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luna park: it's on north 14th street in williamsburg, pretty close to kent ave. what's the connection with all those terms, bushwick?...

in response to: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by luna park

bushwick: See if these terms are familiar to you: Cellophane, Sach's Cigars, vestibule, 2 cents plain, Marks Men Clothes, the Verderber Family, ...

in response to: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by luna park

Cecilia Midiri: I have to say that it is so true about monkey see, monkey do...every weekend when I'm off from work, I get out to sweeping and I never end up alone doing it. Sometimes......

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

AL G: I have to go to this place in two weeks for a wind turbine project. This place seems like it's going to suck big time, I mean come on Ironman just came out last......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 9 by Scott Sargent

Jilch: I agree with several postings here. I love living here in Jax. I am a technology professional, who lives in the south side of the city, which is much cleaner than a lot of parts......

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

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

RAY ALAN: I have lived in jacksonville fla. all my life 51yrs. to be exact.First I cant belive Jacksonville fla. is being called a small town because there est.800,000 people reside here and it is......

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

Roger: I'm an artist who is not a hipster. I am moving further east in Bushwick because the rent is cheaper for what you can get, as I'm saddled in debt. I'm half Peruvian......

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

Rob: 'Have to say, it's been a fascinating experience reading all of these posts and comments. I vistied Bushwick this afternoon as a tourist and while there's only so much ground you can cover in that......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Rob (and all...), yep Mike and Sheila did play the cornet and also learned another instrument at high School too (both being in the Orchestra). I was too busy going out with my mates......

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

T DAWT: Toronto is underepresented in pictures. Did you know the skyline actually isn't along the lake but North/South. It'll probably soon surpass Vancouver in terms of density and has some nice tall buildings in......

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

Peter: yes, it always makes me chuckle a bit when one non-indigenous subset of people start possessively talking down to another subset of non-indigenous people in terms of their collective geography. makes one wonder what gives......

in response to: Anglos Go Home by CE

K King: Why do you take on such a smug attitude? And not include the CN tower as well, which obviously crushes the Space Needle? It is probably Canada's biggest tourist attraction in terms of attendance. Don't......

in response to: Spawn of the Space Needle by Machupicchu

J.Smith: 22 October 2002 "Pearly King" Jailed for Fraud - George Major, 64, the self proclaimed Pearly King of Peckham was jailed after he was convicted of eleven counts of defrauding benefits. Major was caught after a......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Gabs: 42 - when you learn your four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction. 43 - You understand and often use terms like "unilingual" "anglophone" "francophone" and "allophone" 44 - You can pronounce Pie IX. 45 -......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

my misgivings: NORTH Wales’ Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom is calling for the legalisation and regulation of all drugs – and next week will ask North Wales Police Authority to back him. The region’s top cop reckons existing......

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

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

procyon: I'm told Peddocks is even better in terms of huge abandoned military structures, but the ferry schedule is weird and we didn't get up in time to visit it that day....

in response to: Harbor Islands by procyon

rac: Well, I've been living in Bushwick for 6 months, now (off the Myrtle stop). I was born in the Bx and used to live in Hell's Kitchen for many years; and really its about......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CartLegger: To me, its about one's inner relation to the outer environment. The terms was originally conceived of by the Situationists of 1960's France as an conceptual art activity focusing on one's experience of space. More recently, American......

in response to: Conflux Festival: CrippleBush Ghost Tour by CartLegger

Tony T: Chris, thanks for posting the Freedom Square pict. I grew up a block away on Evergreen and Willoughby. I'm 42 now and live in Japan, but I still enjoy looking at old photos of where......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Toxteth Riot: Hi EvilGentleman. I don't like the term FYROM. I am not a fan of the term Republic of Macedonia either. The Graeco-Romans, that is, the indigenous population of the South-Easter Meditarranean, as a people share a common......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

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

EvilGentleman: I have a pic of the guys who were in the process of painting with a basic little can of white model paint and a paintbrush. They proudly posed for me, but since I do......

in response to: Welcome to Crack Lane! by EvilGentleman

bed sty-cee!: hello chicago folks-well lets have a little history lesson non of you are spanish, spaniards or latin. all of those words,terms or descriptions belong to europeans, aka white people. all so called hispanics,......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

ghost of grandin: ok i know personal anecdotes are almost totally irrelevant in terms of social theory but, my 'normal' mother and father loved myself and my two sisters well and we all played with blocks, dolls, water......

in response to: All the Whores Shall Go to Heaven by Sohail Moughal

serlingrod: I studied abroad in Tokyo last year while wrapping up my urban studies undergrad. Jeff, do yourself the favor and start planning now to study there. For those interested in urban development within a global......

in response to: tokyo skyline by jeeff

jack: i love old boats. especially boston whalers. i took a cruise to europe with 1000 soldiers, we slapt in hammocks four up to the top, stormy weather in north atlantic, guys were throwing......

in response to: A Walk Along The Embankment by Jamie

anon (c-24-19-45-55.hsd1.mn.comcast.net): the last image was the reason for going, the youngest turned 21. we all made it there on time for american air travel, which these days means around 10 hours late. the reference to lautrec is......

in response to: January 11th by fuzzytank

upfromflames: Jon: Thanks for your informed contribution. That makes more sense to me than just bureaucratic bungling In terms of fight or flight, most of the Italians took straight to LI. For those that stayed,their power was restricted to......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Paul: Dave, Thanks for the picture of Galliers. It looks just like I remember it. I remember going in there to pick up "The Pink" with all the football results. You mentioned it is......

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

JNJ: Again. The problem isn't your, "whiteness". Human phenotypes don't necessarily always reflect the genotypes. "White", just like Black, Brown, Red, Yellow, is just a generic term used to separate people for the......

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

jof: EvilGentleman - I admire your suggestion of compromise. I don't think Greeks or Slavic Macedonians are so much connected to the ancient Macedonians that it warrants such a dispute. What threat is there in a......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

Michelle: I am happy to have stumbled upon this chat. I live at 48 abell st. and am part of a newly formed residence group called Model48 that is fighting alongside Active 18 to keep......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

EvilGentleman: You're welcome, Susannah. I thought I was just spouting gibberish, like I usually do. No matter whether it is called religion, politics, kinship, patriotism, corporatism, ideology, loyalty, authority, "support", righteousness, or what have you, they are......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

jeeff: ps. on rereading my letter, i think i didn't explain myself well at the end. it probably seems counterintuitive that i'm arguing against condos as destroying the residential flavour of our neighbourhood. in......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Alissa- Some where in the Midwest, USA: Being a granddaughter of a Retired Col. of the United States Airforce/ Retired Policital Science Professor, I am proud of what he and others like him (both USA/ English) who fought for freedom of the......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

ZooPaul: Right on Anon The only rational response to conflict is the restoration of harmony. I was born in Canada of Catholic parents from the Republic of Ireland, and came to Ireland when I was 4. I remember......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Sorry Kato/mum/dad, but you have to take the acid too. Thems my terms. In the foreword it says that Pendlebury was shot by a German parachutist. Is the cemetary where his remains are one that......

in response to: Mr Pendlebury Takes a Trip by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

shandy: I'm white and my place in Bushwick was the first I moved to when I came to New York. I had no idea what neighborhood meang what, I moved there firstly because my friend lived......

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

joey: thats an oxymoron (conjoining contradictory terms). there is no such thing as 'nature's inhumanity'....

in response to: Decapitated Bird (Warning: Yes, Really) by jeeff

chiamattt: I am by no means a 'corporate hack', and while you said you would not attack me personally, you did. Whatever man, I just feel that these matters can be handled outside the realm of......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

jeeff: elana - the "goo" link (near the top of each article after the date) uses terms from the article to do an "i'm feeling lucky" search on google (it just returns the top result). ......

in response to: Italy by elana

Jenna: beaver... fishing... good to know it's a seafood specialist. in canadian terms it could mean something else..... hahahah...

in response to: Fire the Marketing Guy by torontofreelance

Micah: At last! I love reading your stories. I have one question with two parts: does 'mick' refer to a protestant as I believe it does in a certain European island nation? And is......

in response to: The Meatball Caper by jack

GGP: the "friends of the highline" folks have really fought the good fight to get to this point--I wish them luck. I think it's a great project and they've done a great job, both in terms......

in response to: The Highline Debate... by Nick Aster

Get out of your car, buddy.: Toronto must be a tale of two cities. If you live in the inner city, it fits like a comfortable old shoe. There are few places in the world that can boast such......

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

Chris: billy i dont believe u have ever been to the UK judging from ur... review of it. I have met many cool americans that apreciate there only allie on the planet and are nice......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Billy: Having lived in both the USA and England, let me tell you a few things. Both countries electoral systems are fucked! None has real proportional representation. And in terms of laws probably both have an equal......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

BZZZP: It's the bitten apple that makes looking at this in biblical terms inevitable...

in response to: Obscure Violence Aftermath Debris by BZZZP

schatbot mission: kilgore, i wouldn't call toronto a paridise. At least not in the last hundred years. As far as URBAN decay, i dont see where it is. In terms of world decay I'd say good shot....

in response to: Urban Decay by Chris Fuerth

mtb4ever: I've read through many of these postings and am astounded at some of your comments. On the subject of what started the whole thing - littering. Mad Max actually said, "So he littred big......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

jp: People commending Leah for throwing trash in that guy's car are absolutely ridiculous. There is no justification here for commiting a crime (granted, throwing trash in someone's car could probably only be......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Eric the Yellow-bellied: slapdashadam: "you gotta accept the fact that even in today's therapy'd medicated world some of us still don't have complete control over our natural states." You gotta accept the fact that you lose control, you suffer......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

zeezee toularee: LEAH: social conscience takes guts. i'm glad you're part of my community. HOOL: with regards to the star sniping your pictures... i am not totally clear about copyright infringements for newspapers, but i know that some artists whose......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

4 mode observation: This incident is an excellent example of some of the worst features of human behaviour and the consequences that result from the actions of those who are misguided and self indulgent enough to believe they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

beyond the beyond: Ok, Ok. This is a really interesting altercation with a very grey area in terms of morality. In my opinion. yes the guy is a douche. but the whole situation was......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

vince: In LEGAL terms, the motorist may be charged for littering, but ultimately, the courier girl is at fault for vandalising his car. Although some of you may want the man to go to jail, that's......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Mush-: actually, they're not too far and few in between, because prevalence of occasions like this increases when nothing is done in anyone's defense. as a canadian living in america for school, i've seen a......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

GGP: i am so glad someone else asked this. I too would like to know about your process in terms of obtaining these very intimate shots of people--do they know? do you ask? do you shoot......

in response to: Dec 21 2005 Toronto by hool

Luis : First of all I would like to say that I am a proud Puerto rican/ mexican american and I would like to send a message to all my hispanic/latino people that we all need to......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Sownya: I REALLY NEED YOUR FEEDBACK!!! I'm developing a place for graffiti artists to go and practice their art. Think in terms of a graffiti studio. I would like to expose younger artists......

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

Confused to Nikki: Nikki - be worried, but also understand that the majority of folks in the neighborhood would wish this gang stuff would go away. Be worried but be smart, do not go out past 11. Get......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

seeking a future I agree with you: The thing is ---there are a lot of factor that can be attibuted to not moving up---Firstly the U.S createda system of dependency when FDR intorduce Operation Bootsrap which was ppart of the NEW Deal--in......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

elaine: well, he certainly sounds like a bit of a toss pot. our own olympic bid seems to have hit a hysterical pitch. i have never heard of any dissent on the news. so much for......

in response to: The World Trade Center Site by Peter

Paul G: Yep. #3 and #5, down. His city is Toronto, but his palette is Kingstown, Jamaica. Though his subjects are, most often, European or Asian, in terms of color, and texture, he gives......

in response to: may 20 2005 toronto by hool

jeeff: i don't know about that. many of the most devastating battles of WW2 were fought in russian territory. 3 of the top 5 most costly battles (in terms of human casualties) were in......

in response to: An old Russian factory, destroyed during the Moscow battle in 1941 by Ammateur

elaine: the lighthouse was recently for sale for £150 000. although it is, in housing terms, more just a staircase and a couple of landings than anything really livable, i entertained a fantasy of living there......

in response to: dungeness 1998 by elaine

Marc: i have been writing and working (very hard) and traveling, but nothing in the citynoise genre as of late- though i desperately want to! Have to trepan some other stuff out of my head first........

in response to: hackney city farm by elaine

fuzzytank: [[img:1653]] its a interesting word and even more so is you are wondering about what all this is all these images and words on cities liminal space gets minced and rearticulated over and over in articles on urbanisim (the......

in response to: noise in a city by elaine

fuzzytank: the words seem like a rap by ManM and i cant see past the "" the first is most interesting with the suits not sure and the second is nice like it existed on a tvg......

in response to: noise in a city by elaine

Jamie: Stunning photos elaine. And a cunning exploitation of the fact that ##"sixy"## is one of the top 5 most popular search terms on citynoise. Not so blonde after all then... ahem....

in response to: sixy trolls under a bridge by elaine

UnlimitedLou: words AND pictures say so much more ! Reassuring to know that even upmarket 'London-by-the-sea' isn't above a bit of extremely un-picteuresque squalor...Good old Urban Decay - doesn't turn it's unbiquitous nose up at......

in response to: romantic seaview... by elaine

Peter: this is a great entry, marc. thanks for showing up on this site... im fascinated by much of what you wrote, and indeed, couldnt have put it any better in regards to hacking-via-transportation... ive often thought......

in response to: Hack the City by Marc

jeeff: yeah, let's see hanoi photos! i grew up in the suburbs of a suburban city, a place just about as white-bread average as you can imagine. as soon as possible, at 18, i moved away......

in response to: Postcard From Suburbia by Anonymous

elaine: yeah, it's like what was counterculture is now the mainstream. Could 'Anarchy in the UK' get any kind of a banning nowadays? Culture accommodates everything, even a safety pin in the queen's nose. Now you......

in response to: watching queen by elaine

Jamie: A bit of clarification is perhaps needed for those not familiar with the Irish/Ulster slang used here. My facts should not be taken as gospel but are what I have gleaned from spending a couple......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie

glossary of terms: **Tiocfaidh ár Lá**, pronounced ##chuck-hig awr law##, is a political slogan used by Irish republicans, the English translation of which means **##"our day will come"##**, implying that Ireland will one day be re-united. **Erin go bragh**......

in response to: The Bogside by norniron

fuzzytank: ohh i love that last one... esp. in terms of the architectural implications. real nice but lets bomb that site afore those fake turrent things ever get built...

in response to: Skylines Real And Imagined by ian

Hater: there is a lesson to be learned from this thread, dear readers, and it is that the irish are ignorant of proper use of the queen's english. they are not so well off in terms......

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

Peter: dear "tiocfaidh ar la-south belfast": if you have a moment, could you post a comment and explain what some of these terms mean- as you said- for the sake of our international readers? This thread has......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie