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Comments about ridgeThere are 100 comments about "ridge"
Rohinton Ghandhi: November 27th, 2008
To City Noise Editors,
I have recently begun writing articles for the Verdun Messenger's new English Corner segment. They cover Verdun's history and the people within it.
I thought your group...... 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...... anon (64.251.52.163): i go under that bridge alot but theres mad toys that ruined shit
... BELROC IOF: There is also another Bel doing freight right now.
I would have to see the train to tell you.
Guess its a common name now.
And yes that bridge across from the DMV was my spot for years.
Now...... marcella: I am a bridge operator. It is the coolest occupation. Yes it does exist.... anon (ool-4356388d.dyn.optonline.net): In one of those photos Is that the bridge near the DMV? ... Allan: Concord Hotel building has been raized and a multi-billion $ hotel/casino is being built on that site. Property all around is/has been bought up, probably for associated functions or businesses.
Did you ever swim at...... Second Road: This occurred in Bay Ridge not quite a year ago.... upfromflames: Dang! You are right! I am so used to going to this shop, getting out at this subway stop, that I did not realise I was in Ridgewood the whole time! Well, it does not...... Ithaca college student: Wait, isnt this place in ridgewood and not bushwick????
If im not mistaken, then this is should be right of the mrytle-wyckoff station, isnt that ridgewood?... Viv Shackleton: My dad is 80 on 8 November. We are taking him on a trip down memory lane. He used to live on Liverpool Road and his uncle worked on the Barton Road Swing Bridge and...... Rich: Great pix Wally, especially the first one, love your presentation this should be a collecter's item. Thank you for your time and effort. On the other side of this, my brother said he was on...... Diane: I am also from the Yuba area. Actually I am Kaeleen, Helen and Kim's relative. I was a Machovec and my mother's maiden name was Revels. I happen to work with Teena Wallace who lives...... pissed off local: you have just focused on the bad have u actualy seen anything u wanted to see or were u in a bad mood that day
1. the only flying lancaster bomber in europe
2. the 1...... 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...... Rudy: As of this posting, no other information is known to the schedule for when the tunnel will be re-opened. I phoned the commissioner's office that handles the tunnel operations and she told me that no...... DonDon: I Boil a pot of water.
Put Flour in a cup and and add cold water. stir
Turn off heat on pot of water
now stir in the cup of flour and cold water into the...... Jewels: Was the one under the bridge before Yarraville the one with the milk crate erection?
Two have been destroyed near Newport. One has the crates hung on the fence and the other thrown...... ricardo: I like the bridges in new york
... Heather: I've thoroughly enjoyed the photos and information here. Fellow Barton and Trafford folk might like to know that the Grade 1 listed All Saint's Church (just over Barton Bridge, opposite B&Q) is trying to raise...... 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...... Marinus Abrahamse: These are very valuable photos. I am a Hydrometric Surveys Technologist with Water Survey of Canada (part of Environment Canada). We have a water level monitoring gauge a few hundred feet below the Pottery Road...... Amanda: Thank you for actually including photos of each bridge! I've been searching the web for a Site just like this. Thank you!... anon (happy.its.unimelb.edu.au): there's a new one under a bridge before yarraville - talk about UPPING the ante!
so nice to be giggling on teh way to work on a freekin MONDAY!
Thank you milk crate fairy!!!... EvilGentleman: Whoah, nice new bridge there.... Steve: Hi from down under. On a recent trip to NY we took a boat ride around Manhattan and were very surprised to see a bridge similar to our famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. We were also...... joseph bridge: hey scott, i'm doing fine. man its been a long time..wow. my family is doing fine. we are all married w/kids except for denise. how are you doing. also where do you live now. it...... Dusty : Hey all, that's some great work. This is gonna sound odd, but my church needs a good street artist for a project they're doing for hamilton kids. Nobody has to admit to anything, but if...... Rita: Thank you for these pictures. My two Italian, Great and Grandfather were stone carvers on this bridge. ... scott hall : lil joey bridge do you remember me? hows your sisters i moved out in the 80s ... blast from the past: Does anyone remember hanging out on the hellgate bridge? I bet my name is still up there.. What about the kids from Bryant high school.... anyone remember Brian Wolfort...PJ's Bar....Wetsons on northern blvd........ Path Engineer: Too bad you were passing a westbound newark train in that picture over the Hackensack bridge, I should know I drive them. And just to let you know what ur doing is illegal and hope...... Ecto 5000: i lived on Menahan st and Wilson ave rite on the corner in the projects.They were called p60 now they are called Hope Gardens, ive moved away and came back and things have change.But for...... Simon : what happened to the Newburgh Beacon Bridge and Bear Mountain Bridge (since you included Mid Hudson Bridge)... joseph bridge : hey rulz, remember when frank from bee' s would say... no hangin on the corner fellas about 30 times a day. asteroids....a quarter and 5 hours to play....asteroids champion....priceless. ieven remember when frank banned me...... christina : I went in the Tapan Zee Bridge which scared me very badly because I am afriaid of bridges. I'm going on it in September and hopefully it will be safe while I am driving. Thank...... Some Guy Ya: Wow I thought the new widening of the rail bridge down by Queen would have alleviated this. Pretty interesting. ... 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...... ekspo: [[img:28495]]
this is the picture i took yesterday.
this is sane's piece on the hellsgate bridge.
i dont believe he fell off this bridge and died, but if i am wrong, please correct me.
RIP SANE!... ekspo: i was comin home from jfk yesterday and saw sane's piece on the hellsgate bridge. i will try to upload the pic.
did he fall off the hellsgate when he died?
RIP SANE... JOSEPH BRIDGE: great games, awsome memory..but what about lawyers...you lost me
... Hapless: Looks like a chunk of Maine coastline dropped in the middle of NYC. In which part of the city is the G.W bridge?... jack: nice shot, i forgot about that lighthouse and the grey bridge, there was a children's book written about it when i was a child. i googled it and found out about the book, check...... Peter: ch. 13 is pretty standard for such bridge communications. but beware that if you need the bridge to be opened, you need to contact them well in advance, as they have to work around the...... Peter: when i got back into town this past weekend, the sight of the (agreeably underwhelming) {brooklyn bridge} waterfall greeted me, so that was my first chance to see them... glad to find your photos, man......... VALKYRIE: I brought my boat from upstate NY yesterday and was confronted with the Spyten Dyvil swing bridge in a closed position. There are no signs on the Hudson River side of the bridge with...... Captain Obvious: I've seen *several* of those Invisible Bridges, 'round the world...
Fascinating, always...... snolan: For any of you interested. There is a Kensington reunion at Lighthouse Point in NJ. It is at ShawCrest Marina on the right hand side of of rte 47. Right before the bridge that goes...... luna park: nice flicks, particularly the 2nd one! i finally saw the brooklyn bridge one last night and was decidedly underwhelmed.... JOSEPH BRIDGE: we are the voices of the past. i do agree that the thousands of current residents of kensington should be heard on here. they can share their concerns. i'm sure some people in kensington have...... 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...... JOSEPH BRIDGE: any questions .... JOSEPH BRIDGE: hey peter, i'll give you one reason why kensington sucks. my father, hard working, family man left work early one night in march of 1990 because he was sick. you see he worked the graveyard...... JOSEPH BRIDGE: oh boy, you didn' t bring up the race card.... JOSEPH BRIDGE: what kind of boost are we talking about. we both agree that goverment assistance didn't work. it sounds like you believe corporate america will do the trick. i think they will take advantage of the...... JOSEPH BRIDGE: by the way peter, kensington is really that bad and has been for years.... JOSEPH BRIDGE: look, i do agree with some of your comments.you are trying to help out the residents of kensington.but there will never be a total sense of community in the neighborhood. that is vital. and thats...... Joseph Bridge: my dad was a grease monkey... who paid his bills...took care of his home...sent his children to college...oh..and no goverment assistance...people like you are bullshittin the entire community...do you even know what kensington was like...... Joseph Bridge: sorry, but this is the reality i see when i rarely visit family who still live there. the cup is half empty, thanks.... Joseph Bridge: beautiful response serlingrod...you paint a rosy picture of kensington... you must be an artist type. lets talk reality here. business investment in kensington: mom and pop stores, laundrymats, stop and go...for that 40 oz,...... phantom: Regarding the economic side of the Kensington exodus - Google: Kensington and Globalization. The frst entry in the search findings should be a paper on the topic published at Kutztown State by Mike Kelly on...... JOSEPH BRIDGE: the largest exodus occured in the late 70's and lasted throughout all of the eighties. people who could afford to move did just that. but the neighborhood held its ground til about 1987-88. then, real...... JOSEPH BRIDGE: yeah, white flight. that about sums it up.... ridge: what does PPL or PPLS stand for anyone?... Dave Moore: Stumbled on the site while attempting to get images of King Street in Stretford from the 60's and 70's. Excellent images. Brought back memories from when I worked near to Barton Bridge (Manchester Oil Refinery)...... jack: my daughter lives in high bridge.... Jim Isham: I would really like to see a map of where these bridges are located in NYC. It's great to see the pictures, so I can I.d them on the ground, but how about a location...... Jim Isham: I would really like to see a map of where these bridges are located in NYC. It's great to see the pictures, so I can I.d them on the ground, but how about a location...... Jim Isham: I would really like to see a map of where these bridges are located in NYC. It's great to see the pictures, so I can I.d them on the ground, but how about a location...... Ella Street: Hey bill yes we are still over the bridge. Got a trailer in cape may court house if you and Alie get down that way get my # from john and give me a call....... John (aged 44 and a bit): Ahh so many memories. I left irlam in 1985 not i may add for the sandy beaches and climate of a far off land but the more mundane surroundings of Oldham. I grew up on...... Joanne Amorello Minor: Hello Sheila, Yes thats right about my nanna and grandad and mum, my nan was Jessie and my grandad was Bob, my nan was an auxillary nurse at Bridgewater Hospital and my grandad an ambulance...... Bill F: Hey Gumba!!! Wow.... haven't heard the Kwi Chang reference in a long time.... how the hell are you? Yep still down the street... You still across the bridge? As far as the leg...well it's about...... Charlie Gouldie: I was born in Weir St 1960 and went to St Margarets, I still stay in Plantation next to the new Squinty Bridge. I still go round to the Stanley Bar where a lot of...... ante croatia: oooooh my god every bridge in new york has it's own charisma.i am 13 and i love all bridges especially suspension ones and cable stayed bridges but new york bridges-paradise for me.i especially love the...... jack: the earliest i remember is Staten Island in 1948, it was country then, i was 6, but there is a story i personally know is true, because i made it up so there, and it...... abiona thompson: dude you should get picks of the shit curtis and ster did when walking over the williamsburg bridge from brooklyn to manhattan if you walk on the right side when getting on the bridge and...... Alison Lawford: Hi Dave: Thanks for the Pictures. I walked over the swingbridge on a sunday morning, passing the Barton power station in the 60s. I now live in NSW Australia. My brother still lives over there....... Michael Aronne: I grew up at Barren Island Marina in the early 1980's thru late 2000 and still go back. I grew up sein netting and combing those beaches from the one bridge the belt Pkwy goes...... jimmy white: [[img:27437]]
The Tarzen bridge..We had many a good night as teenagers playing music with the aid of a generator..well before the acid house craze...... treee: do some hiking around where the old bridge ranch is, see troy regas has had teh ranch and licence and property in his name a few years ago ( cuz he owns...... Gary Sparkes: hey ,has anyone got any more photos of irlam shopping centre (maypole) also what happened to tarzan bridge, isnt it there anymore??? you cant find ropeswings like that any more, i remember tying one...... Re; KOTS: Hi James, yeh i knew about kots through my mates who used to go and see you (they are on the snubtv clip on youtube but not sure if you are in that line up)...... James cashan: hi norma ,
yes i remember brian,may know your brothers by face,we would get anywhere from 1 to 2
hundred people down at tarzan bridge,crossie was a regular face at our shin digs and would often...... Stan Hodgson: Hi Great site, was directed to it by Benny Hilton, I was born in Windsor Ave 1944 then moved to Carlisle Drive about 1963,along with my older sister Patricia and brother Bill, . We all...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Rob..... think I'm forming a reputation here... and I told you in confidence!! hahaha.
James - I remember my younger brothers (Stuart & John), talking about Tarzan Bridge. They are the same age...... James cashan: RE: Jon Burgess, ha ha well spotted jon i dont think that public demand, finance nor desire is great enough for that. K.O.T.S. Fans and those that remember us are a rare commodity,although i...... joey: in california all the bridges now have height signs posted. ... marlene: Winnipeg definitely deserves to be on the list. Its skyline is distinctive--especially in the dead of winter when its really cold and ice fog clouds are in the air and the sky is clear...... Harold Sewell, NB Canada: Peter, thanks ever so much for this collection of bridges... I have traveled over many of them... and I also like the movie "Queens Logic" which has the Hell's Gate bridge in it.
Thanks again.... EvilGentleman: I have an old pic from 1994 or 1995 posted in one of my posts in the [[3039:Train Derails on Bridge]] series. I am currently about 305 pounds (people always guess me at about 250...... Jon Burgess: Hi, its great to see old photies of the place i grew up, my dad (John burgess) and his dad (Tom Burgess) used to work at the steel works and my dad also worked at...... RIDGE: I know who spin he does dome cool shit, but have you guys seen these KUSH tags there pretty good. But still every were i look its KTA.... NewYorkDave: Hmmm, I just realized that that route wouldn't have made any sense considering the number of blocks involved. The pretzels surely would have been cold by the time he reached Onderdonk--unless he were running the...... marie: you mentioned one main reason Saskatoon did not make cut was because there were no distinguishing features. I often sit in car or walk along Spadina viewing our skyline in wonder at the very...... Gary Sparkes: found this site by accident,great to see so many of my childhood memories i went to irlam endowed, irlam high,used to play at tarzan bridge ,steel works ,jezzies,princess park,the maypole,we once stole a wooden rowing...... Cyril Bagshaw: On the Warrington side of the Cadishead bridges there was an old thatched cottage, almost opposite what was The Lombardian store near Fir St.
Does it still exist,and has anyone had heard of the ghost...... Mike: Brothel owner asks to suppress evidence
By BEN NEARY • Associated Press Writer • January 15, 2008
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* What’s...... BELROC IOF: Well it's on Metro-North property and that little stone bridge that you have to cross is historical. They should work with the state to make it some kind of park.
The kind you can paint graffiti...... markit: Dude, they should really legalize the BK bridge, that place is one of the dopest spots of all time. Ahh memories...
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