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upfromflames: Jon: Thanks for your informed contribution. That makes more sense to me than just bureaucratic bungling In terms of fight or flight, most of the Italians took straight to LI. For those that stayed,their power was restricted to block associations, that could not reach the city level. For those that were coming into the...

in response to Why Did Bushwick Burn?

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: Part IB - Birth - Billyburg's First Hipsters Came From.....Bushwick: Bushwick was mainly pastoral in pre- and post-Revolutionary War Kings County; salt meadows offered excellent grazing. Farming was central to the local economy. However, by the early 1800s many owners of Bushwick's western tracts sought conversion to more profitable city lots;...

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little ukraine: funny story, one time i was helping a friend move into his new apartment, but he didn't know where it was - just that it was 'somewhere off of Atlantic Ave,' so we ended up driving by that old Slave #1 theater 5 or 6 times. i was impressed...

in response to Two Neighborhoods

ron m: I was working at KP when the olympics were on and you couldn't "Buy" a posting in any of the towers, it was reserved for all the"Bosses Kids".

in response to Kingston Penitentiary

NOT SURPRISED AT YOUR CYNICISM: You clearly passed through during the summer when all the college students are at home (or a break). Try going there anytime during the school year and good luck getting anywhere on those two lane roads. Traffic sucks 'cuase there are so many people. In fact, if you want proof...

in response to America's Most Boring Towns: 1

EvilGentleman: And you just know there would be some surf dude trying to ride that wave all the way to Disneyland.

in response to No Escape

EvilGentleman: Actually, you might want to check this out. www.lepoix.de/index_hood.htm or www.lepoix.de/text/nash_hood_ornament3.htm

in response to Classic Cars 4 - 1952 Nash

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: Thank you for your interest. I would like to start with a very brief history of Bushwick to establish both philosophy and development for use as foundation to buttress the argument that the communities of Bushwick and the Brooklyn side of Ridgewood are petri dishes of true American urbanism in...

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jack: i believe that is a special made ornament. if i remember correctly it would have been considered pornographic to have an ornament like that then so i'm guessing it's homemade. yep, now i'm sure, they never would have made an ornament like that for a car then, besides...

in response to Classic Cars 4 - 1952 Nash

EvilGentleman: Yes, I'm fully back again. My internet got reconnected on Thursday. Good to see you again, jack.

in response to Classic Cars 1 - 1955 Chevy

jack: you could be correct evil, in the beginning of the 40's they made the front of the cars longer. but i'm kinda partial to a 36 cord convertible.

in response to Classic Cars 3 - 1936 Chevy

jack: i can see myself driving down an open highway, cruising at 105 mph (like i did when i had my 56 chevy) police officers out there, sorry, never got a ticket for that one, i'm 26 and handsome again, 34 inch waist, mine and my wife's hair blowing in the...

in response to Classic Cars 2 - 1966 Sting Ray

jack: evil is that you ?

in response to Classic Cars 1 - 1955 Chevy

jack: beautiful, BEAUTIFUL, i'm crying, i had a 56 chevy and a 60 chevy impala, what cars!

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jack: very nice pic's, i remember the area well. cruised up and down the streets in the 60's in my 56 chevy. there was a club called the 2000 club near there, a very rough place. 3 to 4 fights a night. i'll tell you a...

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jack: those bricks will be bought by a builder and reused for a new home. old bricks are very expensive.

in response to The Imminent Demise of Mr. Brownstone

Hate_Kill_ Destory GRF: Mofidious are ace i went sat night best night of my life you rock Guitarests rock hope they know who this is rock m/

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david kean: mckays bar was at the corner of paisley rd west and lambhill st

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EvilGentleman: To all you 'Vette lovers out there, if I have misidentified this fine vehicle in any way, let me know. I did not ask the owner any questions, and I'm no expert, so I had to compare the pics I took to pics online of other 'Vettes. I was not...

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colavitos ghost: that "#1 Slave" marquee is mind-blowing.

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The Spangler: I live in Boston, love Cleveland, and think the Tulsa skyline is indeed ambitious, but, I nominate Providence,RI's skyline as far as uniqueness for its size. Reno may be the "biggest little city in the world" but in providence you really do feel like your in the "littlest big city...

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joey: that is a wonderful tour. old factories now storage units. predicted in cyberpunk

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Collio: Perhaps if there was somthing to do in Sussex other then doing drugs and vandalising this would not happen. It seems once teens find something to do that is not distructive it is taken away and given to the seniors.

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upfromflames: Word. If there is any place for it, its here! The Ridgewood Times has been a voice of Ridgewood-Bushwick for so long, you should continue the tradition now...

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procyon:

in response to The Instruments of Science, Part II

joey said on : your dedication to to the city of houston, tx has not gone unnoticed

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zac smithz: yo boys in my house jus wana bounce...i dont stop lights owt... wid my light savers ya heard

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young ghost: i love new york and place it has

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