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Rich: I grew up around the corner from this armory, back in my time growing up it was used to store tanks, trucks and half-tracks. I saw and heard these vehicles as they labored very noisely......

in response to: Armory by Peter

Peter: yes and yes... good call! yeah those are the elevated {atlantantic ave} tracks you see in the distance. in spite of all this meat, i go to this block because one of my favorite {vegan}......

in response to: Masonic Meats? by Peter

Richie Rubin: ALAN K:`Coney Island Joes'[in brownsville/E.N.Y]W/train tracks behind da joint..yep,great`hotdogs'[franks were made of 100%beef[parts]&greasy fries!I usta work a few blks down Linden Blvd @ COCA-COLA bottling plant nr Georgia st.in early`60's,did anyone ever go to the `batting cage'/min.golf on Penn.ave.nr Belt......

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

JP1515JeffersonAve: I find it amazing that so many have so many different views yet we all have a common thread...the Love of our hood. I grew up in Bushwick back in the 70's through the 90's.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bill Diggins: i grew up on granite street off bushwick in the 50s and early 60s. went to our lady of lourdes off desales pl.granite was a dead end. led up to bing belly hill over the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Bill Diggins: i grew up at 77 granite street. off bushwick ave. pilling and chauncey and halsey streets nearby..dead end street that led to the bing belly hill over the tracks near aberdeen park. railroad boys??? ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Movie Place: I vividly remember the yard south of 72nd Street. I remeber standing on top of a ventalation opening (all those grates that give the tunnel it's beautiful lighting effects) watching the fan on top......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

luna park: hmmm, sorry to disappoint, but i didn't photograph any of the trolleys. these tracks are from a disused station on the grounds of the 1972 munich olympics complex. ...

in response to: Left Leaning by luna park

serlingrod: Love it! As you know from my previous post, trolley tracks are one of my favorite urban elements! This is a great shot. I'd love to see some of the trains! ...

in response to: Left Leaning by luna park

Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969... The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story : I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Robert: Lets us all remember that while there are trains rolling though the tunnel at 70 miles or so. The really good thing about that entire tunnel is there is no 700 volt Third Rail to......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

mackie.p: Nice images Peter! Im from the UK and currently working with rail workers producing images of the work that sits along the live tracks. mackie.p@hotmail.com ...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

river otters21 girl: It is a darn shame to see hear what happened to Kensington. Oh, I agree with YourOwnFault 100% except that this cancer known as white flight took place more recently than the 50s and......

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

Montrealbunny: I finally got around to taking another walk in this direction. This is the back of the building at 4000 St Ambroise. There is a french cuisine resto tucked away there that I......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

Steven: Back in the early 80's I lived in a great old dump of a building on Kings Hwy directly overlooking the N Train line as depicted in the last image. My fire escape hung......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

Don worry bout it : Yo lookout for ''thin'' hes everywere i was in the car and saw his shit everwhere, whats up with segr i see him on the highway but his stuff isn't too good , not saying......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

john: If you think the tunnel looks great now you should have seen it back in the 70's I was 12 years old when I started going down there. Thats when there were five tracks down there......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Me: Re to Tex and Peter I would post pics here,but I do not know how.Maybe I can get my 17 year old to do it for me,but she is usually too busy,like many other folks here......

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

janet: Hi Alma--Sorry, the name Rubin is not familiar (though I knew a Judy Kessler). But I certainly remember the fish store! (Thanks for reminding me that one needed to walk up a couple of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

janet: Alma--Back to your memories of the old neighborhood. I remember the butcher shop, the one on Schenectady right near Lincoln Place (and next to a wonderful hardware store with long passage between loads of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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,......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

terry hindley: I lived for 25 years above the tracks belgrave clifton acroos the tracks from here before a life of drugs and crime chased me to vancouver ndg was heaven to grow up......

in response to: Two Strips of Dirt by CE

Deb Walker: I lived in Atherton Lane (as mentioned before) mine was the second house (19) as you look down the street from the end that Rob took the photo - used to be able to look......

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

Montrealbunny: This is along the canal going west past the market and the train tracks. Here's a shot from a bit further back - I bet you'll recognize it in an instant by the tip......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

jack: i was in berlin in 1961, there was a young man hanging dead on barbed wire, shot while trying to escape the east, tensions were high, the russians stood looking at the americans, the german......

in response to: Berlin April 22 2008 by hool

Peter: this reminds me of the [[1646:graveyard train]]... though with {mta} tracks instead of the {LIE}......

in response to: Old Calvary Cemetery by jack

Deb Simpkins: Hi Norma, as I remember it, Oak Ave wasn't very long so I wonder if our grandparents knew each other? I will ask my dad and see if he remembers Tommy and May.. Bolton... was......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi, Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob. Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi, Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob. Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)......

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

Michael Waugh: Directions: Recalling since '75, west of the SAPI mill about 5-10 km I would say. There was a small post office/store. Dirt road went north over the railroad tracks, just beyond it turned to the......

in response to: Mans Contribution to Nature by Guy McLaren

wow crew 92': shit i was RIVAL an original member of the WOW crew and there were some tight writers back then yeah they were few and far between but still UP and we bombed the fucking city......

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

EvilGentleman: jeeff, would your comment mean that the Don Valley Parkway is usually somewhat noisy? I know autoroute 20 (the Quebec end of the 401) here is loud enough that it drives most people nuts. And......

in response to: On My Way to the Post Office by Michelle

Marney: Love the old photos. Wish I could visit these places in person. Bit far for me, in Cincinnati. Thanks. I was especially stricken by the photo with the railroad tracks which look like they are sitting......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Kimberly: I am happy to hear other people know the truth,I only wish someone with some pull would walk in & do something about it.But this town seems to cover their tracks very well.But if only......

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

K Teesdale: Growing up in Kensington, I knew I had to get out. The social environment was not one to be taken lightly. I learned everything I need to survive growing up in Kensington. I walked. I......

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

stepha: robyn, i lived right next to the bridge, you saw the tracks from mybedroom window (sparks in the snow!!!) i think i finished 241 in 1961, then went to lefferts jhs. wow,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

pnav: That is my laneway! My house is half way down on the left. Yeah, that really is a cool part of NDG. This is the lane between Belgrave (west) and Clifton (east),......

in response to: Two Strips of Dirt by CE

EvilGentleman: Yay, I see from the tire tracks in the snow that they finally reopened the road there! It was closed for quite a while while they did tests to ensure it would not collapse into......

in response to: Colourful View of a White Day by CE

kdb: you said theres tracks to the north and south? that seems incorrect... also theres a few non paved alleys in ndg.....

in response to: Two Strips of Dirt by CE

Unknown: i love the tracks... and tasteful grafitti....

in response to: A Snow Falls in Brooklyn by Peter

Randy: I remember the July 13, 1977 blackout if it was yesterday, i was 21, me and my brother had brought a brand new car that we shared an oldmoble 98 regency, we loved that car,......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

Peter: i like the one of the crossing-sign and how you aligned it's crookedness to make the elevated tracks go all askew... nice....

in response to: Sounds of the South by Chezgo

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......

in response to: Two Strips of Dirt by CE

gus hassler : a different type of tower crane instalation on the hospital.first time i ever put one up on a roof of a building on railroad tracks.travels lenght of roof on rails. i was master rigger during......

in response to: Queensboro Bridge by Peter

gus hassler : i think these are what remains of the float bridges that were used to unload the barges known as car floats. the carfloats were used by different railroads to move their trains across the north......

in response to: Newtown Creek by Peter

joey: my memories of amtrak and some of the pictures i took from the train are a lot like yours. basically the train tracks are in the more industrial and run down parts of the city.......

in response to: One of These Days I\'m Going to Leave You in Your Sleep by procyon

Jay5: what up heads yo man Ive been to those spots awhile back and seen all the shit you posted as pix they were pretty tight i walked the hole lenght of the fence from the......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

D.Bennet-lived in 1943 apt 606: I grew up in the Henry Horner Holmes a.k.a. the Hornets i live in 1943 4 trey i also grew up with pharoah and laffy and that movie portrayed them as innocent fun loving children......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Wyoming Native: I live in WY, recently visited NYC, stayed in Manhattan for a week. Rode the J train to Brooklyn for a bagel, then walked back to Manhattan over the Brooklyn bridge. My area of interest......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

BelievelandBikes: The shots were taken about six years ago and I just scanned them recently. As for the boxcar, it was the only isolated car in the yard just hanging out by itself. The......

in response to: LTV by BelievelandBikes

elaine: is it really true we have better phones than you? mine, the nokia n80 http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n80-1347.php fyi, has TWO yes TWO cameras on it! the secondary camera is designed with teenagers in mind i think and......

in response to: Silvery Paste Up by elaine

KB: Lived in Bushwick on Eldert Street, btw Knickerbocker & Irving, from when I was born, until we moved away in 1967, when I was 16. Things had gotten rough in 1966, when there was......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Jamie: Yeah, well obviously i can't condone trespassing on British Rail property. It ##is## dangerous. Don't do it kids. But this particular stretch of track has very wide 'sidings' if that's the right term. Gravelled areas......

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

nero: i fink that story is sik man i like the way it is set dont u get scaerd onthe trane tracks my m8s got kild on the tracks i go em but i still scerd......

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

EvilGentleman: Is this under the tracks on Atwater?...

in response to: Pig in the City by CE

EvilGentleman: Socially stratified contrasts in high proximity. Some of it has been like that for decades, if not centuries, like the famous divide of Westmount, with those "above the tracks" being wealthy, while those "below the......

in response to: Revolt! by CE

EvilGentleman: The tracks are north of the highway. [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=45.448827,-73.757728&spn=0.001833,0.003616&z=18]]...

in response to: Graffiti on the Roll by EvilGentleman

BZZZP: i was chased on down this "street" on my bike by 2 rottweilers. the workers came out of the shops and hooted. i have no illusions as to whom they were rooting for. good times. i......

in response to: The Iron Triangle by CartLegger

CE: If you had read what I wrote at the top you would know that calling this area of town the "wrong side of the tracks" was in no way supposed to be an insult towards......

in response to: Home Pt. 6: Wrong Side of the Tracks by CE

turkey 101: what happend to the train tracks....

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

upfromflames: [[img:18657]] the other side of the tracks...

in response to: The Tower of Bushwick by upfromflames

diskohopskotch.: its west on the tracksides that run near rosemont metro. where the tracks meet st laurent i believe. ...

in response to: Old Factory Graffiti by CE

DAVE: [[img:17789]] T1082. Irlam Viaduct carried Railway Deviation Number 5 over the Manchester Ship Canal. Here we can see the Canal's construction under the Bridge. A line of wagons full of extracted material waits to be taken......

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

colavitos ghost: nice shot of the rapid tracks. i ride those things to work every day. i especially like the way your shot captures the tracks' path through (at least) four dimensions of space-time. ...

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

Rey: How come nobody talks about West Bushwick. The area that is more residential than along the L-train. You know Bushwick Ave. and Broadway along the J-M-Z trains. That area is changing too with new 24......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: Yes, we definitely have tunnels, but I don't think we have any so pretty, or any that catch the sun as well as this. But I know the tunnel under the rail tracks in Kahnawake......

in response to: Leaving Point Richmond by joey

EvilGentleman: Um, I think you mean Dorval, not Laval. Say, do you have a driver's license? If you do, maybe we could take turns driving while the other shoots pictures. There are so many pictures I......

in response to: Montreal Signs 2: Beaconsfield, Kirkland, DDO by EvilGentleman

Sirhcbre: I was on foot trying desperately to find the Vendôme Metro station. I wound up here and was glad I did. It's very much off th beaten track, one side is garages and......

in response to: NDG Graf by CE

jamie: i'll certainly consider taking a look around the station, but thats a risky place to be walking along he tracks considering the hefty financial penalties on offer. I assume you mean Kiddicare, the baby superstore......

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

Shbi: Amazing photographs...i live in Bickley not too far from the old Aquila site and i still remember cycling down to the gate sometimes when i was younger, curious as to what it all was..i never......

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

Peter: wow, these are great! i really like the third one, with the tracks in it....

in response to: Woodard Bay Park by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: Since the original bridge's ironwork was built 120 years ago, in 1886, the C.P.R. Saint Lawrence Bridge has been used as a pedestrian walkway by the Mohawks of Kahnawake. It became somewhat easier to cross......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

anon (c-69-249-66-117.hsd1.nj.comcast.net): Pat: I heard stories of Plum Beach from my family. who said they could only get to and from it in their Model T at low tide. My grandparents (2nd generation), father (born 1910)......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Andrew, I managed to get into the site thru your name search ! I remember sliding down the embankment under the bridge on pieces of cardboard "borrowed" from Quicksave. And dangerously walking along the railway......

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

EvilGentleman: Wow, great shots! I hate to ask, but my morbid curiosity demands I do so. Was the shot of the train tracks taken before or after the March 11 commuter train bombings?...

in response to: Viva Espana 1 by little ukraine

EvilGentleman: The nearest Wendy's to the downtown West End is on Decarie near Queen Mary, so far as I know. It is located very close to the Snowdon Metro station, which is the western junction of......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

Peter: this is a great entry, eg. i love entries like this. ive seen em rip up quite a few rails like this in nyc... its the final passing of an already-gone era, unfortunately. what i......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

Chris Erb: The townhouses next door were actually designed by my landlord. There are a bunch more to the right and behind and are about 10 years old. It's actually not a bad development for......

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

Brad: EvilGentleman, you've really been around haven't you?;) I'm not sure if there is one in Decatur or not. I've only been there a handful of times which is kind of pitiful since it's only 45......

in response to: Grab A Seat by Brad

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......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

joey: what are the possibilities at the other end of the tracks?...

in response to: Take Me Away... by Elicar

jeeff: hey, if you haven't heard the minimum-maximum live cd i highly recommend it. all live tracks from their world tour. [[http://www.kraftwerk.com/info/CD/minimummaximum.html]]...

in response to: Pocket Calculator by Peter

Arsaniq: Yeah Evil G., Bout those Mac cochons or are they canadian bacon & donuts ! trash needs greese as oil attracks bush king ! What's the Mac phone number so I can tell them and......

in response to: I Thought I Said Hold the Spit by EvilGentleman

have u felt...: lalalalalala.blahblahblahblah. Us writers have herd it all b4. A couple of questions I have for la ignoramous. Have u ever smelled the smell of railroad tracks with a mist of "that smell" blended with a......

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

BASICK POFM: Lets see some graff on tha bridges and tracks etc. But to all the graff artists keep doin yo shit and don't let no one stop u! Real shit.......

in response to: A Trip to NY by Noah

EvilGentleman: kc, one of my friends is a train afficionado, and he mourns terribly every time another old set of tracks is removed. I am sure he would agree with you. joey, thanks :-) adam, I don't mind......

in response to: Graffiti on the Roll by EvilGentleman

adam: damn.. you live close to the train tracks huh? the one thing thats always bugged me about train graf is the composition.. i feel like people should utilize the large space better like they do......

in response to: Graffiti on the Roll by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Isn't that odd. The only time I recall seing a fox near the city was when I was walking across a train bridge. It was on the tracks at the end of the bridge. Maybe......

in response to: Mangey Urban Fox by elaine

elaine: they are a decent size, but they can also hunker right down. you can see them at night zooming alone almost flat to the ground. they tend not to be quite so bold in the......

in response to: Mangey Urban Fox by elaine

Cyberia: Ha no he's just running. The tracks he is on are the industrial tracks heading south. The tracks next to him are the furthest south end of the c-train. And the bridge is the end of the......

in response to: Calgary 01 by Cyberia

Peter: cant get enough of those {trolley} tracks... also: i love the window reflection in the first one. reminds me of [[716:this entry]] of yours......

in response to: Chinatown at Night 1 by jeeff

RIP BENO RIP SEGE -MSG: Pounder: Your a funny dude man. Seems like your caught in an ethical dilemma. To bomb or not to bomb - that is the question. I suggest this: Master your can control first. Paint abandoned......

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

GGP: yes, dragging is what causes that mark. it is possible that it's something else--a pheasant, perhaps, or a grouse. I'm trying to learn tracking from books, but in real life the tracks are usually slightly......

in response to: Sno Walk by GGP

GGP: I love lichen--glad you enjoyed and yeah, the turkey tracks were for you, Catherine! :)...

in response to: Sno Walk by GGP

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Snowy lichen is lovely. Course, I like the turkey tracks....

in response to: Sno Walk by GGP

NET ONE 156 KRT: Words of the Prophets Take to the Rooftops by Cathy Hong SUBJECT — The Extreme Graffiti Hall of Murals LOCATION — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens Les had no equipment but a backpack full of spray cans. (He......

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

Balloonhedz: yup..you usually smell it before you see it. Even after the exhaust has been run through the water filter. Theyre not supposed to run diesels underground. The LIRR used to have diesel hauled......

in response to: Subway Roulette by Balloonhedz

soyelmango: I thought it was just me who saw these little animals holding the tracks on the DLR. There is a book of 'faces' in the photographer's gallery bookshop. ...

in response to: robot building by elaine

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