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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...... 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...... RUTH NELSON SHERMAN: MY MEMORIES GO FURTHER BACK. I NEVER LIVED IN bROOKLYN BUT WOULD SPEND A LOT OF SUMMERS WITH MY BUBBY AND UNCLE A 1710 CARROL ST.
MY PARENTS MET ON A BENCH ON EASTERN PKWY AND...... Jack Vermicelli: What is "hot dish"? Sounds so generic- there are many dishes served hot. Way to be specific, Minnesota.... linda: I'm a teacher on my first day of school. Came outside, 3pm, school's out, sun's out, it's gorgeous. Love to swim in bays and sounds, saltwater, no waves, so having passed this closeby...... RiCH1: SPIN........whoever you are.......you killed that shit on the 'Rock', sun!.....Rock On! Ya gotta turn yer head kids, to peep that one out.....right at the bottom of the escarpment waterfall on the 401 into the Hammer!...... Dusty : Hey all, that's some great work. This is gonna sound odd, but my church needs a good street artist for a project they're doing for hamilton kids. Nobody has to admit to anything, but if...... awake: Alot people have been living with no direction and misdirection threw out there entire lives in the ghetto's,all over the world.The criminal mentality and immoral behaviors has not been wiped out off the face of...... Bob: Just ran across this site, sounds like old home week.
Lived at 887 lincoln Place and went to P.S.138.After
graduating went to Boys High at the annex on Park Pl
and then to main bldg on Marcy and...... 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...... christina thompson: I'm going to be coming to this school starting September 2nd and i think that this school is s good school so far i like what i see and what i hear, so i hope...... 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...... k&a mort: I just tripped over this site and took the time to read all postings and I was particularly jolted by the most recent. Almost all the 17 year old girls have dropped out of school...... Country Boy: Peter, am sorry I didn't see this months ago so I could respond then. Thank you for your photos and update on the progress at "ground zero". I apologize for everyone for not being as...... Outside the box...: When you hear and see what is going on down in that part of town I find it difficult to feel sorry for the majority of those folks. The previous post hit the nail on...... Angela Bentley: Hey BUSY MSD---Ray and Maria had an Uncle named Tony and another name Matthew...Sound familiar last I knew they moved was wondering if anyone knew them. Email me at biggirl12668@yahoo.com thanks... 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...... Andrew Smith: Hi Terry, sounds an interesting book.
The photo was taken by my friend Dom Smith. I'm sure copyright would not be a problem. If you give me your email address I'll pass it onto him. If...... Who Cares for Kensington: I'll leave race out of my comments and will continues to focus on the radical change of culture and values. The changes are what thay are and I am sure that the government nor activists...... 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...... JOSEPH BRIDGE: what kind of boost are we talking about. we both agree that goverment assistance didn't work. it sounds like you believe corporate america will do the trick. i think they will take advantage of the...... Peter: Ryan: i hate chemical spills (this is more of a chemical spill than an "oil spill") as much as the next guy, but just for the record, its not the "largest oil spill in history"......... Joseph Bridge: beautiful response serlingrod...you paint a rosy picture of kensington... you must be an artist type. lets talk reality here. business investment in kensington: mom and pop stores, laundrymats, stop and go...for that 40 oz,...... 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...... Who Cares for Kensington: Everyone has someone else to blame and I guess that's the ameriacan way for losers these days. Buildings, streets and real estate agents do no breed ignorance, but sub-cultures do and Kensington is definitely a...... EvilGentleman: Hehe, it kept their maintenance guy busy for two days. The last two photos were taken thru my rear view mirror because he saw me taking the 5th pic and started glaring at me like...... Jamie: [[wiki:Scrapple]] sounds almost as delicious as [[wiki:black pudding]]... Me: Re to Tex
And according to CNN-MONEY.COM,as of April 2008, unemployment rates state by state list Kansas at number 17 and Texas at number 19,so it sounds like we are not that far below Texas.... Peter: wow, the comments in korean are fascinating... i mean, im as prone to think that america is the global authority on conspiracy, but i think its a bit of a reach to say that america...... eccles: That sure sounds nice, Jack, but who will pay for such an effort? Because I guarantee that the American beef industry is going to pursue profit over domestic philanthropy any day of the week. It's...... EvilGentleman: This was one of the more educational posts that I have done, at least in the sense that I learned a lot from doing this post.
When I initially shot the photos, I was focused on...... James cashan: Hi sheila,
Thanks for the heads up sounds interesting, don`t suppose you know the date of the exhibitiion?
cheers james,
... Kate: We have a mother and 2 babies on our roof. The porch has this metal box on top (no one knows why, it's a very old house). Anyway, a few years ago my...... James cashan: Hello jon B.
Malcom Kennedy is related to my dad through marriage of his mum to Ken connor (pics of Train), I lived and dad still lives across road from Pete n...... anon (static-66-16-111-15.dsl.cavtel.net): Hey Den ... That sounds real good, would love to hang out. Ali gets down the shore alot, I get down there maybe once a year. I couldn't remember the name of the store either,...... Kevin_in_the_Uk: mrsleep says about the film dark days, I have a copy, my wife got it on amazon for me. Fantastic stories from the people who used to live down there. You might even be able...... Jim Isham: I would really like to see a map of where these bridges are located in NYC. It's great to see the pictures, so I can I.d them on the ground, but how about a location...... Jim Isham: I would really like to see a map of where these bridges are located in NYC. It's great to see the pictures, so I can I.d them on the ground, but how about a location...... Jim Isham: I would really like to see a map of where these bridges are located in NYC. It's great to see the pictures, so I can I.d them on the ground, but how about a location...... Urbex Aficionado: Wow! Just.... wow. This is a great posting. This place is legendary, but I've only ever seen it online. I'm glad to see your extensive, comprehensive photos. I saw some new things here that I...... joey: my uncle john was a nyc policeman in the 60's. he once let me sound off the siren in his patrol car. it was so long ago i don't remember much more. i'll ask my...... Adam: Wouldn't know ;)
Sounds like you were a victim of their scamming huh?... Dean Ogden: Hi Sheila (Vaudrey), my mum saw my uncle Colin this afternoon and told him how i came across this site and that ive seen some of his school pictures, and he wants me to go...... Jerry Lowry: I lived in Kensington on 2800 Hancock St. from 1948-1968. Went to Vietnam in "69" and never returned to Kensington to live. A good deal of the names sound familiar. I'd like to call out...... 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......... Dean Ogden: Wow, what a site. Im only 25 and i feel like i know what everyone is talking about. I see pictures of what Irlam and Cadishead use to be like and listen to the stories...... jaime: it's great to hear of a town that takes the time to know there neighbors i love it. although i've never been there it sounds great. my husband visited yesterday and he said it was...... Ella Street: Also went to St Hughs
Dave Raby he lived on Elkart street Mike Fiolo he was related to thr Franklins Danny had the them big ass dogs right if that's who you mean seen Danny about...... Deb Simpkins (Massey): Hi Stuart,
no need to apologise, it was all done in good fun - at school on my last day. (and you are right - it was probably all Gaz!!). You and Garry ran off with...... Stuart Brennan: Hello again Deb
Nice to see in your avatar that you've still got that big sunny smile!
I'm not really in close touch with any of the old Irlam High lot.
I last saw Gaz Siddall about six...... cityman: That sounds great but you only get to vote for city council members one in your district and one at large posistion. Council members do not get fair compensation for their duties.You get what you...... YoYo: I can't forget the loud rat a tat tat sounds coming from the cyclone. I was a scardey cat. I only got on it one time (in the last car - I thought I was...... balloonhedz: thatd be a heaven sent experience. That sounds so...correct me if Im
wrong....Damon Runyon??? Almost like a scene from Guys & Dolls if it
wasnt a musical and if it WAS set in...... Meg from San Diego: My boyfriend and I are going to spend the summer in Hutch. He's born and raised SD, I was born in Topeka and couldn't wait to get out of there as a teen. I...... Meg from San Diego: My boyfriend and I are going to spend the summer in Hutch. He's born and raised SD, I was born in Topeka and couldn't wait to get out of there as a teen. I...... 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...... Joe: Hello CB Dare,
Sounds like you have very important things to say and the courage to go with it. I can only explain my experience with my early years in Kensigton. There is somethimg to be...... jack: thanks mary anne yes my brother and our friends took old skates and boxes from the produce store and made scooters of them, the sound on the pavement was loud and screeching, fun in those...... Me: Oh my!!! It sounds like the truth hurts YOU!!!! The truth for me is I make over 40 grand a year in nursing. I hate all drugs and what they do to people. My father...... Joe: In response to LINDA from 4/13/2008. I left 29 years ago and also felt at that time that I had to GET OUT of Kensington. I had just purchased a home there (my wife wanted...... iman: and the second one had to be from rocky point or sound beach... Editor: though the content of this sort of post isnt typically what we have on this blog, im going to leave it, as it sounds interesting, and the photo is nice.
"cycles past", i urge you, though,...... Mitch: That demolition notice is certainly new (been keeping a close eye on the fate of Ben's for months now). Maybe I'm translating it wrong, but it sounds like if no person(s) contest the permit 10...... Dillon DD: i visted this palce and it is truly amazing however its quite sad
there is no way he can finish this thing and its is so unsound foundationaly that it will have to be torn down...... Nobody: Saul- perhaps sarcasm doesn't travel well through the internet. I do have a few points for your consideration, though:
1. "thats there [sic] idea of a community.
Whose idea? The people who live in the projects? I...... Fiona Lambert: Who the Hell is Rufus Rockhead, sounds like a characture from the Flinstones., but an interesting name for a street, only in good old Montreal.... Yes: 'So just move and all will be better'
So does that mean when everybody moves out and the town is empty, Hutchinson will be at its' best?
Sounds like that's what people are doing since the population...... David Warrior: Hi James,
Sounds like we shared some passtimes back in the 1960, I used to do Higher Irlam paper round for Colin Sandy and spent time asking the ships crews for cigarettes etc. at the locks....... Frank Donnellon: I remember Johnny. He had gift of gab.....he could talk to you until the sheep came home. I wonder what he doing now.....he probable has a talk show!
And Arnie I bet he's in...... anonymous 2008 freshman: u know, when i read this it gets me nervous but i hope it isn't wat it really sounds lke and i hope the students their are coolz be-cuz i am really nervous about making...... Re hutch native: Sounds like somebody that couldn't make it in the real world of work of the big cities, so they had to come back home to mommy and daddy at home. ... Kent Arnold: Had one of these brand new a few years after I returned from the Korean War. I have had 7 or8 Pontiacs since then but this one was one of the best, if not the...... Kent Arnold: Had one of these brand new a few years after I returned from the Korean War. I have had 7 or8 Pontiacs since then but this one was one of the best, if not the...... mary: My grandparents lived at 3134 Emerald St. My mother Agnes Reichenbach married and moved to DC. When I was young and introduced to the area, I was in awe. I had never experienced a house...... mary: My grandparents lived at 3134 Emerald St. My mother Agnes Reichenbach married and moved to DC. When I was young and introduced to the area, I was in awe. I had never experienced a house...... janet: Steve--Your father's name sounds ever so familiar. What subject did he teach? I was a S.J. Tilden student; then later taught there for a couple of years. Perhaps it was during my...... katwoman: hey bill, sounds like you live not too far from where i used to 11 years ago (I was on LaSalle & Oak). I had no idea there was a culinary school in Cabrini....when was...... Marissa Chaplin: Dandelion lollies!!!! sounds interesting sheila. By the way, why were they called Temperance bars?... 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...... jazzartsounds: [[img:26382]]
looking for better sites for st. louis area street art..? I have some great pics.. Love the Powell Square building! need info on REDD FOXX and also ed box..? help? recently returned...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Marissa
There was a reason it was named as such, because that piece of ground they were built on and the land stretching back to where it meets Boat lane, has only a couple of...... Anne Priestley (nee Rigby): Hi Cyril
Dr Walker was my Dad's doctor I recognise the name. I went to Irlam County Primary School
one of my teachers was Miss Cotton who lived on Liverpool Road I think. What...... oevre: Remember Hutchinson in mainly four images....swimming pool in Summer near the grain elevator...high school with brilliant turquoise colored panels, architect was Californian, people said...the old old deep red brick junior high where my parents went...... Alan Taylor: Andrew, Sheila, Cyril et al,
Platts Brook was a popular play area and it went underground through vertical iron bars and waterfalled about 10 feet under Liverpool Road opposite Ferry Road.
The part that was from where...... 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...... Peter: i think youre referring to {manhattan}, as it has areas referred to as "upper east side" and "upper west side", whereas {brooklyn} generally doesnt. to me, the "upper east side/east side" is where folks move...... to:noname: And you haven't insulted others on this posting? Calling people retards and idiots isn't insulting in your opinion? It sounds to me that you want to dish it out but you can't take it when...... jack: chrislla and victoria you both sound like intelligent students, school is probably the best place to be, you can learn about the great people of the world and the only thing you have to do...... Andrew Smith: That's fine by me Marissa. Sounds like a good idea - all the best with it...... noname: Re: Still in Hutch. First off, if the only reason that you like Hellchinson is because of the low cost of living then you are just proving my points. You sound like a complaisant fool...... Linda Larson Brooks: I grew up in Flatlands Bay. Some of the people from Barren Island moved to the bay. Schnieder sounds familiar. I know the Lissenden's moved there too. My uncle Bud Ackermann...... Former Hutchinsonite: Gosh Hunter, sounds like you're a hypocrite. If you thought the town was so great, why did you pack up and move out to California to find a job? And as far as...... noname: I work in a business that allows me to see the finest of Hutchinson and surrounding areas. Hutchinson it's surrounding population consist of the following: Retirees, poor families, meth addicts, leeches. No more no less....... Re: Cody: Sounds like you're pretty self centered. As long as everything is fine for you and your family and business, that's all that counts isn't it? What about all the underprivileged people in your...... Joanne Amorello-minor: HI alison was your grandmother mrs Pearson? it suddenly came back to me!I do have these little electrical impulses now and again!Thankyou Rob for your kind words..and Alan i've tried to get to you via...... Hunter: I'd like to make two points at this time. First, it seems that most of the dissatisfaction with Hutchinson revolves around the lack of "good", i.e. well-paid jobs. As I mentioned earlier, there are no...... zippitydoda: It's not so much the town you live in,it's your attitude towards it. One mans trash is another mans treasure so to speak. I have however,found many of these posts to be true,no matter how...... Andrew Smith: EvilGentleman - that sounds very, very cold. Deadly cold. Would you do a holiday house swap with some desert folk? An extreme-exchange of some kind?
I'm very happy in my 'Warm temperate Western Margin' as my...... EvilGentleman: What cute little snowdrifts. I like the pictures, but I really get the impression that most Torontonians have no clue what a **real** Canadian winter is like. But I suppose you get lake effect storms...... Camara: "And all u Toronto losers. Nobody in your country likes you, i spent 2 months in canada last yr and everyone agrees you ppl are butt ugly, im sorry but its true. me and my......
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