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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

Jamie: Hey, there's nothing wrong with a little bit of racial supremacy. Us white people have been doing it for centuries. It's all in the name of good fun. Except it isn't....

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

Normanite: I used to live in Manhattan. Granted, this is a much different kind of action, Norman really has a lot going for it. In addition to what has been said, check the city's......

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

Captain Obvious: What really grates about Quebec's degenerate infrastructure, is that they have not only incredibly high taxes, but they *also* have incredibly high subsidies from all the more productive provinces, BOTH. To have billions poured into a......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

serlingrod: I don't think I paint a rosy picture of Kensington at all. If you read what I wrote I actually said there's lots of crime, disinvestment, and the schools are broken. Those were my words.......

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

luna park: these were all snapped through a hole in the construction fence. the area under the scaffolding where i was standing smelled pretty awful and had recently been baited with rat poison, so i didn't linger......

in response to: Irak Crew by luna park

EvilGentleman: Nice find. I understand there's not too many pieces of the Toynbee tiles left nowadays......

in response to: Toynbee Tile Remnant by luna park

Mitch: Passed by Bens today, as of April 22nd it's still standing as it's always been...no sign of any demolition yet. In fact someone removed the brown papers covering the inside windows and ripped off one......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Andrew Smith: Here's some photo's contributed by Dom Smith (friend but no relation) - photo's of Irlam in the late 1980's The parade on the estate - butchers on the left, newsagent in the middle (run by Dom's......

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

anon (75-164-240-214.ptld.qwest.net): You are a very articulate imaginative Intelligent & WISE person~ You NEED to consider writing as a serious avenue of success~ IF that is what you may find to be your forte! You may have been......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

Steve Weir: Hope Graham Bate is still following the thread,hope your Mum is doing well & I here from your Steven once in a while. Sorry to here about Brian, Cyril.... There's been a lot of talk about fiddlers......

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

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

j.smith: Shiny unhappy people All is not well in the world of pearly royalty. Beneath the peacock feathers and rhinestone finery is stirring a nasty battle for the soul of the kingdom. In Guildford county court this......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Joining the Whine: Young Hippy - go and see the world. Travel. I saw some of it. I've traveled all over the U.S., the Caribbean, and Mexico. Hopefully soon I'll get to visit the......

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

rachael: hmmm... many of the comments i've read have either amused me or angered me...but I'll go on anyway... i'm a brooklyn native and originally from east flatbush. my parents left there to move to long island [for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap! Things just aint the same for todays traceurs, Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs Yamakasi and the Belle are aging, The old traceurs, well they're all changing, Making way for new......

in response to: Parkour Trip to Lisses by Ben Nuttall

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

Tboy: ok i've been all over canada and everyone hates toronto. i live in the core of toronto, actually in yorkville which is a block away from younge and bloor, toronto's main intersection. every1 hates toronto,......

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

Smudgy: Well, I guess I discovered this site just a bit too late. I missed the walking tour and I missed the show at the BHS. I was born at Bushwick hospital in 1949.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

serlingrod: haha! this is great! this is two blocks from my apartment! vz, you live at 20th & chestnut? if you look closely outside of Wawa you'll see a bike locked up on that rack by......

in response to: All Commercial Establishments in Philadelphia Are Named After Nonsense Monosyllables by vz

2less2: it's to bad that you guys haven't taken the time to see the actual truths as they relate Las Vegas and all you've managed to find fault with. first, one of the biggest reasons the......

in response to: Viva Las Vegas, Part 1 by aer suzuki

CE: There's a dedicated academy of Urban Planning in New York? I have been toying with the idea of trying to get a high enough GPA to be able to go to Columbia someday to......

in response to: Destructionconstruction by jack

Rick: I have been to Belleville and have relatives still living there. I've read these posts and both sides have a point. To the people that are from there that really haven't been anywhere......

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

HSH: If there's anyone on this page who's actually living in Bushwick right now, I'd love to get your perspective and hear your experiences. I was just there yesterday looking at properties. Some really gorgeous stuff......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

maybetoday: All but one of the buildings pictured were built between 1915 and 1920. One building was built in 1930. There hasn't really been any new construction here for quite a while. The......

in response to: Debaliviere Place by maybetoday

J: I've been to Norman and didn't think it was too bad. Hell, it was better than Tulsa. Now there's a boring city......

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

Scott: Just gotta say, I'm from Dallas and there is no contest between us and Houston...Houston seriously rules. I mean, yeah Dallas is nice, but H-Town's definitely got us beat! (Houstonians are actually a lot friendlier......

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

zinzee: For those of you looking to move here: I live in Bushwick off of the Jefferson L. I'm one block from the L train. I really do enjoy the neighborhood. I did get......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: I love Winnipeg, and my son was born there. But the title of this article refers to the city skylines, and... well, there's no nice way to put this, but saying Winnipeg looks better than......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

sirhcbre: I agree with a lot of what has already been said. Here are my two cents: -Profiles would be nice but shouldn't be mandatory. If someone wants one, they should be able to create......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

been: Just goes to show again how there's a whole world just outside your door....

in response to: No Dog Things! by Biff

jeeff: there's a big difference between regular bike clubs and biker gangs like the hell's angels. you're doing normal bikers a big disservice by blurring that line. the hell's angels who moved into the......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Monica: To answer Mala's question the Flat Iron Building, which is the main venue for the Around the Coyote Art Festival in Wicker Park has been in it's location for years and still houses many artists......

in response to: wicker park by corsakti

Micah: Oooh. Though not to be confused with the Devonian Gardens outside Devon, near Edmonton. A nice couple-hour bike ride out west of E-town will get you there and wow it is nice! ......

in response to: Calgary 01 by Cyberia

LC: Interestingly, Clearwater is also where a DC9 aircraft, N900SA, departed from several days before being caught in Mexico with 5.5 tons of cocaine on board. The U.S. company that had owned the aircraft, SkyWay......

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

John: Thanks for the great photos! I grew up in Ithaca, been in CA for 23 years. My Dad worked at Ithaca Gun, and we used to make that climb up the falls all the time.......

in response to: Ithaca Is Gorgeous! by Peter

EvilGentleman: Well, I can tell you, a number of the creatures in the zoo are quite delicious. I never tried snake either, but my father had to as part of his military training, and he did......

in response to: $95 For a Bowl of Soup? by EvilGentleman

TheTruth: Yeah, Bushwick was raped. Your metaphor is better, Dave. Bushwick was hustled, pimped, beaten, raped, and left for dead. Now Bushwick is getting the bum-rush. The predatory loan-sharks are stealing houses out from......

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

TheTruth: "I see it more as a class war than a race war." "...But that doesn't explain why, poor or not, the residents of Bushwick didn't have enough self-respect to take care of their neighborhood." Dave, did you......

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

TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were......

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

aer suzuki: jeeff: i think alot of public murals look like they were painted by high school kids. maybe that's just me. hell, i paint like a high school kid. anyway, yeah, i was skeptical too, doesn't......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

sine: there's beer left in the fridge....

in response to: Summer by sine

Chris Erb: I have pictures of the protest prior to the arrest which I will post when I get home. If you were there, you would know that the protest was completly civil and low key.......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

Lincoln White: I live in this neighborhood and have been watching the removal of the rail. I found your site hoping to find where there's a Wendy's nearby... that one is still listed in the phonebook! Reading such......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

anon (ool-457387f4.dyn.optonline.net): Yeah i'd be careful, there's been at least 50 reported rapes in that area in April alone. Trust me I am a cop. I wouldn't walk those parts, especially being a female!...

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

imt-dstr: Where do you go in downtown WPB? There used to be few abandoned buildings by dixie, but those have all been torn down. I think there's a few drama/normel/baler throw ups there. I've seen a......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

Chris Erb: There's a beautiful old wooden church here that's been turned into a cellphone store....

in response to: New Use for Urban Ruins? by CE

Jamie: There's loads of empty churches going spare round here. I know of at least one that's been converted into a {massgage parlour}, but i want to buy this one [[img:9727]] in {new york}, {lincolnshire} alas; i am poor,......

in response to: New Use for Urban Ruins? by CE

Joe: I've lived on Jefferson btwn Irving and Knickerbocker for a year. It's gotten a little better just in that time. We moved here because we got priced out of our old neighborhood, Park Slope. Our......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: The translation is something like this: There's a game on? There's beer (here). There's your brand (here). The man in the poster is holding a 6-pack of Labatt Blue and a 6-pack of Molson Export....

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

Chris Erb: I didn't realize that the "box" is no longer in use as the actual arts building. I didn't notice the graffiti but I'll check for it next time I'm in the city (should be......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

Chris Erb: Thanks EG. I checked on Emporis and pic #5 is indeed the tallest building in Montreal. it's called Le 1250 Boulevard René-Lévesque (why can't they give these buildings actual names?) and at 226 metres tall......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

Elicar: [[img:10973]] I forgot to include this. The TTC subway track under the Bloor Street Viaduct[[http://www.answers.com/topic/bloor-street-viaduct]]. The viaduct itself became the centre of controversy when the city council approved in 1998 the construction of a barrier due to......

in response to: From Underground to Above Ground by Elicar

anon (cpe-72-134-234-209.hawaii.res.rr.com): It's true. Animal cruelty does indeed create serial killers. Just look at the ALF (or just about any of the "concerned, caring activists" that've posted at this point) - they presume cruelty, so......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

a'la: Then, there's always this (Warning! Not for the squeamish! You have been warned!) [[http://www.snopes.com/photos/gruesome/decapitation.asp]]...

in response to: Warning by elaine

urbanghost: thanks grange and thanks hool for the heads up about that intersection. You sound like you really know the city well, which i'm aware of by checking out your site and seeing how much......

in response to: Street Shots by urbanghost

jeeff: very informative article, tho i think your enthusiasm for the space needle definitely clouds your objectivity a bit. a couple things: 1) the space needle itself was inspired by the stuttgart tv tower in germany,......

in response to: Spawn of the Space Needle by Machupicchu

Jamie: Hey, [[author:jeeff]] started it: **[[825:The Other London]]** glad you liked em, been meaning to do these since time began, but like you say, they're the everyday things that blur into insignificance. If there's one thing this......

in response to: The Other Boston by Jamie

Micah: If you throw away the cup you have relieved yourself of any right to win anything from it. Those kids' parents should just agree to share! What are they teaching their kids, that they can't......

in response to: Rrrrrrrrrrroll Up by Mata Hari

GGP: sparrows have really been on my mind lately. they're in highly active breeding and nest-building mode. they're working on a nest above my office window as we speak! also, i've been listening to a lot......

in response to: Tucked in by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Rapunzel: That must be a Tim Horton's cup!!! Sorry, I've been out of country for a while, and even the litter seems nostalgic! JOKING!! Saw the photos of the courier who'd thrown stuff back into a......

in response to: Rrrrrrrrrrroll Up by Mata Hari

an impossible child: i was playing around, experimenting, as i wanted t see what would happen when some colour was taken/burnt out of the image (i didn't have a bw film on me at the time) - for......

in response to: Thursday Night by an impossible child

What's Really Going On Here: Since this has become a cyclist vs motorist thing... Helmet Cams Just as Richard Nixon wouldn't have been nailed without the tapes, technology is available that cyclists can use to get motorists to behave. The technology......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Old Kensington Dog: A couple of points re. the confrontation specifically, and Kensington Market in general: -The SUV in the photos is owned by the business accross the street, not the "Motorist". His four cylinder smaller car with......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Dan: I can't believe I read this far... Because of the notoriety of this blog entry, its not surprising to see so many trolls coming here. I have to believe that a lot of the angry people......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Andre: There's nothing I can say that hasn't been said already accept who gets the movie right's!!!! ...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Daryl G.: What ever happened to just throwing litter away? Obviously this cyclist was either mentally retarded or just a plain bitch. Sure, it's not that great to litter, but there's really no need to......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

What's Really Going On Here: It's interesting that this is primarily a concerned citizen vs. a s***head matter, not a cyclist vs motorist issue. The reason why it has exploded as the latter is due to the decades of......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

reagan: Visited Oslo recently and experienced some Norwegian crime first hand -- had my camera bag nicked on Christmas morning within an hour of arriving in the nearly empty airport. Been safe w it all over......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

nex: After having some time to digest this during my dinner (there's a pun for you.. digest.. dinner... get it?), I think that she's awfully lucky that she didn't get a..umm... how do the kids say......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

anon: There's been an addition to this Banksy- a foot ball player in the same size .... ...

in response to: Kissing Coppers by Banksy

jeeff: i've been in a couple bike accidents, and each time there's a kind of "get away" embarassment, even in the case where i got the door prize and broke my collarbone. i just wanted......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

writerwench: That's a very striking photo. As at 6pm Tuesday, all the tank fires had been put out apart from one in a small tank that is being allowed to just burn itself out. I'm now hearing......

in response to: Oil Fire... by Zag

xanoix: I just discovered this website today. I love it. I am definitely coming back here. The variety of information (both textual and visual) is astonishing, and quite fascinating. I'm surprosed its been along as long......

in response to: Shoes & Feet by sine

Peter: I get 110+ miles/gal on my vespa (above). its been tuned and modded with a specialty exhaust system such as to minimize pollution and maximize effeciency/output-per-unit of gas. it may be 2-stroke, but it sure beats......

in response to: Toronto\'s Got the Right Idea... by Peter

ea: just in the last several months it's been converted to a restaurant. there's a giant stainless steel vent hood in the middle of the space visible through all the garage doors from the street.......

in response to: Signal Gasoline by fuzzytank

vz: one day i saw one of them "off-duty", and we exchanged what were unmistakably looks of knowing irony. this confused me a little, as i had previously been sure that they were indeed some kind......

in response to: purveyors of prophecy by vz

JayEastsider: check this out it something interesting i found Think You Know Everything????? A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A crocodile cannot stick out......

in response to: Leningrad by JayEastsider

kc: boy did I want to go there when it was still around...there, or maybe the one near suffern (or wherever 17/the Thruway intersect), where there's now a hotel that looks like Darth Vader...my father had......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

BZZZP: there's plenty of good stuff in the US that hasn't been hidden... [[http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001511.html]] fun also: [[http://cryptome.org/sat-addict.htm]]...

in response to: Google Sightseeing by indykid

kc: I like progression to the smoky revelation...and the deconstruction/fracturing at the end. It reminds me of this brownstone in Greenwich Village that got blown up, by accident if I remember correctly, in the 1970s, I......

in response to: demolition by elaine

jeeff: i've seen photos of the lake in winter - really fantastic. i'm sad to add to your report that lake ontario is pretty toxic as well. most of our beaches are perpetually closed......

in response to: Hard Rockin\' by Bleeagh

jeeff: i don't mind most posters, but increasingly postering is getting co-opted by big corporations with glossy mega-posters covering whole stretches of construction boardwalks. it's disgusting, and odd that they can get away with such......

in response to: landscape text (odds & ends) by jeeff

JJ: I've been seeing more of this stencil grafitti around town. There's a good one near my apartment. I'll see if I can grab a shot later today. [[http://www.thechurning.com]]...

in response to: Untitled by vz

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

Jamie: I agree it's a terrible shame to have to bow to any form of censorship, the russian onslaught of unintelligible banter was however intolerable. It wasn't in any way relevant, and they appear to have......

in response to: Shoes by Peter

Jesus's messenger in Doc Marten boots: Oh my---what profane language. Does your God tell any of you to put profanity when exposing his word?? I may be Irish, but I don't live in Ireland, I'm not even close to it. In fact, I......

in response to: The West Belfast Peace Line by Jamie

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