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EvilGentleman: Thanks for reposting, Mitch. And thanks for the explanations, editor. From the way you wrote "Come on guys", I suspect you felt I was complaining. Just to let you know, that is definitely not the case at......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Editor: Mitch's comment was deleted at his request, and I removed EG's comment as it was to Mitch's deleted comment, and when I've left spurious comments like that in the past, EG has complained that such......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

elaine: peter! look up 'desire line' in wiki. i tried to post the link but am out of practice with your coding, and the robot thought i was spamming you. ...

in response to: Pollards and Avenue by elaine

Peter: nice... these remind me of {revs} "pages": [[img:29088]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revs]]...

in response to: Aspire by Chuck

zagg: According to Wikipedia: "listed by Forbes List of Billionaires as the 368th richest person in the world in 2008" I wonder if he would like to donate a little to a nice canadian gal... I'll volunteer...

in response to: One of the Richest Man in the World.. by Rune Willem

you want to make JA mad.: all you wanabees that are on Ja's nutz that want to get him mad where he actually might come knocking on your door.go to his wikipedia page under ja or his name johnathon adavilson go......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Rareity: I live in Marine Park- not too far from what was Barren Island. I'm 25 now but years back a friend and I stumbled upon a reference to Barren Island and had to go down......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

CartLegger: I believe that is known more cutely as the the [[wiki:Little Red Lighthouse]]. But its good to know its real name too! ...

in response to: Jeffrey\'s Hook Lighthouse by Mike L.

Peter: tangential pseudopolitical rant? check! ignorance of actual facts? check! invocation of [[wiki:godwin's law]]? check!...

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

Peter: ok! the first area of {brooklyn} that popped into mind was [[wiki:Bedford-Stuyvesant]] (bed-stuy)... i only poked around a little, but it looks a little closer to {serlingrod}'s {philly}-{brooklyn}: [[img:28262]] closer, but still not spot-on... i bet {upfromflames} could......

in response to: Where Brooklyn At? by serlingrod

Jamie: Is that true Jack? Or have you been out buying yourself a [[wiki:RealDoll]] and gotten a little bit over-excited?...

in response to: While You Are Reading This.... by David G.

Jamie: [[wiki:Scrapple]] sounds almost as delicious as [[wiki:black pudding]]...

in response to: New Ideal Diner by EvilGentleman

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard/sung that song, jack... hahaha. [[img:28179]] [[wiki:Chattanooga Choo Choo]]...

in response to: Downtown Chattanooga by Anne C

Peter: lol, eg... until i snapped this flick and wiki'd "eritrea", i really didnt know anything at all about the country save for its general geographical location......

in response to: Est. 1985 by Peter

EvilGentleman: Jeez, and I had always thought that Eritrea was a country on Africa's Red Sea coast which recently (early 1990's) gained its freedom from Ethiopia. Capital Asmera, population around 5 million? And a former Italian......

in response to: Est. 1985 by Peter

Jamie: eh, she's right you know. According to wikipedia [[wiki:Trafford Park]] ##was## the first ever planned {industrial estate}...

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Nexus: It's the phantom of Belarussian spy satellite [[wiki:BelKA]] :)...

in response to: Midnight over Manhattan by Peter

Peter: thirded on the "ghost town" photos. i think thats a quorum, zagg. on another note, i went to read the wiki on [[wiki:diphtheria]], out of curiosity... and i literally shuddered when i got to the part......

in response to: An Epidemic of Diphtheria by zagg

Peter: that {escalator} [[wiki:trompe loeil]] looks awesome... id love to see more of it, for sure, if you go back with your camera......

in response to: Optical SF by eyeofodin

Peter: nice! its a [[wiki:crankshaft]]... if you spotted it in {red hook}, odds are it came from a {togboat}, large truck or heavy construction equipment, heh......

in response to: Weird Industrial Thing by luna park

Peter: yes, the tunnel is very much in use, as the tunnel is the main artery that connects [[wiki:Metro-North Railroad]] and [[wiki:amtrak]] trains to [[wiki:penn station]]. dodging the trains and staying out of their line of......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: [[wiki:23 Enigma]]...

in response to: 23 Van by Peter

Peter: also, for those that dont know: ##"...Two famous stone lions guarding the entrance were sculpted by Edward Clark Potter. They were originally named Leo Astor and Leo Lenox, in honor of the library's founders. These names......

in response to: 42nd Street Library Lion Lenox (or Is It Astor...?) by Mike L.

ezhuks: There's a larger one in the [[wiki:Cevahir Mall]] in {Turkey}. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_clock_faces]]...

in response to: World\'s Largest Clock? by Peter

Peter: i forgot to mention that this also makes me think of taylor [[wiki:pork roll]] for some reason......

in response to: Trenton Makes by luna park

Peter: interesting... there are (have been) three warships named [[wiki:uss midway]] this one seems to be the [[wiki:USS Midway (CV-41)]]. nice photos, jack. reminds me of the [[6120:intrepid]]... ...

in response to: U.S.S. Midway by jack

Peter: thats a great mosaic mural... never seen one like that before! what a sad story, though... was it this louis ramirez? [[http://www.deathrow-usa.us/luis_ramirez.htm]] [[wiki:Luis Ramirez]]...

in response to: Luis Ramirez Mural by the baroness

Peter: that reminds me of [[wiki:cotto salami]] for some reason... nice {airplane wing} in the last shot, too. and those palm trees make me think of summer......

in response to: Around the City and Coming Home by jack

Mitch: I pass directly by Ben's everyday (I work in the Sunlife building just a block up). If I see any changes, I'll definitely post a message here or on the Wikipedia article I started...actually passing......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Flatbush Gardener: So, wiki-style links. Speaking of "regurgitating already widely publicized local events", you're welcome to get your information from DPB....

in response to: Ditmas Park by Peter

Peter: nice find, jack. that mural was done in 2003 by [[wiki:Zephyr (graffiti artist)]] and {dr. revolt} on the side of {niagra} bar on the {lower east side} to commemorate the passing of [[wiki:Joe Strummer]]... [[http://www.zephyrgraffiti.com]] [[http://www.nytrash.com/Revolt.html]] [[http://www.niagarabar.com]] ...

in response to: The Future Is Unwritten by jack

Larry Flynt: I see you took a nice picture of the advertisement for my [[wiki:Hustler Club]]. Thanks. Do you go there often?...

in response to: Taking One\'s Hands off the Steering Wheel to Take a Picture of the City As One Is Entering the Midtown Tunnel from Queens by jack

Peter: i never made it to the shore in summer 05. come to think of it, i havent been down the shore since, shit, 2001? wow. thats the [[wiki:jersey shore]]. i mean, ive been to [[wiki:coney......

in response to: Untitled by elaine

EvilGentleman: Thanks, Peter. I have never uploaded to wiki before, just edited some text. I'm still a noob in some areas....

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Peter: great post! i added all these images to the [[wiki:Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant]] wiki page, and listed you as author. though it didnt seem to be able to find you as an author......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

CartLegger: That would be the [[wiki: tompkins square park police riot]], I believe. Quite a historical turning point in the gentrification of NYC....

in response to: A Tree and Resident in Tompkins Square Park by jack

CartLegger: That would be the [[wiki: tompkins square park police riot]], I believe. Quite a historical turning point in the gentrification of NYC....

in response to: A Tree and Resident in Tompkins Square Park by jack

Jim J: I posted some pics of Yuba on Wikipedia ... going there in 2008, too, and will post more pics....

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

Peter: the pike place peddler? the cog and lock-ring? the [[wiki:keirin]] kamikaze? ...

in response to: Trackbike Sex by Peter

Hunter: I'm back again, and will comment again on Tex's "statistics". Tex your reply to my criticism of your use of crime statistics was simply to attribute the data to the FBI, but I did not......

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

Allcityking: Has anyone ever thought that maybe JA has his own damn money. He was a fucking movie star for Christ's sake. He obviously had money and most likely still has some. He most likely was......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

youre basted ja: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Avildsen heehe... fucking vandals !! !...

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Peter: [[wiki:Fuqing]]...

in response to: F Qing? by Elicar

KTMTL: The architect, Moshe Safdie, was born in Israel but he grew up in Montreal. Habitat 67 was based his master's thesis at McGil.. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Safdie]] ...

in response to: Habitat by jeeff

livia: Hi, Thank you! Jamie - Yeah these are digital. It's almost like a bad polaroid picture .... I was trying some Retinex. Peter - The first one is from a town called Iguape [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguape]]......

in response to: Shore _ in Color by livia

livia: I'm at Anchieta Highway[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodovia_Anchieta]]. Driving up to São Paulo at what we call Serra do Mar [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serra_do_Mar]] a rainforest preservation area....

in response to: Going Up by livia

Peter: beautiful post! i found this, too, for furhter reading: [[wiki:Zōjō-ji]]...

in response to: Zojoji Temple by serlingrod

Elicar: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(food)]]...

in response to: 2 Faggots in Gravy by Elicar

Peter: edible [[wiki:offal]]?? eww!...

in response to: 2 Faggots in Gravy by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Doug Jarvis of the NHL hailed from Brantford, Ontario, according to Wikipedia [[wiki:Doug_Jarvis]]...

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

EvilGentleman: I still come back and look over this article every once in a while. This time, I followed a link on Wikipedia leading here. The memories have begun to fade, yet that last shot, the one......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

Peter: old news indeed... and that wiki link actually has a link to this very post on it... hahaha. since were doing {JA} throwbacks here, check the 1995 rolling stone interview: [[http://graffmuseum.com/?p=437#more-437]]... which reminds me... SET......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

XTC!: JA (Jonathan Avildsen - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Avildsen]]) played "Snake" in The Karate Kid! [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxMsP63UIVA]]...

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Peter: interesting: [[wiki:lada]]...

in response to: Astroturf Car by CE

Peter: how curious that they have US $2 bills as prizes... any idea what the korean text on the bill-package says? interestingly, i was recently reading this, as i saw a $2 bill on display behind......

in response to: Crane Game by chiamattt

Peter: it looks like a "chop"... ([[wiki:Seal (Chinese)]]) i like the orca graf, too... nice shots, chiam......

in response to: Osaka Part Five by chiamattt

joey: i though they were called **bathtub marys** . yep, checked the wiki- {{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_madonna}}...

in response to: BVM and Friends by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Peter: im not a gamer, but i did find this on wiki: [[wiki:Duel_Monsters]]...

in response to: Magic: the Other Gathering by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

bloo_mountain: It's like [[wiki:Albert Speer]] meets Orwell's ##1984##, circa 1997. Does that make it the ugliest building in New York? Probably just in the running....

in response to: Ugliest Building in New York? by Peter

Peter: i love owls, too... ggp, i think i may never see this plant again without imagining the stacks to be giant owls! also: [[wiki:Ravenswood, Queens]]...

in response to: Kraftwerk by Peter

Jamie: i used to have a [[wiki:kraftwerk]] tshirt. nice power station though. quite pretty with it's paited chimneys....

in response to: Kraftwerk by Peter

Peter: [[wiki:borf]] [[http://www.borfyou.com]]...

in response to: Borf Sighting by kricket

Peter: that building is the [[wiki:plaza hotel]]... though [[wiki:the dakota]] looks a tad similar, its over on {72nd} street and {central park west}......

in response to: 5 Ave 58st by barry

CE: The first picture was actually taken around the end of August but the second and third were each taken yesterday within hours of eachother. I was really surprised to see them because the Wikipedia......

in response to: Cool Car by CE

Peter: its a [[wiki:Karmann Ghia]]!...

in response to: Cool Car by CE

EvilGentleman: The ##Ocean Ranger## was also the name of an oil rig that sank in a storm off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in February 1982, with 84 souls on board. R.I.P. [[wiki:Ocean Ranger]]...

in response to: The Passing of the Ocean Ranger by aer suzuki

Peter: im 30. im not rich. i live in bushwick because i can afford it and because its, for the most part, a hard-working, family-rich neighborhood thats free of yuppie condos, starbucks and the like. it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jeeff: wikipedia's article on the [[wiki:Leslie_Street_Spit]] hits on many interesting points about the spit (aka {tommy thompson park}). it's a manmade breakwater and dumping site for land dredged from the harbour and construction landfill. ......

in response to: Toronto Skyline & Brick Art by Michelle

EvilGentleman: The brick figures greatly remind me of Inuit [[wiki:Inuksuit]], of which I have seen many in the Arctic....

in response to: Toronto Skyline & Brick Art by Michelle

EvilGentleman: The Olympic Stadium is one of the most beautiful of Montreal's vast collection of White Elephants. Originally expected to cost 134 million dollars, it wound up costing 1.61 **billion** dollars, or about 1200% of its......

in response to: The Big-O by Cinic

Macedonians are #1: I was watching Jeopardy (the smartest game shoe on television) and ine of the questions were " what ancient Macedonian conquered most of the known world " and the answer was ......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

evo emman: where is he? is he still in toronto check it out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanta...

in response to: April in Toronto by Gabi

Kat: Lol, 'BW'. Haa... I was checking out this thing on Wikipedia. In it, they have a travel guide to Brooklyn, and when I went to look for Bushwick, they were calling it 'East Williamsburg'. I edited......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: jimmy cauty... what i wouldnt give to have some of his art. what did you get? i have a LOTR poster he did waaaay back, but that's an entirely different sort of work. and while......

in response to: Operation Magic Kingdom by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

EvilGentleman: I found an article about the old Amherst Theater (1927-1968) which became the Arlequin Theater (1968-1979). Apparently it ended as a live theater, but I am unsure if it was always so. I have no......

in response to: Faith No More by EvilGentleman

oh dear...: iman: 4th Apr 2007 - 00:25 GMT i'm glad i live in a fun town where people know how to live good. i am never moving to the south. I just want to let iman know that......

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

anon (69-24-3-95.dial.ncia.net): Building was built in 1864 by the Northstar Woolen Mill. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Star_Woolen_Mill...

in response to: Northstar Blankets/Gold Medal Flour by Tyfoid Kid

indykid: Thanks for compliments and for the lesson in art/design! I'm on my way to Wikipedia now and will hopefully soon be all knowledged up on Art Nouveau! :-) I also love the posts avoiding the tourist......

in response to: Paris Arches by indykid

prof: what is this... urban golfing you speak of? Wikipedia, ho!...

in response to: Balls Between the Walls by Tyfoid Kid

Jamie: wow. nice shots. a whole lot of these scenes minus the sunshine and the stupid-big cars could easily be mistaken for [[wiki:northern england]]. Especially the abandoned terraced housing complete with local [[goo:cornershop]]...

in response to: Old North St. Louis Pt. I by maybetoday

EvilGentleman: Photos 4, 5 and 6: [[wiki:Old Montreal]] [[http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/eng/accueila.htm]] Map: [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=45.506542,-73.554078&spn=0.003662,0.007231&z=17]]...

in response to: Montreal Scenery, 2004 by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Photo 3: The Belgo Building [[http://www.cbc.ca/montrealmatters/2003/features/belgo_building.html]]is on the left, Place des Arts [[wiki:Place des Arts]]on the right. Map: [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=45.507039,-73.56558&spn=0.001831,0.003616&z=18]]...

in response to: Montreal Scenery, 2004 by EvilGentleman

Guest: The pic number ten ..... in the right side with a crux and a dove inside the red heart..... this is "Universal do Reino de Deus" Church, a famous brazilian neo-pentecostal church that is......

in response to: Metro Manila by Laura

Peter: not so much "devil worshipers" as [[wiki:Santeria]], id imagine......

in response to: Quaker Cemetery, Prospect Park by sine

EvilGentleman: I have to laugh when I think about this one, Guy. No matter which way I view this piece, I keep saying "Yeah, but..." in my head. I don't know if they ever used the American......

in response to: Quaker Cemetery, Prospect Park by sine

Vincenzo: I grew up in EO and remember when it was still a decent place to live. Of course that was during the declining years and when it was really starting to fall apart. ......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

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

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

joey: all those crowded street scenes remind me of the book, the wind up bird chronicle; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle]] ...

in response to: Shibuya by serlingrod

Peter: [[http://english.montrealplus.ca/portal/profile.do?profileID=527389]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promenades_Cath%C3%A9drale]] surfing those links, i came across the "underground city"... whats the story on that? sounds cool... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_city_%28Montreal%29]]...

in response to: A Quick Glimpse of Christ Church Cathedral by EvilGentleman

Tyfoid Kid: This is very cool. I'm just reading that book about Robert Moses - The Power Broker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_Broker This guy had a hand in all kinds of things and he got very rich for someone who was......

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

EvilGentleman: Thanks, Frank. I haven't done any Wiki updates in a bit, maybe I should add some of my own content....

in response to: Pretzel Stair Sculpture by EvilGentleman

Frank S. Besner: Oh By the way, Evil. You picture is MUCH better than the other one I've seen up on the net. Maybe it's time somebody spruced up the wikipedia metro station entries with a few pictures of......

in response to: Pretzel Stair Sculpture by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: jack - I just noticed - he misspelled witnesses once, same as you. Sorry to be the one to point it out, but I would want you to tell me if I was in......

in response to: Disgruntled by groovehouse

Frank S. Besner: I was certain St-Henri was the deepest, too. turns out the title goes to Charlevoix. St-Henri only clocks in at 20th! I'm pretty sure this illusion is attributable to depth according to sea level, as opposed to depth......

in response to: Metro Place-Saint-Henri by CE

Peter: totally... it reminded me of a snow version of the [[wiki:laocoon group]]: [[img:18838]] ...

in response to: Griffintown by CE

upfromflames: Sammy: Thanks for that link to wiki's description of Bushwick. It is indeed a good one, but it does repeat the common historical flaw of Bushwick history: the fires associated with the blackout were an......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Sammy: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushwick#Recent_History:_Decline]]...

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Peter: this is a pretty thought provoking topic, and definitely one that prompted me to also think of the {bronx}... check this: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx#The_Bronx_in_the_movies]] apparently, it had alot to do with arson-for-insurance fraud... which would certainly parallel with the fiscal......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

little ukraine: yeah, I saw that, the bust and the picture on wikipedia are not very similar. but can you think of any other celsius that it would be?...

in response to: Anders Celsius by little ukraine

colavitos ghost: wait, i just wikipedia'd anders celsius; i don't think that's him... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Celsius...

in response to: Anders Celsius by little ukraine