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Diane Dole: Hi Pat, we will have to organise a reunion one day, We carry on proudly our tradition that great gandad felt passionate about. We had some great times with Annie and Polly and all our......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Allan: If I recall correctly, and that's not likely, Judy O was a grade behind me and my brother a grade behind her. The building with the "courtyard" was down the block towards Utica. I lived......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Richie Rubin: Allan;yep,I also played in Lincoln Terrace pk[base/basket/softball, w/guys from your blk & general`hood[even played in a`Blackhawks vs Pigtown'football game..`rough tackle'..many of US got hurt!but it fended off a`gangwar'& WE shook hands & went to `White Castle'for .10 cent burgers......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: lol cartlegger: thats why i told you it reminded me of ##spies like us## when i was last there ;) today, i spoke to a navy veteran who was stationed on one of the last few......

in response to: Secret Transmitter by Peter

BELROC IOF: There is also another Bel doing freight right now. I would have to see the train to tell you. Guess its a common name now. And yes that bridge across from the DMV was my spot for years. Now......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

pat barfoot: hi. to everybody who is interested in pearly kings and queens. my mother annie was the eldest child of george and emma dole they had 19 yes 19 children .alf dole was the second born......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Peter: heh... its so true, though. my reality indicates that just about every new yorker i know winces upon hearing the name "mccain", wanted to punch giuliani every time he over-invoked 9/11 while campaigning and basically......

in response to: Preaching to No One by Peter

Peter: indeed. catty-corner from that giant gas station thats been there forever. the part you didnt hear about this post is that about 1 minute after snapping this shot, i turned left there onto bedford; i found......

in response to: East on Eastern Parkway by Peter

Peter: there are more good spots in bushwick than in many other brooklyn neighborhoods. get out there and explore!...

in response to: Graf on the Tracks, Pt. 3 by Peter

lost54: yo i seen bel written on trians in cali near fresno?? watt up with that??? did you come piant in cali or is thatt a nother bel?? -LOsT54 Wbk...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

chiamattt: I know I'm awesome. Thanks for saying so in another language!...

in response to: Night Walk 2 by Chiamattt

Keith Bernstein: I also remember two basement areas in PS 167 used as gymnasia and remember receiving polio vaccine in the east basement area, probably in 1955. Esther has brought up an old memory. During the 1952-53 school......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Allan: Now that you mention it, I seem to recall two(2) basement areas. One for boys the other for the girls. The one for the boys was towards the west, I think(?). However, I don't recall......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

BELROC IOF: ^^Thats the NYC Bel. A graffiti bomber. Real new compared to me. I respect him. Also another old school Bel from the Bronx. Hes down with Cope2. Also was another "Beloner" in Amsterdam back in the mid 1990's. ...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): I remember gettingth polio vaccine.It wasthe only time Iwent to the nurses office on the second floor. I remember squatting in the corridor at the time of the Korean War in1951, and that everyone got......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Dennis: Hey did anyone attend P.S.45 on Bushwick and Schaeffer? Remember a really cool teacher by the name of Mr. Roger Wilbeck? Hard to find teachers like him. He was always there for his students.I'd like......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

nz: okay i love saber first of all i read his book its so fucking dope that kunt is off the chain mad love for la and san fran graff , even tho i dont even......

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

Peter: a while back, another Bel hit my book at a get together... i asked him if he was you, and he said "no, thats the real Bel... BELROC!" [[img:29566]] ...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

BELROC IOF: USA only. There are a few other "Bel's" out there. But I believe I am the most well known in 2008. Heres a piece i just did for my little girl Ani... [[img:29565]] ...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

RELIK OFA: This shit is funny to read, all the people still talking about the old days. but if you want to go back in time it was Ozone in S.E. that made me hype on getting......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

Jethro: I think phil. Makati is a nice city too. I think the city, economically along with there tourist attractions, are benefitely doing good of representing for south east asia. The city looks very beautiful (uhmm.. except......

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

Osloman20plus: If you liked the streetart, you gotta check out this wall (below) which is quite close to all the other pics here, but still a bit off from the two streets that are mainly pictured......

in response to: Some Oslo Streetart by Osloman20plus

Richie Rubin: AAAAY-Men!WE now realize what a terrific life WE had back then, `twas the age of in-no-sense.no? it all `died' in Nov.`63,when JFK was killed.no?.what a week that was! WE watched the killing of his assassin>Lee Harvey Oswald,on tv!by......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Rich: This is the back of this school and a small section at that. It's located right across the street from Prospect Heights HS. The school for the deaf used to be Bishop McLocklin HS an......

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

Rich: Oh, one more bit of info, right across the street from the car wash many years prior was a club called "The Town Hill" was on the corner where you could see live performances by:......

in response to: Car Wash by Peter

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 ......

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

Ashley: I really think you have to look at these photos in context. You have crime in every city - but unless it's shown to you on a platter you never really realize it. It reminds......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Red Flag alert: I'm a tenant in a building that had windows installed by Park Slope Windows & Glass (hereto to be referred to as "PSWG"). Overall impression: very negative. Red Flag #1: My landlord had to repeatedly call......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Rich: Once again you've really done some fantastic work. I really like the picture with the six rays of sun, the contrast is perfect. Thank you for taking me and others to a place we would......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

jack: hi joey, its been almost two years since you asked for a story about the beat generation in the village. well its better late than never, so here is a short one. my......

in response to: Blue Note Lounge by jack

david swift: hi gus What an excellent web site! ive just seen my mum on the 1964 gala day photo (Susan Duxbury)a relation to the duxburys on another picture on this site. My grandad had a shoe shop......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Sanford : To Esther In an idle moment I googled PS 167 to find out some details to compare with childhood memories and saw your comments. I was one year behind you at PS 167. My memories of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): Why isn't anyone writing anything? I think that I shall have to write again. I remember the window of the Famous retaurant bakery. It wasn't like any other bakery window. It was retangular and it......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Joe: Lynnette, It is interesting to view your posting from 9/29/08. Most are very familiar to me as I grew up in Kensington and attended St.Hughs. In your later posting you state that you are 48 and I......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Eric: There is a church, funeral home, gun store, tavern, and elementary school all directly next to each other in my home town. Get drunk, buy a gun, kill some kids, send them to the funeral home......

in response to: Accept Christ and Buy a Gun by jack

anon (c-76-108-19-62.hsd1.fl.comcast.net): I see theres a new renaissance emerging!!!!the young kids cant hold it down so the old school is coming to teach and add the content and character thats been missing since the early 90's. I......

in response to: Miami Art Massacre by Bob Edelson

fiona: hi pauline, thanks for your info, i'll pass it on to my mum. my surname was cooper, but it as my grandmother ho came from lisnaskea (boyle) & my mum lived there for awhile...

in response to: Franks by barry

Jennifer Suarez: Another NY voting booth! ...

in response to: Voting in Brooklyn by adam

Peter: as a current bushwicker, ive really been enjoying reading you guys' reminiscence here about the old days. you guys should also check out other bushwick posts at [[http://citynoise.org/search/bushwick]] and see if any of the neighborhood......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Keith: I went to school a few miles from the Aquila site in Bickley and visited there in 1975. We were told that they did testing for electronic equipment that was purchased for the MOD. They......

in response to: MoD Aquila (Part Two) by Simon Cornwell

patfan: Sorry guys. I've lived on Kauai a very long time, and the chicken population absolutely needs thinning. I run a restaurant, and they jump on the tables, poop everywhere, and carry salmonella. ......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Taylor James: Hi, I'm a big fan of Freedoms work. I recently made a Facebook page dedicated to him and his work. I'm not really sure of the rules of using photos and posting links, but this......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Humboldt1: I am not poor but I live around poor people and we all get along. I have had a few run-ins with drug dealers and gang bangers hanging out on corners on my block,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): for Suzy R. I remember you.Your Mother (MRs. Gradstein)was my 6 grade teacher in 1955-6.Perhaps she brought you to school then. A classsmate of mine,Sharon, who lived on Lincoln Place and Troy Ave, and I once......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Yolanda Rodriguez: How many memories ah, Knickerbocker and Halsey. I lived at 792 Knickerbocker and Halsey. My brother Raul, Frankie,Eduardo, my sister Lucy. Does somebody have any comunication with with lucy, frankie or eduardo. ......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Mitch Spector: Yep, it's indeed very much GONE. Made one final pass by this morning (November 5th) to check things out and it's not what I saw, but what I didn't see that caught my attention! It's......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Sigh, all gone. Just a pile of broken concrete now. Sorry I have not been posting pictures, I have not posted anything in ages. Still slowly taking pictures, but I keep finding other ways to......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

The System: Denial of what? You're using this nebulous sense of "victimization" to play devil's advocate for those who don't take advantage of the system, on their own, to benefit. Don't build walls -- because hey, I......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Keith Bernstein: Hi Suzy R-- We have come full circle: fifty years after I had your mother as a teacher, I am delighted to connect with you. Unfortunately, I can recall only a little more about that year. During......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Brodidly AB: Bushwick!! What can I say? It can be an interesting place to live in and it can be a nightmare. To all those who are contemplating moving to Bushwick, on the serious tip you......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Anne Poulsen: Dear Pearly Kings and Queens. I'm currently studying for my PD. and my next project is on the Pearlies. I live in Denmark and it is only recently that I have learned about your amazing culture.......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Jean: This is a new one on me! The only other time I've seen so many pumpkins all together is at local farms where stacks of pumpkins are waiting to become someone's jack-o-lantern! This......

in response to: Pumpkin Park by AG

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): Mrs.Gradstein was my sixth gradeteacher in 1955-6. I remember the old furniture. I never new it had been changed up till now. Therr were fruit and vegetable stores across the street from the school on Schenecktady......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: Yeh, Richie, FEH! Wit' d'hand! Sometimes when my father smelled a bad oder he'd say, "Lima, Peru!" really drawing out the Peru. He might also say, "Billy Eckstine!" in the same circumstances. ......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mime: Ha, nice. This reminds me of the other day when I was coming out of a class at Uni, heading towards my little scooty when I noticed a tree branch about the thickness of my arm......

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

Doc S.......: Hi, Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner) - I had contributed to this column briefly before. In one of your earlier posts you had mentioned a Mrs. Gradstein as your sixth grade teacher. FWIW,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

upfromflames: the border is a tricky matter, careful reader. If I may refer you to my Google Map of Bushwick, you will see Wyckoff is the border. And since, this is on the Bushwick side of......

in response to: Te Amo Bushwick! by upfromflames

Stan: Just a note: I was bar mitzvahed at Petach Tikva in June 1943. It was on the corner of Rochester Ave. and Lincoln Place. The other Bar Mitvah with me was Gene Braunwald who lived opposire me......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Esthr Herschman (Rechtschafner): I enjoyed this site very much. I graduated from PS167 in 1958.Now i will try to list yu some of my memories. Kindergarten teacher Miss Shapiro. (there was another kindergarten class and teacher -Mrs. Pinkerton.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mitch Spector: Today was demolition day--Saturday, November 1st. I went by 8:30am this morning yet apart from more bricks removed, it was still standing. When I visited the site again, by late afternoon, they had torn down......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mime: [[img:29368]] I was in Melbourne at the end of 2007. I liked the vibe. I was staying in a ratty cheap vomit-stained-carpet backpackers, but I loved roaming the alleys and meeting other travelers who shouted me......

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

alanpigott@eircom.net: Thanks Jack.....would very much appreciate it if you could find out some details for me .....would love to know if the picture was painted by one of the nuns..or if it was a print that......

in response to: About Convents by jack

Peter: did you see the links i posted above? in addition to those, all of the following sites appear to show the identical image (though sometimes at different resolutions)... it was posted here in 2004: [[http://www.thatsweird.net/picture37.shtml]] it was......

in response to: Forrest by Rune Willem

Bob: The E.P. arena was quite the place, televised monday nite fights from there. Closed in the 50's another piece of history gone, now a parking lot the last time i was in the area. ...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alan Kupperberg: Richie, I have no personal experiences with the E.P. Arena. I just know that it existed. I do know that my mother's step-father, Nat Klonsky, later Nat Kaye did some boxing under the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Ann: plus is somone also has someother information about either the two companies or any of their ships can you please send me that to either the e-mail address or the mailing address. I would......

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

An Afghan: It is the middle of the night and i was telling my little brothers about the previous names of Afghanistan and history of Afghanistan. I googled the topic and found this article. Well I think......

in response to: Name Change in Afghanistan by Ali Maisam Nazary

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Keith Bernstein: What memories these posts conjure up! Although I can't remember exactly what Judy O looked like, I do remember her as tall and pretty and all of the boys in the class thought so. I'm glad......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: You are quite a bit younger than I am. I am 48, but started school early, so I was one of the younger ones. The Digmans sound familiar. I moved in '75. I know my......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

EvilGentleman: Went by the site today, took some pictures of a crew removing some of the upper bricks. I may post them when I get around to it. While doing this, I wound up speaking with a......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Jordan: I wish people in the states would do such wonderful damage to cop cars. No particular reason other than to cause some well deserved havoc on those to implement upon us on a daily basis.......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Jamie: hey, it's nice to see some photos of the other {peterborough}...

in response to: The Cheese Shop by dglenn

Rich: Great pix Wally, especially the first one, love your presentation this should be a collecter's item. Thank you for your time and effort. On the other side of this, my brother said he was on......

in response to: Brooklyn Bridge and World Trade Center by WallyG

Arnie Blume: Hi 241ers, I saw the name Irene Glassberg earlier. If you are out there Irene I lived on the 5th floor at 35 Crown and Barbara Barrett who babysat you is my wife of 52 years.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: Brian, I used to live on Ella Street between Tioga and Ontario. 3423 N. Ella Street!!! I hung around with the girls I named above. You may have known the Mackley's. I used to hang around......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Lady Sekhmet: Just a quick note to Anthony and his (wrong) comments about Osiris, Isis, and Horus-Ancient Egyptians did NOT have a satan or devil. The closest thing they had was Seth or Sethos, who was......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

jack: i don't know, sometimes i get pissed off when i see flags from other countries hanging from rear view mirrors, i know that cubans and puerto ricans are good people. im going to pr......

in response to: St. Nicholas Avenue by jack

CartLegger: Jack: I don't see one flag in these pictures, US or otherwise. Why not?...

in response to: St. Nicholas Avenue by jack

Diane: I am also from the Yuba area. Actually I am Kaeleen, Helen and Kim's relative. I was a Machovec and my mother's maiden name was Revels. I happen to work with Teena Wallace who lives......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

Rich: Hi Everybody, I lived at 1003 Carroll ST between Franklin and Bedford from 1957 til 1969, we then moved to 1048 President St which was directly behind the first address. Needless to say, for all of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: sorry that i have not paid attention to this story i posted some time ago. i visited the nuns at the monestary in newark manny times and spent time there on self imposed retreats.......

in response to: About Convents by jack

Mitch Spector: Here's another weekly photo update, taken on the very cold morning of October 22th. The building is starting to look less recognizable as they continue to de-construct it. My guess is the next photos I'll......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Sautleoccalse: Finding one of her students making faces at others on the playground, Ms. Smith stopped to gently reprove the child. Smiling sweetly, the Sunday School teacher said, "Johnny, when I was a child, I was told if that......

in response to: Post a Picture of Directly Outside Your Window by CE

Urban Neighbourhood: Gentrification is one of those things that you either love or hate. The debate on it tends to be very polarized, but cities are not going to oppose it because it means higher property taxes......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Spesh: I don't know about the rap, but I do agree that that cheese shop is the best in the whole of Ontario, which is saying a lot, if you consider the Leslieville Cheese Market and......

in response to: The Cheese Shop by dglenn

justin: Cool, other photos in this series are featured here (with locations) http://refacement.com/....

in response to: Banksy Does Soho by Peter

jeff: Jacksonville is awesome if you aren't an overstimulated, whiny yuppie elitist. :) You are right, Jacksonville isn't Houston. In fact, it's got about 6 million less people and no fancy oil money like that......

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

Natalie: "Homelessness, Health & Human Needs", published in 1998 by the Institue of Medicine says "pustular lesions secondary to insect bites and other infestations are common to homeless people" Additionally, "venous stasis of the lower......

in response to: Homeless Subterranean by Peter

Doc S.......: ...Rick, it seems Mr. Giesser liked you more than me (LOL)!I don't remember him doing that. I also remember a bakery, I think it was called "Lucullus", or something like that, on Franklin, between EP......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Doc S.......: Yo, Rick - What a memory!! I think I got my first baseball glove at "Circle". The "other" store for upscale chocolates was Barton's, on the north side of Eastern Parkway and Franklin Ave., if......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

ImpMyHyde from Kansas: Scott, I have been to Belleville a couple of times. The last was when I stopped there I was passing through but did get to see the Visitor’s Center. There isn't another one like it in......

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

Andrew: How is situation in other cities in Norway? ...

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

rick: Hey, Doc - the grocery store was the Big Apple, there was also a candy store on Carroll St, around the corner from Klein's, the drugstore, where I, and seemingly, every other guy in the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mitch Spector: I took updated photos exactly one week later, on Sunday, October 12th. As they continue to strip away pieces of the building, it's interesting to see what sat hidden underneath the wrap-around sign all those......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman