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Warren S.: To: Mary A... I wonder you and I know each other... I blotted out so much of “back then” I forgot exactly when I would have graduated St. B's -- if I had graduated --......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Mary A.: I graduated from St. Barbs elementary school in 1962. May all the nuns I had experience with at St. Barbara's burn in hell. They knew nothing else but to strip you of any......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

I must be boring and illiterate: Apparently since I was raised and educated in Belleville I am an illiterate and boring person. I left Belleville like all young people, went to college, worked in Manhattan for 8 years and decided......

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

Anna: anon if you were born in 70 then you remember the teenages that hung in the park-- (little park they were called) I know for sure I was picked on alot in the 70's I......

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

Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were......

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

maureen.downing@comcast.net: I lived on E. 89th St. between York and East End Avenues from 1940-1955 and have tons of great memories of coming of age in Yorkville during World War II & thru the 50's. ......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

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

diverdan363: Thank you jacksonville for lieing to us about the quality of air, its poluted, look at the rise in lung cancer in florida the diesel death zone, jaxport may offer jobs but did they mention......

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

Misha: Wow I made it on the internets. This is ME planning my escape although I never did go through with it. Thanks for taking my picture. I'm moving to Nova Scotia soon but......

in response to: Back Ally Finds by CE

Anonymous: I've lived in 17 states and Jax. is the only place where I've been robbed. I've had 4 apartments broken into here (one of them several times). I've been beaten up and robbed walking down......

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

A: By the way, Duval county is Jacksonville. Clay county is not. Clay county is probably home to most of the small-minded people you are complaining about because its right next to Duval....

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

A: Jacksonville is a really nice place to live compared to a lot of places in the country. There are really only 3 good public high schools......

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

CJ: Hello! I found this website because a co-worker of mine is considering a move to North Florida. I told her about my experiences but she didn't believe me. Perhaps she'll believe you......

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

Joe F: Hi Laura ! RE: "my" 3rd Ave EL PHOTO ! I enjoyed reading your Yorkville memories as an ex 1940's-60's Yorkville-ite myself. It would have been appropriate and nice for me to also have been given ME......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

EvilGentleman: Jennifer, you must be unfamiliar with this site to post comments such as you did above. If you browse CE's other articles, which you can do by clicking on his name just under the main......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Mike: I remember the streetcars on St Catherine. The stopped running in September 1956 and were replaced by busses. Before then I used them as my form of transportation ( I was 15 at......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

Swanson from SD: Some of you people have not traveled the country....Belleville is a perfectly average small town in this century, fighting to stay alive.. According to some, everything is better and greener somewhere else, it's not, just......

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

M.Scott: We have raised our family in Belleville, and have happily enjoyed all the benefits of this small town for nearly 50 yrs. I have lived in the cities..and wouldn't trade the security,peace and friendliness for......

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

dan: Life in Jacksonville is what you make of it. No matter where you live, there will be folks who hate and love that place. There are valid reasons for both sides - it kind......

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

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

yeah yeah: i think its amazing how people are suggesting that jacksonville should become like miami or orlando in order to become more "entertaining"... havent any of you people taken a walk around outside or a swim......

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

Jesse: We moved to the northside when moving here from Ontario. Fredericton is about 20 yrs behind well anywhere else in Canada especially when it comes to shopping. My god its a capital city and full......

in response to: Northside Fredericton by CE

Another Ex-Bellevillian: As I recall, Belleville could have been the site of Cloud County Community College, but at that time community leaders vetoed that idea due to the potential of opening up the community to an 'undesirable'......

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

anon (205.173.35.130): To Ray Alan. Maybe you should leave. It is racist attitudes like yours that make other people think that Jacksonville is a racist place. Blacks are not the only ones who commit......

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

Melissa: I googled "I hate Jacksonville" just to see what I would find... and I have found this site here. The only reason I "dislike" Jacksonville is that I have been ripped from my home......

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

Lisa: Spent the first half of my life trying to get away from Jacksonville. Now here I am in San Antonio texas, wishing for home. :O( ...

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

RAY ALAN: I have lived in jacksonville fla. all my life 51yrs. to be exact.First I cant belive Jacksonville fla. is being called a small town because there est.800,000 people reside here and it is......

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

Peter: yes... did you notice where it says "{louisville}, ky... 2002" directly above the {coupe} piece? i suppose even {graf} writers go out of town from time to time, you know?...

in response to: Graf on the Tracks, Pt. 3 by Peter

anon (74-128-38-7.dhcp.insightbb.com): Coupe is from Louisville not Brooklyn. I know that cant be a Coupe piece in BK....

in response to: Graf on the Tracks, Pt. 3 by Peter

James: I've lived in Jacksonville nearly my entire life (I'm 39). I find people who have issues with Jacksonville are not from here. The ones who complain the most are not from here. Jacksonville is......

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

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

Jim M 52: My brother Bill and I lived in 90thST between 1st & 2nd Ave from the early 50's untill the early 60's. The yorkville experience was the best of our lives, my brother married "the girl......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

anon (205.173.35.130): I have lived in Jacksonville for all of 3 months now, and I have to say that I haven't found it all that great. Once you get over the beach and the shopping/dining, there......

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

Johnny: The cost of living is cheaper here but it still sucks. Why don't we leave you ask? Because now we are stuck here with the housing market and all the other crap. Jacksonville......

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

ex-Bellevillian: Personally...I think Belleville is the most boring town in the world and I grew up there. Still have family there too. Belleville has always had this gran idea of itself because it host......

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

bob taylor ( aka) ottis: born and raised on the 3000 blk of hartville st remember mc pherson square aka needle park some great memeries there exspecially in the winter when it snowed the FIRE HILL one thing about......

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

imon: jacksonville has a cove ,yeah its looking decent,yes its trying to compete with other major cities,but it is a racist city ,it has the good ol' boy mentality, paysucksno matter what you say, housing might......

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

Martin Kavanagh: Thank Rob, my only memory of Neville Drive was a short cut to school through the estate and most puzzling I seem to remember a shed at the front of the house?? I've looked......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Martin Kavanagh: Hi, I left Neville Drive when I was about 6 or 7 and returned to Ireland with my family. As far as I can remember it was just built, we moved from a place......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

anon (64.122.171.154): i lived in kensington from 62 till 82,went to ascention school,bought my chuck taylors at bobmans,and played stickball and halfies at mcpherson square,graduated from st gabriels hall!anyone go there? it was a great place to......

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

Dee McArdle: I was just going to mention that book by George Brennan. Kevin beat me to the punch. Bats, Brats and Stats is truly my favorite Yorkville based book....

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Kevin: I would like to recommend a great new Yorkville book out by a Yorkville author,George Brennan,called Bats,Brats and Stats. It is about being among the last era of stickball players in Yorkville through the author's......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

ExKansan: I guess I missed all the above mentioned incest, pedophilia and lynch mobs growing up in Belleville, but I must say that would hardly be boring! Like other posters here I moved away to a......

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

Belleville sucks: It looks like everyone in the population of Belleville have posted their whiney comments. Seriously, the place has less than 3,000 people. It may be a good place to "get away from it all". But......

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

Travis: Just a personal opinion for all you "better than everyone else" city types. I grew up in Belleville. Had a lot of fun and learned a hell of a lot in the 18 of my......

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

Jade-en-Ville: EvilGentleman, I have learned a great deal from your pictures and posts over the past few years. This post prompted me to respond, mainly to lend weight to your comments to Canadian-Canadian. EvilGentleman's perspective is, in......

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

ed marecek: go yorkville pirates....grew up 76th second and third....east side house, john jay park[yea, we played softball] and association in the street, remember that?? sold shopping bags on 2nd ave....doubles and homers of the wall [77th......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Katybee, London: My Grandma was born in Sackville st,in 1922. I'm trying to find out what the area was like then. Any ideas?...

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization by jeeff

Peter: i think youre referring to {manhattan}, as it has areas referred to as "upper east side" and "upper west side", whereas {brooklyn} generally doesnt. to me, the "upper east side/east side" is where folks move......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

GS Age 97: Since I was born twelve miles from Bellville in 1910 I can give you some perspective on this town. In the 1930's we looked forward going town to visit friends on the street and at......

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

the in: wow this is a hot issue with many different sides to it. First I'm white and poor and a hipster. My first choice was to live in Williamburg. But the prices there have gone up......

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

Shelley: I lived in Brownsville, but went to Tilden. Mr Gold was a great English teacher who loved to act; also Mr Engber, my best friend Ricky & I had crushes on him. Dr Stoloff was......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jean: I grew up in yorkville .i lived in the 40's to the 50's. Went to St Monica's school I hung out in Teddy's ice cream parlor on york ave between 83rd & 84th & some......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

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......

in response to: Tour De La Bourse by Cinic

squid_town: Hello.Visited hutchinson twice,clean ciy compared to gloversville ny.have been offered three decent jobs.Will move there as soon as i dig up the money out of this shit hole in ny....

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

simon: i was in chicago lastyear - travelled from ireland on business but main purpose was to visit cabrini green as i didnt do it the first time i was there. i rented a bike......

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

Bellevile Racer#01: Those pictures are of the old Snakey Building which is now the new gome of 4 time IMCA chassis builder, Belleville Motor Sports. All I have to see is this idiot hasn't been here......

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

Mark: I just recently moved to Belleville. Yes, it is a boring , but it has a great historic race track. I just wish they used it alot more than what they do....

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

belleville person: Belleville is pretty cool. And as John said why do you all have to put us down from beeing from a small towns. We dont have gangs like the people in the big city. We......

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

jettr130: I"grew up"on the streets of Yorkville.I lived there from 1946-1957.My family first lived on 73rd and 74th sts. on 2nd Ave. My grandmother lived on 87th and 88th on York Ave. I went to just......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

riana: I moved here in 1989 and if you people hate Jacksonville now you would of really hated it back then, there was really nothing to do, and everyone here talked funny. Ive seen it grow......

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

SCW: How about Bushwick East of Gates Ave and the proximity to Brownsville? Doesn't Brownsville have the highest murder rate in the city?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bob Watt: I'm English, but worked in NYC 1974-77. Although I never lived in Yorkville, some friends had an apartment in Ruppert Tower, and I visited them frequently. There was a store on 86th St.,......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

bomb_skeeze: im from belleville, but spend most of my time in st louis. there is some good shit done in the brooklyn area. gotta check it out...

in response to: St. Louis Graffiti by Brad

stephen: I would just like to say to the people who said bad things about jacksonville I would like to move but I have lived here for all my life and I love this city you......

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

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

EvilGentleman: The areas bordering Verdun are pretty much the same, as well. Pointe-Saint-Charles, east of Verdun, is historically Irish, and today is a mixed community where English is not a problem. Ville-Emard, to the north of Verdun, has......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

Mary Aguanno Allocca: I think of my old neighborhood quite often. I lived at 101 Harman Street, between Central and Evergreen Avenues. Graduated from 8th grade at St. Barbara's in 1962 (was in the school "Brigade"......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

T DAWT: Toronto is underepresented in pictures. Did you know the skyline actually isn't along the lake but North/South. It'll probably soon surpass Vancouver in terms of density and has some nice tall buildings in......

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

EvilGentleman: Crap! I used a hyphen in my tag of the {Under the Ville Marie} posts, rendering the link in my above comment useless....

in response to: Bridge Removal by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: Wow! Just wow! Great post, TK. As far as the "20/20 hindsight" inspections of other structures **after** the collapse goes, we have the same thing happening here. After the overpass collapse that killed 5 people in September......

in response to: Bridge Removal by Tyfoid Kid

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

Peter: im wondering where, exactly, theyre supposed to "go home" to... anglo-ville? or are they referring to tourists or something?...

in response to: Anglos Go Home by CE

Bob: I have lived in Lawrence, KS as well. I have traveled this great land of ours extensively (Driven through every state east of the rockies and south of New York) I am not saying all......

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

Shameeka Hollis Queens: Sweety, I'm sorry to hear about this, I shared it with my friends in High School and i can't express the sorry we feel. We pray for you, as a matter of......

in response to: 180 Central Avenue: What Was Lost by upfromflames

John W. Love: Belleville be the shiz...All ya'll crazy out of town people be hatin. B-town has alot more than that building, WE HAVE A BOWLING ALLEY!...

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

Andrew: I hate Jacksonville. I am from Atlanta and it was the biggest mistake of my life to move here. I have been here since Feb'07. In April of '08 when my lease is up, I......

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

Will: The last picture is the Jacksonville Electric Authority building. I owe them $110 currently. The Modis building is also interesting because it's like a 70's retro skyscraper. Oh and I love Jacksonville because there is......

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

EvilGentleman: My hometown is {Kahnawake}, across the {Mercier Bridge} from {Lasalle}. I have been living in {Dorval} for the last two years, and I have also lived in {Lachine} and {Verdun}. I am also very familiar......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

JOEY - The TPA Crew - ThePublic Animals: Thanks Laura, Yorkville and the whole nebulous vicinity nowadays was always one of my favorite areas of NYC when I was cruising around there in the early 70's. Thanks for giving me tons of good......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Kim: I live in Jacksonville, FL for the last 3 years and I still can't am unable to find anything to do. This is the most BORING city I have ever been in. I think once......

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

Belleville Roots: I don't live in Belleville; go back about once a year to visit. Believe me, it's not NYC or even Alb, NM, but it is a nice place to "get away from it all."......

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

annah: Jacksonville is a great city to buid yourself up. It's easy to stay out of trouble if you are a teen, and if you have the proper mindset, you can really make something of yourself......

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

lynn ward: Grew up in Yorkville 72nd & 73rd on third, in the 40's & 50's. St.Jean the Baptiste, St. Catherine of Sienna and St. Vincents was our neighborhood schools. I'd love to see more "el" pictures......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Lulu: Thanks for the article. It will be three years this January since I moved to Yorkville (as a grad student as well) and I can't imagine living anywhere else in New York. We......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Windycity4life: The robert taylor homes dont' even stand anymore,but bronzeville and most of the southside is still really bad....

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

Michael: I grew up in Yorkville in the 1950's. We lived on 90th St between First and York. I remember the fireboat station at the foot of 90th St just outside the fence at Schurz park.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Qari: I have a question I am going to be moving to the Glemore plaza, in the Brownsville Area. is that a bad area like a shooting every day or week or a lot of muggings......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

John: I grew up in Yorkville as a kid during the 1970s-1980s in "the projects". When I'm in town, I always think of Johnny and Matilda's Candy Store and Soda Shop. It was the center of......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Belleville Born-N-Raised: I was born and raised in Belleville, yet I have been to other cities and states. I will always call Belleville my HOME TOWN. I love the atmosphere, the people, and the scenery.......

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

gus hassler : I am now working as the master mechanic on the second ave subway.anyone have photos of brewery before and during demolition and would like to share them with me.my only connection to yorkville was the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Tboy: ok i've been all over canada and everyone hates toronto. i live in the core of toronto, actually in yorkville which is a block away from younge and bloor, toronto's main intersection. every1 hates toronto,......

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

Jarrod Lynn: I am putting a book together on Yorkville. Anyone who is interested in preserving the history of our neighborhood, please contact me at JDLJAG@GMAIL.COM I am interested in speaking with anyone who would like to......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Pat: Belleville is actully one of the most friendlyest towns u could ever go in its awesome u have fairs with rides, midget car races thers no reason it should be on this list cause i......

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

KB: ive heard alot of bad stuff about brownsville out of all places in NY...is it really that bad?...

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Someone who's moved Chicago and moved back to Belleville: Where you live is what you make of it! I lived in Chicago for about two years when I was in my early 20's and found it nothing like everyone talks. Sure I was......

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

milton: i grew up in brooklyn and it was terrific brownsville was a great place ...

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Laurie: I loved reading your story.My Grandparents came from Yorkville 73rd and 2nd and 72nd.My Greatgrand father Joseph Hala owned a bar,Tavern or whatever it was called back then.They lived above the bar.I've been trying......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

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

jack: little ukraine your photos are terrific. bravo, maestro. astoria, i love astoria, i was in boot camp with friends from astoria and when we completed boot camp we had a 2 week leave......

in response to: Astoria Park by little ukraine