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Rob: This reminds me of the lighting on the Zakim Bridge in Boston. http://en.structurae.de/files/photos/1922/zakim/zakim_bridge.jpg Normally it's lit in blue, but they change it depending on the holiday, or other occasions. Green on St. Patricks day, Red, white and......

in response to: New 35W Bridge Before Dawn by Tyfoid Kid

john g: much like marriott its bin a while since I lived in catford (culverley road) but its still the only place I call home as well....

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

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

Allan: Richie, I lived in the same building as Judy Oshinsky. I have a few photos of us back around '55-58. She had 2(I think) brothers. On the corner of Schenectidy and Union was a dry cleaner......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Warren S.: Richie, you are right on the money there! It's like it was practice for more violent things to come. I hear that St. Barbara's church is or was closed, and they only say masses on......

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

Elijah: And with his chariots, like a whirlwind.............. That's how Christ is coming back. In the so called mystical thing that you see on the X-Files every Friday night. All the so called U.F.O 's. These......

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

chae sone: Mad cowed assemblymen. WHO REPRESENTS KOREA? The Korean people want to be free from the mad cow riots. It reminds Rousseau’s statement. “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is chains.” In this social condition, he proposed......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

julie lorraine jackson: HELLO GWENDA ANDISON THIS IS JULIE LORRAINE JACKSON, I DON'T HAVE PLAN FOR SUMMER AS I ONLY STAY REST HOME. I ONLY HAVE 3 BRIOTHERS AND ONE SISTER THATS ALL. FROM JULIE LORRAINE JACKSON...

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

Mike L.: [[img:28039]] Looks like some guerrilla-patriot (water-balloon insurgency?) got the last word. ...

in response to: 911 Mural, Now Whitewashed, Was on Cooper Square. by Mike L.

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

anon (h-67-101-223-88.snfccasy.dynamic.covad.net): that's america. the police protect the patriots. looking good there jack....

in response to: Memorial Day in My Home Town by jack

Kathy Hulse: To: Ginny Orr In case you didn't get your answer of where the Apha Baptist Church was located, it was Hancock and York Streets. ......

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

chiamattt: I had no problems whatsoever. The vast majority of China Supporters (chinese students) were full of smiles and willingly posed for pictures. The Seoul Police were polite and didn't hinder my movements at all. I......

in response to: Olympic Torch Relay by chiamattt

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

Rioteer: Yes, exactly. Which makes one know that it was probably started by drunks, bad apples, or people just ready to unleash some aggression under the pretense of a Hockey Game victory as the game itself......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Rioteer: When the Police come dressed for battle, a battle they're always going to get. You heard of 'Positive Visualisation'? It's like that, but not positive. A sport event is no reason to battle, and......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

CE: I was there during the celebrations but left before the riots began. I was going to bike back up at about 1:30am but unfortunately got a flat tire when I was leaving (and my......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

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

EvilGentleman: Actually Peter, logic would tell you that a loss would have been catastrophic, I agree. But that is not the case in Montreal. Had the Canadiens ##lost##, the crowds would have been grumpy and sullen,......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Some of the Youtube videos are something else... WOW! [[http://youtube.com/results?search_query=habs+riot&search_type=]]...

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Pearlykingjim: Wotch ya Kim I know what you are saying and i agree 100% the problem is that we have a wave of new pearlies with little or no cockney pearly history,and they seem to forget that......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

kim : he he jim if you do write that book maybe i will join you and air my views about stolen titles too. still find it funny when i look on the different web pages that......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

CartLegger: That would be the [[wiki: tompkins square park police riot]], I believe. Quite a historical turning point in the gentrification of NYC....

in response to: A Tree and Resident in Tompkins Square Park by jack

CartLegger: That would be the [[wiki: tompkins square park police riot]], I believe. Quite a historical turning point in the gentrification of NYC....

in response to: A Tree and Resident in Tompkins Square Park by jack

kim shea: hi peggy my nan is rose marriott and my mum is jean marriott both are still here and thriving if you would like to email me i would answer any questions re the marriotts or......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Mr. Jones: Yeah, The Bricks was bad, but in many ways it was surreal. Go back and read it's real history.Before the great migration and the riots.Even after that, boring could never be said about the city......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

sonnet: I grew up on Cambria St near Emerald in the 1940's and went to Willard School. My grandparents had a store on Kensington Ave and lived above the store. The el roared by......

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

Peter: bob: i was poised to go to great effort to provide you links to mass-media sources that refute almost everything you say- about the misplacement of blame in iraq, about soldiers who refuse to go......

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

Peggy: Does anyone have any information about John & Rose Marriot pearly king & queen of Finsbury park, They had children Jean & John....

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

JimQV : A young lady named Geraldine just posted that she had moved to Bushwick Ave & Eldert St, and doesn't feel insecure. My Mom was born in a house on Eldert St is 1922. Her relatives......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

kim: i noticed there is someone looking for the pearlies marriott i have alot of information regarding them if you need any help at all let me know...

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

audre: i was born here in salina, still live in salina, and will probly die here after i move and come back... these pics makes salina look BORING and dull but, honestly..that side of town is BORING......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

jamal: I remember the Henry Horner projects very well. I never lived in any of them but lived one block away on Warren Blvd. near Damen. I remember as a little boy when they were......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

coastagirl66: MARRIOT I AM GLAD YOU HAVE FOUND WHAT YOU WAS LOOKING FOR MARRIOT AND WIGGY WERE LOVELY AND NEVER FORGOTTEN IN MY THOUGHTS. IF THERE IS ANY HELP YOU NEED JUST ASK MY PETAL X X X......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

marriott: Got the info from the society list page - sorted it out myself ta....

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

marriott: To coastagirl66, I have a little information regarding pearly marriott's: Beatrice Marriott - Festival Queen, Edward (Wiggy) Marriott - King, Jessie Marriott - Queen. I am interested in any history you (or others) can add or......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Marriott: You only miss something when it is truely gone. Been 4 years since I lived in catford and that place is still the only place I call home....

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

Peter: nice shots! whats the story with the heavy riot-cop presence? those busses and crazy yellow armored-car look sort of foreboding... was there some sort of event happening?...

in response to: 07-12-01 by chiamattt

coastagirl66: i have an herritage to be a princess but have not put a suit on for years. i have met many many pearlies but one pearly stay's in my mind george pearly king of peckham;......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

serlingrod: I absolutely love this pictures. It looks like you can jump from one mountaintop to the next. I took a flight from Detriot to Tokyo that lasted 12 hours, so that sounds about right. I......

in response to: Alaska, From Above by Elicar

CartLegger: Li'l U: I'd love to get my hands on the tompkins square riot to my students. Any clue on how to get hold of it?...

in response to: Your House Is Mine - Return of a Legend by little ukraine

little ukraine: glad to see so much love for Missing Foundation and the like. CartLegger, there is a pretty decent amount of information online. Try http://www.hungryeyerecords.com/bands/missing_foundation/index_old.html http://petemissing.de/ in addition to Peter's links above. Also, the work of......

in response to: Your House Is Mine - Return of a Legend by little ukraine

CE: Thanks for this! I looked up the Tompkins Square Park Riots and it's very interesting. I didn't know about any of it....

in response to: Your House Is Mine - Return of a Legend by little ukraine

Kim: Yes it's me.One of the Pearsall girls.Kaeleen & Helen's sister.I really like this site.Hope more people see it and join in.Those 2 day dances were a riot and the dam,wow!!!life was so uncomplicated then.The memories......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

jack: i as on the howdy doody show in 1947 or 48 i forget, i was a member of the peanut gallery then i was on the old farmer grey show which was sponsered by cott......

in response to: Bodega Heads by Peter

Toxteth Riot: Hi EvilGentleman. I don't like the term FYROM. I am not a fan of the term Republic of Macedonia either. The Graeco-Romans, that is, the indigenous population of the South-Easter Meditarranean, as a people share a common......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

EvilGentleman: The Olympic Stadium is one of the most beautiful of Montreal's vast collection of White Elephants. Originally expected to cost 134 million dollars, it wound up costing 1.61 **billion** dollars, or about 1200% of its......

in response to: The Big-O by Cinic

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......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dee: I was born in Bushwick in 1955. I left when I got married in 78. Bushwick was a really nice area until the mad exodus of the 60's everyone ran.Brodway was a great shopping area......

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

Andy: Protest day? Get all the protests over with in one day a year? lol Anyway awesome riot police photos. Some public don't even look slightly phased though....

in response to: Mayday by chiamattt

upfromflames: I was a little disappointed at your original presumption that the mysterious empty spaces in Newark once held decayed housing full of junkies. Actually, some of them used to contain thriving neighborhoods, some Italian white,......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Chris: Just read the piece its pritty poor, i guess its supposed to be creative writing but its jumbled hard to read and pointless whats rapid got to do with living in a cheap flat amoungst......

in response to: rapid hardware by elaine

John Bland: The reason it is cleaner is because they have displaced the residents they didn't wanted and now providing superb services, except to those areas that they are still trying to bulldoze. I grew up on......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

EvilGentleman: CE, I kind of figured as much, since I had a few similar false posts under my name as well. I have no clue why some Torontonians are so intent on competing. Maybe the rivalry......

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

compatriot: my man was hella drunk wilding out comedian style......

in response to: No Standing by compatriot

compatriot: I can't remember, might even be in Manhattan....

in response to: Subway Love by stillsken

diesel city: haha hello riot. do you know the dcr boys? ive never heard of your name pop up before, ive met sum one a couple times though lol i ll tell him when i next see......

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

EvilGentleman: You're welcome, Susannah. I thought I was just spouting gibberish, like I usually do. No matter whether it is called religion, politics, kinship, patriotism, corporatism, ideology, loyalty, authority, "support", righteousness, or what have you, they are......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

Ex-Montrealer: Moved away in 1985 - so even though names were already changed I will always think of Boul. Rene-Levesque as Dorchester, the Marriott as the Chateau Champlain, etc! When did Farine Five Roses lose the "Flour"?...

in response to: Milk Bottle Water Tower by EvilGentleman

Cosmo: Glad to meet you, joey! Once in a lifetime is a good minimum to visit any place. 1972 must have been a tough time to visit, so soon after the riots and all.......

in response to: Bush\'s Garden of Eating by Cosmo

riot: as an old skool peterborough street artist from the 90's,and someone who has visited places like new york city to see street art, i would just like to thank the one up crew for placeing......

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

Whipslinger: Peter, to cure your curiousity about all those vast vacant lots, they used to house 12 story clusters of housing projects with names like Prince St. and Hayes Homes and Scudder Homes etc. They......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

ZooPaul: Right on Anon The only rational response to conflict is the restoration of harmony. I was born in Canada of Catholic parents from the Republic of Ireland, and came to Ireland when I was 4. I remember......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

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......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Chris Erb: I tried getting to windows in the Mariott but there were no windows from the hallways and I wasn't brave enough to walk into rooms that were being cleaned....

in response to: Milk Bottle Water Tower by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Yeah, I know. I was not very satisfied with the angle I had, either. I wound up taking this shot from the parking lot at the corner of Rene Levesque and Mackay. I think I......

in response to: Milk Bottle Water Tower by EvilGentleman

Grange: Well its been a busy weekend, sun , fun , to many drinks . So i leave you with this . I love my Country , sue me ...lol Oh Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot......

in response to: Oh Canada by Grange

Ruairí: Hi Jamie Just wondered - what area of london are you from? I am originally from Lisnaskea but live in London now. I have had the idea of going round to to your neighbourhood and taking photos of......

in response to: Cross Street and Blossom 2002 by Jamie

GUS BRENNAN: i would like to hear from any other ex-patriot barlickers, who miss the town, or would like any information concerning anything about barlick, i would be only to happy to help........

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

GUS BRENNAN: patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel...

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Kelsey & Tori: definatly all though allthough allways thier suprise inialate bitchs A *true* patriot never lets a little correct spelling and grammar stand in his way, eh?...

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

jamie: it seems to be a rant about the proliferation of flags here lately. Specifically the flag of st. george. the ##'english'## flag, as pictured. It's all to do with the world cup but as i'm......

in response to: Cromwellian B\'stards! by Lawrence

EvilGentleman: As far as I know, the block you are referring to (the north side of Sainte-Catherine between Lambert-Closse and de Chomedy) has closed down simply due to the fact that the Forum closed in 1996,......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: elaine, the pink Scotiabank building is not home to Barbie, but I think that Squirrel that hangs out with Spongebob Squarepants might frequent the place fairly often. Chris, I am a political science major who is......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

EvilGentleman: "I would like a crunch, mister. And, where is the monkey?" Wow, your mangling of French surpasses mine. Drop me a line if you come by, we'll go wander the city together. It should be......

in response to: April 19 2006 Montreal by EvilGentleman

Riot 1 fr. Santa Fe: Thats some Dope shit ey.Yo shit is loco. Good work gettin' up. R.I.P. dr.sex ...

in response to: Dr. Sex Graffiti by Legalize Life

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Now I can use one of my favourite phrases: riot of colour. Ah, that felt good. I love the delicate blossom against the weathered buildings, together they're a fragile ecosystem hidden in New York....

in response to: Blossom\'s out Back. by barry

GGP: evilg--you're a riot! as for the changed emotion re. bunny v. cat: I had a similar thought on the train today--slight adjustment downward in emotional intensity--still saddened, but somewhat less flipped out. These relationships to our......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

jeeff: what on earth does stalking have to do with being canadian? life isn't all about being canadian (especially on a website where people from all around the world gather). is it too much......

in response to: Panning Turned into Stalking by Elicar

Peter: yes! slithering silently through the streets of suburbia, seeking the rest of its compatriots......

in response to: dead hair day by Elaine

EvilGentleman: Having lived through a different type of troubles, I know how hard it can be to deal with the legacies of colonialism. My ancestors fought the French for the British (and won!), they fought the......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Elicar: Canadians are obssessed with coffee [[http://www.coffeeassoc.com/coffeeincanada.htm]], especially {Tim Horton's} coffee. (That's how we show our patriotism). Forget your designer Starbuck's coffee. People are lining up at Tim Horton's. They say that we have a coffee......

in response to: Rrrrrrrrrrroll Up by Mata Hari

adam: nah.. i think the birds are just lazy like everyone in los angeles and would prefer to take an airplane rather than fly themselves :) i heard about those rock fallings.. so far i havent seen......

in response to: La 2.18.06 by adam

EvilGentleman: Wow, what a screwed up debate. I never realized so many Brits shared America's obsession of flag-waving. I have a thought for both the Americans and Brits, as well as any other nationalities that feel......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Mach: On the other hand, truth composed inbetween the split seconds of an SLR is rarely a given on unpublished photos and even less so without explanatory captions. Pictures 7-8 reveal her getting the upper hand in......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

William: I believe that the man who dumped trash was wrong. Having the trash put back in is justice. For those of you who think that it was wrong for her to put the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

elaine: well, of course your very unamericanism is in fact your americanism, and in visiting the police stations to clog things up and to mess up the frankly fascist patriot act you would be protecting other......

in response to: Enjoy Looking Down by elaine

kc: I hate seeing his face, even on poop. Poop dreck. Although it is a fine work from Peter. (I liked Elaine's originals, too.) Also, I like Elaine's ideas of mass visits to the police stations...although......

in response to: Enjoy Looking Down by elaine

elaine: where would you get repatriated to if you were found to be unpatriotic enough? i think all the safely white americans who want to do their bit to protest should go into police stations and......

in response to: Enjoy Looking Down by elaine

keith: A lot of the photos you've posted are rich in history, not just the city's history but black history, American history. Those vacant lots in central ward used to be home to high-rise housing projects......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Jamie: It really is a shame that the british flag has accrued such racist connotations within it's home country. It's a timeless piece of classic design. The perfect logo. Don't get me wrong i don't give......

in response to: 350 Euros a Month for Armagedon. by Kato

GGP: these are a riot. and that last windswept/grass/goat shot is exquisite....

in response to: Roadside Graffiti by barry

The Birdman: Probaly the longest dwelling residents remaining in this neighborhood are the Woodberry family. How about asking them for a little commentary and input on the destruction and redevelopment of the neighborhood to accompany your photos?......

in response to: Brush Park, Detroit by Tmax 400

joey: i for one concur with ggp. it starts at the top, you know. the 'un-american' patriot....

in response to: Car Culture by joey

GGP: the truck on the far right (pun intended) is sporting one of those ubiquitous patriotic "ribbon" stickers announcing "support" for the boys in Iraq, or reminding us that "freedom ain't free"....which reminds me of one......

in response to: Car Culture by joey

elaine: ikea are opening a new store in milton keynes soon. i wonder if they will fancy a little riot?...

in response to: Motorway Haiku: UK (Part One) by Jamie

Jamie: I like your photos a lot, escpecially the patriotic construction guy. I think it'd be great if you shared more of your work on here. I for one apprectiate your eye....

in response to: New Orleans (the January before Katrina) by Elana Rosen-White

Reggie: Very one sided view, your obviously one of these tourists who once got a green jumper for xmas and now thinks he is a long lost descendant of St Patrick. You dont know shit and......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

barry: Riotstar I see your point.I put this picture an web link in for some one to see in regards to a article(7th century church)Thats all. ...

in response to: Work house by barry