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Rich: That truck in front of the building on the westside hwy may have been reconstructed but this truck has been in this same location for a very long time. I remember when I was very...... 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...... RICHIE RUBIN: HEY!,ALAN K,YOU SURE DON'T HAVE ALZ..WHEW!& YER ONLY
A`TOTTALA'[B.`53?]I GUESS YOU GO BACK AS OFTEN AS I!
NAH,NUTTIN'IS DA SAME!.& SHUL ON BUFFALO/LINCOLN IS
[WAS]`PECH-TAK-TIKVA'I WAS BAR-MITVAHED THERE 9/`55
YEAH,YOU[ALAN K.]WERE JUST 2 YRS OLD!I'M AN OLD[ER]
FART..LIVIN'IN BESERK-LY CALIF.[NO...... 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...... Dan: It's funny how people will say "oh man thats such a sweet peice of graffiti, and then they will turn around and say "but i think that tagging is ugly and is not art" if...... robert: As a child, with a group of friends in the late 50s, going to Newton Creek, just for the fun of it and looking for adventures was one of our greatest
thrills. Way back then, it...... cat: if there really is an artist out there, they should put their work to canvas and get paid. this is just an unsighlty , illegal,
not cool thing. its defacing and ugly. if you really...... Peter: another view:
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still ugly...... POWcityblog: In Toronto the authorities are pretty quick to get rid of abandoned cars. They never last more than a day or so. Having said that there is a '89 or '90 black Honda Civic hatchback...... The Hapless Hobo: By the way, let me take this opportunity to write a little blurb about my opinions on graffiti...
Graffiti can range from classless, ugly scrawls on buildings to high art...whatever it is, however, it is the...... Jamie: I don't know if it out-uglies the ugly fish. Here are the two side by side for comparison:
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[[img:8737]]... Chris : First of all Toronto is hated on by all Canadians outside of the Golden Horse Shoe. One of the main reasons why is,....... the Toronto Maple Losers!!!!!!!!. It's a hockey country and the leafs used...... Mitch: We're now a month past the demolition ruling, still absolutely *nothing* happening at the site. The only new thing to report are large billboards that went up in the parking lot besides Ben's, with an...... surviving: All of the post I"ve been reading has some kind of validity to the experience and surviving in hutch. I will not capitalize the "h on hutchinson' so please don"t think I messed up....... Cecilia Midiri: Wow, Kimmer Teesedale...you remember the Midiri's? Me and Mamma Ceil are still on Keim Street. She refuses to move...and hey, who am I to make her. I can't complain too much. The street was so...... procyon: We just got a big ugly one here in Chicago. Enjoy?... Jerry Lowry: I lived in Kensington on 2800 Hancock St. from 1948-1968. Went to Vietnam in "69" and never returned to Kensington to live. A good deal of the names sound familiar. I'd like to call out...... emily: if i owned a building i'd put up a sign that says "NO TOYS!" cause i don't wanna spend my time buffing the ugly shit. =)... Peter: i bet if you lined up just as many similarly attired americans, itd be a truly ugly scene; so i guess i agree with chiam on this one.
also: we should see who can identify as...... Ugly is right: We are having our 4th Annual Ugly Fish Derby May 23-26!... Montrealbunny: CE and EvilGentleman - I walk here almost every day and have never seen a cloud formation like that - LUCKY!!! I am inspired by your photo and another one by Evil Gentleman to...... uterak: oh, what an ugly church.. so rotten as the idea of christianity itself..... Ken : Beautiful pic of Tour de la Bourse, it's a fine example of 1960's architecture in Montreal along with Place Ville Marie & Habitat 67.
You don't get cool looking buildings like these in Toronto, the CN...... imani: that is the uglyest spider I'v ever seen i need more than all of that
... Camara: "And all u Toronto losers. Nobody in your country likes you, i spent 2 months in canada last yr and everyone agrees you ppl are butt ugly, im sorry but its true. me and my...... Diane Dole: Hi Tammy, it has been a while since we have seen each other we have had some great times together in the past. When we all got together especially at our guild meetings we thourougly...... jack: yeah, it looks like a nice building, the old architecture must give way to the newer sleek buildings, i am old architecture, and i have given way to the newer sleeker young buildings that have...... riiiiiight: i was born and raised in bk. i just checked out a new "luxury condo" developement out there a whim (when i was told my rent was being jacked up another 300 bucks). ...... does it matter?: If you view Winnipeg from the south, so that Osborne Village is to your left and Fort Garry Plaza is to your right, you can see Winnipeg from a much more complimentary angle. Unfortunately, most...... JOEY TPA - THE PUBLIC ANIMALS: Pace University could be considered a pretty ugly non-soulful building.... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Certainly is Stark, Abe or not.
I vote Queens Plaza, right off the 59th street bridge most ugly.... sorchawench: Ugly or not, at least it appears to be zombie proof.... webmd: I think the fact that it stands by itself, is shuttered up and clearly not in use (or much use) its what is most ugly about it. And yet, not far is that really cool,...... quarkwiz: The Metro Mall, on Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village (at the end of the M line), is a horrific, brown-walled, brutally ugly monster of a building. I'd say it should definitely be on a shortlist...... Nate: I live in Seattle. The Space Needle is as ugly as most on your list, get over it!... From Newfoundland: I grew up in Sussex, and returned home this summer after several years away. I rather liked the murals, and think Sussex is demonstrating more energy and creativity than scores of other Maritime communities. There...... ugly: ugly york king
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myspace.com/ugly303... saltbake: I´m afraid to say that this town is the worst place I´ve ever lived. I grew up in a really small town in South Dakota, and I can say that Hutchinson does not even have...... Sandinista: Yea I think edmonton should be higher on this list but its always so poorly photographed. I agree calgary's is better in fact probably the second best but not that much better than edmonton. I...... Julie: My only question is why did they make them so ugly. Why not make them blend in to the scenery.... JG: You're absolutely correct about the visual compression--but I think the larger issue remains the same: the road widening, signage, etc. is just plain ugly. And I say this as someone who loves Tallahassee.
If more...... Hutch1: To the original poster of the photos.
You took photos of only the worst of the town. What state has a year round State Fair? The old hospital is not across from a highway. I do...... realworldgirl9: You know, the reason our entire country is in a shit hole right now is because of the lousy attitudes of people today. I have lived in many places in my life, for instance:...... Lisboner: Hi! I'm an artist too. I've conceived a masterpiece which consists of 2500 Lisbon graffiters, painted with bright colors, hanging from the Tagus Bridge. That would be my way of honouring all this lovely kids...... CE: Thanks! I'm going to have to get more pictures of this place, especially at night when it's all lit up. I used to think the building was really ugly but It's really growing...... aer: What's happening in Seattle right now is bloody awful. You can see 10 cranes
(on Capital Hill I'm assuming), there are supposed to be something like 12 new condo sites in downtown alone this year,...... Jamie: i'm not sure it's the first from croatia but it's a nice set of photos that's for sure. What's the kiln type thing all about. I also really like the photo of the brand new...... Jamie: This whole issue of intellectual property rights in relation to images on the web is a sore point indeed. The sad truth of the matter is that if yo're going to make good photos available...... Dcchanged man: I lived in bushwick from 1968-1982
Comfort and hell in bushwick depends on which pocket you lived in.
The dead end streets of buswick Aberdeen , Granite , Desales Place and so on where a lot...... Kevon: Eric: 22nd Aug 2006: the detroit pics are realy nice and most of the pics are too except for that loser who thinks 4 buildings means albany deserves a pic. My personal favorites are Sydney...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: It's all about the angles. I walk around Manhattan snapping mental pictures. And when I can't take it any more, out comes the camera and I start taking real ones. New York is just so...... Cleveland: I just have to say there is no place like home when there wasnt another home to be found. I lived in Cabrini for 20 years and even though I've moved on with my life...... Softee: Kingston is far from bleak and ugly, it's a beautiful city.... Peter caine: It takes me a while to find all Necks crap. i have been makeing my own eye sores, how ever when the show is down, no one has to look at my ugly crap any...... Brad: Its also very ugly.... jeeff: i agree it is ugly, but i found its ugliness kind of endearing. i liked having it parked on our street. about a month ago it got buffed. now the truck is...... Mat: I'm form repentigny, and yeah it can be a great place if you stay in the west side of the town. The east side is more like a big wal mart than a town: Artificial,...... jack: pic #1- dammit, it looks like my cat that women is wearing for a hat.
pic #2- dad, why do i have to be your turn signal?
pic #3- sush little darling, i know, as your mother...... jamie: i like the ugly veg and i like the first photo, it's very {hool}... ramcas: Whoever thinks that Vancouver's skyline deserves to be mentioned is smoking crack. I was very disapointed with Vancouver's skyline when compared to Seattle's. The buildings are very ugly and if I didn't know any better,...... anon (64.46.4.221.novuscom.net): Toronto's Skyline is gorgeous at night. Its pretty ugly in the day, though.... tomig: how seedy is that woman with the whippet or watever it is.. ugly dog.. they need a feed. but that woman.. she was in the back of the que when they handed out teeth and...... jack: ##[Ed: this comment was posted as a separate article. i removed the article and appended the comment here. please try to keep your comments confined to the relevant article.]##
no photos, sorry folks. i...... zagg: My security measures on my 5 year old bike involve locking it up attached to big ugly metal shelving within the shed I share with 3 other people (that I can't stand). ... Eric: this message is to cazy from toronto. canada was great to me, ive been to vancouver, banff, montreal, calgary and unfortunately that huge chunk of ugly they call toronto. im actually pretty skinny so the...... EvilGentleman: Yeah, I gotta admit, I've done Vegas myself, once upon a time. Beautiful place, ugly place, boring place, exciting place, all in one. But I wonder, if all the water lying about everywhere winds up...... Cazy: for the people who were playing spot the hot person in toronto.... try to look outside the dressing room mirror!! cause you probally got ugly written all over you!!! From T.O. and proud of it!!...... Sirhcbre: This is the only one of this sort. Most of the entrances to the Metro here are pretty ugly kiosks. They're usually very utilitarian looking concrete bunkers that take up half a block....... Cosmo: Yes, that was definitely an ugly moment when she posed on that gun. She earned a long-lasting reputation with that stunt.... joey: perilous pictures. even though that is an ugly shoe, that last shot is the best. we love to vertigo on citynoise.... EvilGentleman: Ugly as hell, yet a beautiful masterpiece at the same time. Nice find.... Eric: the detroit pics are realy nice and most of the pics are too except for that loser who thinks 4 buildings means albany deserves a pic. My personal favorites are Sydney and Montreal, beautiful orange...... joey: it's ugly. due to the wrong choice of materials.... EvilGentleman: The "I hate all of you ugly" text written above the smiling figure makes the post.... Chris Erb: From the information I've been given concerning apartment rental in Montreal, the city only has a 2% vacancy rate for low income apartments (prices that low income families, students, or new immigrants can afford). ...... Canadian-Canadian: Wow. There are TONS of vacant apartments in Montreal at low-low rents. Half of NDG is immigrants on welfare already. There was no need to spend taxpayer dollars on this. And i'm sure in...... aer suzuki: far, far sexier than a seattle metro bus, look at those way cool headlights, and you can't go wrong with blue and white.
seattle busses are painted up whores. really, they're putting huge garish advertisments...... dave: I actually live in the ugly '80s building. This is the view looking east2 downtown from the roof. The area becomes the city of Westmount in a few blocks. Which is quite posh and Pleasantville-ish....... simdave28: LOl, I can't beleive the guy thinks the corner of Decarie and Sherbrooke is interested. An esso, a kfc, a shell and an ugly 80s apartment tower. There are some WAY more interesting areas in...... aer suzuki: well at least future archaeologists & anthropologists will know that we were a proud people, too proud to pick up after ourselves, apparently. or rather not proud enough...or maybe the trash will be perceived as...... Chris Erb: This building is actually quite nice to Fredericton standards. Even though Fredericton is one of the richest places in Atlantic Canada, it's still quite poor compared to much of the rest of Canada. ...... aer suzuki: That's funny.
Those condos are ugly as hell but not nearly as ugly as some they're putting up, or have recently put up, here in Seattle. Strange how the pursuit of scads of money and a...... EvilGentleman: Gray hair does not detract from beauty. Beauty is in the eyes and in the way one forms a smile. At a certain age, women stop being sexually attractive to men who are still quite...... wewhonotasothers: I know this guy personally he is up in New York now... he left baltimore last year some time. I hung out with him almost everyday at the square where my friends hung out....... Chris Erb: I forgot to mention that this is also one of the ugliest buildings in the city. Ignoring the mystery design, this very plane wall with the ugly roof line is what faces the street...... Stevo: Wow, I was in Kingston a long time ago and I never saw any of that stuff.
I just saw a bleak, ugly little city. There are jails there.
Next time i go to...... Elicar: EvilG, re: your penultimate entry.
I am sorry you feel that way. I will not tell the world who is the person behind Elicar. People make their own impressions. I am sure that some have already...... ninety9lives: yeah, nice but kind of boring. sort of ugly tag like. you know?... ninety9lives: i'm all for graffiti and street art. not one line ugly tags. but thoughtful social commentary in stencils, or pieces, murals. layering colours and styles. yeah.... 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...... 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...... Micah: Then there's the lawn ads on sticks, like they put on front lawns during political campaigns. They stick them in the ground on medians and other public grassy spaces where they won't have to...... joey: it's kind of an cute 'ugly duckling' among those canadian gothics.
Ca·nadi·an (k-nd-n) adj. & n.... an impossible child: how do you guys (londoners mainly) feel about that abomination in westbourne park? (the highly acclaimed trellick tower, 'architectural masterpiece'?) ive so had issues with it from day one of seeing it. makes me want...... grange: I agree Jack , too bad someone puts up ugly box's, call them artfully designed , next to some really nice historicaly splended building though .Especialy in historic area's Maybe HRH Charles has a pretty...... Peter: nice! ugly, "modern" cement buildings... this one looks frighteningly similar to the building my office is in.... ERBEN_HP_RBK_CP: mac: who was that little 16 yr old that got busted
im pretty sure it was dazer or takoz(same) of er.
and rewd i like pizzas style but now his shit look ugly cuz of wat...... Myke: That's an ugly, ugly word, Elaine. One I reserve for people are really, really don't like. ... barry: EvilGentieman I have got one are two of the Ugly fish in N.Y I am big in to the fishing.
... EvilGentleman: I dunno... If I caught one of these things, I think I would definitely never fish again! This out-uglies the ugly fish, for sure....
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