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Tommy & Richie: HEY,ALL...We are two loud,obnoxious nuts that roam around and terrorize everyone.ME: (Tommy),I am more sedate and usually sun-bathe nude at the end,near the dunes.I often get lucky and get screwed there,or catch a BJ,however.my friend......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

Cartlegger: i gotta say that this may be the classic image of the Fall's, especially as it looks like a "classic" photo. whats the treatment on this one? and from whence did you capture it? ...

in response to: Waterfall, Brooklyn Bridge by Mike L.

Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital.......

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

eyeofodin: malenky ukrainska, I grew up on Long Island as well, and I remember several tornado touchdowns in the 90's, especially out in Suffolk. I started the Meteorology Club at my H.S. (GEEK!) (syosset)......

in response to: Cameraphone Funnel Cloud by jeeff

Maureen.: A miraculous achievment what a wonderful man and as I have said many times what has age got to do with it. Its the wanting to do something special and with faith you can......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

Tyra: I'm currently a senior [class of 09] and I've enjoyed my years in ACORN. F.Y. I: if you're going to make comments about the school then at least make them memorable ones or use proper......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Junior Apprentice: Oh! and uh, I feel kinda dumb asking but, what's a flux capictator? (PS: It's not any flux capcitator, EVERYONE(especially including the Blacksmith) there is just very nice, not annoying or obnoxious like other long......

in response to: The Past Is Closer Than You Think by ghost of grandin

Anonimus: Werribee Stations is becoming a really dangerous place. Specailly at night time because lots of gang members meet up and start fights, hit random people. Werribee has become dangerous because of this gangs tha have......

in response to: Werribee Station by benji

Peter: ive always had a special place in my heart for peterbilts. the red and green and sunshine is an awesome combo! damn, i gotta go explore {greenpoint} more before summer ends......

in response to: Truckin\' by luna park

Rareity: I live in Marine Park- not too far from what was Barren Island. I'm 25 now but years back a friend and I stumbled upon a reference to Barren Island and had to go down......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

Jesus: Not a very good bike, considering a good Montreal Police budget. They can afford good performance hybrids, Scott or Specialized, w/stronger wheels, disk brakes and much more, instead they buy cheap stuff. Montreal Police has......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

Lou Romero: Thanks UFF, your response was almost totally on the money, except for the "poor Puerto Rican families" part. Many PR families were hard-working and wanted a better living conditions as well as good schools, many who......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Stephen Barnes: I might go back to work there though cause Acorn was better than most schools. We were small but we had alot of heart, especially those days when we used to figh prospect heights and......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

J: For the record, St John and Moncton do not have the tallest buildings in the Maritimes... Halifax has at least 5 buildings that are more than 20 floors. I agree with your comments about......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

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......

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

J Sears: What a surprise! I wish someone would do a before and after as was suggested. I used to live in Montreal and probably wouldn't recognize it anymore. I heard that Ben's, Ruby......

in response to: Montreal Circa 1979 by CE

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

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

phantom: There was a store on the 2800 block of Front Street in the 60's and 70's named Lauer's. They were like a deli but had specialty dishes - lots of fish dishes on Fridays for......

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

Who Cares for Kensington: Sandy describes a perfect example of failure of the most basic services. At what point does a city department administrator decide that he/she will not offer resources to respond to a problem in a given......

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

serlingrod: I do not defend the status - I wish to change it. I do not "draw a salary on the backs of the suffering" - the little funding we receive goes towards helping these people......

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

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......

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

serlingrod: I don't think I paint a rosy picture of Kensington at all. If you read what I wrote I actually said there's lots of crime, disinvestment, and the schools are broken. Those were my words.......

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

phantom: Regarding the economic side of the Kensington exodus - Google: Kensington and Globalization. The frst entry in the search findings should be a paper on the topic published at Kutztown State by Mike Kelly on......

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

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Debbie, I remember you very well, Matt often talks about Jennifer. He still speaks to a few of his old friends, pretty good really as he was only seven when we left. He......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Me: Re to Peter Can't say I wouldn't blame you after reading so much negativity,but people like Tex who don't even live here but keep posting negative and slanderous comments,especially about the man who committed suicide,is enough......

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

Peter: it seems pretty obvious to me that this is, more or less, more about the state of the korean beef industry than the "health" of the consumers... especially when the korean government seems to freeze......

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

pradnya: Hey! That's amazing! Specially the waterfall! Just wish to dip myself into it....

in response to: Rainy Day? Look at Flowers! by sine

jack: i'm clueless when it comes to looking at art, i don't like to sit there and gaze at a painting because i'm not that intelligent about art, but i am a dirty old man because......

in response to: Art Lovers at Folk Art Museum, West 53rd Street by Mike L.

John (aged 44 and a bit): Ahh so many memories. I left irlam in 1985 not i may add for the sandy beaches and climate of a far off land but the more mundane surroundings of Oldham. I grew up on......

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

raison: Luna Park, I really like your photos! Do people in Brooklyn have much in the way of front yards? That doesn't look like much of a yard, especially in the traditional sense!...

in response to: Beware of Owner by luna park

Who Cares for Kensington : B Street, Well stated, but you have probably upset the professional social worker class, professional community activists and some local and long seated goverment officials of both parties that like to be known as public servants......

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

ante croatia: oooooh my god every bridge in new york has it's own charisma.i am 13 and i love all bridges especially suspension ones and cable stayed bridges but new york bridges-paradise for me.i especially love the......

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

James cashan: Thanks for the compliments Rob T. Norma B. and sheila V. (finally sussed out the pixel thing!)It is nice to feel a special connection to this public tribute ney icon of irlam and cadisheads` past......

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

Wakehambay-miuq: Nice pictures!! I miss my hometown, especialy this summer, best month of the year (June)...

in response to: Kangirsujuaq by EvilGentleman

jack: better hurry, today is wednesday, and the special prize will go untaken if you can't guess, hee hee hee hahahaha lol lol....

in response to: Where in the World is Jack? by jack

janet: Hi Alma--Sorry, the name Rubin is not familiar (though I knew a Judy Kessler). But I certainly remember the fish store! (Thanks for reminding me that one needed to walk up a couple of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

jack: OK, so she's a little overweight but if thats her son and husband they look like a nice family and that makes her beautiful, all women who take care of their husbands and children but......

in response to: Several Rather Unremarkable Glimpses of Great Yarmouth by Jamie

James cashan: RE: Rob Walls R Tynan, Totally agree with your strong sentiments, The other night me and my partner Zak (zakia Cassim) Were having our tea at the boathouse , they have built a decking area at......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Jesse: We moved to the northside when moving here from Ontario. Fredericton is about 20 yrs behind well anywhere else in Canada especially when it comes to shopping. My god its a capital city and full......

in response to: Northside Fredericton by CE

Elkin School Rules!!! DJD: If you choose to stay, how do you improve the neighborhood? Especially when you don't have a Mayor or any member of City Council who gives a crap about the neighborhoods of this city. ......

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

Peter Creer: None of you Irlam or Cadisheadites seem to remem Morris's Pie shops. On the coner of Kings road oppsite Royles in Cadishead and some where in 20 row in Irlam. I lived on Morris's pies when......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

James cashan: Re: jon burgess, I agree, on the one hand people say every body knows your business on the other its good to have a sense of community and roots which a lot of people......

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

Peter: woah! especially that last video... nice....

in response to: robot building by elaine

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......

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

Peter: Ok, so I just got back, and here are the photos: [[img:27389]] the northwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}... [[img:27390]] a wider view of the same spot... [[img:27391]] the southwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}... im sure that {upfromflames} could tell us......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

Pinky: I luv reading all these wonderful memories everyone has about our childhood neighborhood. I graduated in 1975. Does anyone remember Mr.Tillman? He was a gym teacher. I was in sp 8-BG. One of my fave......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

marlene: Winnipeg definitely deserves to be on the list. Its skyline is distinctive--especially in the dead of winter when its really cold and ice fog clouds are in the air and the sky is clear......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

anon (S0106001346fafe93.no.shawcable.net): i'm naturally blonde and resent that so many ditzy fake peroxide addicts are ruining it being blonde used to be rare and special and beautiful remeber that there ARE smartm, funny, engaging, REAL, blondes...

in response to: Rant by kc

James cashan: Found this site through my friend gary sparkes, thrilled to see people had foresight to capture Irlam and Cadisheads social history in passing lest be forgotten forever especially photos by rob tynan, yes i......

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

Airdog101: dirana1, i was wondering if you or anyone else would be able to give me some insight on how to become a Correctional Officer. Was there any special schooling you go through or did you......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: All I know, is I have seen a lot of the little speed limit signs along the bike trails, usually proclaiming a limit of 20 km per hour. I confess that I have not been......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

EvilGentleman: Beatiful set of photos. You really captured the emotions of the rallies. I especially like the irony of the girl wearing a mask that says, "NO CNN", but a baseball cap that says, "American Blue......

in response to: Olympic Torch Relay by chiamattt

bob taylor ( aka) ottis: born and raised on the 3000 blk of hartville st remember mc pherson square aka needle park some great memeries there exspecially in the winter when it snowed the FIRE HILL one thing about......

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

Cyril Bagshaw: Hello Mabel, I remember your parents fish and chip shop very well, especially as we we called in just after coming out of The Palace cinema, which was owned by the Barnes family. So it would have......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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

EvilGentleman: Last time GGP found a [[3629:bunny]], citynoise went crazy! [[img:27192]] Heh, I was viewer number 50,000. Random. Glad to see a happier bunny this time. Can I do a special bunny request? Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs!!!!!...

in response to: Lost Bunny by GGP

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

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......

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

Joe: To hairsy. I thought I would add clarity to my message from April 16th. The only thing that I left was Kensigton. My first marrige ended when my wife left me and this opened the......

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

tasha: i curently reside in the projects the philadelphia housing auth. i go to school and have a job but still proverty stricken i believe the book portrayed good image of the projects. people who......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

colavitos ghost: the pigeon shots (especially the first one) are so wonderful! thank you for showing that pigeons can be beautiful....

in response to: Compilation Part Three by chiamattt

You are an idiot.: Of course you would show the picture of the crappiest hotel in the city to try and prove your point. "Passing through" does not give you enough taste of a city, especially one as interesting......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Nelson: Had my bike stolen April 13 at Dufferin Mall. It's a yellow, with blue and red, Giant AtX 890 mountain bike, 19.5" frame. The only thing they left was the cut lock. I reported it to......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Fiona Lambert: Graffiti is just wrong especially on the side of someones home, here in Rothesay, New Brunswick you'd be arrested if caught putting graffiti on a building or home. I did notice alot of graffiti when I......

in response to: Welcome to Crack Lane! by EvilGentleman

Mitch: Knowing companies like SIDev, they won't waste any time getting a wrecking ball out there. They'll want to tear it down before anyone changes their mind! (legally that notice says they can start tomorrow...assuming no......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Wonderful! I especially love the time-lapse shots covering the accumulating snow....

in response to: Scenes from Winter 2007 by Montrealbunny

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......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

Mike: Hells Angels member arrested on assault charges Hybrid Apr 11, 2008 12:29 PM (3 hrs ago) by Staff, The Examiner SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News)- A Pacifica member of the Hells Angels was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assaulting......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Peter: tom: i think its ludicrous to simply look at the "thousands of lives lost that day" without trying to dig deeper into the why and how of it. i think it disrespects both those who......

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

REVO69ERSKi: YO, SICK FLIX, I'M A FAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY, I LOVE LOS ANGELES ESPECIALLY THE GRAFF SCENE THERE SICK....

in response to: Night in L.A. by Vivarin

jane: bike world Ltd is one of the leading bike distributors.We are Legitimate registered Company under licensed number(RC43215).We ship via FedEx or DHL, and your ordered items will get to your door step within 48 hrs(Two......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

James: This is great site, have just discovered it. I have many happy memories of schooldays at Irlam in the 1960s. Spent half my time down at the canal watching the big ships pass through, especially......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

James: This is great site, have just discovered it. I have many happy memories of schooldays at Irlam in the 1960s. Spent half my time down at the canal watching the big ships pass through, especially......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

D.B.: Whats good people i`m back again just tryin to put down some of the negativity to pay hommage to some of the friends and family who are no longer here and most who......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

To Unsure: You can start by going to meetings everyday. And I mean everyday. Change your crowd of friends. If you associate with meth users,you will never break away. If you hang out with dogs,you will get......

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

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

Hobson: I lived in Israel for 4 years in the early 70's. I bought one of these from a medical student who was leaving the country. It was 11 years old. I paid $125.00 for it.......

in response to: Citroën 2CV by Peter

Joe: It is interesting to see so many postings from current/past Kensigtion folks (and others that give an address that has nothing to do with the neighborhood). I grew up there from 1957 throghh 1972, and......

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

A-TRAIN: los angeles is definately not the most recognized in film, tv, or anything in the world. if someone showed me a picture of it and asked me what city it is, id probably have no......

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

LefOptorGofep: Summer is here, its time to shed some pounds! And its never been easier than now, now that Anatrim is available. Anatrim is the revolutionary new product designed to help users not only shed......

in response to: UFO in Sno by GGP

grrrl: Dude The graffiti scene up in Dallas is pretty much all the same. Sekt, to this day in 2008, still dominates. He's got some mad skills and hating on this kid, I found, is just useless. He just......

in response to: Clap Hands by elaine

Sheila hilton: Reading through Marion Beeston's book 'Irlam & Cadishead' I noted that when Irlam Hall was demolished, 'there were some features well worth preserving. These included the especially fine carved front door.' Does anybody out there......

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

Marissa Chaplin from Laura Young (not that you know me!) : Hello! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for posting these pictures! Marissa, I am now 31 and living in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and was just looking on the internet for some pictures......

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

sara: can i have some more about the african architecture ? especially the ethnical one......

in response to: African Architecture by Guy McLaren

Carl Struyf: [[img:26315]] [[img:26316]] Workstation of the locks. Soon i will do a special of all the movable bridges and some foto's of Antwerp city....

in response to: Locks of Antwerp by Carl Struyf

Kensington H.S. Vice President: Hello to all Kensingtonites.I lived at 5th & Leigh Ave and attended Kensington High School for Girls from 1958-1961. Even though I have not been to Philly for many years, does anyone have suggestions of......

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

jameth: Viet Nam on Broadway/Stockton in {San Francisco}. And yeah anything on Jackson in Little Saigon is typically good, especially when you have to have a child translate for you or point at the menu. Pho Cyclo......

in response to: Pho in Seattle by Peter

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

Tex: Yes I loved Hutch, I especially loved it when I was able to leave town and come down here to Texas and get a job that paid over twice as much as what I was......

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

ahh a ghost: heres my list of the top 10! (im from the chicago-land area) First off, all you dallas-houston and toronto-montreal people fighting, shut the hell up. 1.Tokyo, Japan- to me, every picture i see of tokyo looks great.......

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

jeeff: nice, especially that first one. man it's cold down there with the wind off the lake....

in response to: A Frozen Lake by Elicar

eyeofodin: The dancing buildings were my favorite site when living in Praha. I would get my special standing position at the end of the tram to look out the back window to view these beauties......

in response to: idea of image by fuzzytank

Hunter: Ouch!! Tex, you winged me good on that one. Since I wasn't addressing any specific person, I was careless of my language. I stand by my conclusions, but the language, especially that second sentence, was......

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

sage: Guy McLaren says in an earlier post: "All wild animals are dangerous. Especially African ones." My response: All domesticated humans are dangerous. Especially american ones. I've lived with raccoons, coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, and opossums my whole life--and......

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

Rugsta: One more... because she is kinda special.. ;) [[img:25898]] ...

in response to: City Street Art by Rugsta

D.bennett: All right real talk i`m tired of hearing people say they`ve read the book there are no children here that book the movie was all bullshit ok u don`t have to feel sorry......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Tex Re: Hunter: My crime statistics come from the F.B.I., and I would say that they probably have well qualified statisticians who know how to report said facts fairly with the proper comparisons, so that 'apples' are not......

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

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

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