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Matty Paris: Roger Brown and Connie Hawkins were completely different ballplayers from very different cultures. Connie lived in a railroad flat off Franklin and Fulton Street with his mother and brother. She did maid work. He played...... Brodidly AB: Bushwick!! What can I say? It can be an interesting place to live in and it can be a nightmare. To all those who are contemplating moving to Bushwick, on the serious tip you...... 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...... Warren S.: Sometimes, I had to report to the cloakroom straightaway or directly to the hallway. One nun had a big steel edged ruler, named "Mr. Brown;" she whacked kids across the palms of their hands with...... Excuzmepleez:
This post is in response to "remember 1966."
I remember the sad accident. It happened on Troutman Street between Central and Evergreen and it involved a boy named Joey Mistretta who was 9 years...... LUCKY: hairsy ...... 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...... C: I haven't read all of the posts, but have read many. It was quite interesting to find this post when doing a random search for something else. My family and I moved here...... upfromflames: More to the point, you are confusing problem with solution, and memory with history
The cameras by Maria Hernandez park are part of the [[6459:Bushwick Initiative]], the latest in a long line of projects to fight...... Peter: Ok, so I just got back, and here are the photos:
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the northwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}...
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a wider view of the same spot...
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the southwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}...
im sure that {upfromflames} could tell us...... Ess: To Unsure- I don't know about all the "God's children" stuff and the worn-out (and not-very-helpful) phrases like "don't give up, seek help", but I can say, as a recovered meth addict, you need to...... Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril et al,
Firstly my I pass on my condolences in the passing of your son Brian at such a young age.
Yes I forgot to mention that the first one was a double fronted shop,...... anon (host86-156-88-225.range86-156.btcentralplus.com): I have known George Major as The Pearly King of Peckham for many years, so I can write with true knowledge of this good man.
I am writing in full defence of him as I know...... JCB: I lived in this area 50 years ago. My father owned one of these buildings. He was chased out in the late 1960s by the street crime and inability to find stable tenants....... gwendolyn (jillgwenward@hotmail.com): so sad to read about all the thefts as i was there myself last fall with 2 different bikes and just had my beautiful (and recovered from last year) specialized stolen again. sigh. guess i'll...... HushUp: Ok apparently not. So here we go (I guess because of my first post I used copy and paste so it didn't go through) Sooooo, I will type it all out, just because I...... steve : Cartlegger; I'll try to be brief with some details. Please don't hold me to the exact dates because I am going back from memory and not researching. Barren Island as we knew it...... anon (cache-dtc-ab07.proxy.aol.com): I grew up in north philadephia kensington area. I still live here. I have
to say yes this area is horrible to live in and raise your children in.
It's full of drugs and violence. But...... jms: my wife and I have a 10 month old. Currently, we're looking in bushwick - want to save and purchase a home/condo once the real estate market recovers (maybe in bushwick). I've lived in...... upfromflames: HSH: I'd love the opportunity to see your photo doc on Bushwick.
I've been working on one this year.
To see part of it, check [[6851:upfromflames]]on citynoise,
or better, hit the Brooklyn Historical Society's opening...... Anon: To help with recovering your other bike or even bringing attention to this problem (and perhaps Uncle Jacobs as well) I would suggest contacting "silverman helps" through City TV. He works with city TV and...... Nando: Hey guys I have to say this is definitely one of my favorites entries ever. I am a native of Corona (on which the park lies) and I can honestly say that my life...... upfromflames: [[img:19022]]
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a few more images of buildings in the zone, that I wanted to get in before Peter!
The locked buildings are part of the abandoned housing transfer system. The decayed house front is a reno...... upfromflames: Well, the show is called Up From Flames: Mapping the Recovery of Bushwick 1977-2007
Its focussed on the redelevelopment of Bushwick, as a success of urban planning. Much of the work is being carried out by...... been: Shouldn't that be Recovery District?... upfromflames: If its history does that mean it's over?
we'll find out this summer, when a Bushwick exhbition hits the Brooklyn Historical Society. We are a group of teachers working with the Academy of Urban PLanning at...... Sonny Garguilo Natural Horseman: I can not believe what happened to Javed. I think about it so much. It is a terrible accident. I know that little cowboy is a real good rider. This could happen to anyone. I...... sine: Update II: Electric Boogaloo
this right now from [[http://www.cnn.com]]
"Roth would not release details of Foley's alleged molestation, saying only that making it public "is part of Mark's recovery" and that Foley would discuss it further when...... EvilGentleman: Rest in pieces, you worthless shit. The girl, Anastasia DeSousa, was only 18 years old, and now she's gone forever, a permanent hole in the hearts and souls of the DeSousa family. Who the fuck...... jack: sean is correct and i wish you both a speedy recovery. many people don't get to walk away from that. ... jack: sticky you will die the same way your father and friend did and the way every other drunk did since there was booze around to drink. is there anyone who will weep for the...... Cosmo: Not sure how it works in Europe, but I am certain that over here in Detroit punks would urinate all over the thing, not just into the hole, thus rending the entire surface sticky and...... EvilGentleman: Thanks for the insight, and kudos for both the timing and the recovery job. Are you doing the editing work on a laptop? I have never had need to frequent internet cafes, but I have...... hool: only 3fps for the canon 5d, which is what i'm using. 3fps is not much of a burst. "spraying" a scene with a burst of frames isn't really the best approach for...... Marlo: I love the Hart Shoe factory building. It's makes the walk down York so much more interesting, if only because it stands out like a sore thumb undergoing recovery.
Starting a business + school +...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: They are nearly as scary as Ouchy the clown, who provides "Adult Clown Services." Do not, I repeat not, click the link for straight razor services. I still haven't recovered from the sight.
[[http://www.ouchytheclown.com]]... carlos mario: Since I'm writing about gentrification in Bushwick, this all is so interesting, especially the part of the story that The Truth mentions, as it relates to what I'm writing. Roger Starr, planned shrinkage, arson, disinvestment,...... TheHutchinsonCityzen: Eh, the last photo is the AA hall. It comes alive with people at night, cuz all we have to do here is drink and recover.... Or on days like today, we get to host...... Sally:
Today is memorial day in America. THEY ARE HOLDING PARTIES AND BBQs and HAVE TOTALLY FORGOTTEN THE ABOUT 2 WORLD WARS WHERE I LOST FAMILY MEMBERS, NOT TO MENTION THEIR OWN TROUPS IN THIS LATEST...... Micah: In grades 11 and 12 I played in the school band and at year's end we played at the graduation ceremony at the Winspear Centre. Well, I believe it was in grade eleven that...... elaine: ok. i am still recovering...... procyon: i always thought the story about the sculpture was cute (from hydepark.org):
"A special treasure greets one upon emerging from the underpass, the David Wallach Memorial Fountain. In 1894, David Wallach (about whom little is...... Steven Fisher: Bushwick started out as a German, than Italian neighborhood. There were several big breweries in Bushwick. In 1979, mobster Carmine Galante was assassinated at Joe and Marie's Italian Restuarant at 205 Knickerbocker Avenue. A few...... jack: very, very good. i worked in a printing shop in the early 60's and there was a really smart guy and natty dresser. he was an avid reader and liked tom wolf's, 'look...... Elicar: RBC just renovated their lobby and part of its facade. There was a joke going around. They were trying to recover the gold in the windows!... EvilGentleman: Here is a picture of a Mohawk ironworker assisting in the 9/11 rescue/recovery/cleanup effort that was taken by FEMA [[http://www.fema.gov/]] and was posted on the CNN website [[http://www.cnn.com/]] in September 2001.
[[img:8702]]... EvilGentleman: Near Rigaud there is also a place where you can climb and zip along on pulleys between the trees called Arbraska [[http://www.arbraska.com]]. I was there on Sept 25, 2005, and I found it to be...... mr_walker: too much writing to digest. tried to leave a comment earlier, now i'm so text-drunk i'm not sure if it made it ...
anyways, GOOD ON YA, LEAH! i've done the same (i.e. return...... Teri: People who litter are pigs. Woman with white vest can do better. Hope woman on bike is recovered. Hope the City provides more trash receptacles. Hope motorists mother is embarassed.... Mews: "The side of my car got a footlong scratch by a bike courier who jumped off the sidewalk and ran a red light.
Rather than whoop his skinny butt, I called the cops and followed him...... Percival: The side of my car got a footlong scratch by a bike courier who jumped off the sidewalk and ran a red light.
Rather than whoop his skinny butt, I called the cops and followed him...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Huge props on the second one, too.
The third pic just made my brain go bang, but I think I'll recover in time. ... elaine: i like to think of nature as cthonic ranther than idyllic, and in that sense london is a very 'natural' place, everything gets used spat out, cannibalised, recovered as something else, including people (not in...... Rafael: Faith? Egotism? Insanity? Who cares. Justo belongs to that kind of men that make me recover for a while my confidence in humankind. Anyway, Justo, t'has pasao!... elaine: what ws truly vile here was after a million years of tory rule we did get a labour government and of course people felt relieved for a bit which was nice, and there are...... Colm: Re: Shankhill Road: Right on brother! let the scum have Portadown. I say! Then the ordinary protestant people can live in a peaceful 32 county Ireland without the persecution meated on them by their so...... hool: these are the only two surviving photos from my trip to montreal and mutek. there were also some ottawa photos in the set. i deleted them all accidentally, long story, and my recovery......
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