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krimzer kkk: im a filipino but living in montreal! and here's my top 10! 1.montreal,canada 2.makati,philippines 3.seattle,usa 4.toronto,canada 5.sydney,australia 6.chicago,usa 7.hong kong 8.new york,usa 9.calgary,canada 10,san francisco,usa...

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

~Me : I wish the best to everyone who was raised in the projects in chicago, the horners, the greens, robert taylor homes etc.... Its sad to see them tear down historical land marks and homes to......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

serlingrod: moral of the story, everyone - deindustrialization ruined these neighbors that so many people who grew up in them loved so much. hard economic times and social/political injustice has transformed them into hotbeds for illegal......

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

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

bryaN: heh... the last photo, "Welcome to Chicago, the Windy City!"...

in response to: Oct 17 2007 Chicago by hool

MADI: hey lala, i remember the blakeney,you have a brother ronnie,rochelle,lived on the 2 nd floor,i am in california touring,and i hope i can get to chicago,please feel free to keep in touch,i just remember bobo...

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

yolanda deberry-franklin: wow, memories, memories,memories. my family and i moved into the henry horner projects when they were completed around 1956-57. i was about 4 years old at the time. we thought that we......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

ya boy $$moneymike$$74: Candyman was just a movie.They just wanted to make a good movie and what better way to do that then to make a flick in the largest project home in Chicago, better yet the country.......

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

A-TRAIN: los angeles is definately not the most recognized in film, tv, or anything in the world. if someone showed me a picture of it and asked me what city it is, id probably have no......

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

ahh a ghost: heres my list of the top 10! (im from the chicago-land area) First off, all you dallas-houston and toronto-montreal people fighting, shut the hell up. 1.Tokyo, Japan- to me, every picture i see of tokyo looks great.......

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

chitown chillin: i'm from chicago, and for a country that has just about twice as many people as the state of illinois (and only about ten times the number of folks in my city) your cities are......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Carrie : Ok everyone, I see you points, but let me tell you...corruption and political favors are EVERYWHERE, and in every city in America! Of COURSE, if you're in a position to keep a competitor out......

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

serlingrod: There's nothing better than eating at a city's iconic food establishment....Wiener's Circle in Chicago, Pat's Steaks in Philly (cuz Geno's SUCKS!), Primanti's in Pittsburgh....Dick's seems to fall into that category that really adds to the......

in response to: Dick\'s by Peter

Jeff: Atlanta does have an excellent skyline. After NYC and Chicago, I would say there it is a 5 way tie for the #3 spot on the USA's best skylines: Atlanta? San Francisco? Seattle? Houston?......

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

producer: Staci I just moved to chicago, and was thinking about moving to hubodlt park. I have just spent the last three hours reading through these postings while doing research for my relocation. I would......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

GP: Deep, deep, deep. Thank You for schooling these cats........If you pay attention even more to detail from beginning to now you will see how insignificant we really are. All of Humbodlt, the westside,......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

Polaco: I grew up with tanks rolling down the street, then at age 8 I lived in NY to see violence in different form, at age 11 moved to Chicago, same shit...When are we all gonna......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Jeff: New York City is the gretest city and place a person could be the skyline is #1 along with chicago, and hong kong and there are more things to see and do there than anywhere......

in response to: New York City 2 by JayEastsider

Jeff: Houston is a great place to live and be I have relitives there and i might someday live there myself BUT New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco have a slight edge over it. ...

in response to: Downtown Houston by groovehouse

high school student,WI: i am currently reading There Are No Children Here, with school,and writing various essays on it. Growing up in chicago, i knew people who lived in Henry Horner, but never reflected on their life style......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

little ukraine: this is a really really wonderful set. the pictures are so well-taken and the way you put them together gives me a great impression of the city, about which I had previously known pretty......

in response to: Birmingham Alabama by dfwtiger

Colt.: I see the neighborhood gentrifying actually working, right now i was by there and they had a starbucks, blockbuster, and bestbuy. There are tons of nice new Huge High-Rises, Chicago, is becoming a lot nicer,......

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

Lucho: this post has been a tremendous help to me, thanks to everyone that has given their insight. i have been working on a research paper on the renovation of cabrini green, i am from chicago,......

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

Phill: Hey interesting but this is more a general question about chicago, does anyone no of like a specific graffitti wall, or area that has a ton of grafitti art in chicago?, my second question is......

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

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......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

DREW: hey guys, cabrini green is still pretty bad and violent, you just don't here about it as much because its smaller. If you don't believe you can check this website out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_7xzKVVrT8 go to......

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

procyon: one of the nicest things about chicago, in my opinion, is how the lake looks almost like the caribbean on nice days. i am from cleveland (which is wonderful in its own ways), where lake......

in response to: chicago by velvetdebris

Phill: Straight up they need to keep up public housing in Chicago. They're killing a community, and history. Questions too. Alright if i'm writting a highschool paper on the descruction of public housing in Chicago, and......

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

anon (68-73-60-3.ded.ameritech.net): I am moving to Chicago in two weeks. Out of all the neighborhoods in Chicago, we have narrowed it down to either Wicker Park or Lincoln Square. Can anyone please tell me any info......

in response to: wicker park by corsakti

EvilGentleman: Directions from Montreal to San Diego: Autoroute 20 West (becomes 401 West at Ontario border) Go to end of road (Windsor, ON) North on Huron Church Road to Ambassador Bridge. Stop at US Customs in Detroit, MI.......

in response to: The Drive Home by jfilip

procyon: [[img:11555]] chicago, 55th + the lake...

in response to: Post a Picture of Directly Outside Your Window by CE

Brad: EvilGentleman, you've really been around haven't you?;) I'm not sure if there is one in Decatur or not. I've only been there a handful of times which is kind of pitiful since it's only 45......

in response to: Grab A Seat by Brad

EvilGentleman: Ironically, I have seen taller buildings in Iqaluit, Nunavut. And the buildings in Montreal were originally not allowed to be higher than Mount Royal (much like Halifax and the Citadel). Nowadays, the heights of the buildings......

in response to: Fredericton Skyscrapers by CE

jack: elaine is correct it is mass hysteria but then again it was racial profiling. are the taxi drivers being trained to be suspicious of mideastern people. my thought is if this guy got......

in response to: Stupidity Is a Virus by sine

Bean: I'm reading There are no Children here, and work on the South Side of Chicago, I'm meeting the author at the end of this month, which will be intersting. Most of the Projects in Chicago,......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

EvilGentleman: K-Money: You wonder why I was in Cabrini Green at 1:30 AM? I was passing through, of course. Being hungry and needing a break after spending all day on the road, I went to the......

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

Margaret: Hi, I'm finishing up my senior year at Northwestern in Evanston. My parents are immigrants from Eastern Europe and I have spent most of my undergraduate career interested in communities and increased educational opportunities......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

tex: why is everyone making fun of me?first off james i think every city in the world was made by HUMANS.second ,no des im not from texas,im from chicago,and hobart what's wrong with ''tex''?actually it stands......

in response to: A Sunday Walk in Eastend London... by Lawrence

anon (c-69-253-231-243.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): I moved here from a sububurb 20 minutes from Chicago, and the suburbs in PA are horrible....

in response to: Philadelphia suburbs by Nairi

Pazop: So much hate... re: "i may be packing..beware!" - Studies have shown that Canadians are packing, but for some reason, USA folks actually use the things more for harm. F'rinstance - another......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Jbear: thousands of posts and none of you even have a clue as to what actually happened except a few pictures which can be taken a lot of different ways. Random speculation, even by the one......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Paul G: Thanks! The bridge - pictured - is over Barton Creek, in Zilker Park. I think that the bats live under the bridges that cross Town Lake a/k/a the Colorado River a/k/a Lake Austin.......

in response to: Austin, Texas by Paul G

ted357: Ya'll crazy to an extent. I'm moving to HP soon. I'm moving because I can't afford no other shit on the north side. I'm a white boy from the south side. Damn, I understand some......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Fredrik-Sweden: Haha, I guess there are certain points of views that must be strightened out, right!? Anyway, even over here in Sweden we have problems when it comes to gang rivalty (do you spell it like......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Paul G: the pose of the (a) well-dressed young men on the steps is more telling than is the pose of the (b) older man lying on the sidewalk. (a) + (b) = the new chicago, and the......

in response to: Mr. Chicago by gary

Vauna: Re: Hack the City Having personally experienced the driving in Mexico with you, I relived the noise and aberant driving behavior of individuals in Chicago, San Francisco and Guadalajara while you were at the steering the......

in response to: Hack the City by Marc

Sic: Re: chicago, nightvision Honore Street?...

in response to: chicago by corsakti

M: So reminescent of Blade Runner! Fantastic series. Interesting, I had the same thoughts as I drove through lower Wacher Drive in Chicago, it's a subterranean existance below the city streets....

in response to: tokyo tunnels (under the skin) by jeeff

Jennifer: I'm from wicker park. I lived on wicker park ave for almost all, but 3yrs, of my life. I know live in a small town name Ft Thomas in Kentucky and I can see how......

in response to: wicker park by corsakti

ElViejoDeArriba: "Papo: 28/01/2005 - 11:37 [top] hey joe, did your people come to this country to learn proper grammar and spelling? no? well, it sure shows in your comment, papi." nice. im not taking sides, but speaking of......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: on the southside of chicago, how they boogie......

in response to: Chicago by Paul G

Peter: as long as youre always looking, life is good. you take photos when you can and file all the rest into "probable inspirations for text" later, heh. the cam sounds cool. were saving for a new......

in response to: Our Sky is Chalk by Paul G

Peter: Thanks for posting these, Paul. I'm just sitting here like "yes, the sky is chalk"; i can totally empathize on a day like today is in NYC. I think that I've been secretly hoping, for a......

in response to: Our Sky is Chalk by Paul G

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