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Juergen (an immigrant): Dear EvilGentleman, it seems I'm the first one in this blog that MOVED into one of the Benny farm houses ( in the Prince of Wales section) and up until now I can only say it......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Jason: Here's something to contemplate: Welfare and other social programas that "progressives" love so much are extremely costly. Between section-8, medicare, foodstamps and 101 other prograns a welfare family easily runs the tax payers $20,000 per year. The......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Warren S.: I think this is a fabulous Web-page; it brings back memories of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Queen, where I grew up. Until I was 14, I lived on RC church property in the "old rectory" building......

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

Excuzmepleez: To emc, Where is your "friends place" located? There are sections of Bushwick that I would consider fairly safe and other areas very questionable. What is good for the goose is not always good for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

mort: york & dauphin was a getto in the 60's. almost no one from the k & a section would walk through that area. i was attcked by a small mob of stone......

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

LOOK CLOSER: Please tell me that I am not the only person that notices the frightened boy all the way to the right in the left section of the 2-piece mural. Everyone views the picture as traveling......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

anon: is the intersection of montrose ave and humboldt street relatively safe? im coming from the perspective of an inexperienced suburban white male, so im not sure what "safe" even means. ...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon: does the bushwick neighborhood extend to the intersection of montrose ave and humboldt street?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Who Cares for Kensington: Carol, I left the neighborhood because I felt forced to do so by crime and apparent bleak future prospects.I moved to another section of the city that wasn't the greatest, but it served and a......

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

river otters21 girl: It is a darn shame to see hear what happened to Kensington. Oh, I agree with YourOwnFault 100% except that this cancer known as white flight took place more recently than the 50s and......

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

sandy: my opinion is that Kensington was designated to be a dumping ground for section 8 .It is an abused program to say the least.slumlords are even getting sick of fixing up the houses that these......

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

Cecilia Midiri: Sometimes you can write to the op-ed section of the local newspaper and then, magically stuff does get done around here...be on the lookout in the daily news...more to come.......

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

D: Also, the spill was only in a certain section of Greenpoint, there are tons of maps online you can look at. Greenpoint is a great 'hood and one of the best in all 5......

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

carol: kensington has become a hell hole because of slumlords, section 8, and an abundance of sub humans living off government subsidies in filth ,drug stupor,and ignorance....

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

Michael Worsley: I Love The Bushwick Section Even Though I Was Raised In Bed-Stuy Right Now I'm Working On A Poetry Project About Bushwick The Years I Lived There,I'm Willing To Share With Other Bushwick Natives About......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: truthteller: the signs on the building are standard nycha signage, stating "only tennants and their guests are allowed in building", you know, the sort of signs you see on section-8 housing all over the city.........

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

herehere: my father grew up on hart street thru early 60's. took him back to old neighborhood for tour. area is slowly coming back but still very bad sections. give alot of credit for tearing down......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

cat: dirana1, I was under the impression that they had closed off a section of the pen. and they had tours open to the public, am i wrong?...

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Kathy Mondello: It's so great to see that there are caring people living in this neighborhood. I have nothing but fond memories of growing up in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn - having graduated from Bushwick......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Hard-working 'NEW JACK': Hey, Bilrock, all I gotta say is... check yourself before you wreck yourself, ya fuckin' has been. We both know that I've put more work in a month than your whole graff career, face it......

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

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

Peter: cherie: {broadway}, in the area around {hart} street is the border between {bushwick} and {bed-stuy}, so i suppose it depends on which side of {broadway} the place is on, heh. the west side being {bed-stuy}......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

nancy: that old space is still empty...we need a cheap little fruiterie there...the prices at that IGA really are astronomical!! Its also really disorganized...and their organic section sucks..notice too, that anything that is on sale......

in response to: Fuck the IGA by CE

Alan Taylor: Recommend you look at Marissa's site, [[http://oldirlamvillage.atfreeforum.com]] and register. I can only repeat what Rob says now;- If everyone enters what ever information they might have in the relevant sections it should build into a very good......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Rob Tynan: Has everyone had alook at Marissa's site, [[http://oldirlamvillage.atfreeforum.com]] yet. If everyone puts what ever info the might have in the relevant sections it should build into a a very good source of information regarding......

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

EvilGentleman: El, since they were government-funded homes originally intended for the families of veterans returning from WWII, it is most unfortunate that the government decided to stop funding them. If you look at the comments in the......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Well Elicar, my previous article on this particular location has become something of an online focal point for those who lived there during its heyday, much like Corsatki's {Cabrini Green} articles. Thus, this page is intended......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

JoAnn 2/26/08: I grew up in 1252 Madison Street, married by boyfriend (who lived down the block)lots of years later. I went to Bushwich High School for 1 year than dad died and Mom and I......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Phillip Zimmerman: I grew up in Kensington, on Westmoreland St. I moved to Ohio and oftern return to visit my family still living in Philadelphia. When I am there, by brother and I go to Four Sons......

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

merbenz: i lived on cedar and dalphin st in kensington , the area was of irish and polish all hard working poor familys . the city let this section go . thank your city......

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

Kyle: I remember riding my bike on the boardwalk and coming up to that intersection. It's really a bland area. After attempting to take some side streets to see if there was any life that wasn't......

in response to: Do Not Pile Snow by Elicar

johnny quilez: i grew up in the bushwick section of bklyn and have many fond memories and many bad ones as well.but i don't have one regret growing up there,it made me wiser.i lived on the corner......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

WashPants: It's a shame (and a sham) that this place professes any customer service at all. I had a miserable experience with them. After two months of waiting for a simple order I still didn't have......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

revisited: my father grew up on hart street thru early 60's. took him back to old neighborhood for tour. area is slowly coming back but still very bad sections. give alot of credit for tearing......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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

Re: Hunter: The photos are not faked, except for the first one, they are all of the old St. Elizabeth hospital over on north Monroe street. The sixth photo is from a side street looking towards......

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

Michael Worsley: I Was Born On Sunday November 21,1971 In The Bushwick Section Of Brooklyn 37 Eldert Street Use To Love To Watch The J Train Run Down To Halsey Street Run Up To Chauncey Street,Years Ago......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

wakkawakkawakka: How's it? I'm writing a novel that takes place in Montreal and one of the places the characters visit is supersexe. Could anyone be able to describe the Vip section is like? You know, where......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

susan anne hitch: ive just discovered my aunt spent some time here after she was sectioned,was hopeing some one whode worked there could tell me what it would have been like for the patience, many thx in advance...

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

FRED MEGLIO: I LIVE IN BUSHWICK SECTION FROM 1946 TO 1979 THE 50S AND 60S WERE GREAT! LIVED 1403 GATES AVE BETWEEN WILSON AND KNICKERBOCKER AVENUES WE NEVER LOCKED OUR DOORS AT NIGHT TILL THE 70S CAME......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Ezera: Stepha, The "711" Chinese restaurant I think was on Flatbush Avenue, directly across from the Patio movie theater. I also remember McGovern's bar near St. John's place had a nice steak & chop section. During the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): THANKYOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much has changed. Yes Rob, the old bandstand was at the bottom of where the old skateboard ramp is. Does anyone know whether the ivy covered *park keepers house* is occupied by......

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

jeeff: actually, all shots are around the intersection, but none are in it. my bad....

in response to: South Parkdale / King-liberty by jeeff

EvilGentleman: I still come back and look over this article every once in a while. This time, I followed a link on Wikipedia leading here. The memories have begun to fade, yet that last shot, the one......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

Peter: call the city of {kingston} and complain... (613) 546-0000 or [[http://www.cityofkingston.ca/contact/ContactUs.php]] [[http://www.cityofkingston.ca/contact/index.asp?section=CITYHALL]]...

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

misty: I like the pics they are awsome.I agree you should get some of the morgue,I love anything that involves paranormal or haunted this would be a cool place to go.How ever here in salem oregon where......

in response to: Haverford State Hospital by Nairi

Jane: I saw a nice a condo in Bushwick. It was located in between Montrose and Morgan stops on L train line. The major cross sections are Flushing and Bushwick. The apartment was......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: peter you bring tears to my eyes, the old brooklyn-manhattan transit, the sea beach express, the f train and others, i rode them almost everyday, i would walk to school and pass under the el......

in response to: Coney Island, Stillwell Avenue Station by Peter

tSB: good view , you know the boards near the so called bristol arena , that group who do blairaq is a section of classwar , a general anarchic movement which is alot more based in......

in response to: Scrawl on the Wall by Natali

Tboy: ok i've been all over canada and everyone hates toronto. i live in the core of toronto, actually in yorkville which is a block away from younge and bloor, toronto's main intersection. every1 hates toronto,......

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

John Dereszewski: In talking of Bushwick portals, you might wish to take a few pictures of the now vanishing number of awnings placed above the entrances of houses - both wood frame and masonry - in......

in response to: Bushwick Portals by Peter

upfromflames: Chris: if you can't figure out why anyone would want to give a walking tour of Bushwick, check out [[www.upfromflames.com]]. Or some of my other posts here. There is a lot of history in your......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

DROCK: Yea bro cool website.. the sd section is week.. but the nyc shit is banging... i love graffiti! d1...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

CE: It's a pedestrian street. Cars can travel across it at intersections but they're mostly narrow one-way streets so not much traffic travels across the street. Cafe and restaurant terraces spill out onto the......

in response to: Rue Prince Arthur by CE

Luis Acevedo: My wife and I along with our 4 kids live around the corner on Palmetto and Irving. We love that mural. My kids can't get enogh of it. You guys did an awesome job. That......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

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

karlo: I appreciate your views BBH,but i have to disagree. You should read as much as you can about the hunger strikes,or better still,take a trip to Ireland and talk to the families,friends or people who where......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

little ukraine: the cantilevered section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway: [[img:22071]] [[img:22072]] and for good measure, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade above it, and the view of Lower Manhattan offered there: [[img:22073]] [[img:22074]] ...

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

Do the Hutchinson.: Yes, it is a great adaptation to that great 70's hit. EVERYTIME I drive I get behind some old fossil who is driving 10 to 15 Mph under the legal posted limit and randomly hitting......

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

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Guys. The primary school on allotment road Cadishead was definately used as temp accommodation when the fire burned down the wooden section of Irlam high in summer of 1977.I remember the morning it was burning,......

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

CE: It's too bad you didn't get to some of the more architecturally interesting stops. {Verdun}, {De La Savane}, {Vendôme}, {Villa-Maria}, and many other stops (especially outside of the older sections Downtown) are very beautiful......

in response to: Montreal Metro by serlingrod

Hutch1: To the original poster of the photos. You took photos of only the worst of the town. What state has a year round State Fair? The old hospital is not across from a highway. I do......

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

CE: The leather (cuir) shop in the third picture is near a co-op I stayed at for a couple weeks prior to moving to Montreal. It's located on an intersection that they dubbed the "Axis......

in response to: Avenue Du Mont-Royal: Part One by serlingrod

Bosley Latimore: It appears that young persons who are currently considering relocating to sections of Brooklyn such as Cobble Hill, Borum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Grand Army Plaza, or even Brooklyn Heights, would be well advised to consider......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Kat: Lol, 'BW'. Haa... I was checking out this thing on Wikipedia. In it, they have a travel guide to Brooklyn, and when I went to look for Bushwick, they were calling it 'East Williamsburg'. I edited......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

KB: Lived in Bushwick on Eldert Street, btw Knickerbocker & Irving, from when I was born, until we moved away in 1967, when I was 16. Things had gotten rough in 1966, when there was......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

colavitos ghost: it's at the intersection of fulton road and monroe street on the near west side of cleveland. monroe is between lorain and i-90....

in response to: Abandoned Building Complex by David

Lakim: I'm from brooklyn born and raised straight outta the section of East New York it's one of the the worst sections in brooklyn we had bloods, crips, latin kings exc. And it was broken down......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

CE: I agree that the buildings are a bit banal and utilitarian but also quite stately looking. Nonetheless, they look better than 95% of most new construction. I would agree that the two buildings......

in response to: Debaliviere Place by maybetoday

CE: It is important to remember that every city has many different faces and this is just one of them. Montreal has the ability to change drastically from one block to another. Just a......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

EvilGentleman: The section of the bridge the derailment ocurred on. I took most of my pictures from the small rail overpass at the N end. [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=45.422575,-73.657869&spn=0.003667,0.007231&z=17]] And the lift bridge on the Kahnawake side. [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=45.411263,-73.661935&spn=0.001834,0.003616&z=18]]...

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: See the trailer home with the aluminum roof located just NW of the triangular intersection at the center of the satellite photo? That's the old KRPF police station where the dice were balanced. Map: [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=61.59788,-71.957638&spn=0.002485,0.007231&z=17]]...

in response to: Dice Balancing by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Here is where the picture was shot. The restaurant is long gone, replaced by the "Twins Pub". The bench was in front of the supermarket on the N side of the intersection. [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=45.491867,-73.581501&spn=0.001831,0.003616&z=18]]...

in response to: Now THAT Is Relaxed by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Le Stud seems to have entrances on both Sainte-Catherine and {Papineau}, with the bar wrapping around the businesses on the corner. East side of the intersection in the satellite shot below: [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&om=1&t=k&ll=45.522691,-73.552233&spn=0.00183,0.003616&z=18]]...

in response to: Le Stud by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: N corner of this intersection: [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&om=1&t=k&ll=45.491284,-73.577601&spn=0.001831,0.003616&z=18]]...

in response to: Cool Solar Apartment by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: This article and [[6662:Pizza Lilass]] are actually different cropped portions of the same photo. I usually don't do that sort of thing, but they were definitely different subjects to me. Le Spectrum is on the E......

in response to: Le Spectrum by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: This article and [[6661:Le Spectrum]] are actually different cropped portions of the same photo. I usually don't do that sort of thing, but they were definitely different subjects to me. Pizza Lilass is justy NE of......

in response to: Pizza Lilass by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I want to try your technique, but your camera is an SLR, and mine is a point-and-shoot with a retractable lens, so if the lens is out, people know my camera is on. I will......

in response to: Hyehwa to Mia by chiamattt

jack: the blonde on the marque looks like the girl on the plane in first class and the attendant told her to move to coach because she didn't have tickets for first class and the blonde......

in response to: Sex Appeal by EvilGentleman

upfromflames: Jack, I agree. Whenever I am on the way to PA, I see these buildings and sigh. Such bustle, and such calm. I read in the NYTimes (can't remember which city section) that a very......

in response to: Apartment to Let by jack

upfromflames: Dunno where you are coming from with that. I am working out there now interviewing some of the folks of the block association, which helped the neighborhood to stay solid after the blackout, like starting......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Earnest ( Bubble) Pettis, Crane '68": Well I grew up at Henry Horner at 1920 W. Washington # 606 and like John Bland, a classmate of mine so aptly stated this plan has been in effect for many years due to......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

EvilGentleman: Oh, and "go to top" sounds good to me as well. But the floating boxes would need frames, I think. And frames = trouble, in my book. I like joey's "today in history" idea, but as a......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

K Bernstein: I lived in an apartment building at Eastern Parkway and Troy Avenue in the 1950s. Eastern Parkway was a beautiful street, with its two pedestrian malls with benches and trees. The street was lined with......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

WhereAmI?: In the picture W7, you're looking north over the Cambie Street Bridge at the Downtown core. The big white bubble on the far right is BC Place Stadium, where the BC Lions football team plays.......

in response to: Vancouver Through a Car Window by aer suzuki

jack: once upon a time, an aging man, was left home, alone, his wife had gone off to work, his children all at their places and with their families, and this old man, well older gentleman,......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

sirhcbre: I agree with a lot of what has already been said. Here are my two cents: -Profiles would be nice but shouldn't be mandatory. If someone wants one, they should be able to create......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

KITO: Hi, I'm a long time lurker, who I'm sure none of you know. I think this is my first comment. Hello, CityNoise. I, too would like to see more photos on the front-page. No offense, but......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

JOY: I had the opportunity to visit Cabrini and the Schiller School. A group of young ladies from the school have taken pictures of the neighborhood, their homes, before they are gone. It's not about the......

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

upfromflames: Great corner with a good future, with LOTS of majestic buildings planned for north of this intersection. For visuals: reference first picture!...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Stardreamer: it looks like the sun is shining from 2 different directions. I know this intersection, there used to be a restaurant on that corner wasn't there?...

in response to: Sunset at Clayton, a Birds Eye View by joey

Brad: Wow, parts of Brooklyn look so amazing. I remember the last time I was there riding the subway around, it was so cool looking down the streets from the elevated sections at the rowhouses. I......

in response to: I\'ve Lived in Crown Heights for Just About Fifteen Days by little ukraine

Dave: Jacksonville is not boring. There is peace and quiet AND excitement and variety. It's hard to find another city that offers so many cross-sections of lifestyles and changes of scenery. You can......

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

Cleveland: It's safe to say that at the rate things have been changing for quite sometime now,we knew Cabrini would not last very much forever.Its kind of hard not having any resentment toward the city and......

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

Chris: Brilliant store. My girlfriend loves the clothing selection and prices, whilst I would recommend the piercing area to anyone, anytime. Friendly staff, low prices and a huge selection in both sections, check it out....

in response to: Taxi Taxi by groovehouse

DAVE: [[img:17828]] With the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal, sections of the existing railway network had to be rebuilt. Lines which crossed the Canal had to be taken on higher level bridges. With changes to the......

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

little ukraine: i read that too, recently, that they've turned the home into a museum of sorts. by they, i mean one guy who was an enormous fan of the movie. that house is in......

in response to: Authentic Cleveland by little ukraine

Beadle and Tatum: What other musicians deserve the name "cleveland legend?" I was at the rock hall recently and the section on great ohio musicians was underwhelming. There was the "hang on sloopy" guys and the......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

sirhcbre: This reminds me so much of the old residential sections of {Fredericton}. Very beautiful!...

in response to: The Streets of Ohio City by little ukraine

Tyler: NICE DUBSIDE, PS who the fuck went over that one piece in the top section of pics? Dot 50... WHAT THE HELL MAN! he ruined it! And the tags in the last section... They must......

in response to: Hawaii Graffiti by dubside