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anon (216.27.124.2): March 6, 2013 Editorial: Base museum has potential -- Press-Republican The Press Republican Wed Mar 06, 2013, 02:42 AM EST For 40 years, Plattsburgh Air Force Base was a source of tremendous financial, social and......

in response to: Snafu at the Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base by EvilGentleman

Franny Wentzel: Art Deco building is known as [[wiki:The Tombs]] and serves as part of The City's criminal courts and detention facilities....

in response to: Old New York in Colour - Part III - Lower East Side by Franny Wentzel

Samui: I live in a condominium at College Street, Toronto, and in last two years our bulinidg is affected by bedbugs. In September 2005 I had a tent that he was from Montreal and stayed few......

in response to: The Annex by Michelle

C. Darnay: This town is shameful. I honestly feel bad for the people that try to make it great, and there are DOZENS of families heavily involved in the city that really try to do something......

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

Geordie: Referencing sleepygirl`s comments,I too am furious, instead of a cheap particle board box, that womans remains need to be put in a new casket, and that wall, where the marble marker was......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Tex: Ok, time for an education and eye-opener for some of you people According to statistics on City data: Hutchinson crime rate index is at 510.1, National average is 319.1, (higher crime rate means more crime). Crime rate in......

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

Molly: Hutchinson is really fun! 1.) The river is good for floating and hiking 2.) The local music scene is really good 3.) The people are super nice...I know there are ghetto people, but there are......

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

Michael: For those not paying attention, Panama City, Panama, has quickly entered the top 15 AND it's still growing by leaps and bounds. No recession here....

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

WOW!: Really people I myself am not a big fan of Hutchinson K.s. either but must we be so rude? I've read post after post of people bashing everything and everyone in this town. Yes your right the......

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

John Penman: I have no clue what the inappropriate content was. I didn't check in all that often so I must have missed what was going on. If it helps, there was a post from......

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

let's T-Party in Egypt: This has been a hoot. I particularly enjoyed the utter absence of world, national and local political developments-for the most part, for all the "paying attention" evinced above, I find most comments to lack much......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

K: I grew up in Norton and now live on the East Coast, and I can tell you that a line from an Elton song written by Bernie Taupin often rings true: "So goodbye yellow brick road Where......

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

hozer: “Urban Myths Smith, of the notorious NYC graffiti writing duo, SaneSmith, reveals the truth behind the many myths that have been surrounding his and his late brother’s work.” “So, you wish to learn more about the......

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

To: Wow: I would say the solution is jobs, jobs, jobs. A problem that has been going on for decades, a problem which only the city and chamber can fix by attracting companies to Hutch that......

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

kevin: @anon(adsl-75-2-252-242.dsl.chcgil.sbcglobal.net): 15th Oct 2010 - 14:54 GMT ""El Paso debunks two myths: 1) immigrants cause crime, 2) gun ownership causes crime. Texas has the most liberal gun laws in the US and it El Paso residents......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

canada goose: Councillor wants sharp kite string banned ? View larger image ?Canada Goose: here is the latest on the kite ban at Milliken Park in Toronto, Ontario. "CTV News Toronto" Potentially dangerous wire from a kite was found at Milliken......

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

KPSHMRU: Shannon, It is always a good thing to learn the history of the treatment of mental illness. Jason is working on the history of KPSH, which I am sure will be the definitive history. ......

in response to: Kings Park Psychiatric Center: Digging a Little Deeper by Sean Hopkins

shannon: To KPSHMRU, Thank you for your words and insights. I know I wrote a lot but it was actually a much needed cleansing experience for me that I was unaware I needed. Thanks for......

in response to: Kings Park Psychiatric Center: Digging a Little Deeper by Sean Hopkins

Serious Kite Flyer: [[http://www.globaltoronto.com/personalities/Safety+concerns+cited+Milliken+Park+kite/3413089/story.html]] My intent is to make a Charter of Rights challenge to this ludicrous bylaw. Once the grace period is over I will be flying large single line kites in the park with the purpose of......

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

Kite Flying Chicken: Alright let me adress the issues Canada Goose raises... "Why is your kite club not following the example of the kite club in vancouver which is enforcing its own rules against using string coated with......

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

Beenhere2long: I am an american living in Oslo for the past 15 years, all of which were within the city center. I remember thinking back in 95, jeez this place is like candyland, no security whatsoever,......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Franny Wentzel: "So you think that money is the root of all evil? Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced......

in response to: Ground Zero: Lower Manhattan As It Looks Today by Peter

Franny Wentzel: Ronald Reagan on the subject... Ronald Reagan A Time for Choosing (aka "The Speech") Air date 27 October 1964, Los Angeles, CA Thank you and good evening. The sponsor has been identified, but unlike most television programs, the performer......

in response to: Poverty the Mother of All Crimes by Saiyed Fauzan Ali

Just Passing Through: Scott Sargent...thank you for starting this enlightened thread for Hutchinson, Kansas. You MUST have started it with tongue-in-cheek along with some 12 other LOOSER samll towns from your 2006 summer of discontent! Now, it appears......

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

Who Cares: I live in Belleville and home is what you make it. I strive hard to give myself and my family a better life, Thats why we moved to Belleville. Like another posted, we looked long......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

jvill will always suck: wow. im shocked. this page was mostly about the white and black riff in this city. didnt see that one comming(this is sarcasim for you true blooded jville natives). i mean, really....the niggers do this,......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

fribblers_frabblers_frobbled_fudge_groggler: just me seems to be only person here who sees the bigger picture. what most people don't realise, even refuse to believe is that at times,is now in 2010 only money matters. not nationality not......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Lucius Annaeus Seneca: One more thing I'd like to add... The city management and business community of this town seems to be very out of touch with modern thinking. Everything seems to aimed towards older age groups (which......

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

Lucius Annaeus Seneca: I think one of the biggest problems with Hutchinson lies within the city management/government over the last 10-15 years. Hutch is pretty much ran by the "good ol' boy network", having any real qualifications to......

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

AH: Oh where to start... I've lived in Hutch for 20 years now and looking at those pictures - I don't see how that encompasses the entire town in the slightest. The State Fair looks empty because......

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

Cameron M.: On your tire you may have noticed some sidewall graffiti. These tire codes actually have a meaning to them that can be very useful to you. In a tire code you will find......

in response to: Tires by stillsken

Life-long Montrealer: First of all, I belong to no union and I don't work for any union. I'm actually a lawyer - since you seem desperately to want to know. My only connection to Ben's was that......

in response to: Ben's Deli by EvilGentleman

Go Sens Go: I definatley think that London should be in the top ten. It may not be that big or well known of a city but I think the skyline makes up for it. You have a......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Mike: What Guilliani did to the city especially 42nd and TS was nothing but pious and ruthless, stepping on peoples civil liberties along the way. The area now has no character, it's nothing more then a......

in response to: Times Square in Old and Relatively New Photos... by Franny Wentzel

itis what it is: do you guy's really hate jville? i don't like it either i find it hard here.... the people don't even want to know you( majority)... no jobs... pricey ,no culture ... i don't care what......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

What?: Yes the city and the chamber have finally realized that they're going to have to do their jobs and promote jobs in Hutch or they're going to lose their jobs and be exposed for the......

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

Bushwick.seniors: Moved to Bushwick in 1955 from Williamsburg. We were only blacks on Bleecker Street. With influx of Blacks at that time, and this was before any Puerto Ricans even lived over there on that......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Jeff : Good idea that about forming community organization for revitalizing LJ. The people running this town forget the times have changed. For example the taxpayers paid for some million in bond issues to rebuild the athletics......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

ian: It was great -- but very, very cold, due to the 20F temp and strong winds. You know I'm a Houston guy so it was a bit more than I had prepared for :) The......

in response to: High-line Views by ian

paris-ny: I grew up in La Junta, worked at that abandon store called Gibson's when I was in high school that was over 25 years ago. All we did was play sports, get high, go to......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

PRO - Partner at large: Thanks for looking Sar. Roger & Chino 174 dont get the credit they deserve. They were killing and seen other train lines as well. Don-1 was an incrediable artist and should get the attention he......

in response to: Old School by Dr. Revolt

nyc: haah duval you express yourself like you never been out of florida,(bt It cud be worse)where you know where to go player? culture,parks? where? this is what i see the majority of natives doing......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

nyc: haah duval you express yourself like you never been out of florida,(bt It cud be worse)where you know where to go player? culture,parks? where? this is what i see the majority of natives doing......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Roberta K.: After a day of dealing with typical Jacksonville folk (you know, the ones who claim to be God-loving, then spew nothing but hate) I, too came home and Googled, "I HATE JACKSONVILLE." First, I found......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

My input: A person has to find happiness within and have peace of mind and contentment to be able to live with THEMSELVES anywhere !! I truly feel sorry for the bashers on this site because it......

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

Rupert fro Aussie : TORONTO you definately get my vote… Living in Australia and having traveled the world I have to say that if you have ever been to TORONTO you immediately know your in a large vibrant......

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

Peter: nice! heres a good list of more {columbus circle} content: [[http://citynoise.org/search/columbus_circle]] [[195:and heres an old favorite of mine]] from 2002, showing the {time warner center} building springing up right there by the fountain... ...

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The Audacity of Attitude: Hey everyone. I'm a 29 year old white male who lives in Chicago and I rent an apartment in Lakeview a couple miles north of Cabrini Green. I drive by it almost every day and......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats Left of It] by corsakti

Robert: I can assure you that Bob and Ben had just about finished singing all the songs in Higway 61 Revisited when the painting was done... and, please, let me make clear to some of the......

in response to: Bob and Ben by Robert

albert cooper: some more information.netherne was to all intent and purpose "self contained" in that it had a woodwork department,a plumbing one,a glass and paint one,an upholstery one,a shoemaker one, a tailoring one,a laundry,pharmacy and a kitchen......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

Resident: Gang violence and crime are not attributes of a persons skin color and ethnicity but of poverty, alienation and a failed education. The culture clash in Humboldt park is inevitable and......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Sanzay: There are lots of people who create provoking or confusing installations using on-street material. They split into two vaguely distinctive groups: artists who do it intentionally and idiots who do it unintentionally. I have a......

in response to: Currently Unavailable by Unknown

Stefan: I don't quite agree with many of the criticisms of Norwegians made above - you will find many more disagreeable people in Germany, where I come from, than you ever will in Norway! Every......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Bayside Watcher: Over the past few months the world has learned about two similar horrendous examples of cemetery and grave desecration (Burr Oak in Illinois and Eden Memorial in California). Both of these have very similar overtones to......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Beth: I saw someone above ask what type of activities are you looking for. Well, I have a 20 month old and I moved to one of those planned communities with the amenity center, pool, tennis,......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

SoSickOfJacksonville: In 1906 (I think) Jacksonville had a huge fire which destroyed most of what was then known as "the city." Before that, Jacksonville was creating a future for itself with tourism, agriculture, art, transportation,......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Franny Wentzel: Here's a little something of Brasilia that's in the novel I'm writing... the lead character Jennifer Platt has been invited to speak on a TV panel discussion after visiting a ribbon cutting ceremony for a......

in response to: Brasilia in Old Photos by Franny Wentzel

Kelsey: I do not like Jacksonville. I've tried (still trying I guess)- since it doesn't look like we'll be able to leave any time soon. I despise it so much on a daily basis, that I......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Peter: loving these {chattanooga} posts, man... i grew up there, and these sights bring back tons of memories! i actually just got back form a trip there, so citynoise is going to be getting lots of......

in response to: Chickamauga by fuzzytank

JAYROCK: Listen...You just have to understand that living in a big city means you're taking a risk. If you're a middle class white person you're a rich white person to everyone else in the projects.......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

killacozzy.com/selfportrait: THE BAD PART: I've lived in this city for about seven or eight years. I moved from Detroit, Michigan. For the few years, my home was in Arlington, and I worked in......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

got_seoul: Yea, time to wear your dust mask, or even better... why not try on one of those rediculous masks that the subway in seoul has (locked) up in a cabinet in every station - I......

in response to: Yellow Sand by chiamattt

devils advocate: not willing to let the argument drop Peter? You are right my argument started off by saying simply that it isn't cool, you brought it to the legal argument with your assertion that 100% of......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

It would be sadder if they had nowhere to go...: New York has been home to sqatters for generations, and I think a shanty village like that is a testament to human ingenuity. In my neighborhood in the early 90s, a "tent city" called Dinkinsville......

in response to: Tinytown by Peter

ReCyCler: Newtown Creek is part of the Hudson Estuary, flowing west for 3.5 miles between Queens and Brooklyn and empting into the East River. The creek is comprised of small branches known as Dutch Kills, Maspeth......

in response to: Newtown Creek: The Bad Old Days by ReCyCler

devils advocate: The article about the homeless man is an interesting one, and I would tend to agree with you that it is one of the best photos I have seen on Citynoise. But there is a......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

TRUTH: GENTRIFICATION IN BRIEF http://www.enoughroomforspace.org/project_pages/view/198 Gentrification occurs in urban areas where prior disinvestment in the urban infrastructure creates neighborhoods that can be profitably redeveloped. In its earliest form, gentrification affected decaying working class neighborhoods close to urban centers......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Biggs: What sort of inferiority complex does Scott have that he feels the need to post over a dozen blogs about places that he thinks he is too cool for? I live in Kansas now (not......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

Mime: What a splendid compilation. Being from a smaller city, large buildings and high-density living/office space make me nervous but this series will make me pay closer attention when I am in a big city next. Articles like......

in response to: Slivers of History by Franny Wentzel

EvilGentleman: **Developer drastically scales back Griffintown project** Company wants less land than originally planned for residential-commercial development Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 | 6:13 PM ET CBC News More changes are in the works for a multi-billion-dollar......

in response to: Griffintown by CE

InColdBlood: Humboldt Park is rife with anti-white racism. The real problems are the gangs, drug dealers and complacent ghetto mentality that supports them, first, because drug dealing is still a potentially lucrative activity and a viable......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Bayside Watcher: Renee - with all due respects, I think your passion for Bayside Cemetery doesn't quite focus on the right issues if you think that the solution is to have a bunch of ecologists come in......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Editor: More {Brooklyn Navy Yard} content here......

in response to: A Winter's Yard by CartLegger

Bayside Watcher: I've read and reread this blog, looked at www.baysidecemeterylitigation.com which has a lot of information and more pictures on it, read the various newspaper articles about problems at Bayside Cemetery going back many years, and......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

Franny Wentzel: Brings to mind the notorious 'spite house' of NYC [[img:30088]] Curious Notoriety   The spitefulness of Mr. Crocker and his spite fence fades into the minor leagues, however, when compared with the spitefulness of Joseph Richardson and his Spite......

in response to: Skinny Building by CE

Renee: Hi AP & Bayside Watcher - I agree wholeheartedly and there are no arguments here. The entire place is a complete disaster. If you scroll up a little, you'll notice that I've posted several......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

ChiPhi: Wow...this thread has had some staying power and I am glad it has the legs. :) Full disclosure...(Please read my earlier comments above for my perspective regarding this neighborhood). I am a male in my......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Renee: Hey Cartlegger... Kudos for good intentions but upon further research, this is a MAJOR task and I really don't think that it would make an impact. I found another site, a paper written by......

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

gxr killer: JA is a fuckin legend. I acually got to me him a few months ago threw my man ovie. "FREE OVIE" THE MAN IS A CLASS ACT. He is the reason I as small kid......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Rohinton Ghandhi: November 27th, 2008 To City Noise Editors, I have recently begun writing articles for the Verdun Messenger's new English Corner segment. They cover Verdun's history and the people within it. I thought your group......

in response to: Verdun Neon by CE

EvilGentleman: Mitch, I am as saddened as you are at the loss of Ben's, and I thank you profusely for your contributions. Without you, this article would just be a few pictures of a closed Ben's,......

in response to: Ben's Deli by EvilGentleman

Tina: I think that Jacksonville has its moments, but to be honest drugs and crime have taken over. You can no longer turn the news on and not see who was shot that day. The city......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Jules: Okay....BORING is the reason my husband and I left Jacksonville in July '06. We did everything a modern Metropolitan couple could do. We lived on the river, we had season tickets with the......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Frank Sulman's: Dear fellow people of Montreal City, it is sad to see that we are losing a great piece of history and landmark Bens Restaurant. It was brought to my attention at a meeting this summer that......

in response to: Ben's Deli by EvilGentleman

procyon: Medicalfools: I also know that some higher-ups want the best for it--someone posted a letter to that effect from Dorothy Lewandowski elsewhere on citynoise, and I recently read that they've started applying for a spot......

in response to: Abandoned... NY State Pavilion by Peter

Bea K.: Lou Romero, Upfromflames, all: I've heard so much about "white flight" just about all my life, that I honestly don't think that 'term' will 'ever' go away, how sad it that? I've also wondered if......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

I must be boring and illiterate: Apparently since I was raised and educated in Belleville I am an illiterate and boring person. I left Belleville like all young people, went to college, worked in Manhattan for 8 years and decided......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

nyer: Montreal = most overrated city in North America. Pretentious and parochial!...

in response to: Heavy MTL 2008: Disturbed by EvilGentleman

OU student: Driving through a city and taking a few pictures of the shittiest hotel you could have possibly roomed in during your one-night stay off the highway is a pretty idiotic way to judge a place.......

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

Peter: This is a tale explaining the manner in which my way of life was rotated along a Y axis until it reached a position roughly 180 degrees from that which it started If I could......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats Left of It] by corsakti

Who Cares for Kensingtion: OG FROM GCC, Good piece! Take it back 1 block at a time. All in a given block may not participate, but those that do should stick together and clean it from end to end...and......

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

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......

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

Chris : First of all Toronto is hated on by all Canadians outside of the Golden Horse Shoe. One of the main reasons why is,....... the Toronto Maple Losers!!!!!!!!. It's a hockey country and the leafs used......

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

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......

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

Tex: Actually my tennant lost his job about 10 years ago, and still hasn't been able to find employment due to health problems and also due to the fact there are no decent jobs to be......

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

Me: Re to Tex and Peter I would post pics here,but I do not know how.Maybe I can get my 17 year old to do it for me,but she is usually too busy,like many other folks here......

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

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: 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......

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

Mitch: The reason we have giant pot holes and roads in such terrible shape has to do with the Quebec government's cutting corners. They use lower quality asphalt and put down only a very thin layer......

in response to: Potholes by EvilGentleman

Joe: As I review most of the comments posted it seems that there are many faded memories of a better time for Kensington (including many of my comments and memories). I do love history and therefore......

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