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Doc S.......: Yo, Jack - I NEVER had a Charlotte Russe, but I had plenty of "egg - creams". Remember them??? And what were those now seemingly awful concoctions made of? Do you remember? ......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Ana: they should ban flying Kites at Milleken Park. One more thing i've noticed about some people who go to that park is that they always feed the birds although there is a sign not to......

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

Karen: I heard the most horrible noises out my window last night - whining moaning growling crunching ... then 3 fat racoons emerge from the woods - scary viscious killers .. i am so sad......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Bob: Right on Jack, remember them well. Had a store that sold them on Nostrand Ave and Lincoln Place across from my families gift shop. A little cake, sweet whipped cream and a cherry. And chocolate sprinkles if you wanted......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Warren S. : Jeeeezzzz... guys! Richie... Joe, thanks for the support on this one. Once I had my responding comment out there, I couldn't return for a while just to cycle it out of my system a tad.......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

EvilGentleman: Thanks for reposting, Mitch. And thanks for the explanations, editor. From the way you wrote "Come on guys", I suspect you felt I was complaining. Just to let you know, that is definitely not the case at......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch Spector: About the disappearing pictures...I forgot to add comments/descriptions and inadvertently sandwiched them together edge-to-edge, making them look as one. Asked the editors to remove my post so I could repost it properly, which got done......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

JC: I remember when I was young my dad did the same thing! He put trash back in the window of a guy's car who had just thrown it out. The guy didn't get out and......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Joey - The Public Animals: Check the Scrapyard for sl-9 gear. Ask them to stock it if theres none available, or check www.sl-9.com for the gear....

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

Humboldt1: I am happy to get rid of all the gangbangers. I have confronted drug dealers and will surely do it again. I do not want the kids on my street living around this......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Robert: since the 80`s , The N.S.B Norgate Solide Brothers,,,there are extremly dangerous crews affiliate with a lot of Gang in Montreal City,thers rolling Cote-Vertu Metro with the BLF Bronw Latin Family,Décarie street and......

in response to: Norgate Shopping Centre by CE

Mitch: Hmm, only hours after writing that, I passed by and saw the workers were taking down the Bens wrap-around sign. At the rate they're going, the sign will probably be gone by tomorrow (at least......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

nshd: the projects in orange are high rise, life a few min from them. there pretty bad. not all of orange is a "war zone" but its pretty ruff. doesnt mean the people from there arnt......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

EvilGentleman: Yeah, I have went by a few times to have a look, and there is a hole in the east face of the building now. I did not take pictures since it was dark each......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Pete: These urinal are really cool ! At least when using them you will not have a guy looking over your shoulder while wanking himself. Honestly ladies you have no ide what us straight guys have......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Tofuminator: They look absolutely delicious, all of them. ...

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Norge: I hunt them all the time with a powerful .25 caliber pellet gun. They are extremely wary and impossible to sneak up on---they WILL spot you long before you spot then, so the only......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

germanlady: hey!! I am from germany and I saw the guys on TV today!!! And I was so fascinated how they ride along the streets and everybody who saw the black cowboys was so proud to know......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

CartLegger: Peter: I hate to disagree with you, but a quick look at your sources points out a flaw in your conclusion. Scorecard, a generally dependable site for a wide range of release, is way off......

in response to: Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Facility by Peter

Andy yerks: Im working for metro north now, and for the past week weve been parking our cars at the old plant, im going to get some pictures tomorrow and post them here for u guys, i......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

jack: magnificiant tower, there's not too many of them....

in response to: Lofts for Rent by Peter

jack: i was just swimming in that creek last week and i caught some fish that were dead and floating bloatedly on top of the water (easy catch) i fried them in oil and sauteed them......

in response to: Newtown Creek by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

unknown: I met my now fiance in a small town. I learned that he was born and raised in CG until he was shot not in his neighbor, but on the southside of the Chi. The......

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

Humboldt1: I am one of those yuppies moving in and buying up property. I see real opportunity in areas like Humboldt Park and Logan Square. Now, I live in Humboldt Park in an apartment......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

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......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Peter: food for thought: General Motors employs over 30 times the number of people in {canada} as they do in india or korea, but i doubt we would hear you complaining about "hard working americans'" jobs......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Allan: Richie, What year did you graduate from 167? Me - 59. Judy also had another brother I think. We lived in same apartment house and same floor. I think I recognize the name Joel Bercy. Right......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

procyon: ...otherwise it might try to climb the wall using those conveniently placed pegs and go hang out on the roof? The Curb Your Dog signs in the park near my old building had terrific '60's-looking Scotty......

in response to: Curb Your Dog by Peter

Jennifer: I just got back from Kauai this morning. Yes, there are wild chickens every where & I loved seeing them all over the place while I was there. Seems to me like I heard the......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Allan: Found this site, and these posts are fascinating. PS 167 brings back memories. Graduated in 1959. Sorry I hardly recall any of my teachers' names. Might remember if I heard them. I do recall my......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

keith smith: HI Anne Fahy,my family moved into 33 Atherton lane in 1935,my grandads name was Walter and his wife was Eva,their son [my dad] was Robert,my grandad died in 1978 and my nanna in 1988,i bought......

in response to: People Shall Be Banned by an impossible child

Richie Fisher: You tell 'em Warren. Although D.P. didn't affect me as bad as others, she hurt people like Mary A. and others like yourself. This "Ed" guy shouldn't judge other people......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

cure: shit man.whats going on????????? graffiti writers are going down..cops are smart.they´re using us against eachother..dnt let them fool you!!!!!!!!!! CURE SBK HN ANE.GRAFF RULES!!!...

in response to: Pet Bird & Soler by Peter

Ed "Class of 60": I guess there are some people that look in the mirror and don't like what they see. They blame everyone but the person in the mirror for their miserable putrid lives. They look......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

kauaichick: I DO live here and I LOVE the chickens. I wake up at night and I smile and try to fall back to sleep. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I'll sleep when......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Anon: Pac's original nick name was "PacMAN" but later changed to pac. KTA is a crew, not a person. It consists of a few good friends of mine, PAC, LOWF, HAVIK, GNAR, SYGLE, MOD and a......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

chris: That looks pretty good compared to this rat trap. Don't ever come to Wisconsin unless your some dipshit cheesehead. Boring beyond belief.If you took every fucking German and threw them into a furnace it could......

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

theTruth.: word. Pac's tags are fucken nice. Theres a couple you missed in the pics, On the back of Hamilton Mountain Bowl he tagged 3 bowling pins with PAC next to them. Also above Big B......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

Joann from Boston, MA: I saw them come galloping through the night streets in Philly. African American cowboys!?! I thought I was hallucinating. I could not believe my eyes. And then, my friend, a native Philadelphian said, "Oh yeah,......

in response to: Urban Cowboys by serlingrod

GGP: What a charming and handsome couple. Blessings to them and the priest who had the courage to make it so....

in response to: Gay Marriage in Church by Rune Willem

Steve - Albox, Almeria: If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;......

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

EvilGentleman: Lemme guess, your friends did not have it explained well enough to them that the $20 each was PER SONG, am I right? And tipping is virtually mandatory on top of that. Strip bars are......

in response to: Gentleman\'s Choice by EvilGentleman

arquitecto: Xavi, good post. I feel your pain. I am a central american immigrant who grew up in cleveland. Went to school in Portland and am living in Sacramento CA. I have gained......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

augydoggy: To all the naive people in here that think raccoons are cute and are their backyard pets: These are wild and cold-hearted omnivores that care nothing about you and would eat you alive if given the......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

oh word?: I don't see why so many people think this dude's dad is eternally funding his existence, as though this oscar-winning director is going to be real happy that his son ended up a notorious crack-smoking......

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

Tracy 3rd Sep 2008 21:30 GMT: All I want to say is I walked that road day in and day out for one reason being to take my daughters to school . On the odd Occision when I looked around me I......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

Margaret Franzese: This building is on Butler St off 3rd Ave. in South Brooklyn. I lived around the corner on Baltic St as a young girl. I use to go there to visit the animals, and when......

in response to: Forgotten Structure: ASPCA by GGP

rick: i grew up in kensigton area as well on willard and frankford its a shame im 35 years old i moved away in 1984 i live at the shore with 2 kids i took them......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

anon (c-68-42-16-229.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): does anyone know the plotchers that lived on ormes street at tioga? I knew them when I was little. ...

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Karlo: Wrong.None of the people who walked their children to school were involved in any attacks.There had been a number of incidents involving people from both communities previous to this,and im not going to argue who......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

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

EvilGentleman: Sigh, such a Canadian response there, zagg. "One of these days, I'm gonna make a sign" ranks right up there with "I have half a mind to write them a stern letter"....

in response to: Exotic Slurpee Plant? by zagg

Babushkah Zblcowszksky: Hell NO....The place is spot-less..WHERE? I was there with my Husband Stanislaw last Monday,August 25-th and we took a walk through the path at the end of the railroad ties walking east towards the Marine......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

K: I was gonna give these pure maggots fifty percent of this nation since fifty percent actually are willing to infest this continent with their dogma. Now I think we should just put the zionist/neocolonial type......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Rene Garcia: The word "diario" has different meanings, one of them being "newspaper", but it also means "diary" and "daily", the correct use for this sentence being "daily". This is a better translation of the poem Black Cat With you......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

Maz: Not sure if I have understood that comment correctly methrsk, or understand the point behind it. I googled the 2nd & 3rd picture but the top one is my own I took at Chessingtom World of......

in response to: Private Parts ! by Maz

brett: these public urinals are a solution for late night drinkers at the weekend in our town centre they are set up at about 8pm when most children arent even in town and its getting dark......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

madamep: I was there then, and you really nailed it for what it was like. I was the groupie mom's roommate. I still don't know what that was about. Her trip not mine. I wasn't into......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

Claire: Hi - I noticed earlier in the thread a lady called Diane mentions she has the contact details for Daz & Chave. I would very much like to book them for a pub opening!......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Kaeleen: Hey Michelle- I knew the Wallaces very well and my best friend was Denise.We rode horse ALL the time and ALL over as well as with Amy Rynes.Have tons of pix of Yuba and us......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

EvilGentleman: Based on the plaque below them, I suspect they are originals. But this is one of those cases of my not knowing about something I have driven by many times, due to my eyes usually......

in response to: The Olympic Rings and Flame by EvilGentleman

Maz, Netherne: Bumface - Now stop it please ! lol These poor people are asleep (hopefully) and have no idea you are taking their picture and posting for our amusment ! Poor Ms Puffy Feet, More Sale Man......

in response to: Sweet Dreams by Bumface

Maz, Netherne: Why do they, well I think they think they are helping them, looking after them. We don't have raccoons here in London but we have a lot of foxes raiding our bins at night. If you......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

EvilGentleman: LOL! No, I am the jerk who took pictures of the other jerk's car and posted them online....

in response to: Best Costco Moment of 2008 by EvilGentleman

Maz, Netherne: Hi all, I found this site quite by chance a couple of days ago. I found it when I Googled the name of my village not expecting to find anything much but boy was I wrong.......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Rave: Also, Thin and Pez are pretty chillen (Y) same with Shade. Up's for them FUCK YOU KEENUR....

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

bikeguy: Uncle Jacobs is getting a lot of negative reviews here as a stolen bike shop. Look, if you're going to sell used bikes in the world capital of bike theft then you're obviously going to......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

j davis: The main problem is letting in immigrants who do not want to assimilate into Norwegian culture but want to change Norway into an islamic state. They were already a problem when I lived in Stockholm......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

Andamuerte: My friend stayed there with his whole family. He didn't know anything about the supposed hauntings. Upon his return, I asked how they had liked it and was told that all night they......

in response to: Montauk Manor by little ukraine

scott hall : roland lees hay do you have my colledge football sheets you would bring them to my house every week lived at 639 wishart you......

in response to: Fall in the East Bay by joey

Dusty : Hey all, that's some great work. This is gonna sound odd, but my church needs a good street artist for a project they're doing for hamilton kids. Nobody has to admit to anything, but if......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

Richie Fisher: If anybody goes on Classmates.com, there is a reunion picture from St.Barbs. class of 68. Are those all former nuns in the 2nd row? I believe Sr. D.P. is 2nd from the right. Any help......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend two of my friends......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Warren S.: "...I think Father Zimmer was reading the weekly anouncements and DP and some other nuns were being sent to other Parishes. When Father said her name, I was stunned and looked at her with a......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Eleanor: Lou, UFF and everyone else who is reading this post. I certainly don't think that Bushwick Buddies is too crowded ... as a matter of fact we have more and more interesting pictures every......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

blast from the past: Does anyone remember hanging out on the hellgate bridge? I bet my name is still up there.. What about the kids from Bryant high school.... anyone remember Brian Wolfort...PJ's Bar....Wetsons on northern blvd........

in response to: Astoria Park by little ukraine

always a Bushwick kid: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Path Engineer: Too bad you were passing a westbound newark train in that picture over the Hackensack bridge, I should know I drive them. And just to let you know what ur doing is illegal and hope......

in response to: Newark Penn to Manhattan\'s WTC Via PATH by Peter

awake: Alot people have been living with no direction and misdirection threw out there entire lives in the ghetto's,all over the world.The criminal mentality and immoral behaviors has not been wiped out off the face of......

in response to: GANGS ON NYC by StripesA4

Metro301: Great pictures and discussion MR. Evilgentleman! Thank you. Perhaps this is a strange question, but I will ask it anyway. Does anyone happen to remember a man that passed away at 47 years from a heart......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Bob: Just ran across this site, sounds like old home week. Lived at 887 lincoln Place and went to P.S.138.After graduating went to Boys High at the annex on Park Pl and then to main bldg on Marcy and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Elkin School Rulz!: I think we should have a stickball tournament for all former Kensingtonians. But where do we find a Pimple Ball? Man, I miss them days. We didn't care how hot it was,......

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

Mona Douglass: I still go there late at night and walk from Emmons Ave.I am a 38 year old,in-shape and sexy Mexican half-man,half-woman Tranny and dress like a bitch and look for all the hot,young russian boys.They......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

run rabbit run: How come most of you can't spell, or tink itz mad kewlz to rite lik dis? You're probably wanna-bees from the suburbs.. Pay for paint what? I get on the LIRR or NJ Transit and......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

mort: sam. i must say that your description was not our experience and as kids we were not even permitted to walk the area circa 65-70. the only reason that i ever walked through was......

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

BushwickBaBY08: i live in Bushwick..right on Knickbocker Ave.btw.Jefferson n Troutman..well to start it off.. Bushwick needes to be shut down..its full of 14-16 yer old girls whom are pregnate..thats so uncalled for..but what can we do......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Excuzmepleez: This post is in response to "remember 1966." I remember the sad accident. It happened on Troutman Street between Central and Evergreen and it involved a boy named Joey Mistretta who was 9 years......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

hairsy: some of them only make about 30k ayear...

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

Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were......

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

Ed: Bushwick Buddies is a private web site devoted to former residents of Bushwick, Brooklyn. You can register by contacting the administrator at bushwickbuddies.com. For the most part the site consists of pictures of 1950s Bushwick and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jsmooth: Reply to OPEN YOUR EYES... I thought that your response made complete sense and that you are right in many aspects of your comments and if my response seemed to come off racial than I apollogize.......

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

Ursus: I have just applied the Black Anti-Vandal/Intruder paint to My connifer because the local brats were severely damaging it, It looks a real eyesore from the damage they caused so I decided to coat it......

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

Richie Fisher: Wow. I lived on the corner of Harmon and Wilson till June, 71. Cried wnen I left. I went to St. Barbs, grad. in '71. I lived 2 houses fom the other Fisher's, Georgie, Kenny......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

santoro: for those of you concerned about your ink running just photo copy your origional and paste the copies yea you can only do them the size of a piece of paper but thats all you......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

john : Hello Diane Thanks for your reply. I think your dad will remember me. I was a friend of your grand dad and your Aunt Rose your......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Tyra: I'm currently a senior [class of 09] and I've enjoyed my years in ACORN. F.Y. I: if you're going to make comments about the school then at least make them memorable ones or use proper......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Shezza: milkcrate men. fucking love them. they put a smile on my dial every morning on my way into the city....

in response to: Milkcrate Man by Selig

Geoff: The little bastards are smart, cute, fearless and a bloody great pain in the ass. Our current local raccoon family has taken to digging up our outside plants every damned night (on our second floor......

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