Comments about view from brooklyn

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Riever: I believe that a major real reason why Americans are joining the army in fewer numbers these days has a lot to do with the fact that wars are no longer being "fought for our......

in response to: Veterans Day, 2008 by jack

Alan Kupperberg: I’m terribly gratified that some of you enjoyed my reminisces. Richie Rubin is correct in that I sure don’t have Alzheimer’s. I live in Greenwich Village and I haven’t been back to that......

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

Peter: with a [[3348:new york in lincolnshire]], no doubt youve got a {brooklyn} in {philly}! nice find... thanks for sharing it with us. this is the view from the end of my block, for comparison: [[img:28261]] other brooklynites, show......

in response to: Where Brooklyn At? by serlingrod

EvilGentleman: The first picture is very close to my grandparents' old apartment, which was at the corner of Water and Fulton. Of course, Fulton is now known as either Old Fulton or Cadman Plaza West, but......

in response to: Under the Bridges by Peter

John Dereszewski: Smudgy, you should, at once, access the www.upfromflames.com web site ASAP. While the show has closed, the site is still live - for now. If anything, it has more info than the exhibit did. (An......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: Sure. The Brooklyn Historical Society Library. They have hundreds of them, mostly 19th century or earlier--though they include a few by that Brooklyn (Williamsburg/Bushwick) shutterbug Eugene Armbruster. They are not on public view, but you......

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

PEMA: my husband grw up in bushwick while i myself grew up in tx. so some times its like we are from diff planets. anyway its interesting to see how you all talk about......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

BDweller: "The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?" Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions. I'll take your bait. The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: This interaction regarding Bushwick, while interesting, is lacking in an understanding of the history of the community, specifically its course and development in Kings County (not Brooklyn) from its chartering in the 1600s, its emergence......

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

little ukraine: From today's Brooklyn Daily Eagle... "On November 15, 1977 the Williamsburgh Savings Bank...was declared a landmark. It was designed by Halsey, McCormack & Helmer in 1927. They chose a Romanesque style for the 512-foot......

in response to: Williamsburgh Savings Bank Clocktower in Mourning by GGP

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......

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

EvilGentleman: All I can recall is that in 1990, I was heading into the city on an elevated freeway coming from Chicago while riding on a Greyhound bus. The abandoned freeway was lower than us, and......

in response to: The Flats by David

Rob: Thanks Rick for your mini review and google search and paste for the words “buddy bike.” But as the owner of the above bike, let me clear a few things up: Regarding the bike pictured: It is......

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

A concerned viewer: I actually know the guy who did this, he lives in brooklyn. The way he explained it to me was that he intended to kill an animal (by the way it was a bunny)......

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

GGP: hanami: the Japanese cultural tradition of viewing and cherishing each moment of the cherry blossom season, from the first buds to the brilliant blossoms to the petals falling like pink snow. (from a postcard i got......

in response to: Cherry Blossoms in Brooklyn, Pt. 2 by sine

EvilGentleman: jack, if there is any subject that people need educating on, this is it. Keep up the good work. And thank you for your service to America. While I am not personally an American, My......

in response to: Burning the Flag by jack

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

Peter: im not upset, jack, just a bit disillusioned by both my country and my flag. i didnt mean any offense. i see now that you come from the old school, and i respect that alot.........

in response to: grace in the city/4th july by elaine

CAPTAIN AMERICA: email: finaljustice05@yahoo.com You take great pictures. You're Crazy! Here's one for ya. Please trust me. I live in El Paso, Texas. I lived in "East New York, Brooklyn", until I joined the Military 6 years......

in response to: Brooklyn Broadcast & Audio by Peter