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M. Collins: Glad to hear that Mayor Daley finally won over city approval to have the last of the Cabrini Greene structures razed and cleared for new development. Although once a decent complex in the earlier half......

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

jeeff: for janelle and whoever else was interested in updates, here's a [[8400:new article]] on the redevelopment....

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization by jeeff

Sebastien: Tokyo is "as dirty as hell?" I must have missed that while living there for seven years and thinking everyday how amazingly spotless this city of 25 million could be. Seoul, on the......

in response to: Chungdahm by chiamattt

Mike: Indeed, I used to shop at the IGA, while it was further west on N-Dame st., near parc Sir G-É. Cartier. I can still remember people stocking up on on chicken legs, milk, canned juices,......

in response to: Fuck the IGA by CE

diverdan363: city of jacksonville does not want you to know that the air polution in jacksonville is very bad so much so that you kids will suffer some type of breathing problems due to the......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Peter: your photos are really nice... you should consider sending the {payphone} flick to 2600 ([[http://www.2600.com/phones]]). i like how the photos are scans of prints with nice white borders. its getting harder and harder to find developers......

in response to: Panama City, a Little Darker by artisan

Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

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

serlingrod: moral of the story, everyone - deindustrialization ruined these neighbors that so many people who grew up in them loved so much. hard economic times and social/political injustice has transformed them into hotbeds for illegal......

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

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard someone from a hard/bad/depressed/rebuilding neighborhood comment something like ##"_______ is really that bad and has been for years"##... [[76:cabrini green]], [[1727:henry horner]], [[4368:hutchinson]], [[646:bushwick]], to......

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

serlingrod: Thanks Peter. It's nice to have a friend back you up. I just marvel at the stubborness of it though.....I mean, "keep on painting" ... Really? I've made it perfectly clear I'm not an artist..I'm......

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

serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

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

EinsteinsBrother: What a fabulous post. ANd what a marvelous place. It is so surreal it is almost dream-like. Is it like that in person???.. Maybe someday I'll be there..........

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Jamie: citynoise.org development blog (of sorts) [[http://jamazon.co.uk/tags/citynoise.org]]...

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

anon (itsc083.itsnpt.com): East Orange is only an address. It's the people who are the products of young parents who have little education and poor parenting skills that have made the places in East Orange unsafe. ......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Cathy Tarkowski Grant: Belleville Kansas is full of potential with many creative artisans and entrepreneurs. It also is ripe for development with the Republican River running nearby, beautiful old 81 highway running north of town with it's......

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

James cashan: RE: Rob Walls R Tynan, Totally agree with your strong sentiments, The other night me and my partner Zak (zakia Cassim) Were having our tea at the boathouse , they have built a decking area at......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Passerby: With the history linked to that hotel there is no stopping the wrecking ball. To quote the article in the Suntimes: Community development director of Lincolnwood Timothy Clarke "Asked when he'd like the hotel torn......

in response to: Hotel Detective by procyon

chiamattt: jack, its funny you should say "in an area of possible war" because NO ONE here thinks the DPRK will invade the ROK. It's just not gonna happen. Also, there are NO real guns here.......

in response to: Cosplay by chiamattt

terry hindley: "Hung around the Benny centre and pool quite a bit during the late 70's early 80's. As long as you didn't look for trouble you generally wouldn't find trouble. Anyone remeber the Benny Gang? or......

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

Matt Parde: I was born and raised in Belleville, lived there for almost 30 years. I always had something to do and had a lot of fun. It's nice to know who lives in your......

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

John Dereszewski: I also don't understand this. Bushwick Houses is a large - and rather oppressive - complex situated at Flushing and Bushwick Aves. on the Williamsburg side of the border. As Adam notes, these are pictures......

in response to: Bushwick Houses by Peter

James cashan: hi norma , yes i remember brian,may know your brothers by face,we would get anywhere from 1 to 2 hundred people down at tarzan bridge,crossie was a regular face at our shin digs and would often......

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Jon, Couldn't agree more regarding development.....I don't know that pond, but there were other ponds near the old slag heap bordering Hollins Green. We used to get frogs, newts, stickbacks etc from there....

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

Jon Burgess: My Gran lived on Atherton Lane for 50+ years, I always remember the massive bonfires on the bammer throughout the 70's / early 80's. Down the bammer was a newt pond with protected species of......

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Ron, Here are the pictures I took of Atherton Lane and Anglers Close (Whitefield Street) today. [[img:27368]] [[img:27369]] As you can see Atherton Lane is more or less original and Whitfield Street has been redeveloped. Rob...

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

Rob Tynan: Hi James, Yes you are right. I lived at the end of Rosebank Road, my mum still does. I remember you living on Haig Ave. You went to St Teresas didn't you. ......

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

Tex: Here's a quote from an earlier post. "I was watching the city council last summer, talk to a group of individuals who didn't want their taxes raised in order for new development next to......

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

Joe: Hello CB Dare, Sounds like you have very important things to say and the courage to go with it. I can only explain my experience with my early years in Kensigton. There is somethimg to be......

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

Deb Walker: Rob You're right about Atherton Lane. I lived on Atherton Lane for approx 2 years, round about 1988, in no.19 (next door to an older guy who frequented The George, morning,noon and night, it seemed)......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

yvan: that is a veloduo free service in montreal...

in response to: Montreal Scenery, 2004 by EvilGentleman

Rob Tynan: Hi Ron, As you say Whitfield Street has been demolished. That area has been redeveloped approx 10 years ago I think, carnt be sure though. Atherton Lane itself has remained standing, more or less......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Rob Tynan: Hi Cyril, Developers have caused more devastation here than adolphs bombs. It never was the best looking place on earth, but now it is becoming more faceless than ever with the destruction of local landmarks......

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

Ron Urry: To All Looking for information on Atherton Lane and Whitfield Road ( Street ). Whitfield has been demolished but Atherton lane is still there..info from Google maps Has Atherton lane been redeveloped or is it still as......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Aingeal: Being from the Bogside, Doire, (Derry). I've developed a strong sense of awareness, passion for all people, and the need to uphold my Irish heritage. I was saddened to read Seamus's (from the south) comments.......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

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in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

Fort: There are a lot more boring cities in the US. Norman has become really big right now, with all the new developments. I'm surprised to come across this blog entry....

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

EvilGentleman: The house in the second-last photo is not too bad looking for a recent construction, even though it is somewhat lacking in "soul". Perhaps the soul will be acquired over time, although the building rising......

in response to: 80% of Everything Ever Built in North America... by CE

Richard: Brisbane has a beautiful river contour which curls around the CBD. We also have several major towers under construction that will completely evolve the city skyline! It's a really exciting time for Brisbane. To catch......

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

Richard: Hey, this is the current city skyline of Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane city is located in south-east Queensland, the fastest growing region in Australia. With so many new towers proposed, approved and underconstruction- Brisbane's skyline is......

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

Steve M: Hi Deb I was brought up in Collins Close during the 1970s. I remember the cat story. I can't confirm whether this was true or not, even though I worked at the pub briefly......

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

Rudy: FROM THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE - March 18, 2008: As of April 14, 2008, large trucks with more than two axles will no longer be allowed to travel through the Washburn Tunnel. Lately, large trucks often scrape......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

Steve M: This is a fantastic resource and discussion. I am pretty much interested in Irlam past, present and unfurling. I've namechecked this thread on my blog: http://cadisheadinspace.blogspot.com/ I'd love people to comment on some of......

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

Gav: real estate is a long slow thing. those properties are being amased by some developer that might be waiting for the last piece (little old lady)to fall into place. Think 20-25 yrs out,it's not that......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

Doug in California: A native Montrealer, I lived in the building at 4120 Benny Ave. from 1946 to 1952, when my dad got transferred to Ontario. I went to Kensington School up to grade 3 before we......

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

jeeff: "block-busting" is a little different than what you describe, and probably not exactly what went on here. in the US, real estate agents would leave pamphlets and things in target neighbourhoods warning that minorities......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

Rob: I've read that developers engaged in "block-busting" in the 1950s in that area, buying as many houses as they could and then boarding them up. The idea behind this was to kill the neighbourhood and......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

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

Chuck Steak: Hung around the Benny centre and pool quite a bit during the late 70's early 80's. As long as you didn't look for trouble you generally wouldn't find trouble. Anyone remeber the Benny Gang? or......

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Alan, The whole area around what was known as the jerry works, including Kwik Save has been redeveloped. The raised area where the Jerry works existed has been lowered and has been completely built......

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

magu nguru: well i have a website that aims to focus on development issues for the country and to inspire growth and the like well for cheche do you have any ideas on how to improve the......

in response to: A Call for Reason in Our Country Kenya by magu nguru

Hunter: My, my, you fellows (Tex, Noname, and former Hutchinsonite) have certainly grown suddenly very touchy. You raise so many points with so much overlap I'll try to answer by point, rather than address each correspondent......

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

noname: Tex, you have brought up very good points. Hutchinson is a poor example of a city even when compared to other towns in Kansas. Hutchinson has been on a steady down fall for years. People......

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

Hunter: I'd like to make two points at this time. First, it seems that most of the dissatisfaction with Hutchinson revolves around the lack of "good", i.e. well-paid jobs. As I mentioned earlier, there are no......

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

Vicki: I grew up in Kensington (Coral and Clearfield) or Coral and Elkhart...block down from Frankford Ave. I went to Mastbaum for HS, Conwell for Middle and Williard for Elementary. I have many great......

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

serlingrod: Standard Tap is great - the same owners operate Johnny Brenda's up in Fishtown. There definitely is a development gap between Old City and Northern Liberties though, with I-95 running along the waterfront and 676......

in response to: Save Your Neighborhood by serlingrod

serlingrod: Oh IKEA, what to do with thee? You offer great bargains on such aesthetically-pleasing, easy to assemble furniture, yet you continue to embrace the Walton-esque big box development model..... Our IKEA in Philly is a nightmare.......

in response to: Ikea\'s Watery Shadow by CartLegger

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Great pics Marissa, I can't believe the state of Irlam High school............what the????? How do Governments expect children to function to the best of their ability in an unaesthetically pleasing environment such as that? ......

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Nat Im afraid its already gone. It has been replaced by apartments /rabbit hutches / executive homes or what ever you would like to call them about 4 years ago. Developers get more money for......

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

Rob Tynan: Found more pics. This is one of the cottage on the corner of Boat Lane and Ferry Road during demolition!! [[img:25512]] This one is of Hulme farm opposite taken from Ferry Road during demolition for the......

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

Rob Tynan: Natalie The "old shed" next to the ship was "Marvels Market" Before that I believe it was the first picture house in Irlam, and before that the local bus run by the landlord of the......

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

Liam McCann: Reading your article was like going back home. I grew up on 87th ST. off of Lex and remember alot ot the locations you cited. I remember what the Rupert Towers development was......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Thanks Bob, that has cleared a few questions up for me. However, What do they do with the bones and gravestones when they develop the land for housing such as the housing estate that was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

anon (user-11faovk.dsl.mindspring.com): yes, shprence was a character, i also remember Mr garone as marvelous, and miss levy as a little rigid, .......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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). ......

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

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

Floody: I agree that it will never get back to where is was in the past...nothing ever does, but please do not put down the efforts that the New Kensington Community Development Corporation is currently doing.......

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

Mark Whitfield: Great photos Myke. Good that you got a blue sky day. I work in Salford Quays and trip to the War Museum regularly to observe the latest developments with the MediaCity:UK build which will be......

in response to: Imperial War Museum North by Myke

Tex Re: Someone who made it out: That is really a very honest and telling story about the lives of a lot of youth in Hutchinson. You are to be commended on getting out of the situation and developing a better life.......

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

serlingrod: [[http://www.nkcdc.org]] New Kensington Community Development Corporation. I'm telling you....we're doing great things here. There's still hope yet....

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

cg7: I was just wondering where those displaced from their homes are heading. I am interested in those that could not be a part of the new mixed development concepts... the reason i ask is i......

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

Hank: What a neat looking little wick you have. I chanced apon your site researching Barnoldswick after reading mention of it in Development of Aircraft Engines by Robert Schlaifer. I, too, am in Florida. I would......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Chris: Hey i might as well add since i'm reading through the posts, I myself grew up in coney island. I am now 25 and love to check out old photos at times , i've seen......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Marti Cruz: Thanks for the memories. Grew up in on Jefferson St until the age of 14 when we moved to Queens. Drugs weren't such a problem, but you could see the heroin creeping in.......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Elicar: No offense taken joey. It was really modelled after New York's Times Square and, London's Piccadilly Circus. There were pro's and con's about the "development". I. for one prefer what it is now if I......

in response to: It\'s Christmas Already? by Elicar

george: i heard they extended the CHA redevelopment plans to 2015 from end of 2009. Is that right? what is the extra time for exactly? any updates on the gentrification of the area? is the transitioning......

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

PHIL Z: IT'S A SHAME ROSELAND HAS PULLED OUT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AND WE HAVE A VERY WEEK BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MY BANK WENT BELLY UP !...

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

MaGoo: PS: Just for context- so that you realize that my observations are quite balanced and unbiased: I was raised by a single parent on welfare- we were abjectly poor. Most of our neighbors who were Bushwick......

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

MaGoo: Thank you, Editor, and UFF and Cartlegger. I won't go hog-wild here- as I realize that there are so many other areas of human endeavor that come into play when discussing this topic, that it would......

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

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Helen, Good luck with your graveyard hunting !!!!! I was appalled when I returned there to find that all the graves in the church grounds have been removed (there were lots there when......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

UpFromFlames: As I am fond of saying, Memory is the surest antidote to history. That is the main issue I have with your perspective. While I have done a lot of documentary research [[www.upfromflames.com]] I could......

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

stepha: molly levin, piano teacher, i think on Lincoln Place, the piano dominated the tiny apartment. oh the culture, twas marvelous...

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

little ukraine: oops hit post too soon- just a few more words - the area i described has been well under... er, 'development' for over a decade, and it's hitting the point where shitloads of condos are......

in response to: Help This Newbie by lou

Bass Girl: I love those old photos above! It's good to see Hutch had a good start. I wonder what happened? I had an interesting visit with a neighbor who has been trying to......

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

Adriel: Tokyo look so amazing I wish my country was developed as that...

in response to: tokyo skyline by jeeff

HushUp: Oh, and by the way, that list was only about 25 companies; and of those 25 they are employing over 10,000 people around here. Excuse me, they aren't all manufacturing companies, but I happen......

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

jeeff: that's the new jarvis campus of "canada's national ballet school", right? it's one of the nicer developments downtown in the last few years. man, glad i don't have to get up that early....

in response to: September Morn by Biff

jack: red hook was developed by the dutch in the middle 1600's, the clay was red which was great for english tennis courts and if you boated down river from queens and passed under the brooklyn......

in response to: They\'ll Need a Crane by CartLegger

EvilGentleman: Georges, The predominant prejudice in Montreal is still language. As an English-speaker, I seldom notice anti-Americanism among the French Quebecers. This may be due in part to my not being to understand most of what......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

99¢Dreams: Peter, you didn't just run with my idea -- you sprinted with it! And I guess the finish line isn't yet in sight since you titled it "part 1". Great work -- I just......

in response to: Bushwick Portals by Peter

serlingrod: East Kensington does have alot of problems, but just like everywhere you go there are good people trying to make a difference. I actually work full-time in this neighborhood for the New Kensington Community Development......

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

serlingrod: [[img:23007]] Ha! I knew these buildings looked familiar! Here's the shot I snagged earlier this summer. F*** Best Buy! Something very similar happened in Philly earlier last year.....a row of very unique storefronts......

in response to: Say Goodbye by CE

VVW: I live on the Aquila Housing developement, which used to be MOD Aquila. Your articles are exellent and very interesting. I believe my house is situated on the site of the X-ray block. I have......

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

Xavi: There are many stories of Puerto Rican families who are making a killing off of their homes by selling and moving to Florida, or back to Puerto Rico or wherever and they do so for......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

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

jack: pink mobile, right now i.m developing a mountain bike with a radio, tv, reclining seat, futon, mirrors, radar alert, toilet (very important for those long hauls) reversibile pedals, reversibile seat (in case you want to......

in response to: Bi Cycle by Biff

CartLegger: Yeah, man. I love my in-laws. I could post lots of the places they've gotten me into, from hotels to restaurants to b'way shows. Wise of you to marry in such a direction. And fun!......

in response to: Montauk Manor by little ukraine

Anne Jones: Hi Sheila (waving!), and Hi to Russell Smith - I remember you and your sister Gail and your mum from when you lived in Oak Road - I grew up in Cadishead and we lived......

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

CE: I just ate their the other day during a bike ride to VSL to see how the redevelopment of the street was going. I'm still alive....

in response to: Decarie Hot Dogs by CE

Bass Girl: I moved here from a town of 2500 people about 7 years ago, and I've watched this town die around me. Many businesses have come and gone, major industrial places for large employment have......

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

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......

in response to: Two Views of Tallahassee by JonathanGarrett