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Rohinton Ghandhi: November 27th, 2008 To City Noise Editors, I have recently begun writing articles for the Verdun Messenger's new English Corner segment. They cover Verdun's history and the people within it. I thought your group......

in response to: Verdun Neon by CE

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peter: joey: sounds like future shock... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_shock]]...

in response to: Basquiat\'s Grave by sine

jeeff: there's a big difference between regular bike clubs and biker gangs like the hell's angels. you're doing normal bikers a big disservice by blurring that line. the hell's angels who moved into the......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Mellor: lol, well, I've saw it on a lot of bridges around the country and always been curious to what it was. I just suspected it was the name of a company that made the......

in response to: Call Out Gouranga! by Jamie

groovehouse: We have lots of beautiful streetscapes here! I promise to photograph more! Here's some wiki info on The Montrose, although in the wiki, they refer to The Montrose as Neartown. No one really calls this area......

in response to: Montrose Sidewalks by groovehouse

Peter: no, i took them with my {Lomo}... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomo_LC-A]]...

in response to: Detroit at Night by Peter

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

procyon: Sirhcbre: 2 more, I think, but they're about the mostly-Nick-directed parts of the trip so I will have more photos than commentary and they'll be shorter altogether. :) aer suzuki: Really? The '64 World's Fair fans......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

zagg: Wikipedia: "Prattsville -- The hamlet of Prattsville is in the south part of the town on Route 23A. It was incorporated as a village in 1883, but later abandoned that status." --- sounds like a......

in response to: Prattsville Rules by GGP

aer suzuki: ok this might be considered off-topic for citynoise but what the hell : i finally made it to the frye, pictured above, to see the henry darger exhibit and i strongly recommend it if you're......

in response to: A Small Looping Tour in Seattle by aer suzuki

joey: evilg; knows his history- Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau Foreign dignitaries also attended, including Cuban President Fidel Castro, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and the Aga Khan, who were among the pallbearers, together with......

in response to: I Left My Transmission Fluid in Cuba by EvilGentleman

Jamie: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catbread]] [[img:15403]]...

in response to: Catbread, Free Lebanon, Etc. by CE

Sirhcbre: I found out something interesting about DDO. According to Wikipedia: "...Dollard-Des Ormeaux is a multicultural community. In its early years the city was overwhelmingly white and Protestant. In fact, prior to the 1980 Quebec referendum on......

in response to: Montreal Signs 2: Beaconsfield, Kirkland, DDO by EvilGentleman

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

Chris Erb: They look similar but I don't think they're the same city. I didn't know about the earthquakes in those cities. How often to earthquakes occur in Montreal? How bad are they usually? This is what......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I love this series. I think the stick people are great. Simulacra. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum]]...

in response to: A Sweet Natural Eye to the New Hip Moon by zagg

zagg: *sigh* it may have been easier to just copy paste the whole damn article.... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyke_March]]...

in response to: Toronto Pride: the Importance of Attending Church by zagg

Chris Erb: I was thinking it was stationnement too, that's what confused me. I've heard of other examples of Quebec trying to be "more french than the French" but I can't think of them off the......

in response to: Rainy Day by EvilGentleman

Chris Erb: In the discussion section on Wikipedia (which is where I got the above quotation I should add) many people were talking about how some streets with +15 are quite desolute where other streets without the......

in response to: You\'re in Calgary When... by ksedge

Peter: i really like this post. this, also, is an interesting read: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Ship_Canal]] woah! and this too: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Swing_Aqueduct]]...

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Peter: wow, {calton hill} sounds interesting. this is interesting: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calton_Hill%2C_Edinburgh]] and this even moreso: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument%2C_Edinburgh]]...

in response to: Edinburgh Graff and Street by Cheesy Member

Peter: jayne: if you havent read up on the neighborhood lately, check these links out... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Park,_Brooklyn]] [[http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=2icgk57bchg5t?dsid=2222&dekey=Marine+Park&sbid=lc06b]] [[http://www.answers.com/topic/marine-park-brooklyn]] [[http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/park_info_pages/park_info.php?propID=B057]] ...

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

elaine: it might have been nina hagen [[http://www.comnet.ca/~rina/nina.html]] or it might have been lene lovich [[http://www.comnet.ca/~rina/nina.html]] or it might just have been something made up about one of them - i can't find any references to screaming......

in response to: Creepy Baby by elaine

elaine: mmm. croque monsieur. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croque_Monsieur]] also welsh rarebit, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_rarebit]] though that is more welsh than french, but still cheese on toast. i am bloody hungry......

in response to: April 19 2006 Montreal by EvilGentleman

Tamara: I love his work. I think we have few architects that have the vision he does. Gehry's is responsible for the expansion to the Art Gallery of Ontario which is due to be finished sometime......

in response to: MIT Campus by Tyfoid Kid

Elicar: "##Church and Wellesley is a gay-oriented community located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is roughly bounded by Gould Street to the south, Yonge Street to the west, Charles Street to the north, and Jarvis Street......

in response to: The Churchmouse and Firkin by Biff

elaine: we love our kitties and dawgs in this country. is greyfriar's bobby the most celebrated, i wonder? [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfriar's_Bobby]] ...

in response to: Timmy the Cat by Tom

Chris Erb: This even made Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Hoyt...

in response to: Beware: Perv Alert! by friendly_chic407

Peter: a classic 1971 p-1800 volvo coupe spotted in {prospect heights}, {brooklyn}: [[img:11293]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_P1800]]...

in response to: Volvos and Vespas by Peter

Peter: wow, awesome! good thing for you you were just passing by ;) an interesting read: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_Penitentiary]]...

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Elicar: [[img:10973]] I forgot to include this. The TTC subway track under the Bloor Street Viaduct[[http://www.answers.com/topic/bloor-street-viaduct]]. The viaduct itself became the centre of controversy when the city council approved in 1998 the construction of a barrier due to......

in response to: From Underground to Above Ground by Elicar

elaine: near-ish. halfway through viccy park [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Park%2C_East_London]] there is a joining canal called the heartford union canal [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertford_Union_Canal]] that creates a T junction with grand union canal [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Union_Canal]] which, for some reason seems also to be......

in response to: 3D Bug Art by elaine

SOGans: Anon: Just to show what wild and ludicrous hyperbole this is, here's a reference. Serial killer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killers One of the activities that show up in almost all serial killer backgrounds is the enjoyment of causing pain to......

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

An Anonymous Coward: Everyone clings to Damien Hirst, and yet Gunther von Hagens is not mentioned? For shame!! [[http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060224_body_world.html]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunther_von_Hagens]]...

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

jeeff: lookee what i found on wikipedia: [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Tate.modern.weather.project.jpg]]...

in response to: indoor weather at tate turbine by elaine

Peter: awesome find, elaine! i like it. and i knew you had posted this just by reading the title, heh. more info: [[http://flickr.com/photos/nic/101208961]] [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/paolozzi]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Paolozzi]] [[http://www.londonist.com/archives/2005/11/londonist_stalk.php]]...

in response to: Robot, Go Home by elaine

Peter: awesome post... the text as well as the photos! also: have you heard of bernd and hilla becher? [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_and_Hilla_Becher]] they did a series of water-tower portraits... [[http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&q=becher%20water%20tower&btnG=Search&sa=N&tab=wi]]...

in response to: Travelogue by ea

Elicar: "Over the years, Highway 11 grew to stretch from downtown Toronto all the way to the Minnesota border. Highway 11 became synonymous with Yonge Street, the name of the street in Toronto which formed its......

in response to: The Looongest Street in the World by Elicar

Elicar: I must really be hungry, I ntended to include this [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonge_Street]]...

in response to: The Looongest Street in the World by Elicar

elaine: ooh! ooh! did anyone mention blackpool tower yet? [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Tower]]...

in response to: Spawn of the Space Needle by Machupicchu

elaine: they are unheimlich [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unheimlich]]...

in response to: Fairytale Frontryard by Gabi

Peter: what is that "50" sign? a speed-limit sign or a route marker? [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_sign#United_Kingdom]]...

in response to: The Other New York by Jamie

Micah: oops tried to post a link but it didn't seem to work. If you really want to see it you'll have to copy-paste this: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporters_Without_Borders]] ##(Ed. - enclose a url with double square brackets to make......

in response to: Freedom of Speech! by Elicar

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Jeeff's a furry. Or an owlie. Whatever. You're still cool in my book. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry_lifestyler]]...

in response to: What The? by Fish

elaine: well, i do. yes, thanks. about as much as you, until i wrote the words define:sandwich in the google search, which is how i get my best information these days, shortly followed by whatever wikipedia links......

in response to: Ham Vs. Jam by EvilGentleman

michael brown: you might find this interesting ... don't know if you knew what you were passing between newark and journal square: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Transfer_(PRR_station) http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglish/manhattantransfer676.jpg http://www.tmk.com/hm_gallery/5001.jpg http://www.tmk.com/hm_gallery/5000.jpg etc. at http://www.tmk.com/hm_gallery/ http://www.davesrailpix.com/prr/jpg/bvpr005.jpg http://www.davesrailpix.com/prr/jpg/bvpr072.jpg have fun!...

in response to: Newark Penn to Manhattan\'s WTC Via PATH by Peter

kc: I rather like that clam with stick composition. And btw, since this is such an informative post: Mussel Shoals, CA: "If Rincon’s the Saks Fifth Avenue of California pointbreaks, then Mussel Shoals, located a mile south of......

in response to: Great Kills by GGP

elaine: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermondsey]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_Lines]] handy hint, jack, go to google, type in define: then whatever you want defined... bermondsey is south of the river. londonists are often scared of things south of the river, unless they are from there... partly......

in response to: All Poets Are Alchemists by an impossible child

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: It looks like Rover from The Prisoner. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner]]...

in response to: Zorbing by Macka

Uhclem: Bkrog: hard to know whether people read the National Post because they're ignorant, or are ignorant because they read the Post. As any encyclopedia would have told you (Wikipedia here) "Compared to the United States Canada......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: My favorite near-Ecumenopolis is Mega-City One from Judge Dredd (2000AD). It would be a pure Ecumenopolis if it wasn't for the abandoned radioactive center (Cursed Earth) which would then allow Mega-City Two and Texas City......

in response to: Ecumenopolis by jeeff

Hobart: The windows are bricked over because that's where their equipment and cold-storage is, I would imagine. The walls have been retro-fitted with insulation and are too thick and utilitarian in their current role to hold......

in response to: John\'s Grocery by Hobart

fuzzytank: strange part is parently the new americanized fancy name for gritz is polenta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polenta the entires dont seem to cross each other that much tho... err how many ways can you cook cornmeal?...

in response to: Tom\'s Diner by Peter

grits: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grits]]...

in response to: Tom\'s Diner by Peter

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Just like to point out , American GI, that here in the US, the individual (popular) does not vote in the government, the Electoral College vote does. So it is not one person, one vote.......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

elaine: lump based street furniture [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollard]] but more excitingly [[http://davidszondy.com/future/robot/bollards.htm]]...

in response to: Illumination by Jamie