone..4-ever! & I had:both albums `Paragons meet the Jesters' &`Rumble'then Link Wray came out w/an instumental:`Rumble'all in mid`50's,sure there were`gangs'in our`hood[mostly in Albany & Kingsboro projects & many members went to P.S.167..I knew a few,but there......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Richie Rubin: AAAAY-Men!WE now realize what a terrific life WE had back then, `twas the age of in-no-sense.no? it all `died' in Nov.`63,when JFK was killed.no?.what a week that was! WE watched the killing of his assassin>Lee Harvey Oswald,on tv!by......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

JACE: [[img:29475]] WHERE'S MURRAY'S?...

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

Rich: Once again you've really done some fantastic work. I really like the picture with the six rays of sun, the contrast is perfect. Thank you for taking me and others to a place we would......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

paul..: hi..i am paul.. i used to live up in netherne..i used to live at park lane.(no i wont say what number.lol)..i used to live at my parents house.their house is well haunted!! thats why i......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

Alan Kupperberg: Yep, Richie, I remember the Coca Cola bottling plant on Linden Blvd between Georgia and Pennsylvania Avenues. Grandma Ann and Aunt Nettie lived in Starrett City. Coney Island Joe's was little more than a......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

zagg: If I remember (I re-looked once, and I'll check again next time I'm there) the brick has actually been spray painted to look like that. I go to the diner (Cromwell Restaurant) across the......

in response to: Sarnia by Zagg

joey: i think you're right about the spray painted brick wall...

in response to: Sarnia by Zagg

Alan Kupperberg: Richie, my pop and I used to love "Smokey Stover" (by Bill Holman) and Smokey's cat, Spooky. "Nix nox." "Notary Sojack." Great nonsense. Anybody remember "Pottsy the Cop," (by Jay Irving)? Irving's......

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

Peter: ##"he was a painter who happened to use spray paint to write phrases on the walls in the street"## sort of like almost every graf writer. hmm....

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

jean-michel: jean-michel basquiat was NEVER a traditional graffiti writer. he was a painter who happened to use spray paint to write phrases on the walls in the street. big difference....

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

N.B.: i found that if you get a hard edged object and run it down your poster and squeez out all the wheatpaste extra gunk it makes it tightly pressed and then spray a clear coat......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

BZZZP: this is a perfect icon for my having taught my dog to freak out when i say "gray menace!" and look up in the trees. she loves to chase the squeels....

in response to: Mysterious Squirrel by dglenn

Doc S.......: Rick& Bob - I Believe that Miss Kingman's married name was Mrs. Merino. The shop teacher was Mr.Broder. My teachers were Mrs. Martell, Mrs. Schachner, Ms. Touster, Mrs. Sullivan, Ms. Smith, Mrs.Rietz/Mrs. Monahan (2 teachers......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

surfer: Ron, you have brought back some very old and very good memories.Growing up as a kid in Brooklyn,you learned alot from the streets because that'all we had.My neighborhood was Italian Jewish Irish & norwegian. Deposit......

in response to: Lessons I Learned in Brooklyn Your Kid Won’t Learn in Preschool by Ron Taub

Angela Bentley: Hi everyone I asked this question before didn't get a response but I grew up all over brooklyn, last years in the city I grew up in ridgewood area Palmetto ave, gates ave and onondonk......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

ndg boy: ....i remember the bad old days of the benny gang.......when they went around kicking in peoples heads with their steel toe boots and lumberjackets......before the punk thing and the shaved heads kicked in....monkland high school......

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

eyeofodin: wow, good ol' BART. l went to the city center station yesteray and it was happening...

in response to: Emptiness by joey

pauline curran : hi fiona asked my sister about frahk jr and serena frank is ateacher in the local school serena workes with disabialy people . i remember going to franks more than once to get......

in response to: Franks by barry

Gonebutnot forgotten: Grew up on Montrose Avenue across from Most Holy Trinity Church. What a beautiful church. Always reminded me of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Had cousins who went to school there and remember walking to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Gemini: I have lived in Bushwick for most of my life. I have lived on my street for 34 yrs. Bushwick is like any other neighborhood it has it's ups and downs. I referred to it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon (hlfxns0163w-142068086134.pppoe-dynamic.ns.aliant.net): keprecon: try hairspray...

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

keprecon: Ok, so i've got this fairly large sized piece, all hand drawn with all sorts of markers, pencils, and pens. Is there a household item I can use to seal the sucker up to keep......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

xarconika: Interesting to read about appearing non-suspicious; I live in Detroit and you want to look as shady as humanly possible when you're doing that stuff, because you become a target for criminals if you look......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

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......

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

caz: Wheat paste is environmentally friendly, spray adhesive is not. Using products that harm the environment defeats the purpose. Its not necessary anyway. Wheat paste is very effective....

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

anon (c122-108-152-239.sunsh1.vic.optusnet.com.au): Wheat paste is environmentally friendly, spray adhesive is not. Using products that harm the environment defeats the purpose. Its not necessary anyway. Wheat paste is very effective....

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

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

ray: joesph tardo was my grandfather his kids were pat sonny jimmy my mother mary rose and josie who lived on top of my grandfather i believe was 624 pinnones was my grandmothers maiden......

in response to: Flamelets on Vanderbilt Ave by GGP

benjamin : has anyone tried the spray adhesive you can buy at wal-mart and stores like that, how does it hold up in comparison to wheat paste? i know wheat paste can last years. ...

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

Maz, Netherne: A Tea Tray Preacher ! Thats a first for me :-)...

in response to: Coney Island Preacher by Peter

Rave: I dont spray much yet, But I plan to in the future. For that these guys will inspire me, alot from KTA, TYG and all the whole crew. You've probably seen "Rave" in buses and shelters......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

CartLegger: A fine work, in numbers, light, and all. hooray for Satan! ...

in response to: Satan\'s Gas Station by CE

מוטי ויסברוט: What a wonderfull prayer . ...

in response to: Things Seen Prior by chiamattt

leosdragyn: I live in S Ca, and currently feed two stray cats in my backyard (apartment complex). One cat I had spayed the other day, and she is a sweetie, but my indoor cats hate her......

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

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

Sam: nope didn't go to Miller..and yes, I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers. I remember all of those people..do you remember the foxes, the cini's...do you remember how betty would spray lysol at everyone when......

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

poteto: Yep;from Emerald & dauphin.worked for john gardner stocking his soda box on sat morn.played halfball on arizona E & A 1/2.Remember morgans @ fletcher st?Priscillas next to shortys? Giant great dane(GUNTHER)had to pass @......

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

Richie Fisher: Wow. I lived on the corner of Harmon and Wilson till June, 71. Cried wnen I left. I went to St. Barbs, grad. in '71. I lived 2 houses fom the other Fisher's, Georgie, Kenny......

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

carol d.: hello to ronald lees and janice seifert...I remember driving down E St. and always seeing a couple of houses near the corner on Wishart St. decorated for each holiday.It was really nice.I worked at Cramers......

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

santoro: for those of you concerned about your ink running just photo copy your origional and paste the copies yea you can only do them the size of a piece of paper but thats all you......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

Nick Thackray: my brother just came in slightly pissed and just told me about a taxi driver who used to be a monk from arrow taxi's and told him all bout gouranga and handed him books on......

in response to: Call Out Gouranga! by Jamie

myeisha: OMG!!! I'm SO glad to see all these posts. I haven't put anything on here since August of last year and I'm just amazed at all the comments from former resident's of Horner. ......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Jla: Hello to all my fellow kensington neighborsand friends, i lived in kensington all my life i grew up at 2nd and cambria then moved to D & clearfield. met my husband and moved to kensington......

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

Margo-murray: How amazing to find this site. We, the Murray Clan, my parents Terry and Denis, and my brothers, David, Brian and Mike (my sister wasn't born yet) lived at 4100 Benny from around 1953 to......

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

river otters21 girl: GCC,that is sooo good to hear.I hope and PRAY that the rest of the good people that are left will pitch in and help clean up the Kensington neighborhoods and fight for them. If everyone......

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

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......

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

OG FROM GCC: I just got back from a mission trip to Kensington. We worked at a kids camp that was located at a church on the corner of C and Indiana. Before the kids would get there. Every......

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

linda: to Irene maltman,Hi is the calderheads your talking about is it pat and john or betty who was margaret gray just a thought I know calderheads ...

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

Tomes: Dondi came from Manhattan NY.He sprayed a lot with an artist called LEE. ...

in response to: In Memory of DONDI by Metro 1

Angela Bentley: Hey BUSY MSD---Ray and Maria had an Uncle named Tony and another name Matthew...Sound familiar last I knew they moved was wondering if anyone knew them. Email me at biggirl12668@yahoo.com thanks...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CartLegger: Surely you jest Jack. I am closer than Peter (less inland at least) and I biked it! Boats make it too easy! On a boat, you can't play in the spray at Furman street--which I......

in response to: Water Falls on the City by CartLegger

joey: the unabomber lived in berkeley, ca for a while when he studied math at uc berkeley. ray pointed out the cottage today as we walked by it....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Cecilia Midiri: Wow, Kimmer Teesedale...you remember the Midiri's? Me and Mamma Ceil are still on Keim Street. She refuses to move...and hey, who am I to make her. I can't complain too much. The street was so......

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

Sandra Hampton aka Sand 120, 111... 1956: RIP Alfred, Harold, Gladys, Keith Hampton i am the grandmother of 5 of the grandchildren of lajoes older sons i have had recent contact with the family of the book. they are doing fine and......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Anon: Posting it on one blog isn't exactly "plastering it all over the internet", you know. If someone doesn't want photos taken of them when they pass out, then they should consider not passing out in......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

Hutchinson Escapee: Oops... seems Ryan Bloom wasn't a Hutch PD officer... no, he was a cop for a different city that LIVED IN AND COMMITTED his crime in Hutchinson, KS - and my mistake again - she......

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

RAY: "the past" is just that THE PAST! Time to move on and leave Kensington to the Kenzos...

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

Busy MSD: Hey Angela Bentley... I remember Raymond, last time I knew from him in 1993 he used to live on wilson Ave. he has a sister named Maria,... Are we talking about the same person? ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: This was one of the more educational posts that I have done, at least in the sense that I learned a lot from doing this post. When I initially shot the photos, I was focused on......

in response to: Rufus Rockhead Street by EvilGentleman

jonathan smith: yo tambien rayo smith y digo que sane es uno de los grandes grafiteros que han existido...

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

Angela Bentley: Hey busy what year did you live there? DO you remember a kid by the name of RAY RAY or his sister Maria. Just wondering..........

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

fembot: that spray can head character is totally fresh!...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

chuckvideo: I love that 8th image in so many ways, the rays of light are incredible, and the way the light reflects off of the front rail draws your eye to the front elements....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

anon (ool-18bcb6f0.dyn.optonline.net): crayzeeee...wonder what the job entails!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

in response to: Help Wanted (Only Girl) by Peter

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

joey: it's been over 3 years since this article first appeared. have they built the 30 story condos in memory of the two stray cats that used to live there?...

in response to: Stray Cat by ian

dan: Life in Jacksonville is what you make of it. No matter where you live, there will be folks who hate and love that place. There are valid reasons for both sides - it kind......

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

Irene Ferguson Maltman: I was born in Govan (Helen's St.) in 1940. Would love to find the Calderheads who lived upstairs also Margaret Gray. I went to Govan High. Also,I was a member of the Celtic Ballet......

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

londongirl: i have to agree with you HA HA the pearlies are laughable last year at our local club they booked a group of pearly kings and queens for a cockney night what a shambles they had some old......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

andrew: thier is a place for art ,put it on paint board canvas,not on private property,hate hate hate graffiti art, one thing for sure, these are the same people that is spraying thier crap......

in response to: graffiti alley / style in progress \'05 by jeeff

anon (205.173.35.130): To Ray Alan. Maybe you should leave. It is racist attitudes like yours that make other people think that Jacksonville is a racist place. Blacks are not the only ones who commit......

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

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......

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

Peter: not one but two {NY} shirts, heh... the shot with the frayed wire is cool... there are a few stainless steel fences like the one in that shot in my neighborhood... one of them is......

in response to: Compilation Part Five by chiamattt

EMILY: CLEANER NEW YORK: 27th Feb 2008 - 02:35 GMT THIS SPRAY PAINT DOES NOT MAKE FOR A CLEANER NEW YORK. PLEASE USE DRAWING PAPER NEXT TIME Peter: 27th Feb 2008 - 04:56 GMT i tried that; the spraypaint......

in response to: More Brooklyn Graf by Peter

terry hindley: "Hung around the Benny centre and pool quite a bit during the late 70's early 80's. As long as you didn't look for trouble you generally wouldn't find trouble. Anyone remeber the Benny Gang? or......

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

James cashan: hello jon, small world isn`t it u being mates with my cousin chris an all! cant remember who sprayed the van just recall spending hours wet n dry sanding the damn thing down it did......

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

James cashan: Found this site through my friend gary sparkes, thrilled to see people had foresight to capture Irlam and Cadisheads social history in passing lest be forgotten forever especially photos by rob tynan, yes i......

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

CE: I like these fire-extinguisher tags when done right. I've been seeing a lot of them in Montreal lately. Half are done well and look very impressive and the rest tend to look like......

in response to: Curtis & Ster by Peter

Oldfart: This isn't a hockey tradition. Montreal loves its riots ever since the Quebec legislature passed the Rebellion Losses Bill in 1849 and an English mob torched the parliament buildings, which used to be here. Since then......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

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

tasha: i curently reside in the projects the philadelphia housing auth. i go to school and have a job but still proverty stricken i believe the book portrayed good image of the projects. people who......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Nobody: Saul- perhaps sarcasm doesn't travel well through the internet. I do have a few points for your consideration, though: 1. "thats there [sic] idea of a community. Whose idea? The people who live in the projects? I......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

Nobody: Leaving the addicts, thieves & general POS'S to pray on themselves? They have those sorts of communities in NYC. Theyre called Projects. Projects, incidentally, were originally supposed to be these sorts of community-centered entities that you're daydreaming......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

saul altman: i wonder where the city of New York will build the next death town just like the one they created in Coney? They just don't get it, we need to build a community where all......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

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