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

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

James cashan: hi norma , yes i remember brian,may know your brothers by face,we would get anywhere from 1 to 2 hundred people down at tarzan bridge,crossie was a regular face at our shin digs and would often......

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

EvilGentleman: Actually, I cannot place it. But the description you gave tells me I have must have overlooked this one. Maybe it's along one of those stretches of the bike trail where I tend to ride......

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

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......

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

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Andrew I could just see the goal post of Irlam AFC though the railings, but really not sure where they play now. The ground they used first of all that I remember was on Gill Field......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Peter: i love the scuffs on the median barrier. its like, how many crashes happened within 25 feet in that stretch of highway alone? the lines of the highway are beautiful, and the plane is creepily close......

in response to: LAX by joey

Alan Taylor: Hi Sheila, Yes it was as you say, but all the rooms were usually packed with punters though, the atmosphere was perfect. Love the picture many thx for that, maybe because there is so much of......

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

Steven E: Norton Kansas is truly a wonderful place. It is so much more than pictures of it's alleys and a closed dealership. My little home town is surrounded by beautiful green wheatfields, big blue skies and......

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

j.smith: Shiny unhappy people All is not well in the world of pearly royalty. Beneath the peacock feathers and rhinestone finery is stirring a nasty battle for the soul of the kingdom. In Guildford county court this......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Thanks Bob, that has cleared a few questions up for me. However, What do they do with the bones and gravestones when they develop the land for housing such as the housing estate that was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

jack: sorry about the health care problem there, i am on medicare now but all my working years i paid over $400 a month for my health plan, it was the best, when i had open......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

Peter: i pass that place every day going to/coming back from the train. i never see anyone in there. im assuming its because theyre still pretty new. with all the cheap (but admittedly spartan/utilitarian) {bodega}s around......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

BBC Reports Kite deaths in Lahore: BBC News Kite deaths mar Pakistan 2005 festival It is not the first time Lahore has seen kite-related deaths Up to nine people have been killed and dozens injured during an annual kite-flying festival called Basant in the......

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

Re. Hush up: If you delt with the economic conditions of this town (LIKE I DO) on an everyday basis you would see the truth. Hutchinson is a low income area! PERIOD! Why do you demand attention, you......

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

99¢Dreams: Hey Peter, do you live in Bushwick, or are you just often there? I ask because your post reminds me of a photo project I've contemplated, but never executed: "Bushwick Gates" I'm referring to a quintessential Bushwick......

in response to: Bushwick Portals by Peter

little ukraine: speaking of Sunset Park... Here is Third Avenue, once a vibrant street full of shopping and dining (New Yorkers, think Steinway Street, Fulton Street, Roosevelt Avenue). The Gowanus Express, the southern leg of the BQE,......

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

maybetoday: Columbus is the most populous city in Ohio. But, it's not as dense as Cleveland or Cincinnati since its borders stretch out pretty far. I didn't see anyone else walking around the neighborhood.......

in response to: German Village by maybetoday

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

Chris: Monday July 9th, I made a point to stop by today and view the progress. The family spent the weekend up on Greenhorn. The forest service has work ahead of them to reopen the road......

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

Jamie: Yeah, well obviously i can't condone trespassing on British Rail property. It ##is## dangerous. Don't do it kids. But this particular stretch of track has very wide 'sidings' if that's the right term. Gravelled areas......

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

CE: I'm currently in Sussex for the next few hours and have been here for a couple days. There are more murals since I was last here and I still stand by my opinion that......

in response to: Downtown Murals by CE

upfromflames: I was a little disappointed at your original presumption that the mysterious empty spaces in Newark once held decayed housing full of junkies. Actually, some of them used to contain thriving neighborhoods, some Italian white,......

in response to: A Walk Through Brick City by Peter

Anonymous - 36: Great !! If someone ever asks me the what was the best time of my life - without a doubt it was 13-16, great memories to last a lifetime. My 9 year old daughter can't......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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

upfromflames: Ms. Walthers: One question I have about this long and interesting history is how the process by which Bushwick grew from Bushwick Corners (Metropolitan and Bushwick) into its current grid stretching far to the SE.......

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

Dave: [[img:17931]] The construction of the Manchester Ship Canal resulted in the need to replace the famous stone aqueduct at Barton, which had been constructed as part of the Bridgewater Canal in the eighteenth century. The old......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

writer: he got bagged for some dumb out in santa fe. he killed a half mile stretch of the hihgway near camel rock. [[http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/38234.html]]...

in response to: Dr. Sex Graffiti by Legalize Life

colavitos ghost: carrie: i'm intrigued by the specificity of your knowledge of the west side. i feel like i must know you! perhaps "carrie" is a pseudonym? as to your question--and a good one it......

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

little ukraine: This building dates to the Civil War, does it not? Or is that the other Brooklyn Armory? Also, I believe this is the one you see from the LIRR train just before it......

in response to: Armory by Peter

EvilGentleman: Love it! More complete than any of my collections, too! But I would have crossed the border and used the American interstates. The stretch of the Trans-Canada from Ottawa to the Manitoba border is **murder**!......

in response to: Canadian Signs - East To West by ksedge

colavitos ghost: well, euclid avenue's not in wonderful shape right now. however, things are looking significantly better than they were five years ago. good stuff: 1)the rta is redesigning the roadway itself to improve public......

in response to: Rant by procyon

rinn: It is simply astounding. It shows how far human acheivement can stretch, with a little help of 'faith'. faith as small as a mustard seed can move a mountain, and Don Justo is a living......

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

aer suzuki: "Public Transportation is a good thing for Toronto. Lots of slate sky, concrete, asphalt, brick and steel...they took paradise and made a concrete jungle for sure." Ok. Maybe Toronto's different but here in Seattle they used......

in response to: Urban Decay by Chris Fuerth

Peter: ive driven that exact same stretch of road before. nice......

in response to: One Afternoon on 80 by joey

jack: the last time i streched i knocked down a wall. but it is good to stretch. i stretch my legs every morning when i get out of bed, by letting my feet hit......

in response to: The Importance of Stretching by ksedge

EvilGentleman: That area is pretty diverse and while not entirely crime-free, it does not have a bad name by any stretch of the imagination. All in all, a pretty safe area, I would say. Vanier college......

in response to: Mystery Apartment by CE

EvilGentleman: LMAO, there I was, scratching my head, thinking "Ok, I've heard of NORAD's DEW Line in the Arctic, NORAD's Mid-Canada Line that stretched across the boreal forests of Canada's middle, but what the heck is......

in response to: Home Pt. 3: Norad\'s/Red Line by CE

elaine: my yankophilia only stretches to pronunciation and actual words. there is no point in asking where the nearest laundrette is or for tom-ah-toes in america. i am old timey enough to insist on english spellings......

in response to: Overkill Signage by Peter

EvilGentleman: As far as I can recall from my weather observer training, ACSL (altocumulus staing lenticular) are the result of high winds aloft, and can be formed by wind passing over mountains, but they can be......

in response to: Mt. Rainier & Lenticular Clouds by aer suzuki

Chris Erb: I looked it up on Google Earth. It's actually quite an awful place. It's a long stretch of highway with what appears to be huge malls, parking lots, warehouses and large plots of......

in response to: Multidick by EvilGentleman

Elicar: If I read you well, you like to challenge the limits, stretch the boundaries, see how far you can go. Sometimes, your temperament gets the better of you, but you have a good heart and......

in response to: Babelfishing by EvilGentleman

jeeff: i like the stretched perspective you got in photo #2. anyone know what the building in #3 is?...

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

EvilGentleman: I take it you have heard about the Cree Indians planning to build 1100 windmills in a 500-kilometer stretch of their land in Quebec? It should produce about 1650 megawatts of power when fully online,......

in response to: Wind Power by Cameo

jack: pete, if i had known you would be there i would have met up and we could have snapped pics of you and i shooting each other. thx for the pic's. i used......

in response to: For Jack, 2: by Peter

Elicar: "Over the years, Highway 11 grew to stretch from downtown Toronto all the way to the Minnesota border. Highway 11 became synonymous with Yonge Street, the name of the street in Toronto which formed its......

in response to: The Looongest Street in the World by Elicar

EvilGentleman: On May 5 of 1989, I was in the middle of a long road trip with my best friend, Mike. We were in San Diego, California, after having driven 5000 miles through two Canadian provinces......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

stinkyben: You should have visited a different part of the wall besides Badaling. There are some great stretches where you'll see perhaps one or two other tourists on a 20 mile hike....

in response to: Beijing & The Great Wall of China by Czizou

Farrell: Vanity Fair magazine ran an incredible photo of dancer/choreographer David Parsons stretched out high above NYC on one of the Chyrsler building's gargoyles. I'm assuming the photo was taken by the peerless Annie Leibovitz. Does......

in response to: The Chrysler Building by Pakko

jack: a hole waiting to be filled with it's new occupant. is that a cemetary for antelope. i'm so happy. i wake up every morning and stretch my arms out to the sides......

in response to: Dust to Dust by Guy McLaren

Ken: [[img:8380]] Bluffers Park One of the most breathtaking views of the Bluffs can be seen at Bluffers Park, at the foot of Brimley Road. Extensive picnic areas are available, along with spacious beaches, two boat launching ramps,......

in response to: Last Summer - Bluffer\'s Park by Ken

Josh: A message to all of you goofy hippies to mind your own fucking business. I would have slapped the shit out of that hooker if she tried anything like that. The rest of those clowns......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

evoluzione: i'd love to get hold of a working sign too... i could probably stretch to a c-note email me (my username above) @mac.com ...

in response to: The City Says Don't Walk: by Peter

Cheesy_Member: Instantly recognisable because of its unique design, the Forth Rail Bridge was one of the greatest achievements of 19th century engineers. The original designer was Thomas Bouch - but his rail bridge over the River......

in response to: Forth Rail Bridge by Cheesy_Member

Jamie: don't worry about it. it's normal. it's designed that way to scale photos ##down## to fit into the columns, so when you upload something tiny such as this it stretches it instead. No biggie....

in response to: Citynoise Button by groovehouse

jeeff: the thing that sets tokyo apart from others is its sheer size and density. tokyo's population density is 3x higher than new york city. any one of these photos shows only a tiny......

in response to: Tokyo Architecture by Chris Jongkind

kc: I'll vote with GGP on the red-tailed, though I am no hawk expert. Still, size looks right and I think that stripe-y necklace around the neck may be somewhat diagnostic. Plus it looks just like......

in response to: Grubbin\' by Nairi

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: That's disturbing. Is it the Eisenhower interstate system that has a straight stretch of road every x miles for planes to land on in an emergency?...

in response to: I880 & SJ Airport, a Citynoise Intersection by joey

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Careful, now you're seeing [[2415:orange]] like [[author:ian]]. For the longest time I was being followed by white stretch limos. They were everywhere, not just in {Manhattan}. I saw them in {Chicago}, Boulder, {Staten Island} and {Orlando}.......

in response to: Seeing Double by jeeff

Balloonhedz: Thank you :-) Flattery will get you everywhere. Nice part about this scene (unlike some) was the presence of police lines was at a real minimum. Just either side of a maybe two block......

in response to: W4th St Subway Fire~Street Scene by Balloonhedz

Peter: its just one picture, actually. did you bother to look at it? also: how does this photo disrespect "the family"? it was posted long before this recent drama. i think its a tad of a......

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

barry: she was my girl but now.The pictures i put in are all stretch/skew..bad as I sill don't no now to cut tham....

in response to: Greece 2001 by barry

jeeff: hi jo. here's a quickie travel guide for toronto, ##but## i'm writing this with one condition for you: please take some photos, write some stuff, and post an article here about your trip! first off,......

in response to: Toronto for a week by jo

jeeff: manifest: close. kensington market begins at dundas, one major block north of queen & graffiti alley. the market stretches up to college street. it's another good place to see graffiti/street art, and......

in response to: graffiti alley / style in progress \'05 by jeeff

Bleeagh: When I was a kid, there were long stretches of gorgeous blonde sand nuzzling the pale grey and deep blue skirts of Lake Michigan. These days, the sand is rough and the waters turgid. Some......

in response to: Hard Rockin\' by Bleeagh

jeeff: i don't mind most posters, but increasingly postering is getting co-opted by big corporations with glossy mega-posters covering whole stretches of construction boardwalks. it's disgusting, and odd that they can get away with such......

in response to: landscape text (odds & ends) by jeeff

jeeff: no. i was dealing with a major cockroach infestation for the first time in my life (they're much more common and larger in size in tokyo than in toronto). i wanted to keep......

in response to: casualties of war by jeeff

GGP: My eyes must be playing tricks. The logo in the badge motif looks like someone sitting in the full lotus position with arms outstretched and a white towel draped over the shoulder....

in response to: Detroit Police by Peter

elaine: yeah, put work up. i felt constrained by the 'city' tag at first, but posted the dungeness thing anyway and brighton beach, you have to stretch things if you can, parameters, whatever. it's part of......

in response to: good runner, needs a little work by elaine

kimberly: my gran told me all that land used to be owned by british railways. what would they want with a spread like romney marsh? the place is a floating sinkhole only kept afloat by old......

in response to: dungeness 1998 by elaine

UnlimitedLou: I love to come across scenes like this in the city...A crumbling building enlivened by a small, revelatory fragment of the workings of someone's mind...You can't help but start to wonder immediately WHY someone would......

in response to: Public Matisse by Kipi

jeeff: yeah i guess if you're viewing the site at minimum dimensions (i don't like to surf full-screen) then the thumbnails will stretch the nav bar horizontally....

in response to: Toltec Hivemind by Marc

jeeff: hooray! i'm really liking all the changes in the last week. i can't tell you how many more "from the archives" posts i've clicked on since they started displaying thumbs. you could......

in response to: Toltec Hivemind by Marc

jeeff: the go trains are a nice way to travel as long as you're not stuck on one packed like a sardine can with commuters. i like to sit up top and stretch my legs......

in response to: Clown, balloon animals on Younge by zagg

BZZZP: cn is one of those things i forget exists for long stretches of time and then remember and am always pleased to see it and pick through some of the newer entries....

in response to: Things I like about citynoise by Englebert Passerby