Comments about sidewalk

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Mitch: Well, sorry to say the dreaded day has finally come! This afternoon (September 25th) demolition was started. The bay windows have been covered from with orange plastic sheeting from the inside, and there's a barrier......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

maureen.downing@comcast.net: I lived on E. 89th St. between York and East End Avenues from 1940-1955 and have tons of great memories of coming of age in Yorkville during World War II & thru the 50's. ......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Tyfoid Kid: How's that old song go: Hot town, summer in the city Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn't it a pity Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city All around, people looking half......

in response to: Watermelon Man by Cartlegger

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

Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics. We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by......

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

serlingrod: Thanks Peter. It's nice to have a friend back you up. I just marvel at the stubborness of it though.....I mean, "keep on painting" ... Really? I've made it perfectly clear I'm not an artist..I'm......

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

Peter: yeah, these were from the day-after cleanup leftovers-barbecue. for some reason, i didnt catch a photo of the approximately 200 lbs of beer bottles strewn about before we bagged em up, hahaha... whatever recycler came......

in response to: Letters by Peter

luna park: ahhh, that totally makes sense! crankshaft, heh, what a funny word. seriously, this thing was at least 10 feet tall and randomly cemented into the middle of the sidewalk....

in response to: Weird Industrial Thing by luna park

Al Pierro: Just came across this website in search of info on what has happened to St. Joseph's church where we used to play softball back in the 50's & 60's. I attended a grade school on......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon (ppp-70-248-117-38.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net): I was born in 1933 at 151 Central Ave. between Willoughby and Suydam. It was mostly a Sicilian neighborhood. It was considered a slum then,but NEVER was it filthy like shown in the pictures......

in response to: Keep Bushwick Clean & Rats Out by Peter

Eric from Port Richmond: A Richmond boy with a few comments. Its NOT just Kensignton that took a turn for the worst in the area. I grew up in the late 70s and 80s in Port Richmond. The neighbors would sit......

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

sonnet: When I hear parents talking today about arrangeing "play-dates" for their children, it makes me laugh as I think back to a real Kensington childhood. We just all played outside on the sidewalk (or......

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

hutch native: I can't believe this website. Absolutely amazing that so many people have taken the time to rant and rave about how terrible Hutch is. I grew up in Hutch, graduated from Hutch High in 1984......

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

Peter: nice {diesel} passat... i like the last one, too... birdcages, tech trash, lawn chairs... im imagining people just dump stuff outside the donation center there, yeah? the {salvation army} in my old hood had an......

in response to: Jan 27 2007 Toronto by hool

joe bridge: halfies, fresh pretzels, stick ball, homicide/suicide, adresses painted on sidewalks,cheap lamposts installed, popvision, mr. softy, corner candy stores,the ave, pinball machines, asteroids,record spot, levins,humphrys store, moes meats, jewish pickles, the belly buster hoagie, mr. cocos......

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

groovehouse: Yes, EvilGentleman, from the edge of the sidewalk with a busy street behind me. Good call....

in response to: Church Gates by groovehouse

EvilGentleman: Yay, I see from the tire tracks in the snow that they finally reopened the road there! It was closed for quite a while while they did tests to ensure it would not collapse into......

in response to: Colourful View of a White Day by CE

CE: Do the little people in the display move at all? There's a wonderful xmas window display in a downtown department store here in Montreal and it moves around and does all kinds of crazy......

in response to: Merry Christmas! by Elicar

Punta: crazy idea but, could u stick it to the pavement / sidewalk or would it get teared off way to easy? cos i mean something like a hole or crater in the floor would be......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

Peter: heh, i know exactly where some of those shots were taken... i used to work up in {washington heights}, and commuted home to {midtown} by bike every day, and often took the scenic route through......

in response to: Moments in East Harlem by serlingrod

jack: wonderful pictures of the people and the place special to you, in brooklyn all us kids would be in costume and standing in our doorways waiting for the darkness and each one would run out......

in response to: Bushwick Halloween by CartLegger

Hey Kite Flying is banned here in Chicago: If you ever see yourself in front of a Chicago judge for what you consider to be a minor infraction, you might try using our mayor, Richie Daley, as an excuse. Mayor Daley, as......

in response to: Kite String All over Milliken Park by Michelle

Hutch Hater Too: I agree that Hutchinson is a hell hole. The writer who mentioned how those in charge are nothing but a bunch of snobs is right. Money grubbing, ignorant snobs at that. I'm......

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

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

Smudgy: Well, I guess I discovered this site just a bit too late. I missed the walking tour and I missed the show at the BHS. I was born at Bushwick hospital in 1949.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

99¢Dreams: Car vs bike has never been a fair fight. But c'mon guys, the city was designed for HORSES, aye? Those early bikes had it rough on the cobblestones, though far less deadly. ......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

colavitos ghost: dynamic shot. i especially like the subtle left-to-right slope of the sidewalk....

in response to: Bricks and Barbed Wire by Peter

madame maxime: I've moved across country and have lived in many different states. Always I carried my books with me, and when I went to graduate school I kept accruing more. The last move from......

in response to: Booktrash by Peter

Chiamattt: Oh there are a bunch of them on the sidewalk. Just so happens that I got only one of them. Heh, "dung" is pretty popular in Asia. Not sure why, but it is. ...

in response to: On the Way Home by Chiamattt

EvilGentleman: Why is there a giant mosaic-covered sculpture of dogshit on the sidewalk?...

in response to: On the Way Home by Chiamattt

EvilGentleman: 48 pics in one post? Holy shit, glad I have a fast connection. The night shots are awesome. Pictures #2, 15 and 17 need explaining. #4 makes me dizzy, but I love it. #11 seems so lifelike, feels like......

in response to: Gwang-ju by chiamattt

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

bushwick facts:: in the 60-70s all white italian and germans on irving side Puerto ricans were from other side of central it was like a border muslims locked down bushwick ave in the 70 -80s and prior......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

NATE: such an awful building. i was driving past riverside about a year ago and i was a man passed out on the sidewalk, and about 100 ft later there was another man passed out holding......

in response to: Brutalism by Tyfoid Kid

JG: You're absolutely correct about the visual compression--but I think the larger issue remains the same: the road widening, signage, etc. is just plain ugly. And I say this as someone who loves Tallahassee. If more......

in response to: Two Views of Tallahassee by JonathanGarrett

Huggy : I find these urinals so much better than in Paris. It costs 1 franc to use an inclosed toilet located on the street, but a lot of Frenchies find it easier (and cheaper)to urinate against......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

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

Brad: Oops, never made it to Ay Carumba. I rode through that area a bit, if I remember right, there was some cool graffiti at 15th & Valencia. The Tenderloin district seems kind of crazy like......

in response to: SF by Brad

anon (ool-44c2cbd1.dyn.optonline.net): I was a Bushwick baby, born on Troutman Street in 1963. I'll never forget the neighborhood, the 3-story walkup my parents, 3 siblings and I lived in, the cracked sidewalks, the buildings that were just......

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

joey: people will wait all day to see the sunset, and roll up the sidewalks. [[img:21257]]...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 5 by Scott Sargent

AD: This picture doesnt represent ALL of Montrose. Some of the area has cracked-out broken sidewalks (and pple) that will fracture your ankles if you try to walk on them. There are areas that......

in response to: Montrose Sidewalks by groovehouse

EvilGentleman: 41 - When you see palm trees planted on the sidewalks in the Gay Village, even though it's still in frickin' Canada, eh? Canadian palms... what next? And I just **know** someone will open a bar called......

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

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

jack: i remember masim's on chambers street, as a matter of fact from cedar street at washington to church street to chambers was litterally an electronics street fair, every store had radio components laid out on......

in response to: Maxim Radio, et Al by GGP

EvilGentleman: And here is the entrance as seen from the sidewalk. [[img:19654]] [[img:19655]]...

in response to: Gentleman\'s Choice by EvilGentleman

jack: pic 1- two, three, stores, where did i leave my coat? pic 2- i thought the starting gate was on this corner? pic 3- i need a longer handle. pic 4- wow, those red bricks match my pajamas. pic......

in response to: March 23 2007 Toronto by hool

EvilGentleman: joey - sometimes, a picture can show a thousand times more than words can, and other times, a picture cannot even begin to describe the horror of reality. This is one of those cases. I......

in response to: Lost by EvilGentleman

BDweller: "The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?" Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions. I'll take your bait. The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

Peter: who isnt impatient towards canal street traffic? heh. i always walk in the road down there cause the sidewalks are too thick with slow-moving tourists looking for fake rolexes....

in response to: Jesus Saves, Again by Peter

sam: i agree with the whole designated parking or parking 150 and 50cc's on the wide sidewalks where there are bike lock up posts; since they only weigh 200 to 250lbs. they are fairly light which......

in response to: Toronto\'s Got the Right Idea... by Peter

little ukraine: those leaves on the sidewalk in front of the tailor's kill me. For the wider CN population... I feel like Patchogue has an appropriate presence on this page because, like GoG pointed out, it is,......

in response to: Stop Me If You Think You\'ve Heard This One Before by ghost of grandin

GGP: an otherworldly tree wipes out the imprints of sidewalk and car...

in response to: Move Bee over by joey

Vivian: So it's sidewalk level, but great anyhow!...

in response to: Street Level by Peter

colavitos ghost: i'm not sure, but i think we're seeing the sidewalk, not the street....

in response to: Street Level by Peter

zagg: No they don't but they do have a sidewalk, which is similar....

in response to: No Saints, No Sinners, No Devil As Well. by zagg

Where will the smokers end up?: It has been a few months since the bill 112 came into effect in Québec and I have to say that I do not see how ¨Québec is breathing any easier¨as the government funded propaganda......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

joey: nice. stark realism. a good composition of the two twisty-turning forms - the sidewalk and the river....

in response to: View from the River by dfwtiger

zagg: whoever said Philadelphia didn't have sidewalks?...

in response to: West Philadelphia by Nairi

Susannah: When I lived in NY as a kid I remember shootings, stabbings, razor bladings, and all out smack downs in our schools, one kid was actually blinded with battery acid by some guy - of......

in response to: Dawson CGEP Shooting by CE

EvilGentleman: Personally, I find it disrespectful of life to treat a dead animal in such a manner. And this is coming from a man who has **eaten** squirrel, so the cute factor is irrelevant. But I......

in response to: Party Squirrel by hool

Chris Erb: Do you park your car against the median strip and then run like hell through the traffic to get to the legitimate sidewalk and relative safety?...

in response to: Blvd Decarie, Ville Saint-Laurent by CE

jack: pic 1- yes, yes it's asphalt. pic 2- i got them this time, they think i'll sit on that stool, they have to get up pretty early in the morning to get me, i'm bringing my......

in response to: August 26 2006 Vancouver by hool

Cosmo: EG, I just realized one possible motivation for the signs on the wall: perhaps the drug store has had trouble with kids parking their bikes on the sidewalk, blocking the way for the disabled......

in response to: I Assume You\'re Not Blind by Cosmo

Carol: I awoke one morning an found a 50 poumd racoon in a pile of his/her own feces dead at the bottom of my kid's slide. Obviously looking for thrills, the critter tried the steep slide......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Actually, that is a railing that was installed on the sidewalk to enclose an additional sales area for the Afican Art store that is there. They also painted "their" section of the sidewalk green. Apparently,......

in response to: Replacement by CE

EvilGentleman: I wonder if Jeff has any shots of Japan's famous sidewalk beer vending machines. chiamattt, do they have them in Korea as well? joey, it looks like you are sporting a moustache, but I cannot tell......

in response to: Self Reflection by joey

ksedge: [[img:14080]] we sure do! and apparently we leave our socks on the sidewalk too... [[img:14081]] ...

in response to: Shoes by Peter

jack: c'mon down. nyc is where its happening, really cool. as the song goes,,,uptown, downtown, all around the town, london bridge is falling down, boys and girls together, me and mamie o'rourke, we trip......

in response to: Tim in the Streets by Marlo

victor fraser: so you know my name is victor and the things i draw come true.. unlesss its peace on earth and all the things the goverment says could be true.. call anytime or click......

in response to: queen street street art by jeeff

ksedge: i just moved here and the first thing i said when i went downtown was, "where is everyone?" the downtown core felt completely empty and emotionless. i soon found out that everyone just walks through......

in response to: You\'re in Calgary When... by ksedge

EvilGentleman: I'm honestly not 100% sure on this subject, but I know in most cases, alcohol is not permitted on streets or in parks, except for places like sidewalk cafes and the Six Flags La Ronde......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Yesterday's paper had an article about how there are bylaws coming into force to make bars put ashtrays outside their entrances. The city estimates that 600,000 people use the downtown core each weekday (not counting......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Peter: "do i have the right?" well, most people accept the tenet that anything done in public is in the public domain, unless otherwise specified. thats why cabs that use cc-tv warn you, thats why calls......

in response to: Mullets Galore! by Peter

EvilGentleman: The fire was shot on St Paddy's, saw the glow from the distance while dropping a friend off at 3 AM, so I went to investigate (I had no class the next day). This sidewalk......

in response to: Sidewalk Time Capsule by EvilGentleman

Peter: a couple of {empty reference} offerings from the local {sidewalk}: [[img:12753]] [[img:12754]] ...

in response to: empty reference repeat by elaine

Peter: the above-pictured toothy guy's cousin, with his much shorter pal: [[img:12749]] another bot peering out of his bunker, extending a metal hand to clasp any unwelcome intruders: [[img:12750]] old knobby-eyes, sitting out on the sidewalk for yesterday's trash pickup: [[img:12751]] ...

in response to: robot building by elaine

EvilGentleman: The first week of non-smoking bars is drawing to a close, and most people are accepting the changes thus far. Except when it rains. Rain and smoking really suck when mixed together. I am actually......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

shandy: I'm white and my place in Bushwick was the first I moved to when I came to New York. I had no idea what neighborhood meang what, I moved there firstly because my friend lived......

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

EvilGentleman: Well, as of midnight this morning, the ashtrays were pulled out of the bars and smoking is no longer permitted. Due to the late hour, it was hard to determine if the smoke is filling......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Peter: moldy dinner rolls scattered about the sidewalk: [[img:12147]] {newark}, {nj}......

in response to: Strawberry Redux by elaine

Thankyou!: All I have to really say is thanks. I read somewhere above about a smoker who said he's allergic to perfume. Imagine then that your cigarettes (as a bottle) and your smokey by-product (as a......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: In May of 1989, my best friend Mike and had been driving for 6 days when we arrived in Las Vegas around 1 PM, and rather than continuing on, we decided to stop there for......

in response to: Piano Man by jack

EvilGentleman: I think the concept of smoking and non-smoking bars would work, until some militant non-smoker files a lawsuit saying their rights are being infringed by denying them the right to work in a smoking bar.......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Mirela: I am an not smoker. I am glad I won't get smoke in my face at a concert or in restaurant during lunch time or in a plain when I played 1000$ and it's a......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Joe: I've lived on Jefferson btwn Irving and Knickerbocker for a year. It's gotten a little better just in that time. We moved here because we got priced out of our old neighborhood, Park Slope. Our......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: There has been some confusion as to defining exactly what constitutes an outdoor structure or patio. I have heard that any structure enclosed on more than two sides will be considered to be indoors, and......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

C.: Recap: I don't want to smell cigarettes while I enjoy a cold beer. I'm more concerned with my already far from pristine sidewalks. I think the elements and the fact that it is an open......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Sounds good, but unfortunately, in the downtown core, the bars and nightclubs are packed so heavily, that soon there will be nowhere to go for those who wish to escape the smoke. If you move......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Morgan: ahh this is crazy that i found this page but thanks so much for all the wonderful compliments and responses 1) my mother and two strong men carry those boulders from various places in the neighborhood......

in response to: Boulders on B Street by GGP

hool: the arm on the sidewalk belonged to a sleeping man. ...

in response to: May 08 2006 Toronto by hool

EvilGentleman: I'm really curious about the arm on the sidewalk. A friend posing? A homeless person sleeping? A corpse?...

in response to: May 08 2006 Toronto by hool

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Some of the guys who have made points about women overreacting to dicks in public are missing the point. So I'm going to put it in context for you: You are in a sports bar.......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

EvilGentleman: chiamatt, your points are valid, but if Canada can pass laws that state that tobacco companies cannot sponsor sporting events or family-oriented events where children are present, so as to protect children from being influenced......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Jamie, if you ever try to push a shopping cart (trolley) here or walk on a sidewalk, it becomes obvious that the word "yield" (or "cedez" in the archaic dialect of French spoken hereabouts) is......

in response to: Don\'t Mess With Teddy! by Arcticwoman

EvilGentleman: Nice set. I especially liked shots 1, 2 and 4. For shot 1, you seem to be making an art of shooting art on the street. You either have incredible luck finding canvas art wandering around......

in response to: April 30 2006 Toronto by hool

jack: sidewalks are amazing....

in response to: Shadow Box by elaine

Heather: Strange!! Our green bin was "stolen" last week! Doesn't EVERYONE get a green bin??? Why do they have to steal another one??? My husband and I joked that we should get a......

in response to: The 'Green' Thief by Elicar

anon (cpe-72-134-234-209.hawaii.res.rr.com): It's true. Animal cruelty does indeed create serial killers. Just look at the ALF (or just about any of the "concerned, caring activists" that've posted at this point) - they presume cruelty, so......

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