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Marie: I grew up in LaJunta and when I hit college, I learned that I had gotten a great education. I was far ahead of the other students in math and science and history. ......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

joey: eye- just start putting a bucket in the shower to catch the warm-up water. you'll have plenty for your plants then. you know the folks back east are saying, 'that's a lawn?'. in some parts of......

in response to: Watering the Lawn by joey

BILROCK 161: My brother NIC-707, original prez of OTB. I recall a crazy fun mission to the Pitkin Ave. yard with NIC, FRITOS, and FUZZ ONE. I believe it was Christmas eve 1979, NIC was home for......

in response to: Out to Bomb by Metro

Anna: I was born and raised in Kensington (K&A) right acrossed from McPherson Square. My family still lives there, and my children grew up there! When I ws growing up in the late 60's and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

New Jack Hater: But Bilrock, everyone knows who he is and has seen his stuff. Which is the exact opposite of you, which makes you a HATER. Hate, hate, hate. Thats all you do on here. None of......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

anon (customer7722.pool1.unallocated-111-0.orangehomedsl.co.uk): the sun has reflected off some glass on a building somewhere to create the bottom shadow?...

in response to: Sunset at Clayton, a Birds Eye View by joey

EvilGentleman: anon, I thank you for educating us on the train parts. I think of trains as big noisy metal things that carry stuff, and sometimes have graf on the outside. I am a total moron......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

Liz in Canada: I am Canadian and my ancestry is Irish/Scottish. Some of my ancestors were Catholic and some were Protestant, but I am non-religious by choice. My Irish ancestors were forced out of Ireland and......

in response to: NYC: The Empire State Building at Sunrise by Peter

anon (c-69-142-138-254.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): thats cool brushman. whens your book come out? i'll definatley buy a copy. maybe you knew my dad, his name was Butch Caton. my moms name is Terry Genero...

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Some Guy Ya: Hi folks. I got sick of my bikes being taken back in 92. So since then, I've been keeping it inside. I still have my 1992 Ironhorse. Lovely bike. For the first......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Jesus: Not a very good bike, considering a good Montreal Police budget. They can afford good performance hybrids, Scott or Specialized, w/stronger wheels, disk brakes and much more, instead they buy cheap stuff. Montreal Police has......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

Gerry: The author of this article needs to get ALL of his facts straight, for the reader. Bishop's Castle is located in the WET Mountains, NOT the West Mountains. If the reader was truly interested in......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

joe arndt: I used to live in Decatur I now live a few miles away, from what I understand, those pipes simply carry water. This is a r4eally fun part of Decatur to go to. There is......

in response to: Decatur Graffiti by Brad

Peter: This is a tale explaining the manner in which my way of life was rotated along a Y axis until it reached a position roughly 180 degrees from that which it started If I could......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Lou Romero: The majority of Puerto Ricans are Catholic in tradition, so of course they gravitated to their local churches, as for education, that was their choice or discretion if the children were to attend the catholic......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Lou Romero: Good exchange UFF, The catholic schools other reason for closing was the declining enrollment from the local neighborhoods (ie: PRs and Blacks), many of these families could not afford the tuition. I remember classmates of mine going to......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

jonathan avildsen: anyone want beef? bring it. Born Jul 1969 217 CATALINA ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90004 PEEKSKILL NY VALLEY VILLAGE CA JOHN G AVILDSEN Born 1935 2423 BRIARCREST RD BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 9049 ALTO CEDRO DR BEVERLY HILLS,......

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

Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969... The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story : I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

LSpegal: I didn't grow up in NY but I have a few ancestors who grew up or lived in Brooklyn. I'm researching them and the areas where they used to live and Arthur THAMM lived at......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

naturelover: For Missyelliot, you ask quite a lot if the person debating you ways in Kauai. First off last time I checked it was quite easy to get rid of chickens i.e. A DOG. And number......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Paul Revere: I'm sure you can never receive enough accolades for your photography. Great work. Personally, I've roamed those tunnels repeatedly for the past year. As someone remarked you can't hear the train untill it's prcaticly upon......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

upfromflames: Yeah, trends are very general, so I don't want to stereotype at all. I meant poor relative to the earlier families. Thanks for correcting me on that one. I am a little blurry on the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Who Cares for Kensingtion: OG FROM GCC, Good piece! Take it back 1 block at a time. All in a given block may not participate, but those that do should stick together and clean it from end to end...and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Lou Romero: Thanks UFF, your response was almost totally on the money, except for the "poor Puerto Rican families" part. Many PR families were hard-working and wanted a better living conditions as well as good schools, many who......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

OG FROM GCC: I just got back from a mission trip to Kensington. We worked at a kids camp that was located at a church on the corner of C and Indiana. Before the kids would get there. Every......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

POWcityblog: In Toronto the authorities are pretty quick to get rid of abandoned cars. They never last more than a day or so. Having said that there is a '89 or '90 black Honda Civic hatchback......

in response to: A Sign of Past Times? by CartLegger

Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics. We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

anon (82.153.71.49): This has just happened to my cat. We had to take the cat to the vet and have him sedated and bathed at over £100 for the first consultation. My brand new £1200......

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: weve had the discussion re: graf versus vandalism on here like 500 times, and its surprising how every other person has their own specific definition of the term "graffiti", to the point where it becomes......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

KINE TSK: Peace to LA & NYC... heard Philly was getting HUGE?! Anyone know who wrote this sh*t back in the day? Since there's a bunch of heads in here, "Almost 22 years in these backstabbin' streets. Strike......

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

Lp: Reading all these Stories on here really piss me off! Everyone is saying that they moved away to make a better life for theirselves/family and say how much of a "Hell-Hole" kensington is. i was......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

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

charlie from K & A: Grew up on Albert St. and went to H. A. Brown and Visitation. Went to Ascension for 7 and 8 grades, then to North Catholic. Lived over top of McGee's at G and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: to those that keep asking for the location, let me just mention (for like the 5th time in this thread) that its at 300 {w. broadway}, between {canal} and {grand}. i mean, i know its realllly......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

serlingrod: Here’s a list of contact numbers for city services….. ##NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES## City Hall Operator 215.686.1776 Abandoned Car (Automated Service) 215.683.2278 Abandoned Car Supervisor 215.685.9500 Barking Dogs, PAACA 215.685.9040 Citizen Crime Commission 215.546.TIPS Illegal Dumping (Neighborhood Services) 215.685.3097 Nuisance Bar, Underage Drinking 215.726.6200 Public......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: ch. 13 is pretty standard for such bridge communications. but beware that if you need the bridge to be opened, you need to contact them well in advance, as they have to work around the......

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

CatLegger: Nice skylines. But what's it look like inside Sydney's {Chinatown}?...

in response to: Chinatown by Ross

Frenchguy: This morning, I was bitten 3 cm from my eye (2 in). One of the most renown bird scientist of the XXth century said a bird would never bite your eye, but I am not......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

SB: graffiti is graffiti. it is what it is. its just writing on the wall and peices, tags, roller letters, throwups, whatevs its all the same thing, just a name gettin up...or not...yes it may be......

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

C: I haven't read all of the posts, but have read many. It was quite interesting to find this post when doing a random search for something else. My family and I moved here......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Chris : First of all Toronto is hated on by all Canadians outside of the Golden Horse Shoe. One of the main reasons why is,....... the Toronto Maple Losers!!!!!!!!. It's a hockey country and the leafs used......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Me: Re to living in Hutchinson You are bi-polar and I want to let you know there are medications for it....

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

phantom: There was a store on the 2800 block of Front Street in the 60's and 70's named Lauer's. They were like a deli but had specialty dishes - lots of fish dishes on Fridays for......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Scope -P.C.S.: I Luv diz store......once my cuz steady showed me where da scrap yard is located....everytime my parentz give me money i go strait to da scrap yard.....Im in a crew call P.C.S. which standz 4......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

50: catched a JA trow crossed out by BENET in amsterdam europe, in 2007....

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

Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

carol: a helpful article to read ...http//www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/memphis-crime . the correlation between the imploding of the housing projects and the rising crime rate in places which these tenants were relocated to....

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

river otters21 girl: It is a darn shame to see hear what happened to Kensington. Oh, I agree with YourOwnFault 100% except that this cancer known as white flight took place more recently than the 50s and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Cecilia Midiri: Sandy, you must live on my street. Just yesterday, I wrote almost the same thing to the Daily News and today they called me to consider it for publication...I'm in the 25th also. Wow, RonS,......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

It exists !: It's located just outside of the "Pioneer" gas station on Lakeshore, a little east of Hurontario... For real....

in response to: Live Bait Vending Machine by Gregory St.Pierre

jack: by the way that is a great photo catch. never saw that in brooklyn before....

in response to: Life Sentence by NWhyC

Lillibette Irish expat: What most of the people that have responded to this fail to realize is that "The Troubles" in Ireland have LONG ago stopped being about religion. It was/is rather like the black-white thing in......

in response to: NYC: The Empire State Building at Sunrise by Peter

Who Cares for Kensington: I'll leave race out of my comments and will continues to focus on the radical change of culture and values. The changes are what thay are and I am sure that the government nor activists......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

julie lorraine jackson: HELLO SUE T AND CATHY BENDELL AND LORRAINE BYGRAVES FROM JULIE LORRAINE JACKSON....

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

julie lorraine jackson: how is sue t and cathy bendell, lorraine bygrave from julie lorraine jackson...

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

Rita Spencer Knudsen: 27th Jun 2008 : I lived around Flatbush Ave. and my Mom would take me over to Decatur St. to see my Aunts Francis and Nellie. Nellie had the Nellie Cook Dance Studio on Broadway and I took dance......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

serlingrod: Thanks Peter. It's nice to have a friend back you up. I just marvel at the stubborness of it though.....I mean, "keep on painting" ... Really? I've made it perfectly clear I'm not an artist..I'm......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: Ryan: i hate chemical spills (this is more of a chemical spill than an "oil spill") as much as the next guy, but just for the record, its not the "largest oil spill in history".........

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Who Cares for Kensington: Everyone has someone else to blame and I guess that's the ameriacan way for losers these days. Buildings, streets and real estate agents do no breed ignorance, but sub-cultures do and Kensington is definitely a......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Jana: I am wondering if this home could be disassembled-then moved to a new location. I think I saw a for sale sign in one of your photos. It also may be able to be moved......

in response to: Stone house on Cardinal Hill by Goingincirclez

Pinecatz: Fantastic work. Thanks....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

serlingrod: wow, way before the days of Penntrification. where abouts did you live? ...

in response to: Trolley Tracks by serlingrod

zagg: Everyone knows that cats like cheese burgers, not hot dogs! [[http://icanhascheezburger.com/]] ...

in response to: Letters by Peter

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: That's one hopeful cat....

in response to: Letters by Peter

Peter: yeah, these were from the day-after cleanup leftovers-barbecue. for some reason, i didnt catch a photo of the approximately 200 lbs of beer bottles strewn about before we bagged em up, hahaha... whatever recycler came......

in response to: Letters by Peter

Devil's Advocate: There is so much injustice involved with all of the unaffordable housing in Chicago and displacement of the former residents of "the projects." Throughout this blog there is so much talk of what should and......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Devil's Advocate: Tex, maybe you're a part of the problem! Owning property and making an income from Hutchinson while not putting anything back into the town!...

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

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Yay! It's good to have three long names!...

in response to: This Month On Citynoise by Jamie

Editor: Location changed to {Glasgow}, {Scotland}...

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

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: If it were me, I'd be sleeping on Snowcrash, by Neal Stephenson....

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

EvilGentleman: To me, it would depend heavily on the particulars of the location where the photo was shot. If the man in the photo was in the midst of a well-frequented public space, then public domain......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I love the dogs. Those are happy tails, just going for a walk, not a care in the world....

in response to: Middlesex County Visions by zagg

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'm sad. I haven't been taking citynoise-worthy photos to post. I'm kicking myself for not getting Astoria on the map. I'm a bad Queens resident....

in response to: This Month On Citynoise by Jamie

serlingrod: ah, well we have two rivers, the delaware and the schuylkill. unfortunately I wouldn't categorize the water quality as "fresh" :/...

in response to: Outside McGlinchey\'s by serlingrod

zagg: And now for a word from Toronto's Barenaked Ladies: "Near where I live there's a viaduct Where people jump when they're out of luck Raining down on the cars and trucks below They've put a net there to catch......

in response to: A Life Saver by elicar

Hutchinson Escapee: That's it? That's all you got? Knowing Hutchinson to be the seething cesspool of child rapists and pedifiles that it is, I am going to suggest in the strongest language possible that the Dateline NBC people......

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

Hutchinson Escapee: Oops... seems Ryan Bloom wasn't a Hutch PD officer... no, he was a cop for a different city that LIVED IN AND COMMITTED his crime in Hutchinson, KS - and my mistake again - she......

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

Catastrophe: [[img:28194]]...

in response to: Unlikely by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

zagg: My cats give each other rim jobs. Naughty kitties....

in response to: Unlikely by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

phantom: Actually, a number of sociology papers have been written on "white flight" in Kensington. Census & demographic data supports the theory that the largest exodus was to follow jobs. As the mills closed (Houghton's, Stetson......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Me: Re to Peter Can't say I wouldn't blame you after reading so much negativity,but people like Tex who don't even live here but keep posting negative and slanderous comments,especially about the man who committed suicide,is enough......

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

AROM: man i got 2 give props 2 da nyc cats dat tag u guys r amazing....much love 4rm da bayarea. ......

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

g: good catch :) I know he's kinda middle ground for a lot of people whether they be artists or writers but he really makes me smile, even just a throwie. Thanks for sharing...

in response to: Graf Trux 21: Neck Face, NYC by Peter

Peter: indeed. and his stuff is getting rarer and rarer as time passes, so i figured id go on and catch this flick......

in response to: Graf Trux 21: Neck Face, NYC by Peter

Tex: Well, I don't think it takes rocket science to see that there are more $50,000 a year plus jobs in Texas than there are in Hutchinson, Ks. Unemployment is everywhere, and if you don't have......

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

zagg: With so many vegetarians, maybe I'll have to have an entire post dedicated to my vegetable garden: JUST YOU KIDS WAIT UNTIL MY EGG PLANTS BARE ME SOME PURPLE ORBS OF YUMMNESS (now only 73%......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: perhaps "badasssss" would have been a better exclamation....

in response to: Anal Jewelry by Peter

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

Peter: chiam: ip info indicates {amsterdam}. i wonder how dutch translates into korean? lol... eg: not all vegans are fanatical ;) though id pass on the meat hat myself, the photos of that stuff did crack me......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

bighouse: This is totally unreal. People go on about living conditions and so on. Why is it that people who get things for free and so on expect free forever?? I get no......

in response to: Cheap Sex $60 by Elicar

Tex: I saw today in the Hutch News where some poor 44 yr old guy shot himself in the head up there. I don't know his background, but he probably was poor and broke and......

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

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......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

chiamattt: Jack, it's not like the United States is going to 'give' the beef to Korea for free. In previous years (prior to 1994, i think) the Korean market was worth a little more than 3......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Smutz-onE: I'm brighton born and bred since '76, i know aroez work. Seriously, Mr '86 and the like.......what the #@/* ??? EDUCATE yourselves. the guyz pretty much the only reason i carry on. he is......

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

Dave Moore: Does anyone remember Marie Tighe from Cadishead or Linda Bunting from Irlam. Recall a lot of good nights spent at the Catholic Club and the White Horse....

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

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

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