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Allan: Richie, I DID live in the same building as Judy O. We both lived on the first floor. I was in the front. Her family in the back. She had a male dog 'Nipper' and I......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Paul Davies: I completed a 4 year apprenticeship in electronic engineering between 1973 and 1977 at Aquila. Just the fact that I gained my 'deeds' stood me in good stead when it came to getting work later. Aquila was......

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

Andy yerks: im working for metro north, so were allowed in there, but also, teh guard post that u saw is storage haha, its filled with just garbage and signs, there hasnt been anyone in there in......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Heather: I've thoroughly enjoyed the photos and information here. Fellow Barton and Trafford folk might like to know that the Grade 1 listed All Saint's Church (just over Barton Bridge, opposite B&Q) is trying to raise......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

EvilGentleman: A year has gone by, and this article has fallen to 25th place out of the 26 articles listed in the "Best of August 2007" page. I find it amazing how the best articles here......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

Paul in Seattle: My 1st trip to NYC was in '85, I was there to see the girlfriend and a sister's wedding. While she was at work, I walked this entire line from BANK Street (that's right kids,......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

joey: a church is right. but i think it's a more of a cross between an oil storage tank and a church. driver side photography....

in response to: There\'s a New Building in Town by joey

Peter: hmm, utilizing the tub for storage, eh? how handy!...

in response to: FedEx by valvision

Condo nuisance: Wow... great testimonials! I say, get rid of them any way possible - before they take over. Having an open garbage dumpster at these condos doesn't help. They eat then live in our our garage......

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

Alan Taylor: Go to [[http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/pins/row_order_advertising/councils/documents/fps_p2745_7_14m.pdf]] then start at paragraph 45. Alan......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

victoras: sal...sunt victor si fac parkour de aproape o luna cu niste prieteni de la bloc......nu prea ma pricep dar invat repede.......noi sarim peste ce putem am ajuns sa sar si peste cladiri......abia astept sa ma......

in response to: Istoria Parkour by EXElent

Alan Taylor: Lawton's ran their dairy from their home in Hartley Grove until they had permission to build a new storage building on the allotments. It was in the Lawton's house that I saw my first television,......

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

EvilGentleman: El, since they were government-funded homes originally intended for the families of veterans returning from WWII, it is most unfortunate that the government decided to stop funding them. If you look at the comments in the......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

Elicar: If something is dear to you, take care of it. Nobody cared ENOUGH for Benny Farms. Otherwise, it would not be in such a state of disrepair. Would you rather be sentimental and let the mosntrosity......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

Elicar: EvilG, please explain why it would be a "destruction". Wouldn't be more appropriate to use "restoration", "resurrection". "refurbishment", etc.? In my mind, destruction is putting something out of commission, making something unusable. This is just......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

tornado chaser Lincoln Neb: I got the Halem torado on tape, I was their in my house when it happend ...

in response to: the august 19th, 2005 tornado hoax by jeeff

Michelle: Interesting post. I love the bike storage in your third picture. ...

in response to: Student Ghetto Kingston Homecoming by AG

Peter: those "knaack" boxes look like strongboxes they use to store tools in at construction sites and whatnot... [[http://www.knaack.com/jobsite_storage_equipment/tool_chests.php]] great photo!...

in response to: Dumpster Grid by little ukraine

karlo: I appreciate your views BBH,but i have to disagree. You should read as much as you can about the hunger strikes,or better still,take a trip to Ireland and talk to the families,friends or people who where......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

maybetoday: I don't know a whole lot about the history of this neighborhood. I do know that it is in the midst of gentrification right now. It seems to me that the housing on......

in response to: Forest Park Southeast by maybetoday

joey: this building is a storage facility. (4) floors of OPP....

in response to: Turtle by joey

Peter: cay: firstly, i think its humorously ironic that you qualify "not scaremongering" by saying "god knows {nyc} is scary enough". thats a dated, inaccurate and stereotypical statement that i dont appreciate much, as a {new......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Frank: The second picture with the address 635 Bergen St. I believe that was a syrup storage or factory, Joe Mormile's candy store was on 617a Vanderbilt Ave. and he used to buy his syrup there.......

in response to: Bergen Street Environs: by Peter

maybetoday: All of St. Louis isn't as clean cut as these pictures show. I've only started taking my camera around as I walk through the City recently and these are the first places I've been......

in response to: Lemp Brewery by maybetoday

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: Part IB - Birth - Billyburg's First Hipsters Came From.....Bushwick: Bushwick was mainly pastoral in pre- and post-Revolutionary War Kings County; salt meadows offered excellent grazing. Farming was central to the local economy. However, by the......

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

joey: that is a wonderful tour. old factories now storage units. predicted in cyberpunk...

in response to: Two Neighborhoods by little ukraine

joey: are you guys thinking the bikes should be hanging from the ceiling. or some wall mounted storage device ?...

in response to: Exploring City Hall by kc

from starr st.: 1st. off upfromflames, i am going to my storage space and look for my pics and send them to you. now i was born and rasied in bushwick. PROUD of it.just as proud......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Beadle and Tatum: I think the thing about W. Clit, is that it never was as empty as Clit. Clit has had all these empty lots get condoed while people have always kept the houses on W......

in response to: The Streets of Ohio City by little ukraine

EvilGentleman: You might need to change your resolution settings on your camera to a larger size. Are all your pictures this size even before you think of posting them on citynoise? If so, I see from......

in response to: The Last Bird by Biff

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

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.

joey: that cops gatoraide bottle is probably filled with sloe gin...

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

Selig: bakery crates make fine folio storage....

in response to: Milkcrate Man by Selig

Peter: a quick look at the wiki entry for [[wiki:bushwick]] shows that the displaced people youre talking about are far from the first to be displaced, whether from gentrification, changing demographics, modernization, urbanization, etc. i mean,......

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

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,......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

jeeff: manhattan: the city of storage...

in response to: Smoggy Day by Peter

arkon1: heres some info from tacoma news trib. about the trailer on 56Some of the most exquisite work around is by the late Plus, who painted for 10 years before he died at 25 about......

in response to: graffiti trailer by fuzzytank

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......

in response to: Distillery Historic District by Elicar

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

EvilGentleman: I have to wonder: Who exactly is he trying to impress? My personal bet is that he is trying to reassure himself that he is a badass (maybe a flakey badass cake?). Obviously we are either dealing......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

GB: I beg pardon from kroko, the queen sits on her arse all day. I don't think that is quite true. Although her preorgative powers have been eroded over a few centuries, the queen in fact......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

fray: someone asked about big pasties, these are done with a few pieces of paper, you buy a roll of thin paper, usually about 1m thick and fucking long, and line the sheets up. most large......

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

EvilGentleman: Interesting shots of the skeleton of the old porn theatre (was it the Eve or the Picadilly? I can't remember. Never went in one of those places in my life). It really helps to illustrate......

in response to: montreal by hool

Hobart: The windows are bricked over because that's where their equipment and cold-storage is, I would imagine. The walls have been retro-fitted with insulation and are too thick and utilitarian in their current role to hold......

in response to: John\'s Grocery by Hobart

Jamie: It was/is. Barry is there at the moment and is taking photos of how it looks now. When i lived there it was mainly half {abandoned} buildings, used mainly as storage for local businesses nearby....

in response to: Cross Street and Blossom 2002 by Jamie

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Just like to point out , American GI, that here in the US, the individual (popular) does not vote in the government, the Electoral College vote does. So it is not one person, one vote.......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

ian: Peter, This is deep in the heart of Houston's roughest neighborhood, the Fifth Ward. As is unfortunately so typical, it's an African American neighborhood. It sits on the edge of a scrap yard. Kayman and I......

in response to: Potrait of a Hero by ian

Peter: and more, still: [[img:6538]] [[img:6539]] ...i kept wondering if the second photo was a pictoral depiction of the aforementioned "tight hole"? aw hell no! ...

in response to: I Like it Raw by Peter

elaine: peter - why pastoral? ...

in response to: abject objects by elaine

Peter: aha! this is a good entry, elaine. i love seeing fascination in the mundane. some of my fav entries on here have been people sharing everyday/pastoral stuff like this, the sort of stuff thats easy......

in response to: abject objects by elaine

stillseeingred: I'm 99% sure that they are natural gas cannisters. That was a weird spot in between the NW Natural Gas plant and the ARCO gasoline storage place, so, it's some kind of fuel. Whatever it......

in response to: Color Abberations PDX by stillseeingred

kobe: for all our american friends: ##Anti Climb Paint:## Anti-Climb Paint is a thick, non-drying coating for parapets, downcomers, pipes, window sills, fencing and walls etc. It acts as an extremely effective deterrent to would be intruders and......

in response to: more signs by elaine

Ulster Loyalist: And i think big Ian Paisley is a very happy man, for the Unionist Electorate have spoken and they have voted in droves for the DUP and made it for the first time by far......

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

Jamie: The lack of detail and having to get up close is something i remember from a few years back when i used to carry around a cheap mini toy digicam around with me wherever i......

in response to: Zone & Shrub by Peter

elaine: yeah, I suddenly wanted to show why it was so well placed, because the close up shows how good it is but not that. What I also havn't shown is that across the road is......

in response to: Banksy et al by elaine

Peter: wow, jamie... thats some food for thought. im imaginging future archaeologists will wield the ability to write drivers/software to access "ancient data" much like today's archaeologists wield trowels, brushes and shovels to access ancient artifacts.......

in response to: Two Hundred Years From Now by Jamie

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