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Jane: I had to comment. This is awesome. I was born in 1949 and I lived at 1587 Carroll Street which is between Carroll and Schnectady. I lived there until I was 12 years old....... Howard : I saw Harry Truman in a motorcade campaigning for President riding through Eastern Parkway. It was Petach Tikvah (Gate of Hope)on Lincoln Place & Rochester Ave. . For a couple of years Dubrow's had...... a knowledgable source: very simply, Belleville blows. the town thinks it is this thriving mecca that people throng to...it is a cess pool people drown in.
they are trying to take over the neighboring school system because ...... Del Prophet: Born in Woodward and lived in Buffalo as a child. It has always been a friendly town with real folks living there. Has not changed much as most small towns don't evolve much but...... Thelma Fuentes: I lived at 146 Grove Street and moved to Staten Island in early 70s (I didn't get to graduate with my class at St. Barbara's in 1972)...I remember Barbara Ann's, my first dance at the...... Richie Rubin: ALAN K;hmm,MY MOM just told ME[in a call from Fla,]
da tiny one on Buffalo/lincoln was MY RABBI's shul,
& indeed it was a[cheaper]arm of`P.T.T'ergo,WE cho$e
dat`branch'in Sept.`55 to throw MY Bar Mitz.oh,MY
RABBI was GREENBERG on E.P.nr Troy...... Alan Kupperberg: Richie, I think you may possibly be putting two different memories together.
My mother was married on Buffalo Avenue in 1951 where you were Bar Mitzvahed in 1955. A narrowish "two family" brick...... Richie Rubin: Alan K; nah..I was Bar Mitzvahed there[Temple P.T.T']
&`twas a tiny shul on Buffalo ave./Lincoln pl.? but
maybe,..just maybe, I'M havink a`senior moment'[?]
& it was on mid-block..not corner!if I knew how to
shpel it..I'D look it up![as would...... Alan Kupperberg: I sent my photos to the editors at citynoise yesterday and we shall see where that leads. I'll keep my fingers crossed, Jane. Thanks for the tip.
Janet, I've confirmed that the movie...... Alan Kupperberg: I’m terribly gratified that some of you enjoyed my reminisces. Richie Rubin is correct in that I sure don’t have Alzheimer’s.
I live in Greenwich Village and I haven’t been back to that...... RICHIE RUBIN: HEY!,ALAN K,YOU SURE DON'T HAVE ALZ..WHEW!& YER ONLY
A`TOTTALA'[B.`53?]I GUESS YOU GO BACK AS OFTEN AS I!
NAH,NUTTIN'IS DA SAME!.& SHUL ON BUFFALO/LINCOLN IS
[WAS]`PECH-TAK-TIKVA'I WAS BAR-MITVAHED THERE 9/`55
YEAH,YOU[ALAN K.]WERE JUST 2 YRS OLD!I'M AN OLD[ER]
FART..LIVIN'IN BESERK-LY CALIF.[NO...... Janet: What a collection of memories--things that surely resonate throughout this remarkable site. Just a few comments, Alan, though the Rochester-Buffalo-Ralph neighborhood from St. Johns to Eastern Parkway was not our neighborhood. The Congress...... Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories
By Alan Kupperberg
Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for...... MEMO1 : FUCK THE BUFF............................... johnny: I have traveled all across America and the world. My votes for most boring:
Northeast:
1) Scranton-WilkesBarre, PA
2) Bangor, ME
3) Worcester, MA
4) Woonsocket, RI
5) Scanectedy, NY
6) Rome-Utica, NY
7) Atlantic City, NJ
8) Buffalo, NY
9) Camden, NJ and...... Janet: Well, the adage 'the more things change the more they stay the same' does not apply to the old neighborhoods or the old movie houses where those of our generation got a colorful taste so...... Chillygirl: I don't live on Kauai, but I think I understand both points of view. As both a hunter and a conservationist, I have a suggestion for both sides to consider. Since the chickens are suffering...... RICHIE RUBIN: DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE CONGRESS THEATER?
ST.JOHNS PL.& BUFFALO AVE8..POPCORN MACHINE
GAVE OUT [FREE]POPCORN JUST BY`KICKING'IT!
WE'D BRING OUR OWN BAGS![IT WAS NEXT TO THE
UNITY HOSP.]..RICHIE RUBIN... Mary: oh and another thing, in Toronto we have are friendly to our environment and eco green and it's great and all but STUPID People insist on putting their COMPOST bucket outside beside their house and...... Antoine Whitfield: yo,
I get a rush nostalgia when i hear you all talk about the the old hood... i didn't realize our shared history and how diverse we are as people "Bushwick Bred". Wow, i...... og Shie 47 Los Angeles: the evolution of graff in la are the artists and u have to be good.so many people faded cuz they were limited on their skills. back in the day u could rock throw ups and...... janet: Richie--Thanks for the "Gref" reminder. I've been trying to remember the name of our corner deli (the only deli on St. John's until you got to Rochester (or was the next as distant as...... Sally S: I'm delighted to have a theater in a neighboring community that has good movies at a reasonable price. It's nice not to have to break the bank to take kids to a movie. ...... Melissa: There might not be a so called night life in Buffalo, but at least we do have a theater. Our community has worked very hard to get our old theater up and running again....... Peter: i know, right? hahahaha. go go mickey d's... im sure they thought the pressure-washer would blow it right off, but anyone uninformed enough to use one of those on wood deserves to learn the hard...... Jamie: Why not simply {paint} over it the first time? And it's not really proper {buff} if you don't use grey paint.... Buffalo Gal: Scott, from reading your other posts on this site it seems that there are two thing in common is.....you and boring! Maybe if you changed your outlook on life, you wouldn't be so bored!... Jamie: And further to that, here are some photos of the actual work in-situ.
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And here is the photo published by The Daily Mail in their story: [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1024884]] which appears to be the original source of all...... Bobby: In response to Al G: I have spent many nights in Buffalo and the surrounding area while in a temporary work situation. I have nothing but admiration for the people and the beautiful countryside. You...... 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...... emily: if i owned a building i'd put up a sign that says "NO TOYS!" cause i don't wanna spend my time buffing the ugly shit. =)... Slick: I think spin is amazing i have seen his stuff everywhere. I live in dundas and i even see his stuff there . Ive seen it everywhere . Highland secondary school, train tracks in dundas,...... jaime: it's great to hear of a town that takes the time to know there neighbors i love it. although i've never been there it sounds great. my husband visited yesterday and he said it was...... Peter: and almost exactly 24 hours later, that first door has been {buff}ed, and theres no other graf on any of the doors to speak of...
[[img:27503]]... James: Geesh Mike - loosen up! When I first visited Buffalo Oklahoma it looked deserted and it was only 7:00 in the evening. I wondered what I had gotten myself into driving 1700 miles to Buffalo,...... dneee aka mork1 dfcrew 2008: we need buff cops and toys because that is a big part of bombing.believe me i hate getting buff but you know what i started to battle the buffff so do not let it get...... dneee aka mork1 dfcrew 2008: we need buff cops and toys because that is a big part of bombing.believe me i hate getting buff but you know what i started to battle the buffff so do not let it get...... Peter: lol... nice find! and a proper invocation of the [[2494:buffman]]...... REVO69ERSKi: MAD PROPS TO THE REAL OLDSCHOOL FOOLS YOU KNOW WHO YOU BOYS ARE? TVC MOC BSK 7-UP WBB TNSB WFW CAN DOM IH RA FA DFC TKK MTW AIM DAM VO5 MUCH LOVE. 1987-2002 DONE,...... Buzz Lightyear: yo belroc, i'm on I-95 everyday and have yet to see a JA throw up. OVAL used to be all over the merit and 95 but i havent seen his shit lately. looks like...... "PRIZ-ONE TS5, CACITY.": "I STILL HIT THOSE INSIDES WITH A COMBINATION OF FLOMASTER,MARSH INK AND GARVEY." MTA BUFFS IT, THEN I DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN ................NUFF SAID!... anon (140.141.216.254): saw jesus saves on a bridge between buffalo and east aurora, similar graffitti.....wonder if it's the same person?... yoyo: hes still bombing i saw this jaone tag on 86 st phonebooths this past weekend.. (i tagged it 2 weeks ago got buffed came back this past weekend saw his shit which was faded and...... vern mynatt: Buffalo is a great little ameican town made up of the best people you will find anywhere in the United States, don't knock it if you have not lived in this area. My roots go...... Stephen: I called in the Nags Head when I was in Irlam and I had a pint of best bitter and it was very nice and I had the buffet lunch and it was nice....... R.W. Texas: I found this also by a search engine. I am a history buff and did some research. Signal Oil went through a lot of mergers and divestitures before all was said and done. AlliedSignal was...... Larry, here is an article about this in the paper today in Toronto:
The Toronto Star
THE FIXER
Irresponsible kite-flyers need to clean up their act
Oct 16, 2007 04:30 AM
Jack Lakey
Staff Reporter
Telling someone to "go fly a kite" is a rather gentle rebuff, but kite flying can cause serious problems.
Few...... CE: This alley runs north/south whereas the railway runs east/west (by Montreal definitions which anyone from Montreal knows have nothing to do with what a compass might tell you). The trees that can bee seen...... Losnah: There's tons of cool shit here, just keep lookin', cause the buff is quick... I spot dope pieces a lot. Lately: Gime, Fever, Jeab (mad throwies) Jukes, Snore (throw ups too, up High), Sherm...
Portland's...... jack: i as on the howdy doody show in 1947 or 48 i forget, i was a member of the peanut gallery then i was on the old farmer grey show which was sponsered by cott...... EvilGentleman: You know the great irony here is that the graf reads "Yankee Go Home", yet it actually directed towards George W. Bush, who is not a Yankee, but a Texan. But then again, he was...... Belev: Just moved here from DC. Where the hell do you paint around here? It is like the city of the buff. [[img:22879]]
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... EvilGentleman: I went by on Sunday to remember the name of the restarant. The Maharajah Buffet. It looks to still be open.... serlingrod: I'm no NYC buff but let me take a stab at it .... is this bryant park? this is a fantastic shot by the way. that cool march air sure beats these dog days.... DITTO: Has anyone paid attention to the people in this town? FAT mega beasts setting around eating pizza a Cici's Pizza or one of the other major buffets in town. I noticed that someone has posted...... Peter: ahh, the wily {buff}!... EvilGentleman: I went by again. They buffed it already. Pretty damned fast for an abandoned building fronting a shabby alleyway. Guess the "NO COPS" message had to be silenced quickly.
Although I recall "KILL KOPS" was done...... TOFE : thats fucked up.Buffing is part of the game but thats one of the things that gets me most heated,I bust out a tag 5 hours later buff man comes threw cleans my shit.To all those...... serlingrod: Jamie, this is not a true representation of Philadelphia as a whole. In addition to Center City, Philly is really a collection of neighborhoods. The area I photographed (Vine to Fairmount from Broad to 9th)...... montreal=awesome: Well, i just got back from a weekend in montreal, couldnt have had a better time (until the ride home) Went to Club Super Sex, excellent place, even the daytime ladies are hot. As far...... EvilGentleman: Hey, I just noticed, at the bottom of the poster with the pictures of the dancers, there is a free buffet notice. I wonder what kind of food they serve? But wait, lemme mull over...... ENEP1: thanks for showin my stuff, alot of the underpasses have been buffed though. This summer London is gonna need it's own vandal squad, it's gonna be fuckin war.
Any other london writers here, account_0010@hushmail.com... Antoine Whitfield: Yo,
I grew up on Wilson ave btwn cooper and moffat st. I went to PS 113k before it closed, went to Halsey JHS and played ball in just about every school park...... Curt Fisher: I had a friend who had a farm in Yuba (out on Pine), Dave and Judy Elders. He died in a tractor accident in the late 90's, and she sold the farm and remarried. He...... kry c,c,s4life!!!: so anyway, is there any of sane's original tags still in nyc
or have they all been buffed by that stupid bitch-ass graffiti busters thing
or sum low lifed fuck face that decided hed be...... jeeff: i agree it is ugly, but i found its ugliness kind of endearing. i liked having it parked on our street. about a month ago it got buffed. now the truck is...... spade: yo first of this goes out to that 14 year old thats taggin up "spade" u need to stop or change it or something cuz i aint having 2!
n now about that wall..man it was...... Peter: wow. now ##this## was a nice read. curiously, ive been to the fair site a couple of times, even ridden my bike in the empty unisphere fountain and gazed forlornly at the decay of the...... Sirhcbre: A bank just went up across the street from me last night. Only about three nights after some SLC tags were buffed.... neS...: i think everyone needs to appreciate the art of graffiti whether its your crew or not.art is art ,that cat or crew bombin shit everywhere ,ya'll need to stop hatin on em fo rell yall...... Sirhcbre: Fuck the buff!... Peter: the {buff} strikes again!... Cosmo: Excellent!
btw...does anyone here know if Even Jean Dubuffet has a sculpture up in Chicago? I'll have to dig around in my photos to find it, but I swear there is something with this "Dubuffet...... Keith: My roomate and I are moving from Buffalo to Brooklyn next week. We were originally looking for a place in Manhattan, but there was no way we could get co-signers that made enough cash...... mr.one: that yard is long gone due to that gay rail runner train...every thin in those pix is painted white. thanks to the losers who work for the albuquerque buff squad..keep it up jerkoffs............. goya: i just repainted this one. me and NSK have been trading beef licks (in good humor) on it for about 6 months. for the record i didnt buff it, i found it all clean and...... Chris Erb: I found another one about 5 blocks from my house. I'm assuming it's by the same person as it's the same design (the lighting makes it look gray).
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Obviously this person is a big movie...... EvilGentleman: Buffalo, Oklahoma - population 1200, according to the U.S. Census of 2000
A side note, I wonder if the Diet Dr Pepper in Oklahoma tastes the same as the Diet Dr Pepper here in Quebec. I...... but im not dick ridin im just sayin: look JA killed and is killing shit more than any of you ever have or ever will im all over the 5 boroughs every day for work traveling around and i see shit that you...... EvilGentleman: Ah well, c'est la vie, oui?
One of these days, we should put together a citynoise road trip, where some of us will go on tour and see what happens. I think it would be interesting...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: "roommmate of a friend of mine, leaving with the entire Buffalo Sabres hockey team.... She finally went home two days later, and slept over 24 hours."
All I can say is, "Waccawaccabowwow" (porn music). Which reminds...... EvilGentleman: As far as I know, the block you are referring to (the north side of Sainte-Catherine between Lambert-Closse and de Chomedy) has closed down simply due to the fact that the Forum closed in 1996,...... D>E>F> : i would like all them fake ass graffers that wanna buff and start shit with MSG to look at this picture and and understand that your no better than the crackers who buffed this wall....... charley : look I love the graffiti scene but before you talk about hating the law and shit why dont you think why there buffing out the walls maybe because there not your walls to write on....... EvilGentleman: Lemme see, in the NWT, only Yellowknife and Fort Smith, where I trained at Thebacha Campus of Aurora College for two months in 1998. Oh, but we also had a tour of Wood Buffalo National...... EvilGentleman: Gray hair does not detract from beauty. Beauty is in the eyes and in the way one forms a smile. At a certain age, women stop being sexually attractive to men who are still quite...... EvilGentleman: To my way of thinking, graffiti should be both encouraged and it's location controlled within reason, with penalties for those who put graffiti in places where it has no business being. Now, before you all...... EvilGentleman: Aw darn. Sorry guys. Live and learn, you know? I'm kinda stuck somewhere in between regular poster and newbie here. Give me time, I'll shape up. I honestly thought it would clutter up the other...... SCAM28: God damn it...every time I read something like that I get so pissed...and there's nothing you can really do about it...
See I'm from Berlin, Germany and there's massive graf in this town...so as another measure...... Tyfoid Kid: Yeah it's got wheels but they're made to roll over nice kitchen tile, not sand and rough asphalt. I figured out that it's one of those things that holds those plastic trays full of cups...... Peter: the {buff} strikes yet again!... Peter: considering that its right atop a {buff}, perhaps someone made this statement to avenge the {buff} itself, for going over whatever they had put there before?... fuzzytank: sory all those photos are old an outdated. the first three got buffed an the belmont trash got re-routed it loked better last time i was there, but that was only for a few min....... no1def: dam that shits sad hours and hours of work destroyed with a few minutes of crappy ass roller, but the again you cant get in the game with out getting your shit buffed. no1 def...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: The revolution is coming. Set it off. Light up the skies...oh wait, it's been buffed. ... Peter: at least they didnt do a half-assed job with the {buff}... *snicker*... S : I remember visiting that site during the "Doors Open" festival. This was before they restored the buildings. Judging by the photos, the restoration was a success. I remember one of the tour guides...... EvilGentleman: No, but the next time I pass by the Chinese buffet place, I'll try to take a pic of some chicken balls, just for you.... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I actually think it was the infamous '34th gang forever' tag that was buffed to make way for the dollar sign. Because I just can't find it.
People here are very territorial, and I...... Cheesy_Member: I like that first "34th Ave Pic" shows one wall buffed and the other left with graffiti.
The attitude of im only buffign my wall, then someone comes along and sprays on it again :)...
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