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rick: Scott, I remember seeing Zsa Zsa Gabor at Radin's deli several times. My Mom said she would stop there after shopping at Loehmann's on Bedford Ave. I think deli preference was, mostly, a matter of......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jamal Washington Brownsville Bk: Wow, i was about 17 yrs old when this took place. I grew up on Chauncey and Broadway. My dad quickly took us out of the nieghborhood. It was some hot......

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

Dana G'z: Does anyone know what neighborhood i should stay in?? Going to Montreal for August 7th-11th 2008. I want to be close to all the action; clubs, 24 hr food, etc...I am a black......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

myeisha: OMG!!! I'm SO glad to see all these posts. I haven't put anything on here since August of last year and I'm just amazed at all the comments from former resident's of Horner. ......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Peter: ive counted about 7 in my neighborhood. a new, utterly smashed-up honda appeared in the lot at the corner of central and hart today; ill carry my camera in the morning and get a shot......

in response to: A Sign of Past Times? by CartLegger

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

Danger Jim: I grew up at kensington & Tioga at Harrowgate Park in the 60's it was like Happy Days!Now the goverment has turned into a dump!I am now a Forester in Washington State 3,000 miles away. Danger......

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

Sylvia, Wellington, Fl.: Hi, I found this on Ask whilst listening to The Whistler. What a great program. Thanks for the history explanation on what happened to Signal. I came from California, and lived many years......

in response to: Signal Gasoline by fuzzytank

jack: the earliest i remember is Staten Island in 1948, it was country then, i was 6, but there is a story i personally know is true, because i made it up so there, and it......

in response to: Staten: Once Upon a Line by CartLegger

Ella Street: Also went to St Hughs Dave Raby he lived on Elkart street Mike Fiolo he was related to thr Franklins Danny had the them big ass dogs right if that's who you mean seen Danny about......

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

marlene: Winnipeg definitely deserves to be on the list. Its skyline is distinctive--especially in the dead of winter when its really cold and ice fog clouds are in the air and the sky is clear......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Edwin DeBerry: This picture means a lot to me. I was raised in 141 N Wolcott, #1302. As a matter of fact I can see our bedroom windows. While living there for 12 years......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

serlingrod: [[img:26423]] 3rd & Washington [[img:26424]] 6th & Wharton ...

in response to: Graf Trux 20: Philadelphia by serlingrod

Montrice Weathersby A.K.A Sconey Wrong: I was born and raised in the Henry Horner Homes projects in 1975 in the building 2145 w.lake St.We loater moved to 2215 w.Lake st and all i could remember is gun fire and purse......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

rick: RD - I remember Bobby Fischer. He was a good friend of my friend Mike Demsky (a relative of Kirk Douglas, by the way) who lived in my bldg at 881 Washington. I would spend......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Michael Worsley: In Bushwick Brooklyn In The Early 1970's When I Was Growing Up All I Heard Was Music Marvin Gaye,Stevie Wonder,Earth,Wind & Fire,Herbie Hancock,Grover Washington,Jr.Antonio Carlos Jobim,Astrud Gilberto,George Benson,I Use To Go To A Thrift Shop......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

jamal: I remember the Henry Horner projects very well. I never lived in any of them but lived one block away on Warren Blvd. near Damen. I remember as a little boy when they were......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Chris: Washington Baths, Tilyou's Steeplechase Park [the fan blowing up the skirts , the giant slide, the spinning circle, the round ticket with George's face on it] Wonder Wheel's sliding car, Nathan's fried shrimps in......

in response to: Coney & Surroundings by kricket

kevin: the fact that you took the time to photograph people having a good time and all-around lively place of washington square park and then had the nerve to write captions about how nobody stops to......

in response to: Walking Through Washington Square Park On My Way to Dinner by jack

rick: stepha - I am still in contact with a number of the 241ers of Carroll St/Wash Ave: (starting from the bridge towards Washington Ave)- Irene, Arlene, Norm, Barry, Paul, Ron, Alan, and others from the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

rick: I lived at 881 Washington Ave (Carroll St) across from Botanic Gardens, Clara Barton (H.S. for Homemaking) and PS 241. What a place to grow up - deadend street to play in plus three school......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jeanne: The article and postings bring back so many memories that I had forgotton. I lived on St. Johns place, and then in 225 Eastern Parkway in the 60's. I don't think that I......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: heh, i know exactly where some of those shots were taken... i used to work up in {washington heights}, and commuted home to {midtown} by bike every day, and often took the scenic route through......

in response to: Moments in East Harlem by serlingrod

Vera: Wonderful Igloo. My 2 sons are boyscouts and they go igloo camping every winter (weather permitting) usuall near Paradise on Mount Rainier in washington. They have made snow caves, a-frames and igloos but......

in response to: Igloo Construction by EvilGentleman

jack: mrs. waxman, she is in advertising, i was a union linotype operator and journeyman compositor at an old printing company in manhattan on cedar street and washington street....

in response to: Long Island City: Summers End by CartLegger

Albert: Peter u need 2 post an article about the new graf all over the blue boards on sterling n washington..alot of new up and coming writers...

in response to: Proho Graf by Peter

LL2: If you grew up in Washington Heights in the 80's as a kid and were into the scene, you HAD TO know / see SANE SMITH!!! BIG UP TO DA HEIGHTZ!!!...

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

fuchsh@hotmail.com: shades of Guernica! Picasso should have lived here! Maybe someone can post a few shots of those new (glass/out of place) new developments on Pacific Street and also Washington Avenue (big glass windows......

in response to: Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights by Peter

Cjjones: im actually building the george washington bridge for a project in school ...

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

Brad: These condos and apartments look like they have been there for a while. The area around Forest Park and Washington University is pretty nice, and has a lot of buildings with character. Personally, I'd much......

in response to: Debaliviere Place by maybetoday

jack: i remember masim's on chambers street, as a matter of fact from cedar street at washington to church street to chambers was litterally an electronics street fair, every store had radio components laid out on......

in response to: Maxim Radio, et Al by GGP

fuzzytank: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill,_Seattle,_Washington]]...

in response to: In They Natural Habits .2 by fuzzytank

Andre: I grew up in horner as well. Born in 1920 W washington #303 Then at 1943 w Lake #410 then at 120 N. Hermitage. So you can see I know the hornets well. I grew up with......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

CE: Nice to see a post from Washington! It looks like a great city but we don't see much of it on Citynoise it seems....

in response to: Adams Morgan by serlingrod

sup72: does smith still bomb? IF he does he bomb alot? I WOULDNT KNOW BECAUSE MOST OF THE OLD SHYT THATS IN UPTOWN MANHTATTAN IS GONE ......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

jack: i guess they have nothing better to do in washington....

in response to: Idiotarod NW Style by fuzzytank

Mushi: Uponflames and Jimmy QV -- also, when choosing a place to live, no real estate agent did an upsell to me. I didn't go through a broker to find my place, just an add online.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Earnest ( Bubble) Pettis, Crane '68": Well I grew up at Henry Horner at 1920 W. Washington # 606 and like John Bland, a classmate of mine so aptly stated this plan has been in effect for many years due to......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

kathryn: I grew up near Eastern Parkway....I have not been in Brooklyn in over 30 years but I do remember the area known as Prospect Heights...I remember Ebbets Field on Sullivasn Place and Bedford Ave......I remember......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: i particularly like the shots because i worked in downtown for over 30 years and i have been in and out of many of those buildings. the first pic is great and you can......

in response to: 7WTC by little ukraine

Jeff: These bridges are beautiful my favorits are the brooklyn,manhattan,george washington or (the G.W.)and the verazino narrows or simply put the narrows bridge. New York City is my faverit place to be and i plan on......

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

Jeff: I happen to be an urban planning student at the university that i attend and i have to say that Hong Kong is out of this world and is definantly near or at the top......

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

.nanotech.: [[img:18457]] [[img:18458]] [[img:18459]] [[img:18462]] [[img:18463]] [[img:18464]] [[img:18465]] [[img:18466]] [[img:18467]] [[img:18468]] [[img:18469]] [[img:18470]] [[img:18471]] * The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy. * There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

chase : one up unless u live in washington dc change ur name he iz massive in dc`...

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

little ukraine: i'm a soon to be crown heights resident, and while wandering around the neighborhood recently, i got to washington avenue and turned my head and saw a sign for Gino's Pizza. it may be......

in response to: Gino\'s Pizza by Peter

jack's daughter: I'd have to agree with you, Little Ukraine, that the Bobst Library at NYU is quite remarkable. The floor of the atrium is based on an Escher design, so if you spent some time......

in response to: A View Down the Avenue by jack

little ukraine: I'd be interested to hear the opinions of the NYers on this site (or of anyone who is familiar with it, for that matter) of the Bobst Library, seen here on the left. I......

in response to: A View Down the Avenue by jack

C B: I lived near Eastern Parkway in the 50s..Even then, it was magnificent..I have since moved to another state but,will never forget how lovely it was on a summer's day to walk up Washington Avenue and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: i find that espresso coffee with a chicken parm hero at midnight usually makes me sleep like a lamb. of course i gained a lot of weight. so i got a job starting......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Jerry Pflugh: 17th Oct 2006 : My dad, Ted Pflugh, was Commander of that VFW post, the Mohr-Christie Post #158, several times during the fifties, and my mom, Eileen, was President of the Ladies Auxiliary. They were in office when the......

in response to: Disused VFW Hall by mike a

rlg: I appreciate your posting this photo. I'm looking for the plaque for a great uncle, Henry Goodman, who I believe was killed in France 2 weeks before the end of WW I. He......

in response to: Forgotten Memorial by Peter

EvilGentleman: Macedonia has always extended beyond what is currently called Greece, so I do not see how Greece alone is permitted the usage of the name. It is obvious the Greek people are most closely connected......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

Helen Wren: At the corner of Bedford & Eastern Parkway, where Towne Hill once was located, there is now a Washington Mutual Savings Bank....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: it connects new york and new jersey over the hudson river, a few miles north of the george washington bridge... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tappan_Zee_Bridge]]...

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

Joseph Sassone: I was 15 years old when Bobby Sands died and remember it rather well. The other 9 men who gave their lives for the cause are sadly overshadowed somewhat by Bobby but someone had to......

in response to: Bobby Sands: An Cumann Cabhrach biography of 1981 by Marcella32

Susannah : Aer - I appreciate the blog spot. I don't have a place to go to like this, I wish I did. I love where I live but its a pretty densely populated, suburban town......

in response to: Japanese Garden by aer suzuki

aer suzuki: Ha...thanks for the comments... Did a little further research on this skyscraper as I just posted some companion shots and found out something I didn't know. From Wikipedia[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Center]] : "On June 16, 2004, the 9/11 Commission reported......

in response to: The Darth Vader Building by aer suzuki

Susannah : Specter prepping bill to sue Bush WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful Republican committee chairman who has led the fight against President Bush's signing statements said Monday he would have a bill ready by the end......

in response to: Impeach Tyrants by Brad

Peter: thats more in {crown heights}, about 15-20 blocks straight east of where this photo was taken (which is {park place} between {underhill} and {washington} avenue)......

in response to: park place by sine

EvilGentleman: Halifax, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg... Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, St. Louis, Washington DC, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas... Even Tokyo! Fredericton has passed them all! So many posts for such a small city. Amazing......

in response to: Untitled by Marlo

shelia/neworleans : Education Is Key. Without It Oppression Will Progress For Generations. What Do You Have To Lose? Try It. It Works. I Grew Up In The Calliope Project In New Orleans (a.k.a......

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

anon (pool-141-153-234-225.mad.east.verizon.net): Al, The name of the night club was "Town Hill". I remember seeing Diana Washington & Brook Benton there....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

robert : So far these shots are among the best seen on this site, See if you can do the same at the corner of washington av. and saint johns place, specially at a gorgeous building, ......

in response to: Sidewalk Shots from the Shadows by Peter

sine: spotted this morning on {washington avenue}: [[img:13158]] ...

in response to: robot building by elaine

Phill: Cabrini is technically in the river north neighborhood, or around the gold coast the exact streets are Evergreen Avenue, Sedgwick Street, Chicago Avenue, and Larrabee Street. What do you mean also when you say no......

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

jack: back in the 70's a dude would stand on the corner of albany street and washington street and keep his nickel bags in the top of a broken johnnie pump 'fire hydrant'. ...

in response to: End Gender by Biff

Tyfoid Kid: In the 5th picture down you can see the other pedestrian bridge (the Washington Ave Bridge) that connects the East and West Banks of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. This bridge is......

in response to: Bridge Seat by Tyfoid Kid

George T.: Too bad one has to squirm and agonize before saying 'Chinatown' or 'Japtown' or whatever. A Chinese knows that he is Chinese, for heaven's sake. 'ID' my foot - or should I say fish head.......

in response to: Not-Chinatown / Fish-heads On Ice by aer suzuki

yippie skippie: NYC is a cesspool, maybe you live in a less stinky area with better ventilation, and don't venture into the nastier parts like South Bronx, Harlem, Washington Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Brooklyn.... but the nastier......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

Chris Erb: Just called. Had a fun conversation with someone who works at MoMO. He lives in Brooklyn. He told me that the weather is quite nice, told me a bit about new York,......

in response to: Bored at Work by Peter

jack: wow some great trip and great writing. this my daughter must read. when in nyc check out the west village and the village cigar store. when my daughter was at nyu i......

in response to: Travelogue by ea

EvilGentleman: I see jack caught the real reason for the man's arrest, but is being his usual subtle self about it. To wear a Yankees cap in the land of the Jays is a crime unto......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

Peter: well, hobart, you have to have somewhere to hide the bodies! heh. actually, several places up and down {washington} avenue in my hood sell such barrels... most of them are groceries or {west indian} supply stores......

in response to: Barrels for Sale by Peter

brian: The c-town in Washington Heights (Bway & StNick) has a bulletin board of Polaroids of shoplifters.. If you are ever in the area stop by and take a peek at this gem.. Some of the......

in response to: C-Town Grocery by Peter

johnny E: a majority of temples do have windows. The washington DC temple, doesn't have "windows" but rather thin marble, which allows the natural light in. Manhattan was gutted and rebuilt as a temple from......

in response to: Religious Architecture by johnny E

anon (c-24-19-37-239.hsd1.wa.comcast.net): this guy is talked about even in seattle washington...doing shit on a freeway sign is crazy..but day time u must be nuts.. -alto..dff ...

in response to: Dr. Sex Graffiti by Legalize Life

OldUncleMike: True story: As a 14 year old I was riding my bicycle between 2 small towns in Ohio, a pickup truck passed and a huge glob of cold brown stuff landed on my chest,..it tasted great.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Dan: I can't believe I read this far... Because of the notoriety of this blog entry, its not surprising to see so many trolls coming here. I have to believe that a lot of the angry people......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Chevette Washington: SUV & Litter & Violence. Microcosm; Macrocosm. Thats Big Oil right there in one guy viva Cyclista! Versimiltude? I believe this was staged, but on a deeper level, by the city itself....

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

GGP: ooh, boy. not sure i remember. over in prospect heights somewhere, a few months back, actually. perhaps on washington?...

in response to: Van-o-plane by Peter

Peter: jack: at first, i thought you were referring to the armory, but then i realized that its further up atlantic, and though visible from where i took these photos, it isnt in any of the......

in response to: Fire! by Peter

Peter: recently spotted this old red-white-and-blue {vespa} (with a {Washington} state plate, to boot!) peeking out of under its tarp on a rainy day in {park slope}: [[img:7323]] [[img:7324]] ...gotta love the whitewall tires....

in response to: Vespas by Peter

jack: peter i hope all is fine with you. i remember the strike in 1965. i was home on leave and i had to drive to take the staten island ferry from brooklyn and then......

in response to: Transit Strike! by Peter

Peter: also: the weird thing is that there's still a homeless shelter in the ground level/basement of the armory. it was odd to come out of work when they were having a big track/field meet and......

in response to: 168th Street by GGP

Peter: heres a good example of one that has a new-style pullbox on top of the antique base, as in the firwst one. I spotted it on {washington} avenue at {dean} street in {prospect heights}, {brooklyn}: [[img:6672]] ...

in response to: I Double-Dare You to Pull It by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

ROBERT: THE BUILDING WHERE I LIVED IN 1958-59 IS STILL THERE AND THAT IS 446 ST. JOHN'S PL. NEAR WASHINGTON AV. (HOPE THE NUMBERS HAVEN'T CHANGED), ANYWAY IT'S ONLY TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM YOUR PLACE. YOU'D SURELY MAKE ME......

in response to: my world in brooklyn by sine

BoogyDoNw NYC: Harlem:washington heights,inwood,sugar hill,east harlem YO now thats wassup!...

in response to: Oldschool NYC by Graffiti

robert: peter: Got some b&w and color shots from way back, even some 8mm color movies filmed at the corner of washington av. and st. johns pl., eastern pkwy.,brooklym museum, prospect park and the botanic garden.......

in response to: Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights by Peter

Dom: Washington Cemetary is indeed quite far from Ave X...I used to work at the Shoprite on McDonald & I...and if I rode by bike, I'd ride along Bay Parkway past the cemetary to McDonald Ave......

in response to: Graveyard Train by Peter

cee: i took a simmilar picture a few days ago a block away on Washington & Underhill: dailydose.00ff00.com...

in response to: Shoes by Peter

Michael-Ann: A little alley near the corner of Washington and Awyer - the lot is open 24-hours for anyone who wants to look....

in response to: Big Heads in Houston by Michael-Ann

Peter: no doubt! i think its funny, too, that you can get cases of "steel reserve" there, too... that high-end malt liquor is like 10% alcohol. between the new beer aisle at {c-town} and the open-til-midnight......

in response to: Beer by Peter

Deshant: I once saw Seymore playing chess in Washington Square Park with a dread smoking a blunt. When the cop busted him he said "It's not mine, I n I just holding it for Mista Schwartz."......

in response to: Disappearing Act by Peter

Peter: you missed the best part! that ##huge## mural, on the wall headed up Bergen, that depicts tons of boulders and rocks with faces staring up at a starry night. so strange. i noticed it was......

in response to: Boulders on B Street by GGP

jack: i was 17 when i stepped out of the subway at rector street in june of 1960. i walked down to washington street and cedar street and started working in a printing shop which......

in response to: The World Trade Center Site by Peter

Peter: heh! i love the one where someone gave the bird a toupe a'la ballpoint pen. its funny when people edit... i saw a large {pet Bird} paste-up on the mailbox in front of Beast some......

in response to: Pet Bird in August by GGP

Peter: heh! i love that you caught a shot whilst the dont/walk sign was blank! reminds me of the photos i made of the blackout when times square was completely dark. rare indeed. also: my cam is......

in response to: Pet Bird at Night by kc

Peter: exactly. thats why its so lame. notice the "edited" white house roof... [[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=washington+dc&ll=38.897287,-77.036680&spn=0.004331,0.007940&t=k&hl=en]]...

in response to: Google Sightseeing by indykid

Hectop: Ok, a bit of correction here from someone who lived on Bay Parkway @ 65th Street for 14 years: Washington Cemetery is quite far from Avenue X, actually between avenues J & M, split by......

in response to: Graveyard Train by Peter

Peter: cool- i used to work up at cpmc in washington heights... its quite an interesting place, thats for sure. also: welcome to citynoise :) these photos are great. feel free to grace us with more......

in response to: Parking Lot in the Heights by Laura