Monday, December 18th 2006

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Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Dave, Yes I lived on Farnham Drive ( off Broadway). Mum and dad had the end shop ( Brophys bakery)( I think we employed nearly everyone in Irlam over the years, and we sold the best bread, cakes and pies for miles around) and the second one in as...

in response to These Things No Longer Exist

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi D, My family had the bakery for over 10 years, and the shop next door which we sold and it became peters boutique. When we were there on 20 row, we had Tommy Wrench butchers. Culshaws newsagents. Platts Tv shop ( I think it was called) Lowndes grocers...

in response to Irlam, Manchester

waynemoriarty: Thank you so much for this. I, too, grew up in Benny Farm. 6530 Monkland, I believe. It was a wonderful place to live in the 60s. An amazing community within a community. There was this security officer named Percy, who we called Percy Kidpester. He used to walk around...

in response to The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects

groovehouse: What an amazing phenomena! I hope to see the Aurora Borealis one day!

in response to Aurora Borealis

I am Puerto Rican, and Really Angry at your Lack of Concern and Knowledge:: I have attended various universities in both Chicago and Puerto Rico. I am currently a student at the University of Puerto Rico, and at one point I was Trying to recieve my BA from Northeastern Illinois University. Although I was fully born and raised icago, within the Humboldt Park...

in response to Humboldt Park

groovehouse: Alas, this tree was felled by "professionals" and I use that term loosely. They cut down the whole tree and grinded the stump to make way for a driveway for one of the condos. Shame on them for killing a once beautiful tree.

in response to Dead Tree Killed By Construction

colavitos ghost: that dilapidated shack was known as the "bum mansion" or the "bum palace" or something like that because it was home to a lot of homeless guys. it was recently demolished, apparently to keep away the undersirables that had inhabited it.

in response to The Flats

jeeff: they must serve up a musical feast.

in response to GIANT MURAL

colavitos ghost: i don't think groove is a record store; doesn't that awning say "restaurant" on it?

in response to GIANT MURAL

DAVE: Hi Andy Here is another old photo of the old C.W.S soap works

in response to These Things No Longer Exist

jack: REMINDS ME A LITTLE OF SOUTH HUNTINGTON. NICE

in response to A Graveyard & A Playground

jack: AM I LOOKING UP OR ARE THEY LOOKING DOWN, THE COLD HARD WIRES, BRANCHES, EMPTY NEST WHERE ONCE BABIES WAITED FOR THEIR MOTHER TO FEED THEM, WHERE ONCE THE SUN SHONE AND THE WARM AIR FLOWED AND NOW LONLINESS AND GLOOM.

in response to Bird\'s Nest Silhouette

Guy McLaren: Actually our Guys play soccer, but its not a national histeria like rugby and cricket at least not in my circles. American Football is something different. Besides Bafana Bafana are not real contenders.

in response to Timeless Grace

little ukraine: it's too bad this graveyard isn't where the ghost of grandin lives! love that second shot

in response to A Graveyard & A Playground

feetinyourface: you capture the light very well. lovely.

in response to A Graveyard & A Playground

aer: no problem, was just confused a bit.

in response to Moth in My Garden

Keith Berks formally of Leicestershire: I recieved a triple Gouranga via text messaging and it seems to have sucked me in, in a very pleasant way, it may achieve something succesive governments have not in traffic conditions that are now an everyday occurance!

in response to Call Out Gouranga!

Beadle and Tatum: http://www.city-data.com/picfilesc/picc14052.php Click there for a picture of said Grain Belt Bridge

in response to Grain Belt Beer Sign

little ukraine: is that the sun or the moon? in the words of jimmy durante.... "how should i know, i don't live around here!"

in response to Moon over Church St.

little ukraine: hello, jack's daughter, and welcome! congrats on the recent master's degree. we seem to share similar feelings for the library. as for my personal opinion, i think it would be best to say the building grew on me after four years. by the time i left...

in response to A View Down the Avenue

jack: i would say it is the moon.

in response to Moon over Church St.

Biff: This is fantastic! Great shots...

in response to GIANT MURAL

Adriana: Just was wondering about the picture, walked in, had an excellent cappuccino... nice, ride on !

in response to Fixie Graf

Biff: This was taken after a Christmas party on Saturday, so I'm not sure that, that is actually the moon...Biff

in response to Moon over Church St.

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