Comments about symbol

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Xavi: Humboldt Park has its social ills (and as you can see from the rest of my diatribe, there are specific historical/social/political reasons why) but it is a ghetto struggling to maintain the rich social networks,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

scared with eyes wide open: believe what you see. They want us to see it. It cost them billions to build this airport that wasn't really needed, No paints a giant mural for public display without prior......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

EvilGentleman: It should be pointed out that I never "Advertised" the {statue} to be truly {Satanic} in nature. I have merely stated how the people in the {Village Des Tanneries} part of {Montreal}'s {Saint-Henri} district describe......

in response to: Satanic Jesus by EvilGentleman

Signs-of-time: NWO, bar codes with 666, micro-chips, veri chips, nano bots, real ID, RFID chips, bio-microchip implant... who needs a BIG BROTHER like this? Ever heard of... the Mark of the Beast? And his #......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

James cashan: hello Jim W. RE Margarine Works I remember peter hamburger (gruff voice)"oh yis oh yis", but who was the phantom! daily cries of "whose out now? am i out now?" waiting for......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

uterak: first do some research before u write any more crap.. the symbol of satan is the UPSIDE DOWN pentagram, not this.. this here is just a pagan symbol with hundreds of meanings, one of them......

in response to: Satanic Jesus by EvilGentleman

Alan Taylor: Cyril & ex-pats, For those that don't have the '£' (pound) symbol on their keyboard, try = hold down left hand 'Alt' key and type '1' '5' '6' from the number pad on the right of keyboard,......

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

Anonoymous: I will try to be succinct with my words. The symbols, ideology, artwork, whatever you prefer to call it serves one grand purpose, and this purpose, I will reveal in the conclusion of this......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

John Dereszewski: Crystal, as I'm sure you know, the block on Covert that you lived on went through some very difficult times in the 1970's and 80's due to the many buildings that were lost through numerous......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Mischa: Prior to WWII, the swastika was used in Buddism and various other religions for thousands of years. It meant something like good health and prosperity. Not that I would go and paint one on my......

in response to: Quite Possibly the Worst Layout for a Hospital, Ever by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

James: When was this building built? It may have been designed before WWII as was the Navy barracks in california. No evil connotations at that time related to the symbol, just the best exposure to sun......

in response to: Quite Possibly the Worst Layout for a Hospital, Ever by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

joey: powerful photo. i agree, there is a sphinx like silhouette. or an easter lamb. lamb. fish. bird. all christian symbols as well....

in response to: Downtown from a Broken Window by CE

brokenhearted: Yes, I saw the message scrolled with chalk on the ground about the removal it pains me to see such art, beauty and spirit being destroyed by the symbols and folks of greed!...

in response to: This Is Outrageous! by Little Ukraine

CartLegger: Great! I'll use this in my class this fall. Its a powerful symbol that my Bushwick students can relate to. History always appreciated....

in response to: Your House Is Mine - Return of a Legend by little ukraine

Peter: heh. i was gonna explain that symbol, then i saw you did... nice find. [[http://www.petermissing.com]] [[http://neithermorenorless.blogspot.com/2007/03/peter-missing-in-nyc.html]]...

in response to: Your House Is Mine - Return of a Legend by little ukraine

Xavi: Most of the eastern part of Humboldt Park until the mass Puerto Rican migration of the 1940's and '50's was Jewish and Polish, with some German and Italian elements. When those ethnic groups were......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Yersinia: The symbol is very prevalent around the Blackfriars Road Area - you see it on the Blackfriars Foundry on Blackfriars Road, on various small metal wall plaques in that area, which I guess may be......

in response to: victoria park bench by elaine

Alexander The Thessalonikian: An ethnic group is characterized by the common language, customs, religion, inscriptions, area of origin and ways of education and living. By that means all the area of todays Greece was inhabited by Greeks since......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

Dev: I am glad to see there is at least a dialogue about the pressure women are under to look a certain (very limited) way- namely thin, young, blond, and firm. It is worse now than......

in response to: Rant by kc

CE: The anarchist thing had a picture of a yellow star with the Calgary Flames logo over top of it with a hammer and sickle placed inside the logo. Underneath is said Marxist-Lannyist. It's......

in response to: Canada Malt Plant by CE

Kon Artist: As a Catford man I have to say that the CAT is the only thing that really represents Catford as a Town. I remember the days of when you spoke of Catford it was the......

in response to: The Giant Cat of South London by I.T.U.C.

Philip Savage: I'm from London and have visited Montreal a few times, I love this sign it's always been a big symbol of the city for me. I believe there are plans to get rid of it.......

in response to: 5 Roses by Cinic

Michelle: Yup that's the old TO symbol....

in response to: The Don Valley by Michelle

Hunter : I am not under the impression that any of these murals were intentionally dictated to Leo Tanguma by some elite agency. Instead, I think he may have been picking up on some type of a......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Basha Termoin: When i first came into the country i felt lost until i saw this sculpture. It reminded me of our village symbol of heart on a spoon. I love America because of this monument.......

in response to: Cherry and the Spoon by Tyfoid Kid

RugglerDuggler: Just incredible...I'm still confused as to why they would so blatantly throw illuminati symbolism (the frightening murals) in the airport for everyone to see. This is either a possible antithesis or a frenzied elite......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

artM: Where to start? Planes can't get high enough to see the "largest Nazi symbol on American soil"? Of course they can. This diagram (or even aerial photos) of the runway layout can......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

.nanotech.: [[img:18501]] NAZI REGIME.911.REICHSTAG - parliament of Germany [[img:18502]] Even the location was a deliberate attempt to conceal it by constructing it in Denver Colorado's 1 mile high mountain area, knowing that planes flying at a maximum altitude will......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

.nanotech.: [[img:18457]] [[img:18458]] [[img:18459]] [[img:18462]] [[img:18463]] [[img:18464]] [[img:18465]] [[img:18466]] [[img:18467]] [[img:18468]] [[img:18469]] [[img:18470]] [[img:18471]] * The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy. * There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

little ukraine: I think it is symbolic....

in response to: Americans Love Anything Blueberry by little ukraine

JNJ: Your reflections are very impassioned and provide a perspective that I could never understand as a caucasian and an outsider to the neighborhood. I guess what I still don't understand is why, I would be......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

The Healing Leaf: Hey, Ulsterman and Republican! Yo! Interested in what my Canadian government did to our First nations people 100-150 years ago? Exactly what the British did to ALL the original Irish 400 years ago, and beyond!......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

BVD: for some reason woke up yesterday thinking way back to high school and graffiti/symbols of that time which included the flipped glass of ‘missing foundation’ and other things...started googling and found this site...back then as......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

joeNader: You need more than just your hat busted to survive if you can't answer questions about their beliefs, symbols, rituals,laws, & can't do the shakes right it's going to get worse. This website after a......

in response to: Gangsta Hat Protractor by M. McConnell

Biff: I was surprized that there's an international "no" symbol for this. Must be a global problem......

in response to: No Hockey Playing Allowed by Biff

What's the Frequency Kenneth?: Eagle and a GOAT HEAD. I think it's got something to do with arcane symbology or something. Prolly something Masonic or Bohemian. 1see: http://www.infowars.com/bg1.html 2see: http://www.propagandamatrix.com/archivebohemiangrove.html...

in response to: Gruesome Statue by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Ronan - North Belfast: Ardoyne is in NORTH Belfast!!! Reggie it's bigotted people like you that hinder progression in such segregated societies, calling them "lazy, car stealing, pensioner mugging ballbags" is a gross over generalisation, how many people have you......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

urbanghost: thanks grange and thanks hool for the heads up about that intersection. You sound like you really know the city well, which i'm aware of by checking out your site and seeing how much......

in response to: Street Shots by urbanghost

jeeff: all hail the information age. [[http://sageauthoring.com/fdny/construction/vacant.pdf]] Fire Department, City of New York __FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES__ __VOLUME 1 BOOK 3__ **MARKING OF VACANT BUILDING** **1.3.1** As vacant buildings shall be identified and marked to indicate the degree of hazard involved. In marking vacant......

in response to: Slated for Demolition by Peter

insightoner: Good stuff. A couple of things to keep everything in perspective: Humbolt was white untill the 70's. Don't you think the whites that lived there pre70's felt the same way when Puerto......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Gabi: Life’s little miracles! This is my favourite time of the year. I walk with my nose stuck to the ground looking for these tiny signs of rebirth of a new season – symbols of......

in response to: It Is Truly Spring! by Elicar

Debbie Bautista: Hello from the Philippines. I first saw Justo's cathedral on TV. I was very amazed not only of the very grand structure but even more so for his simple and single-minded heart. ......

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

EvilGentleman: K-Money: You wonder why I was in Cabrini Green at 1:30 AM? I was passing through, of course. Being hungry and needing a break after spending all day on the road, I went to the......

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

jack: i can't help it every time i see that symbol i think of war and killing. i see and hear images of protest and screaming. i see children dying and starving. i......

in response to: Stars & Peace Forever by groovehouse

jack: the peace symbol, it was called "chicken footprints" in the 60's. the best peace symbol is the olive branch. or rather the best peace cymbol is a well trained and equipped armed......

in response to: Stars & Peace Forever by groovehouse

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I say continue with your nude sunbathing. They can move their phallic symbols elsewhere....

in response to: Going Up by ian

No Seriously you must be the guy!: Wow this guy screwed up. If he was right or wrong it doesn't matter anymore there is going to be some major backlash to his out right loss of control. If she has done this......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

argent2347: "Jesus was a SEX RADICAL". Jeez, you can say anything about anybody when they are dead... The rainbow was co-opted as a political symbol, now Jesus. Did anybody else read that book about about Ghandi......

in response to: chicago gay pride parade by corsakti

anon (cache-rtc-ad06.proxy.aol.com): does anyone remeber the weird silhouette sprawled on the walls of manhatten in the early 80s? usually the top of the head had a flaired splash of paint to symbolize the hair ,almost looks as if......

in response to: Graf Exit from Brooklyn by kc

Charlene: the design is simply trying to allow for maximum window exposure to rooms. And the swatstika was a very popular symbol in history before the nazi's stole it....

in response to: Quite Possibly the Worst Layout for a Hospital, Ever by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

GGP: makes me think of the famed Women's Pentagon Action demo way back when (in 1980): "Four huge female puppets created by Bread and Puppet Theatre led some 2,000 women in a march past Arlington Cemetery to......

in response to: Wholesome Urban Graffiti by groovehouse

GGP: they're pretty impressive birds. I see them upstate a lot and never fail to be taken aback. Ben Franklin wanted to make it the symbol of the US, which looking back was pretty prescient of......

in response to: Wild Turkey Parking by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Peter: another symbol from [[1017:you know who]] on the escalator in the {park place} subway station, {manhattan}: [[img:6962]] ...

in response to: Grand Army Plaza by anon

NET ONE 156 KRT: the (C) symbol is used in graf alot in pieces, productions. tags too sometimes. throwies too. has for a long time.samo did not start doing that. writers in the 70s started that. ...

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

Peter: thanks ellis... doesnt change the fact that the only "graf writers" ive seen that did that with any consistency are you and samo. i mean, walk down the street and look at all the graf.........

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

NET ONE 156 KRT: tooker dont hate you anonymous toy...and yo peter, for your information,the (C) symbol is a very common symbol the we graffiti writers use. just so you know.peace, ellis g 2009...

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

Jamie: i'd have employed an [[wiki:ouroboros]] type symbol...

in response to: 34th Ave Gang Hits the Pavement by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

tooker: "Ellis G" is just a toy graffiti writer who couldn't hack the streets so he came up with doing artfag chalk drawings. Wait, not even "drawings", but more like "tracings" and made up some lame......

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

Jamie: i agree. i only saw the one with the baloons on tv. it seems fitting in a way the other so totally don't. i suppose in a way the little girl being carried over the......

in response to: the world\'s largest open prison by Unknown

kc: the croods and the blips? what is the method, anyhow? Has the meaning of these symbols been decoded somewhere on this site? It does look witchy. ...

in response to: Grand Army Plaza by anon

Graffiti abatement: Graffiti is defined as any marking, including but not limited to any inscription, slogan, drawing, painting, symbol, logo, name, character or figure that s made in any manner on property without the owner's permission. To......

in response to: Dallas Graffiti Like What! by Tick Tock

jack: its not crooklyn you ninny, its brooklyn. you think your something because you inhabit the area now, but years ago many people worked and created families and a great symbol of americanism was born......

in response to: GANGS ON NYC by StripesA4

Colin: I'm not sure that the civicheraldry.co.uk web site is correct to say that the device is known as the Southwark Cross or even that it symbolises the London Borough of Southwark, without further corroborative evidence.......

in response to: victoria park bench by elaine

Uly Paya: I met Don Justo in 2004 and was introduced to his huge artwork. This Cathedral is absolutely a symbol of the inner temple every human being is able to build! Like Don Justo I am......

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

jeeff: he's chained ##and## he has no eyes. shitty deal. i wonder what that symbolizes....

in response to: Chained Lion by joey

Peter: these are my favorite sorts of threads... im seeing/learning all sorts of stuff id never be exposed to otherwise, so thanks! also: gotta second the fact that america has nothing that old to decypher symbols from,......

in response to: victoria park bench by elaine

BZZZP: this is what i love about symbols on old things. we here have nothing like that level of random history, or very very rarely. ... and nothing at all that could be that old. thanks for......

in response to: victoria park bench by elaine

elaine: found it! it is hrealdic and symbolises the london borough of southwark, just across the river from the city. long way from home! I'm surprised viccy park got it... how bizarre. st george has a......

in response to: victoria park bench by elaine

BZZZP: heh are those miklis? also, any meaning to those x'd O symbols?...

in response to: victoria park bench by elaine

elaine: i agree. i found myself latching onto it after finding transgression too violent a metaphor, on the one hand and being a bit of an anthropology bunny on the other. i havn't read widely on......

in response to: noise in a city by elaine

Peter: the copyright symbol in graf reminds me of SAMO... [[img:1470]]...

in response to: Brooklyn Street Art Initiative by Peter

Stacey: I saw this also but was rushing and didn't get a good look - if I had to guess it is "graffitish" in the style of letters - lots of old school graffiti artists use......

in response to: Brooklyn Street Art Initiative by Peter

sine: the presence of a torii signifies a shrine or temple nearby. indeed, there is a shinto shrine dedicated to Inari hidden in the woods behind the torii. here is some info from the site: Torii The......

in response to: brooklyn botanic garden : april 19, 2005 by sine

jeeff: really cool. i've often wondered what graffiti is like for people who are used to chinese characters rather than an alphabet. it must be a whole different mindset. chinese or japanese calligraphy......

in response to: Shenzhen by Max

addendum: By establishing an easily recognizable basic character with a bold, graphic line-quality and reduced palette, The London Police has pushed Urban Art a huge step away from graffiti tagging toward a unique brand of symbolic......

in response to: The London Police by Jamie

Hugh Manatee: NYC can't decide where to put the magnificent statue which symbolizes, arguably more than any other, its entrepreneurial drive? Why not follow the example of Florence,Italy? Michelangelo's original "David" is protected from the......

in response to: NYC: The AT&T Building by Peter

Hugh Manatee: "Ma Bell" lost its telecommunication monopoly in 1984 when Judge Harold Greene ordered its divestiture. But the AT&T Building of the same year, designed by Johnson & Burgee and built (optimistically) as a gesture of......

in response to: NYC: The AT&T Building by Peter