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Liz: Dear Mr. Hammond,
I was born 1948, so I don't think we hung out together, but my Mom was a nurse at St. Mary's, probably at the time your siblings were born I have...... anon (cache-ntc-ab03.proxy.aol.com):
Liz: My sister was born in St Marys Hospital in 1929,the only one of seve siblings born in a hospital. We all went to St Matthews school and church in the 1930s. The boys...... upfromflames: Yeah I appreciate your voice here too!
Question for you: When Puerto Rican folks replaced Italians, did they tend to join the catholic congregations--i am thinking about St. Barbara's Cathedral and school, which i am writing...... Lou Romero: Amazing !! I didn't realize the quality of life and safety had began to decline as early as 1962.
I know that the "white flight" was in full swing from 1965 onward, many neighboorhoods still had...... Liz: Smiling...Eastern Parkway...Irish, Italian, Jewish...how come we all knew how to get along back then??? I can remember a Jewish couple coming up to me and saying something in Yiddish, and then noticing a surprise...... alan: jUST BY ASKING A SIMPLE QUESTION CONCERNING SOMEONE IN THE PAST,A ENTIRE WORLD OPENS TO YOU. I lived at 4802 Snyder and left Tilden in 1960. What a different world. My grandfather owed the buiding...... 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...... 정이 김: American want to send beef infected with mad cow — so dangerous that the Americans refusing to eat it — to my country! Myung-bak Lee sign a deal with America to lift a ban of...... Al Pierro: Just came across this website in search of info on what has happened to St. Joseph's church where we used to play softball back in the 50's & 60's. I attended a grade school on...... luna park: i don't think so. my landlady told me this tree was planted by her italian grandparents, who emigrated to brooklyn at the turn of the last century.
here's another crack at a recent nytimes article...... upfromflames: More to the point, you are confusing problem with solution, and memory with history
The cameras by Maria Hernandez park are part of the [[6459:Bushwick Initiative]], the latest in a long line of projects to fight...... anon (stjhnbsu83w-156034156021.nb.aliant.net): grew up in fredericton on the highland avenue in the 1940 great place nice city... Rob Tynan: Hi Norma,
Yep, I thought it was....In later years it became a Funeral directors for a short time before being converted into flats or houses...difficult to really tell. As for the camouflage pants.....don't really...... Stormbash: Im Australian so my top 15 is going to be mostly Auzzie cities.
TOP 15
1)Shanghai
2)Gold Coast
3)Seattle
4)Melbourne
5)Hong Kong
6)Sydney
7)Brisbane
8)Toronto
9)Chicago
10)Perth
11)Vancouver
12)Singapore
13)New York
14)Auckland
15)Frankfort... Alan Taylor: Hi Sheila & Cyril,
I recall both farms and used to go and watch 'young' Max Shacklady and his followers practice wrestling in one of the upper barns behind which the threshing machine with long belt...... onephed: I'm in houston until 21 april 2008, I'm an italian graffiti writer 29 yo (I paint since 1997) and I would like to meet people here in houston to paint with legal stuff.
please contact me...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Debbie,
I remember when you and Stephen first arrived from Australia and lived on Broadway up near the Boathouse end. I went to school and hung around with stephen. He had sunbleached blonde...... Graham Kingsley: I have discovered quite recently, possibly in the last couple of days that Adelaide Cricket Club have become a Internet Service Provider and competing on the world stage. It does show that the Australians...... Bill Foss: Hey Bobby, I lived on Jefferson St. between wilson and cenral, right next to the funeral parlor...remember caruso's drug store? how about the Italian store on the corner of troutman and wilson..Email me dude..its pool07@aol.com... Roger: I'm an artist who is not a hipster. I am moving further east in Bushwick because the rent is cheaper for what you can get, as I'm saddled in debt. I'm half Peruvian...... jack: my little italian beauty, how are you able to spot all these european beauties.... Laura : YOU PPL...BIMBO IS ITALIAN FOR CHILD,PLEASE GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.... NervaVels: I lived on the block of Green/Evergreen/Harman for almost 20 years; prior to that, I lived on Jefferson St between Knickerbocker and Irving (still remember getting picked up by the bus to go to a...... antBlack: LOL...Well, the Orchestra did suck! The band was great and Montesano was a great teacher. I played Bflat Tenor sax...not many solos, but still, it was the Tenor sax! Anybody remember Mr Weintraub in...... pierre: its pretty good in fact, the fries are hand cut by the owner himself(!) and they make their poutine and italian poutine sauces from scratch (fresh veggies) try it!... Diana Manchur-Henke: Rick, Michael lives upstate now near Albany. I'll let him know you asked for him. My father passed away 2004. My mom lives in Queens and is doing well. I'm glad the neighborhood is...... EvilGentleman: The areas bordering Verdun are pretty much the same, as well.
Pointe-Saint-Charles, east of Verdun, is historically Irish, and today is a mixed community where English is not a problem.
Ville-Emard, to the north of Verdun, has...... what?: hello, i'm italian, i'm in New York. do you konw other graffiti store in new york?
thank you ... EvilGentleman: I guess they would go home to England. Mind you, the writer of the wall scrawl above has not considered what that might also imply for the French of Quebec. Oh well, at least I'm...... Joe D.: Buswick late 1960's - early 1970's was the best!!! Born on Harman Street in 1965...The entire family lived within blocks of eachother..Grandparents on Starr Street next to the pretzel factory..Aunt lived on Buswick Avenue and...... EvilGentleman: Hey, no problem from my end. You can name your business whatever you like, and based on how vociferously you defend it, the kids there are probably well taken care of.
I will still snicker a...... ndgcatlady: Been down that alley many times. Nice Italian neighborhood. Many well kept flower and vegetable gardens. Yes, and a brand new Community centre down there...St. Raymonds....and of...... Frank S: Holy cow, I can't believe it. A friend e-mailed me about the story. I did a google search and sh*t I'm back in Brooklyn. 169 Harmon -3rd floor. I hope word...... Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap!
Things just aint the same for todays traceurs,
Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs
Yamakasi and the Belle are aging,
The old traceurs, well they're all changing,
Making way for new...... Xavi: Most of the eastern part of Humboldt Park until the mass Puerto Rican migration of the 1940's and '50's was Jewish and Polish, with some German and Italian elements. When those ethnic groups were...... Sam: I remember when this neighborhood was Italian. My grandmother owned a house on division street between Chicago and North Avenues. The neighborhood was beautiful and the houses well maintained. The Our Lady of...... EvilGentleman: Wow! Kinda makes you wonder how such a common Italian word wound up being used in English the way it currently is. We English-speakers are weirrrrd people, I guess.... Brooklyn-Pete: Bushwick is not the worst neighborhood in Brooklyn, it's definately no Park Slope but it is not as bad as some would have others believe. The neighborhood is very noisy and extremely filthy on many...... bushwick facts:: in the 60-70s all white italian and germans on irving side
Puerto ricans were from other side of central it was like a border
muslims locked down bushwick ave in the 70 -80s and prior...... Dee: I grew up in Bushwick as a matter of fact iwas born in Bushwick.Iwas born in Wycoff Heights hospital in 1955.I lived in the same house with my family until I married in 78
my mom...... Dee: I also went to jhs 111. The years I attended were 1966-1969 the school was about a year old then. I hated it, and to the young man that said
your friend wasn't encouraged...... Dee: I remember this very vividly. the looters were running down my block with televisions, diapers, stereos u name it. We sat on my stoop just watching. Now I'd be petrified but then well...... Dee: I was born in Bushwick in 1955. I left when I got married in 78. Bushwick was a really nice area until the mad exodus of the 60's everyone ran.Brodway was a great shopping area...... whowalkinbrooklyn.com: lots of interesting comments here, some ridiculous yuppie wannabes, but many more sincere & heartening-- esp. about Bushwick's Italian heritage & Spanish-speaking peoples. One thing i'd like to add tho' is, all this BULLSHIT about,...... Bonnie: I too lived on Wilson Ave., between Cooper and Moffit Streets -- in the 1950's. We lived on the 3rd floor of one of the cold water railroad flats, right down the street from...... RickC: I stand corrected. Paul got whacked in the city. I used to love getting pizza at that restaurant. Back then only italians hung out on that part of knickerbocker. I wonder if any of the...... upfromflames: I think you mean Carmine Galante--boy, is that a great story! 205 Knickerbocker Ave. at Joe and Mary's Italian Restaurant. ... RickC: Bushwick and Troutman?? Based on your personal info, I would keep looking. The area still can be scarey at that time of night. You did a good job upfromtehflames. I got the post card you...... jaani qumaaluk : atjinguatsiaaq isumainnaq alianarunaq... Martina : Hi, I might in the near future have some shot you can take from my Blog (http://miglioraroma.blogspot.com) it's in Italian -sorry- but still I plan to fill it with pictures from the Roman subway, and...... YoneKoneR: i to respect the people that dont paint yet love what graffiti is and can respect the art. il try to upload some of my australian flicks wen i get a chance... pauline curran: i wonder what the cows just seen alians ... jack: mariana, sorry but non comprende italiano, e non polare, scusa mia italian, prego, si capeto english,
and to jerry, i am a member of the VFW, and its nice that you have good memories of...... jack: sure she did, she's the italian looking girl.... upfromflames: I was a little disappointed at your original presumption that the mysterious empty spaces in Newark once held decayed housing full of junkies. Actually, some of them used to contain thriving neighborhoods, some Italian white,...... jack: many of the buildings constructed in the late 1800's that was used as housing by poor hispanics, blacks, jews, polish, german, italians and irish are still standing today and in livable conditions and very expensive....... Dave: Father owned a Italian Bucher Shop in the 50's-60's on the corner of Central and Bleeker, caddycorner from St. Barbara's Church ,burnt out in the 70's, never went back ! , What's there now...... 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...... John Dereszewski: In a recent post, you noted that Bushwick was denied Model City designation in 1969. I believe that a key reason for this had less to do with either the Federal Government's or the Lindsay...... upfromflames: Dimeadozen: That's one thing I am working on in our Museum Exhibition at the Brooklyn Historical Society.
I am of the inclination that if people in Bushwick--whether they be older leavers, young folks growing up...... upfromflames: ** The Urban Ecology of Arson**
The power of the Wallace's interpretation is its integrated systems approach.
just as flames cannot burn in a vacuum, the flames of July 13th did not arise out of nowhere....... Nowheretobeseen: When i first found out that Bimbo meant something else in italian i was quite amused. Its funny how different the meaning between english and italian bimbo are. ... Nancy D'Elia: Good grief indeed, Mr. Wilson. How would you explain all the business names of restaurants in New York or in Montreal for that matter that have Italian names in them?I realized that some people might...... pierre: i remember knickerbocker park and the avenue were so nice when the italians dominated the area. it's a shame to see what it's become.... dominick: the italian neighborhoods are always the safest such as bensonhurst and dyker heights. Ive never had a problem in either.... EvilGentleman: Good grief. Admit it, Nancy. You messed up when you named your daycare. As sweet and innocent as the name may be in Italian, you cannot possibly tell me that 100% of your clientele speak...... Nancy D'Elia: Of course you would not call her bimbo - you would call her bimba - the feminine ending for the noun. Sheesh! You really don't know nutnin!!!
If one should say of her "ma...... Thomas H: I grew up on Stanhope and Knickerbocker lived there and around there from 1951 to 1966. I remember Knickerbocker shops and Bargin Town on Broadway.I remember sleeping on the fire escape and hitten two and...... little ukraine: wandered past this building tonight and got some info on it- it is the ottendorfer branch of the nypl.
http://www.nypl.org/branch/local/man/otinfo.html
"The Ottendorfer Branch of the New York Public Library opened in 1884 as New York City's...... jack: my goodness you folks are still posting and chatting after almost one year about a topic that was in jest and then became an insult to our business day time activity, and what next may...... from starr st.: 1st. off upfromflames, i am going to my storage space and look for my pics and send them to you. now i was born and rasied in bushwick. PROUD of it.just as proud...... Nancy D'Elia: Hey! That's my daycare you're making fun of. Goes to show your affinity for "bimboism". Bimbo means infant in Italian. Don't you have anything better to do with your time. ... jack: i don't know but do you think the vehicle matches the store. and you are correct it seems the old things are being replaced by the new, which is as it should be in...... Giovanni: i grew up in a mostly Italian neighborhood in bay view in milwaukee and Latin Kings were a huge force in my neighborhood, all my family was in it, most of my family pics were...... Lou: Real photos; inaccurate description.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/storm.asp
Storm Clouds
Claim: Photographs show Hurricane Katrina hitting the Gulf Coast in August 2005.
Status: Real photos; inaccurate description.
Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2005]
Photos of Katrina over Mississippi
(Sure...... New Face in Bushwick: Need more than Starbucks. Northeast cafe is the only one that I can relax and enjoy the meal at. Italian, Japanese restaurants would be wonderful.. Investors and developers out there - business...... tomig: ok.. as famous as bondi is, being austrlia's most popular beach and msot central beach... why do so many people assume that its actually a GOOD beach? i got a lotta mates who live there...... JNJ: Everybody is missing the point here and underlying factor. I grew up in Humboldt Park. I lived there for 32 years. Yes, it was stressful. However, I had allot of fun...... Børge: I don't think the fact that oslo is an expensive city has anything to do with the high crime number. It's also a fact that oslo is unique in norwegian matter. I live in the...... Alissa- Some where in the Midwest, USA: Being a granddaughter of a Retired Col. of the United States Airforce/ Retired Policital Science Professor, I am proud of what he and others like him (both USA/ English) who fought for freedom of the...... jack: im putting up wine grape arbor in my garden. i have shadows like these in my garden and i have a table with a couple of old wooden chairs, with a slice of cheese...... Tony: I WAS born in a house on Bushwick Avenue and Halsey Street. My father and mother were both immigrants from Italy, They left italy for the new world to improve their lives and to...... "harpo" from middle village: My old church and school St. Brigids looks like some Guatemalan refuge camp . All the freaken phony whites from the 70 and 80' s moved out
and ruined the neighborhood - they were mostly...... "harpo" middle village: The Italian landlords really ruined Bushwick and Ridgewood
They rented to multiple families of central and latin Americans - at a ridiculous rate of rent and forced the whites out of the area
As usual these...... "harpo" middle village: My old church and school St. Brigids looks like some Guatemalan refuge camp . All the freaken phony whites from the 70 and 80' s moved out
and ruined...... Nick: I'm embaressed by the number of stupid Brits here who have come looking for an arguement, by slagging off the US in the most derogatory, assinine way possible. I'm a Brit and I also *shock...... EvilGentleman: Aw darn, I was hoping to see the trinkets. Most of us Native Americans find it hilarious to see "authentic" Native souvenirs that have little innocuous labels proclaiming them to be made in China, the...... Genaro: During the late 1940's and 50's, many of The Manhattan Elite thought it proper in calling the less popular working or the poor social White under class, WHITE TRASH! This would also include Whites who...... Dave (a Bushwick native): I see it more as a class war than a race war. I'm from the last generation (born mid-1960s) of German-Americans from the Ridgewood/Bushwick area before the Great Exodus of the 1970s. If I claimed...... anon (fctnnbsc16w-156034208200.nb.aliant.net): This guy is creative and bold .. When was the last time you did something for what you believe in...?? The "act" of dressing as the "character" of Zanta.. was originally for his daughter who...... The Truth: Remember Brownsville was nearly all white less than 40 years ago....
Should we blame black people for this...How dare they take white homes.....
Italians were drivin out by black people from east new york........
So there we have...... TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were...... Sylvia: I am a hispanic who lived in Bushwick from 1971 to 1993, moving there from the Bronx where I was raised. The irony of what I have been reading here is that when I...... teresa 25/06/2006: i came to Australia in 1972 with my family I was only 9 years of age. I have been home twice since then. I would go home tomorrow to live, only I married...... anon (mctnnbsa29w-156034003130.nb.aliant.net): I like the bricks in the first picture. The grout looks like it's spraypainted on.... Michael Morrison: This wonderful diner was a part of my childhood in Aberdeen. I have never tasted spaghetti and meatballs that could rival the dish there, my favorite - and that was 45 years ago!!! I never...... franny: I grew up in bushwick on bleecker and irving during the 60's & 70's. It was the happiest time I had in my life. It was a blue collar hard working neighborhood. You could sleep...... Peter: i love the brackish part of downtown {nyc} where {chinatown} and {little italy} literally run together... lots of italian flags and restaurants, but a huge majority of {signage} in chinese.... EvilGentleman: As far as I know, the block you are referring to (the north side of Sainte-Catherine between Lambert-Closse and de Chomedy) has closed down simply due to the fact that the Forum closed in 1996,...... BOCKER: You making it seem as if the people are the ones who made it completely like this higher powers and not god had something to do with the way it is. Yeah the people added......
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