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Peter: serlingrod: i get the same shit about {bushwick}. some people (usually the ones who least-closely read your commentary) just cant resist twisting and misinterpreting anything you say about the place thats vaguely positive, and automatically......

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

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

Anne Priestley (nee Rigby): Hi Debbie Good to hear from someone who went to the same school I did, you must be about three years younger than me though. My first teacher there was a Miss Peters. Do you......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Jamie: It's a recurring theme here. Someone posts a bunch of photos, or maybe even just one photo, from a particular place which don't paint a rose-tinted picture of that place and you can guarantee someone......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Muchadou: hahahaha Absolutely classic!! Mxx...

in response to: Sarah Jessica Parker Loses Her Head by The Decapitator

Peter: the hair/glasses/jacket combo is classic......

in response to: Central Park, 1970 by Mike L.

alejandro: hello i am from El Salvador i have one but it's for to restauration case i does not have sofa neither other a lot of this but i see it beautiful cause some......

in response to: Classic Cars 5 - 1957 Pontiac Star Chief by EvilGentleman

Peter: nice outing! im a tad jealous of your travels, i must admit... the weather there looks springlike! each of these is classic hool, euro-style. the first one is my favorite, of course. good on so many......

in response to: May 19 2008 Barcelona by hool

luna park: heh, this was on a totally crappy street right by the BQE in red hook; a crazy lady with an off-kilter wig was feeding the rosters rice, all the while softly meowing to the feral......

in response to: Kitten and Roosters by lunapark

Peter: a classic {brooklyn} scene... plus a cute {kitten}. you cant go wrong :)...

in response to: Kitten and Roosters by lunapark

Peter: Ok, so I just got back, and here are the photos: [[img:27389]] the northwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}... [[img:27390]] a wider view of the same spot... [[img:27391]] the southwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}... im sure that {upfromflames} could tell us......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

CartLegger: Yes. this is a fine spot, an old fashioned joint that is the oldest continuously operating restaurant in Chinatown. It always looks empty, but you feel like a real important customer with undending offers of......

in response to: Nam Wah Tea Parlor by Peter

ex-Bellevillian: Personally...I think Belleville is the most boring town in the world and I grew up there. Still have family there too. Belleville has always had this gran idea of itself because it host......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Ken: Cool Car,I myself have a classic car, a 1976 Ford Gran Torino ...

in response to: Jeff\'s 1973 Corolla by Peter

Fiona : Beautiful car, I grew up around classic cars, the Nash was sure inovator in car styling back in the late '40s and early '50s, I'm in the process of getting myself a 1976 Ford Torino......

in response to: Classic Cars 4 - 1952 Nash by EvilGentleman

Sammy Perez: antblack, you are definitely hitting some memory chords with the go-carts and nunchucks. As for 111, the one thing I remember is playing handball in the morning and at lunchtime. Besides the two main......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Peter: hahahahahaha, omg, this is CLASSIC. nice find!...

in response to: Movin’ Out (Anthony\'s Song) by Miss MaryK

Peter: what a comprehensive and interesting post... thanks for your recent posts, {michelle}. this is a classic example of how its nice to see some places ive never had the chance to see in person before... i......

in response to: Parliament Hill Cats, Rideau Canal, and RCMP Stables by Michelle

Peter: i was in {red hook} last weekend for the [[7734:idiotarod]] and overheard tales of up-and-coming places pulling out of {red hook}, due to the expected "influx" of folks not happening as expected/predicted... a shame. classic......

in response to: Ikea\'s Watery Shadow by CartLegger

Rob Tynan: Heres one!! Does anyone in Cadishead remember the "Bettaware" man who used to bring samples of "revoluntionary" household gismos round to your house, I remember he drove a 1960s Ford Classic....

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

little ukraine: I'm with Lefty, EG, you should post them. I have similar regrets; my grandmother grew up on Chauncey Street (right next to the Kramdens, right?) and my father says he remembers her talking about......

in response to: Under the Bridges by Peter

jack: i once got an upright piano from the salvation army, paid $50 brought it home, stripped it down and reassembled it with a new paint job, it was tuned and worth then around $1500. ......

in response to: Jan 27 2007 Toronto by hool

janet: Hi Stan—and all you 167 alums out there—The beautiful public library in classical style on Schenectady & Eastern Parkway was a place to visit, to use, but for me not to hang out in and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Evinrude: Alfred, people like you are the problem with this country. A socially ran country fails, do the research. Why don't you just join the communist party! Free market is what has built this country. If......

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

Alfred: "Old bastards" - I'm 26. Maybe young people in this city should learn to take enjoyment from simple things like taking a stroll at Dillon Nature Center or listening to non-commericial, uninterupted classical music on......

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

EvilGentleman: Judging from the looks of that building, I suspect "forever" might be pushing it. A shame, though. It looks pretty solidly built, and I would think a little TLC would put a fine piece of......

in response to: Viagra Headquarters? by serlingrod

Peter: omg, what a classic thread......

in response to: Brooklyn Dead End by sine

Peter: this is classic {bushwick}. im partial, though, as i live in the midst of that residential/industrial netherworld. love it. wouldnt trade it. ...

in response to: Mixed Messages by CartLegger

Peter: although im a {new york}er, i agree with mcarthur. ive watched this post for over a year and though its taught me a lot about a place ive never been (and about some of the......

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

Fancy: The birth of wallscapes...classic!...

in response to: The Golden Age of Advertising by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

CartLegger: that 4th one is sure a classic. Better watermark 'em....

in response to: London, a Little Darker... by artisan, London

iN: classic redbird...

in response to: NYC Graffiti Train, 1995 by Metro

EvilGentleman: Georges, The predominant prejudice in Montreal is still language. As an English-speaker, I seldom notice anti-Americanism among the French Quebecers. This may be due in part to my not being to understand most of what......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

99˘Dreams: Damn! Major props to you, Peter! An overnight photo montage after my idle posting. You've even captured the full range, from the mundane to the overWROUGHT. Couldn't have happened better or quicker had I been......

in response to: Bushwick Gates: Part 1 by Peter

CartLegger: Classic image that is there. Were they in use or "out to pasture"? ...

in response to: Dumpster Grid by little ukraine

colavitos ghost: classic post indeed; and a truly classic cleveland 'hood. it is fleet avenue, however. not fleet street. but only a real jerk like me would point that out....

in response to: Santa Comes Early in Slavic Village by little ukraine

Peter: nice. this is the sort of classic citynoise entry that i really enjoy......

in response to: Santa Comes Early in Slavic Village by little ukraine

CartLegger: LOL! From a mispelling, a classic is born!...

in response to: Tappan Zee Bride. by barry

CE: Ha! "Several car dealerships" That's classic!...

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

jeeff: heh, that's classic!...

in response to: Cop Gets Ticket: by Peter

EvilGentleman: All in polished chrome, all from my {Classic Cars} series, which was taken last fall. [[img:21118]] [[img:21119]] [[img:21120]]...

in response to: Obscured Self-Portraits? by Peter

Peter: i love it... classic {brooklyn} street action!...

in response to: Stoop Boxing by CartLegger

Andy: The big dude in the dress was classic....

in response to: Cosplay by chiamattt

Peter: hahahaha... classic score, eg! :)...

in response to: Clown on Phone by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Nah, I'm just a guy who likes to take lots of pictures and post them on the internet, sharing the world I see with others, using my preference for a comprehensive photojournalistic presentation style. I......

in response to: Sexe Cite by EvilGentleman

Peter: hahahaha, thats classic, serlingrod... and jack: i love thinking of {elvis} as a mouthpiece for american imperialism abroad... as a nation, we do indeed owe a debt of gratitude to {the king}... [[img:19830]]...

in response to: Shimokitazawa by serlingrod

Peter: this is a classic, ggp. i love it!...

in response to: Maxim Radio, et Al by GGP

Jamie: classic citynoise...

in response to: Hool Was Here by joey

EvilGentleman: I could have sworn the first conquest of Alexander was Greece. So the big question would then be, was it a civil war or an invasion? Considering the classical Greek habit of describing both Macedon......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

Sirhcbre: You would enjoy the arcade on {Decarie} in old {Ville Saint-Laurent}. It has some classic games and is a pretty popular hangout for local kids....

in response to: Ye Olde Arcade by EvilGentleman

BDweller: Hey, upfromflames, your picture of the entirely sealed-up apartment building [Feb 17th] looks like a burn-out to me. You can see the scorch marks around the fire escape. "Is it a careless landlord......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

EvilGentleman: Classic! How could I have missed that one? Nice job, dude....

in response to: Don\'t Feed The Mailbox by CE

Beadle and Tatum: http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/images/congrat1a.jpg Its a hand written rambling note about the Sex Pistols calling the mueseum a "piss stain". There was some pettitioning and a USA today poll that helped locate the hall. I did some research, this is the......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

little ukraine: so awesome. i really love those first three. classic humanity vs. nature....

in response to: Aurora Borealis by Tricky Disco

Beadle and Tatum: What other musicians deserve the name "cleveland legend?" I was at the rock hall recently and the section on great ohio musicians was underwhelming. There was the "hang on sloopy" guys and the......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

colavitos ghost: classic cleveland gray. you really captured the essence of our city's weather situation....

in response to: The River and The Lake by little ukraine

little ukraine: awesome. the 'house of batman' makes me think of a bar i went to in barcelona called the 'hook bar,' themed after the classic (well, classic for kids my age, anyway) robin williams-dustin hoffman......

in response to: Handphone Dec 04 2006 by chiamattt

Beadle and Tatum: Thanks for not mentioning the classic post, "bridges of Cuyahoga County" easily my all time top 7 of CN posts. It contains waaay more bridges in one shot than you got in here. ......

in response to: There Are Many Bridges in Cleveland by little ukraine

jeeff: hey now i love that movie. the whole point of a repertory theatre is to show classic older movies in addition to hip new ones....

in response to: Soon To Be Demolished by groovehouse

little ukraine: i just commented on another post recently about how i love the way utility lines slice up a picture. we'll be seeing some classic cleveland utility lines a little later as well. jack - i......

in response to: Detroit Ave., Ohio City by little ukraine

JNJ: Again. The problem isn't your, "whiteness". Human phenotypes don't necessarily always reflect the genotypes. "White", just like Black, Brown, Red, Yellow, is just a generic term used to separate people for the......

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

joey: how about pictures of the water treatment plant. i hear it's a classic...

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

EvilGentleman: Wow, reminds me of classic Breakout, Arkanoid or perhaps DX-Ball for some reason....

in response to: Bricks Bustin\' Out by Brad

ksedge: i want one... it's not marilyn monroe. i think it's betty grable, one of the most classic pin up girls on all time. not 100% sure though......

in response to: Scooter by CE

EvilGentleman: Classic, I love it! Welcome back....

in response to: Dew Drop Inn by GGP

JWT: Classic Brooklyn. Wonderful photos....

in response to: Old Italian Neighborhood by jack

EvilGentleman: You have a good eye. You might also want to consider wandering around Point St Charles. A classic case of urban decay meets gentrification. Charlevoix Metro station is in the point....

in response to: Beaudoin Street by CE

aer suzuki: for the time of year it depends on what kind of weather you like. if you like having a huge grey smear hanging above your head for a sky (which i do, mostly, perversely) and......

in response to: Japanese Garden by aer suzuki

Susannah : Classic phone box....

in response to: Dereliction by Jamie

Dj Wannabe: I think this is a disaster of metal classics. I grew up listening to alot of these songs and they don't deserve to be treated this way, it disgusts me. The Houston rap scene is......

in response to: A Little Taste of Screwed & Chopped to Metal Classics by Arthur Mercadante

EvilGentleman: Neo-classical is right. The date on it reads 1948....

in response to: Saint Ann\'s Cadillac by joey

joey: this vending machine looks like a classic!...

in response to: Self Reflection by joey

EvilGentleman: Chris - Sainte-Catherine near Lambert-Closse, except picture 4, which is down the street at the corner of St-Marc. anon - I am for the most part still experimenting with shooting people in an urban setting. I......

in response to: August 1 2006 Montreal by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Definitely **not** macho. But then again, those bright glossy colours look like they came from the paint jobs of custom classic cars, so maybe it **is** macho....

in response to: Luscious by sine

Maria Latore: British people who complain about America need to get something through their heads. First, Britain was the original mega-power who everyone hated. Just because we kicked your ass in the revolutionary war and because......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

joey: a pair of classical gals overlooking broadway....

in response to: Spreckels by joey

515 + mofidious: we only accept a few salt pots at the door, the specifications of the pots are as follows: 80mm tall circufrence between 120mm and 150mm it is vital tht it is octagonal and must be 2/3 full of......

in response to: I Love Sodium by Jamie

t@ngent: In a classic case of ionic bonding, dj sodium from the alkali metal collective has joined forces with mc chlorine of the halogen massiv Make way for **{the NaCl}** ...

in response to: I Love Sodium by Jamie

EvilGentleman: I find it interesting to convert the demographic information for Bellevile found at [[http://www.bellevilleusa.com/demographics.html]] into actual numbers. The population of Belleville in 2000 was 2239, and broke down as follows: (including both politically correct and......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Mitch Waxman: Poseurs and sellouts, Sodium used to be da bomb. Their tour with Halite was a classic, a natural combination. Sodium could walk on water back then, blazing with a bright yellow flame visible for miles.......

in response to: Mofidious by Mofidious

JJ: Where Eagles Dare is a classic, but I really LOVE the stuff from Earth AD. Die, Die My Darling is probably my favorite....

in response to: I Want Your Skull, I Need Your Skull by JJ

EvilGentleman: As far as I can recall from my weather observer training, ACSL (altocumulus staing lenticular) are the result of high winds aloft, and can be formed by wind passing over mountains, but they can be......

in response to: Mt. Rainier & Lenticular Clouds by aer suzuki

Peter: lol, chia... classic! is yoga considered "unchristian" by christians?!...

in response to: God Is Good by Peter

PimpmyHOOKAH: That shit is classic love n Haight st. Its become an invasion of phobic E-MOs....that dudes probably only showing his ass because he anit getting any. Have pity on those who just cant get any...and......

in response to: How To Annoy People by bashopoem

jeeff: i think its true that whenever you gain something you lose something else. but in the case of vegas, hasn't it always been a 'den of sin'? i never thought that classic vegas......

in response to: View of Vegas by jack

Jill: Analogies aside, the behavior of dropping your dick out in a public space like a train is bizarre and generally considered unacceptable by society. Anybody who thinks somebody should 'grow up' or 'get over......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

EvilGentleman: Man, that one was a classic. Took me a while to stop laughing. Good job....

in response to: The Churchmouse and Firkin by Biff

Jane Minty: Oh, and "Sir, your penis is out" is sure to become a classic quote! Fucking brilliant. ...

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

Peter: eg: as a kid, growing up in {tennessee}, i went to more than my fair share of {monster truck} rallies and [[wiki:Tractor pull]]s... though i think my hearing was permanently damaged from all the indoor......

in response to: Monster Trucks by EvilGentleman

jack: holy shit, you mean 1984 is now classic. i must be ancient. i still think of 1958 as the summer of my youth. the best of rock and roll was being played......

in response to: A Little Taste of Screwed & Chopped to Metal Classics by Arthur Mercadante

Egbert James: I think screwed n' chopped is the perfect sound to bring the 1980's back with some of these metal classics....

in response to: A Little Taste of Screwed & Chopped to Metal Classics by Arthur Mercadante

Peter: a classic 1971 p-1800 volvo coupe spotted in {prospect heights}, {brooklyn}: [[img:11293]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_P1800]]...

in response to: Volvos and Vespas by Peter

Peter: the one of the smiling cop is classic!...

in response to: A \'Wonderful\' World... by Elicar

yuppies will burn: The BEACH used to be working class for all wonderful place to live but the rich people have turned it into an area for them only and with market value assement(legal government robbery) the rich......

in response to: The 40th Beaches Lion’s Easter Parade by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Considering the fact that this frozen spectacle was later reported by the NY Post to be a rabbit, one can only assume that the Post reporter either witnessed the block of ice at a later......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

Jamie: classic. i damn near wet myself....

in response to: How to Become a Tramp by Andrew Smith

Peter: chia: classic story, lol......

in response to: Only in Toronto... by Elicar

Peter: i love it. i love how strange some of the stuff looks- i wouldnt expect any less... totally classic, traditional holiday fare for modern americans :) seems like someone put alot of work into those. they......

in response to: Ditmars Avenue, Sweets by GGP

no1def: ha! night writer... classic... ahhh......

in response to: Graffiti, Posters, Stencils Etc (Part3) by Cheesy Member

Peter: jeeff: a brilliant idea, indeed. and the recursive scheme of the art inside is hilarious. when they get to the "?", they'll be like "huh?!" and not even realize, at first glance, that their "huh"......

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