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Maria: I too lived in the Bushwick area on Troutman between Evergreen and Bushwick. My uncle owned the grocery story on Evergreen and Troutman and I attended St. Joseph's on Suydam Street, mid 50's to......

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

overtherainbow: Hey, its gone, no more to rise in the sky. Red bricks of Cabrini, off White colors of The Green, grey bricks of the row houses. No more St. Phillips, St. Dominicks, No......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Robert: I can assure you that Bob and Ben had just about finished singing all the songs in Higway 61 Revisited when the painting was done... and, please, let me make clear to some of the......

in response to: Bob and Ben by Robert

Gordy: I moved to 41 Eastern Parkway (Copley Plaza) in 1952. I attended P.S. 241. My 3rd grade teacher was Mrs. Lightcap, 4th grade, Miss Sternfeld, 5th grade was in the High School of Homemaking next......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

roxane: it roxane again stop talking about are rude are the girls and how expensif is you are in a strip club if you dont want a spend money stay home or if you want some......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

anon (c-67-191-72-25.hsd1.fl.comcast.net): Dudes i am 47, i used to rip on a gordon and smith fibreflex, its been years since i rode, i just got a warp tail, and have been ripping on parking lots and wherever......

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

My Block: Wow Laura, great story, I'm sure you got an "A" especially if the responses your article received had anything to do with grading you. I read every one of the responses and enjoyed them immensely.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Rikkid: Man, I'll turn 38 in December but physically I'm still in good shape, been working out for years straight. I've had dreams in my sleep of skateboarding since I stopped riding it in 1992. Back......

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

Deven K: Sean Hopkins, and just about anyone else: I plan on visiting Kings Park with a few buddies of my own in the near future. It'd be my third trip up there. I usually bring a......

in response to: Kings Park Psychiatric Center: Digging a Little Deeper by Sean Hopkins

Anne-Marie in South Shields: My parents were married at All Saints Barton 50 yrs ago in 1959. I am from Urmston and my first student job was at GUS in Eccles in the 1970s so I crossed the swinging......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Mcgee: It's true that all cities and towns create trash/pollution to one degree or another. A certain amount is inevitable. And each era has its own particular concerns regarding what's actually garbage and what is......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

Words of wisdom............ J.C.: I'm starting to think that the people who are sticking up for this SHIT HOLE of a town are the ones cooking all of the METH in their bathtub and making all the money. I......

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

rf46@hotmail.com: Forgot some of the few memories Gansfus bar on 93rd where we would have one of the older guys buy us containers,the blackout and hanging out at the brewey, Reifs and his mothers surprise German dishes......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

RayW: Incredible site. Moved from Brownsville to Bushwick and thought I was moving to the suburbs. Grew up on Bushwick Ave next to the Muslim mosque where every morning the speakers would blare islamic chants (early......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

MaryAnn: to Paula Reading your note gave me good vivid memories of Bishops, the school song....Memorial Memorial we pledge eternal loyalty through all our days we'll sing your praise with hearts and courage true....etc...I too graduated from......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

DPS: Oh Frushing, how you make me raugh. I used to live in Flushing, so I know what you did here. I've probably blurted out "I rike Frushing!" during some off-course biking trip past the place,......

in response to: Ass Plaza by CartLegger

Ira duffy: there are some right tubes on here. some have the attitude of everyone is entitled to a opinion as long as its mine, that goes for both sides of Atlantic. Ken of Boston has right......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Dennis: Hey Walter, I read your posting regarding Mr.Wilbeck having passed away last year. This has literally brought tears to my eyes and i have'nt cried since my mother passed away ten years ago. Mr.Wilbeck was......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Richard/19 May 2009: Sonya, so nice of you to respond. That area of New York City was one of our favorites during the summer of 1953. Our ship, USS Bennington, was at New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, for......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

serenea: I have lived in Jacksonville for 10 years and basically hated every moment. It is true that there is no excitement whatsoever unless you live on the north side and frequent the police stations. I......

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

Buck: I'm 32 years old and have been considering skateboarding again. I skated for a long time. I started around '87 (I was in the fifth grade when I got my first Veriflex skateboard......

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

Graz: Maybe reason he parked there, like that, is that the person is just an ass. As you go through the photo series, it's apparent that all the spaces are used by properly placarded vehicles. As......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

Griphus: I was just walking by the one in my neighborhood today and it still weirds me out to see the place not opaque with smoke....

in response to: Off-Track Betting by Peter

Peter: i also wanted to note... dont bother ordering from the menu. its ok, because you wont know what any of the stuff on the menu is anyway. ask the kind lady behind the counter to put......

in response to: New Asha Sri Lankan Restaurant by Peter

Peter: now lets see who surfs in first and makes a comment about this phenomenon marking drug/gang/rip territory. that seems to be a favorite in the shoe threads, haha......

in response to: AIR- RETRO by JoeyD

lostoneacb: april 1 2009: i just relize that they pianted over his throws and i am so fucking pissed off . i think someone should do a huge RIP SANE SMITH on brooklyn bridge or something that woul......

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

Peter: yeah, now you know for next time. the average person can usually outsmart the average cop, but it does take some practice and forethought, hahaha. wow, yeah, loking back at the photos, i can see the......

in response to: Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center by Sean Hopkins

Peter: these days, being able to quickly and unobtrusively eject/pocket a memory card without looking at the camera is a good skill to have ;) unfortunately, not so easy with film... lol. i see the energy in......

in response to: Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center by Sean Hopkins

Peter: these are only ones i came across today... ill add more from past trips. feel free, anyone else, too! dude... i did a little preliminary poking around today and have some great ideas for upcoming weekends....

in response to: Cars by Peter

Peter: theres the rub. theres a big difference between you not liking something and it being illegal. apples and oranges much? what you think is cool or not is merely a matter of your opinion, and......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Wow, I am surprised at the way this post has evolved in the last two years. Perhaps I should wander inside one of these days and ask if I can take photos to post on......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Richard: Just back from my first visit to Glasgow, and I took a few trips on the 'Clockwork Orange' while I was there. The trains are great, like shrunken versions of London tubes (and built by......

in response to: Glasgow Subway Pre-and-During Modernisation by Gap74

a stripper from super sexe for tyler: I agree that super sexe from two years changed, changed a lot. I'm dancing there from 5 years ok, from when it was no contact. I stop dancing there when it change contact, but I'm......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

grahams: My response would be to tell this person to either stop letting their dog poo on their steps and carpet, or in the case it was someone else's dog, to be more careful about where......

in response to: Dog Poo by Luke1972

mtl=tooexpensive: never went to super sexe, but i can honestly say that entire city is way overpriced, the only thing that you can find cheaper is alcohol in the corner stores, everything else including super sexe......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Franny Wentzel: They get shopping carts to lock up by installing an RF receiver attached to a locking mechanism on one of the wheels. When the cart is taken to the property line a signal is transmitted......

in response to: attention warning achtung by jeeff

tyler: to start off with 8.50 for a beer is way to much, even for a strip club. next my friend got an 11 song dance (since all of the songs were cut short by the......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

anon (12.88.107.42): LIVED IN BAY RIDGE FOR 17 1/2 YR 1952-TO 1969 DO YOU EVER GET PICTURE OF THAT SECTION. REALLY LIKE THIS, PLEASE KEEP TAKING PICTURE. WHAT A TRIP...

in response to: Graf Trux 23: Downtown Brooklyn by Peter

Peter: haha. yeah, the lemon dr p preceded all the other vanilla/lime/whatever spin-offs... i remember drinking it in the early 80s, while growing up down south. rip bens, though, to focus on the original point. ive really......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

nomadonthemove: Just want to thank you all for the postings about Montreal - looking to move there this summer and desperately trying to get a feel for the area. After endless hours of research tripped......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Sarah Beck: Friends, rabotai ugvirotai [my gentlemen and ladies], At this point, we're just a bunch of well-intentioned people repeating ourselves. So I will try not to do that. 1. As I said above (ha!), R. Andelman is an......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

EvilGentleman: Heh! Well Peter, I used a very similar explanation with my then-fiancee back in 1991. We were in a long-distance relationship, with her being in the American Midwest, and myself being in Montreal. I explained to......

in response to: Gentleman\'s Choice by EvilGentleman

Manong daikong: Hey, Chickens rule, us Filipinos like to eat chicken and we have many ways of cooking them but we also don't like them digging up our gardens, lawns etc.or having our old folks trip or......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Mime: [[img:30487]] Locally called the '{Sugar Shaker}' until recently this was the tallest building in Townsville. [[img:30488]] Sacred Heart Cathedral situated on the side of {Castle Hill}. [[img:30489]] The Bank, a nightclub along the strip and an historical facade. [[img:30490]] This ramp no......

in response to: Presenting Townsville by Mime

bestmemories: You know reading all of this brings back great memories. I lived in NY all mylife. I attended P.S.145 and Enrico Fermi. I graduated in 1986. Junior High years can be very tempting and challenging.......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Franny Wentzel: Brings to mind the notorious 'spite house' of NYC [[img:30088]] Curious Notoriety   The spitefulness of Mr. Crocker and his spite fence fades into the minor leagues, however, when compared with the spitefulness of Joseph Richardson and his Spite......

in response to: Skinny Building by CE

Jim Dinger: Wow,my sister lives in Yuba and I was bored so I googled and would up here.My sis is living in Yuba with her boyfriend Chad and their 2 daughters. Might go down to see her......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

Melissa: I'm a single female living in Bushwick. All the bad descriptions of the area may seem daunting (like the history of Maria Hernandez park or Knickerbocker ave), but honestly the place is a gem.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Renee: Hey Cartlegger... Kudos for good intentions but upon further research, this is a MAJOR task and I really don't think that it would make an impact. I found another site, a paper written by......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

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

gxr killer: JA is a fuckin legend. I acually got to me him a few months ago threw my man ovie. "FREE OVIE" THE MAN IS A CLASS ACT. He is the reason I as small kid......

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

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......

in response to: Verdun Neon by CE

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): I agree,this is really a nice site.It is nice to think back on Memory Lane. I remember the "field days", in Boys High Field on Maple Street. In my day,it started in fifth grade.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Thelma Fuentes: I lived at 146 Grove Street and moved to Staten Island in early 70s (I didn't get to graduate with my class at St. Barbara's in 1972)...I remember Barbara Ann's, my first dance at the......

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

Mitch Spector: Yep, it's indeed very much GONE. Made one final pass by this morning (November 5th) to check things out and it's not what I saw, but what I didn't see that caught my attention! It's......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

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

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......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Mitch Spector: And here's the final weekly update, taken the morning of October 30th. This will likely be the last picture of the building standing (incidentally, ignore what I said about the windows yesterday, I was......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

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

Mitch Spector: I took updated photos exactly one week later, on Sunday, October 12th. As they continue to strip away pieces of the building, it's interesting to see what sat hidden underneath the wrap-around sign all those......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

magan: I'm from montreal all a long st cathrine you have strip clubs and hoes all over your best bet is to stay in the middle of the orange line and green line of the metro......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Mitch Spector: About the disappearing pictures...I forgot to add comments/descriptions and inadvertently sandwiched them together edge-to-edge, making them look as one. Asked the editors to remove my post so I could repost it properly, which got done......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch Spector: These photos were taken during the early morning of October 5th. Despite the former restaurant site still, for the moment, standing, it is an interesting contrast when comparing the photos (above) from 6 months earlier. [[img:29147]] The......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

robert: As a child, with a group of friends in the late 50s, going to Newton Creek, just for the fun of it and looking for adventures was one of our greatest thrills. Way back then, it......

in response to: Newtown Creek by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Beardo: Speaking of rip offs. [[img:28963]]...

in response to: graffiti stencil making a statement... by Skulz

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......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

Maz, Netherne: So you want to talk about Ikea eyesores do you, well check this one out. This is Croydon, South London, U.K. You can probably see the chimneys from where you are with their lovely colour......

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

mort: sam. i must say that your description was not our experience and as kids we were not even permitted to walk the area circa 65-70. the only reason that i ever walked through was......

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

Paul in Seattle: My 1st trip to NYC was in '85, I was there to see the girlfriend and a sister's wedding. While she was at work, I walked this entire line from BANK Street (that's right kids,......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

T.O Guy: Looking to spend a long weekend in Montreal, but the holiday will be a Monday. Are Montreal strip clubs open on Sundays? ...

in response to: Sex Appeal by EvilGentleman

Gamester: I too just found this page after searching for "too old skateboarding" in Google. I am 23 years old and work as a technical support agent in Boulder, CO. Right now, here is......

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

trane:: fucking sick stuff love the affect of flames rip sane smith legend...

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

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

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

TRANS KOF 2008 : Hey all this talk about Paterson brings back alot of memories I grew up in Paterson on Main st. and Wiess St.a block from St.Josephs hospital. my neighborhood was known as little San Juan......

in response to: paterson factory - may 2002 by adam

Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard someone from a hard/bad/depressed/rebuilding neighborhood comment something like ##"_______ is really that bad and has been for years"##... [[76:cabrini green]], [[1727:henry horner]], [[4368:hutchinson]], [[646:bushwick]], to......

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

serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

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

Peter: thats what im talking about, tex! thanks. see, to us outsiders that have no idea what these places/things are that you guys have been talking about forever, photos and descriptions really add impact to the......

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

little ukraine: wow, peter, i think this post contains some of the best photos ive ever seen on CN...really really incredible...thanks for taking the trip and sharing!...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Bill & Sara from Missouri: We just returned from a 10 day trip around Colorado and I made it a point to go see Jim's Castle. It was unbelievable, better than the pictures. We got to sit down with Jim for......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

aus graffiti: RIP Dondi the king of kings...

in response to: Dondi: NYC King by Peter

Peter: it is indeed a good store. many of their products are a bit on the pricy side ($10 for two ounces of [[goo:krink]], etc), but in all cases, you get a very good product, and......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

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

Sheila Hilton: Hello Dean, I remember you and your brother Paul from Irlam Primary School. Your sister was in my eldest son's class. Yor Grandma and my mum were very good friends when we lived opposite each other......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Jamie: so after taking these photos you were apprehended by "homeland security" and brutally strip-searched right? i mean, you can't just go around taking photographs in public spaces. [[http://tinyurl.com/6dq3ea]]...

in response to: Newark Penn Station by Peter

janet: Steve--How wonderful that the football field bears your father's name! I remember the name (he wasn't also in charge of disciplinary cases too, was he?). I used to get the alumni bulletin from Tilden,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time. --- We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When......

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

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

Peter: hey "movin to wick", wake up! youre working with a conception of {new york} thats about 20+ years outdated... i mean, serously. youd think {brooklyn} was {beirut}. perhaps youve been watching too much ##law and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Rob, Truly, the old village character of Irlam and Cadishead is disappearing from what was a about a Two mile narrow strip with very little either side of the main road. I was thinking only the......

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

EvilGentleman: To Born and Raised in NYC: Sorry to ask, but exactly who made the condescending comments, and which ones in particular are you referring to? I just re-read everything here, and the general vibe I get......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Historygraffman: Metro and Fuzz one doing there thing. MoM707 RIP Fuzz is the king of the 7 line way back when sheep skin coats were fresh!...

in response to: Metro Fuzz One by Metro

Pearlykingjim: ammende script this is how it should read like the dole family i now do not belong to any pearly mafia opps sorry group,is part of it but some of them plastics get right on......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

JKMI England: Great images. Unfortunately, looking at the final few shots (before the aerial views) I just can't help feeling an imminent sense of loss. A trip along the route of the High Line just won't be......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

Sheila Hilton: Hya Sue, Have just been catching up on this site. I remember Mrs potter's shop and that. Don't think I ever went in there but I remember all......

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

Post-84 New Jack: See, thats the general difference in our perspectives, "W-Bear". I prefer to look to the future, and push things to new heights than to dwell on the past and the past's faded glories and talk......

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

Bob Salmon: A bit late, sorry, my internet connection broke down. Hi Alan You are correct with what you say about the sky lighting up. Having worked in all the areas that could light up the sky, I will endeavour......

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

j.smith: Thank you for your comment keith to ward me, mr Major is not and was never from pearly blood mr major made himself a Pearly king in the mid 1970 that is not mr majors grandfather on the......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Alan Taylor: Hi, Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob. Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)......

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