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Jane: I had to comment. This is awesome. I was born in 1949 and I lived at 1587 Carroll Street which is between Carroll and Schnectady. I lived there until I was 12 years old.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Red Flag alert: I'm a tenant in a building that had windows installed by Park Slope Windows & Glass (hereto to be referred to as "PSWG"). Overall impression: very negative. Red Flag #1: My landlord had to repeatedly call......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Richie Rubin: Yeah,dem N.Y.C.street games..how innovative WE were! a`Spauldeen'made a day of fun/excercise/kvetching,etc. WE played into da nite..no?did anyone else fill their `checkers[bottlecaps]w/wax?to make`em heavier? & did anyone play`Chinese'[against a wall]those were`city' games,but when WE went away for the summer[catskills, beach,bungalows f-a-r......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): Mrs.Gradstein was my sixth gradeteacher in 1955-6. I remember the old furniture. I never new it had been changed up till now. Therr were fruit and vegetable stores across the street from the school on Schenecktady......

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

Bob: Doc & Rick, The PS 241 teachers from the '40's era that I remember were Mrs. Olsen in K; Mrs. Delaney in the lower grades; Ms. Sturzer - who tried to make students cry; Mrs. Sakheim,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Doc S.......: ....come to think of it, we DID call the Garcia y Vega candy store Chaimowitz's - that was the owners name - nice old guy and his wife ran the place....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

rick: Doc - I think we all got our first basebal gloves and all of our sneakers at Circle ("Spaldeens" too, as I recall). Yes, your memory serves - Barton's was, indeed, across Franklin. Also, on......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Gail Miller : Hi, I oversee the tunnel and the ferry for Commissioner Garcia and we look forward to opening the tunnel back up asap. We are cleaning debris and checking the electricals and moving as quick and......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

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

Humboldt1: Arquitecto, Seriously, you don't need to use all the 5 dollar words. I have been in Humboldt Park for the past 3 years, having purchased an apartment building here in which I live. I......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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......

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

Rene Garcia: The word "diario" has different meanings, one of them being "newspaper", but it also means "diary" and "daily", the correct use for this sentence being "daily". This is a better translation of the poem Black Cat With you......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

pascale : ou sont les bons clubs a 10 si je dois faire du contacts je veux une place que sais classe jaime travailler dun bar que les filles sont belle et ont leur tete je danse......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

ChrisB: Hilarious. I have been skating off and on for my whole life. I stopped for several years for fear of an injury damaging my income/I had no insurance. Now I am 27 and 2 weeks......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969... The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story : I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Chris : First of all Toronto is hated on by all Canadians outside of the Golden Horse Shoe. One of the main reasons why is,....... the Toronto Maple Losers!!!!!!!!. It's a hockey country and the leafs used......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

zagg: "The original flag had eight stripes, with each color representing a particular component of the gay community: hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, turquoise......

in response to: The Churchmouse and Firkin by Biff

Jamie: ##"Faggots were used as the subject of an infamous 2004 radio advert by the UK supermarket chain Somerfield. The commercial featured a husband challenging his wife's repetitive routine of a set meal for each day......

in response to: 2 Faggots in Gravy by Elicar

kidcapri22yrs: ok, ok what some people are saying are that, the nazi-ideology has infiltrated the american gov't from 1930's to present, built one of their many capitol structures to capture and enslave non-anglo americans. what are......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Passerby: Art. One day when I own commercial propertyI am going to have a "free wall" for kids to post as much graf they want....

in response to: Destruction or Art by Robert Emanuel

janet: Alma--I think I left 167 at the end of the 6th grade in '46 or '47. I*'m vague because I went on to John Marshall JHS (JHS 210) on Rochester & Park Place, finished......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: hmm, i dont know whats better... the snakeskin guitar, the sequined-vested drummer, the leather pants, the white-guy-dreds or the tattoo/piercing-enhancing mesh shirt on the singer... hahahaha. btw, this post has gotten their ##"round and round"##......

in response to: Way Cool JR. by JoeyD

Montrealbunny: Upon hearing shouts of Huah! Huah! outside the window this afternoon, I found the Station 15 cops prepping for the next big win (or loss?) utilizing a variety of riot gear, and going through a......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

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......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

EvilGentleman: A few suggestions in order to reduce damage in future disturbances: 1 - Do **not** leave portable metal street signs with plate metal bases lying around on the streets when large events are taking place. Most......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: You mean we can get arrested for not using government-authorized positions? I am soooo busted... ##Six months later, in a Toronto courthouse...## Defense: "Your Honour, my client maintains his innocence in the face of these outrageous claims.......

in response to: Fuck Police! by Elicar

Newton: At their core, they're just a commercial enterprise, and are in business to make money, just like everyone else. Such a simple, blatant action as disregarding Earth Hour is practically enough to nullify all the......

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

Hobson: I lived in Israel for 4 years in the early 70's. I bought one of these from a medical student who was leaving the country. It was 11 years old. I paid $125.00 for it.......

in response to: Citroën 2CV by Peter

Steve M: Hi Deb I was brought up in Collins Close during the 1970s. I remember the cat story. I can't confirm whether this was true or not, even though I worked at the pub briefly......

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

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Rob, Thanks for resourcing the old Irlam area map.Even from the small version I believe I can recognise what would be Silver street and Fiddlers lane.It is interesting to see where the Manchester Ship Canal......

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

Len Lipner: For Alma (Weinstein) Scull: C'mon, toots, I didn't answer your emails 'cause I didn't get 'em! You know I still love you, and would've answered every one. The funny thing about Tommy's was that when it changed......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Tex: Remember to your dying day, one of the most precious rights we have is Freedom Of Speech, which is guaranteed to each of us under the Constitution of the United States. Excercising this freedom......

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

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......

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

EvilGentleman: We were lucky here. Our IKEA is located in a commercial/industrial area wedged between two highways and the airport. Exactly where it belongs....

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

Chris: I just happened over this page while looking for something via Google, but I couldn't just let this go- I grew up in Hutch, but no longer living there. I moved to the West Coast......

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

Birdperson: If your bird is biting you do need to try to figure out why in order to stop the behavior. Recently my green cheek conure decided to take a chunk out of my lip.......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

Jan: Recently I took my grandson to the children's room in the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. It had not changed from the way I remember it in the 40's, except for the inclusion......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Len Lipner: Note to Marcia Halperin: I remember the creamed spinach at Dubrow's, best in the world, along with the rice pudding. They had another more upscale restaurant, Dubsons ("Dubrow's Sons"). somewhere around Franklin Avenue I think.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Elicar: Alkawl, I don't know where you are from, but there are gorgeous weathers (even in the winter) and there are awful weathers here in Canada. And knowing such could make your life a lot easier. Yes,......

in response to: It Will Be a Long Winter Part II by Elicar

EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct. Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just......

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

greene and knick: Reading this column.. Interesting, since I grew up near Greene & Knick. and remember the murder at the pizzeria on Irving and greene in the early 70's. Just wondering, from the 11/17 comments, why would you......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bob: The Hutchinson, KS haters amuse me. I'm sure some of them have lived in other cities, some have attested to it in their diatribes. However it seems that they are either young or......

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

EvilGentleman: My hometown is {Kahnawake}, across the {Mercier Bridge} from {Lasalle}. I have been living in {Dorval} for the last two years, and I have also lived in {Lachine} and {Verdun}. I am also very familiar......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

Peter: hux: i may be reaching here, but common sense would seem to indicate that hotdogs are probably not the ##only## kind of fast-food available in {oslo}, or {norway} as a whole... im sure......

in response to: Typical Norwegian Food by Rune-Willem

Dick: The neighborhood during the early 40's was fabulous. PS 241 on President Street was new. In the schoolyard, softball center & right field were along the fence to the BMT trench. A home run hit......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

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

jeeff: it's the arboreal equivalent of body piercing....

in response to: We Nail Road Signs to Trees. by AG

rick: I lived at 881 Washington Ave (Carroll St) across from Botanic Gardens, Clara Barton (H.S. for Homemaking) and PS 241. What a place to grow up - deadend street to play in plus three school......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Michael: I grew up in Yorkville in the 1950's. We lived on 90th St between First and York. I remember the fireboat station at the foot of 90th St just outside the fence at Schurz park.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

G: Yes, Catford is in for a wholesale regeneration project over the next decade. If you want the cat to be preserved, make sure you tell the council, as well as having your say on......

in response to: The Giant Cat of South London by I.T.U.C.

EvilGentleman: Georges, The predominant prejudice in Montreal is still language. As an English-speaker, I seldom notice anti-Americanism among the French Quebecers. This may be due in part to my not being to understand most of what......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

jerome: bonjour , désolé je ne parle pas anglais ou si peu... je possède un side by side buddy bike en mauvais état; pour pouvoir le rénover j'aurai besoin d'un lot de pedales (à double pas......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

EvilGentleman: The simple reality is, Americans are welcomed warmly by most Montrealers, and generally disliked but tolerated by the rest. And that dislike is often because they are getting mistaken for Torontonians, or other English-speaking Canadians. Dislike......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

germz: 26 (?) pics: 16 contain large (25% or more of total) areas of underexposure; 15 contain garbage or spills; in almost every case something is tightly packed -- people, magazines, autos, bikes, etc. it does "feel"......

in response to: 08-05-07 by chiamattt

anon (ip-164.39.99.216.dsl-cust.ca.inter.net): Yes the new IGA is more expensive. There is more variety though. I moved to NDG in '04, and have to say Esposito is more expensive and very limited, not to mention the rent is......

in response to: Fuck the IGA by CE

Márcio Barreto: [[img:22714]] Bear!!!!...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22713]] USP ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22712]] More sunset...trying to see McNaught's comet!!!!! ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22711]] IAG at sunset ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22710]] The jungle around the stone jungle...This photo was taken at USP (at IFUSP - Instituto de Física da USP, or Physics Institute of USP...where I got my graduation). The buildings in the background are near......

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22709]] Bird!!!!! ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22708]] An old observatory in São Paulo (it belonged to IAG, but no more). When it was constructed, the city was very far away; now the city surrounds it (the lights of the city make impossible......

in response to: São Paulo by Márcio Barreto

Márcio Barreto: [[img:22707]] A marmoset showing its tongue to me...This photo was taken at Vinhedo (USP has an old observatory at this little town of São Paulo state) ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22706]] The same "João de barro" ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22705]] I'm the architect, I created the Matrix (Matrix Reloaded). This is a "João de Barro" (furnarius rufus), or something like "Muddy John or John of clay"...this kind of bird is an architect and construct with......

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22704]] ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22703]] ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22702]] ...

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Márcio Barreto: Flowers!!!!!!...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22701]] The radiotelescope dish... ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22700]] A radiotelescope at Atibaia (São Paulo state)...The radiotelescope is inside the big ball, it protects the antenna of the radiotelescope from the weather ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22699]] A fleecy appearence of the clouds on the sky... ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22698]] ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22697]] ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22696]] ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22695]] ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22694]] ...

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Márcio Barreto: The sky after the storm (on the same Sunday when I catched the rainbow above)...it was (more or less) 5 p.m...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22693]] The same rainbow with a sepia's effect (it looks like a lightning sent by God!!!!!) ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22692]] A rainbow...I was working (on a Sunday) at IAG when I photographed it ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22691]] Presence of God!!!! ...

in response to: São Paulo by Márcio Barreto

Márcio Barreto: All of the photos below were taken at USP (University of São Paulo), it's where I work (on my master thesis in Astronomy, at IAG - Instituto de Astronomia e Geofísica, or Institute of Astronomy......

in response to: São Paulo by Márcio Barreto

Márcio Barreto: [[img:22690]] The Cathedral of Sé (inside of it)...attempting requests!!!!! ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22689]] Now you're seeing my city in its north direction, São Paulo extends for (more or less) 15 km in this direction. ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22688]] Now you're seeing my city in its west direction, São Paulo extends for (more or less) 15 km in this direction. ...

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Márcio Barreto: [[img:22687]] Now you're seeing my city in its east direction, São Paulo extends for (more or less) 30 km in this direction. ...

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procyon: General consensus seems to be a combination of luck (sometimes it's just unlocked) and being polite/respectful to the people who work there (i.e. if you see people working inside, try asking nicely if you can......

in response to: The Tent of Tomorrow, Revisited by procyon

Marcia Halperin: I have been researching the Dubrow's cafeteria that was on Eastern Parkway off Utica Avenue. Does anyone have memories of eating there?...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: Terrible tragedy, amazing photos. Thank you for thinking of sharing this with us, it really helps us understand the need to fix the crumbling highway infrastructure across North America. Here in Quebec, we are presently having......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

Rudy: Built in 1950, The Washburn Tunnel is the only operational underwater vehicle tunnel in the state of Texas. The Baytown Tunnel was demolished several years ago for the construction of the Fred Hartman Bridge (SH......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

maybetoday: I don't know a whole lot about the history of this neighborhood. I do know that it is in the midst of gentrification right now. It seems to me that the housing on......

in response to: Forest Park Southeast by maybetoday

kjh: "systematic gentrification?" more like systematic commercialization. poor people should band together and buy property, houses, land, and try to ignore mass commercialism and pressures to conform to ever-changing fads and fashions....

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Xavi: I live in Humboldt Park, in the Paseo Boricua commercial strip. Reading through most of these comments, I have this to write: In order to understand the state of Humboldt Park and the Puerto Rican......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Julian: I've thoroughly enjoyed all the stories on this page. Especially the one about the pissed off squirrel, the pooing while begging for food cat, and the BYOT raccoon. What a trio. I found this site via......

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

EvilGentleman: at least the plate did not say "MOTRCITY"...

in response to: Two Birds with One Stone: Detroit in New York by Peter

Carmel Garcia from The Island of Malta: I visited Dusseldorf last January (2007) of a working visit with two of my colleagues on the fiscalis (VAT). It's a wonderfull place especially the new parliament and other buildings.We had some session about the......

in response to: Rhine from above by Wolk Off

Frank S. Besner: The strong Socialist/Communist presence in the Pointe has always hit me as something of an obvious necessity. I haven't experienced a neighbourhood in witch the pattern of affluence and scarcity is so tightly sandwiched. The......

in response to: Revolt! by CE

EvilGentleman: I have to laugh when I think about this one, Guy. No matter which way I view this piece, I keep saying "Yeah, but..." in my head. I don't know if they ever used the American......

in response to: Revolt! by CE

EvilGentleman: I am absolutely in love with this sort of remnant of days gone by. I always take shots of old ads and names that have been painted on the sides of brick buildings. It is......

in response to: Maxim Radio, et Al by GGP