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Gamester: I too just found this page after searching for "too old skateboarding" in Google. I am 23 years old and work as a technical support agent in Boulder, CO. Right now, here is...... Some Guy Ya: Wow I thought the new widening of the rail bridge down by Queen would have alleviated this. Pretty interesting. ... anon (): that brake shoe is called a WHEEL ADAPTER... UNION PACIFIC RAIL CAR REPAIRER... Elijah: And with his chariots, like a whirlwind.............. That's how Christ is coming back. In the so called mystical thing that you see on the X-Files every Friday night. All the so called U.F.O 's. These...... 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...... Robert: Lets us all remember that while there are trains rolling though the tunnel at 70 miles or so. The really good thing about that entire tunnel is there is no 700 volt Third Rail to...... mackie.p: Nice images Peter!
Im from the UK and currently working with rail workers producing images of the work that sits along the live tracks.
mackie.p@hotmail.com
... Sheila Vaudrey: Hiya Rob, Nice to see the Poker and Stand, we always had a nice P&S standing proudly in the Hearth, but ours was brass as our dad was a "brass finisher" we had a brass...... Montrealbunny: I finally got around to taking another walk in this direction. This is the back of the building at 4000 St Ambroise. There is a french cuisine resto tucked away there that I...... Don worry bout it : Yo lookout for ''thin'' hes everywere i was in the car and saw his shit everwhere, whats up with segr i see him on the highway but his stuff isn't too good , not saying...... john: If you think the tunnel looks great now you should have seen it back in the 70's I was 12 years old when I started going down there.
Thats when there were five tracks down there...... Debbie from Irlam: Hi Norma and Anne,
My maiden name is Buck, and I am sure Norma you will remember me, I used to knock about with you, not often, but used to come to your house in Cadishead....... 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...... T J O'BRIEN, ANNANDALE, VA: The article below it will mention the Luna Park. During the WW II I worked part-time for the New York Daily News as a copy boy. One afternoon I came in early at...... Mary: I love this shot. What memories it brings to mind. Some good, some bad. Bad was when I had to walk home after dark. The giant factory building enhanced my fear and the darkness....... Bob Salmon: Hi James
Off hand I cannot remember Mike Melani although the name rings a bell somewhere?
Peter Robinson I remember from school and have not heard of him since we left school.
Malcolm Kennedy was a good...... Ella Street: Hey bill yes we are still over the bridge. Got a trailer in cape may court house if you and Alie get down that way get my # from john and give me a call....... John (aged 44 and a bit): Ahh so many memories. I left irlam in 1985 not i may add for the sandy beaches and climate of a far off land but the more mundane surroundings of Oldham. I grew up on...... Al: Kinda sad. I liked seeing the streetcar rails heaving through the roads every spring. Oh well... if you want to ride a streetcar, go to Toronto. ... Peter: yes, the tunnel is very much in use, as the tunnel is the main artery that connects [[wiki:Metro-North Railroad]] and [[wiki:amtrak]] trains to [[wiki:penn station]]. dodging the trains and staying out of their line of...... chuckvideo: I love that 8th image in so many ways, the rays of light are incredible, and the way the light reflects off of the front rail draws your eye to the front elements.... Neath: It should all be standard North American sizes for the trailer. Maybe some sag and some bad signage but you just have to feel that something is wrong. Driver's fault all the way!... Sashay: Cabrini-Green started over 100 years ago as a place for people to live and have a community. Somewhere along the line it got derailed. Althought Chicago's plan is not going to be 100% fantastic, it...... yeah yeah: i think its amazing how people are suggesting that jacksonville should become like miami or orlando in order to become more "entertaining"... havent any of you people taken a walk around outside or a swim...... drew: they just cannot put those down, its part of history and protected. I live pretty close and go for grocery there every week, and you should have go INSIDE the loblaws cause they kept lifters...... Re; KOTS: Hi James, yeh i knew about kots through my mates who used to go and see you (they are on the snubtv clip on youtube but not sure if you are in that line up)...... James cashan: RE: Jon Burgess, ha ha well spotted jon i dont think that public demand, finance nor desire is great enough for that. K.O.T.S. Fans and those that remember us are a rare commodity,although i...... EvilGentleman: All I know, is I have seen a lot of the little speed limit signs along the bike trails, usually proclaiming a limit of 20 km per hour. I confess that I have not been...... Peter: speeders on the bike trails? theres a bike speed-limit? do they use radar? are you supposed to have a bike speedometer or something? heh...... Montrealbunny: Wow! Those derailment shots are captivating, and even more so to me as I work for a railroad. Thank you for sharing, and I'll keep an eye out for you based on that...... EvilGentleman: Actually, I cannot place it. But the description you gave tells me I have must have overlooked this one. Maybe it's along one of those stretches of the bike trail where I tend to ride...... EvilGentleman: I have an old pic from 1994 or 1995 posted in one of my posts in the [[3039:Train Derails on Bridge]] series. I am currently about 305 pounds (people always guess me at about 250...... Ben Baillargeon: Let me tell everyone the number one way to stop bike theft!
Don't be stupid for one without critisizing anyone, but if you love you bike bring it everywhere you go! seriously i ride my norco...... Rob Tynan: Hi Ron,
The houses in Atherton Lane Cadishead are the original houses that were built after the railway arrived. Next time I'm passing I will take some pics and post them.
Rob... joey: does the san jose light rail system go underground at all?... Cyril Bagshaw: Hello Sheila V
Joe Nelson did take over from his Dad, must have been just after the war because Joe made a trailer for me in 1947 to carry my greengrocery from Smithfield Market at Shudehill...... Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Jenny and Janet(Sutton), I lived at No 42 Harewood Road and I do remember you living there also I remember the field that belonged to your granddad, it came at the side...... Peter: nice! this reminded me of the incline railway on {lookout mountain}, in {chattanooga} {tennessee}...
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* What’s...... Romania ( Braila): hey i'm a iulian from romania and here parkour is one sport very popular... for details iulian_mihalache2006@yahoo.com and iulianmihalache2006@gmail.com... JKMI England: Great images. Unfortunately, looking at the final few shots (before the aerial views) I just can't help feeling an imminent sense of loss. A trip along the route of the High Line just won't be...... cyril bagshaw: Hi Sheila
Yes, that was Lennies, There was also a furniture business near there called Motlers,who also had another shop in Eccles,but I dont know when they ceased trading along with The Lombardian store the other...... cyril bagshaw: Hi Sue
Must get those photos on somehow..... I've only just been tutored in posting photos by Alan. If you like,email cyrilab@optusnet.com.au and I will pass on the routine.
Certainly do remember McKinnell's Taxis....we got our first...... Andrew Smith: Wendy
I'm sure you'll get to meet people soon enough. The pictures of the two signs above were actually taken up the moss from Cadishead, not Irlam. If you drive/walk all the way up New Moss...... Elicar: These stopped two blocks west of Main (Westlake).
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But realtors' boundaries of the Danforth Village are:
"Danforth Village spans from Victoria Park Avenue west to Greenwood Avenue, and includes the first few blocks north of The...... Voide: Haha I remember that half pipe brings back some memorys when I sucked ass at graffiti if anyones wondering its up on the mountain by bruce trail... Bob Salmon: A bit late, sorry, my internet connection broke down.
Hi Alan
You are correct with what you say about the sky lighting up.
Having worked in all the areas that could light up the sky, I will endeavour...... jazzartsounds: [[img:26382]]
looking for better sites for st. louis area street art..? I have some great pics.. Love the Powell Square building! need info on REDD FOXX and also ed box..? help? recently returned...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Andrew
I could just see the goal post of Irlam AFC though the railings, but really not sure where they play now.
The ground they used first of all that I remember was on Gill Field...... Deb Simpkins: Hi Norma,
as I remember it, Oak Ave wasn't very long so I wonder if our grandparents knew each other? I will ask my dad and see if he remembers Tommy and May.. Bolton... was...... Alan Taylor: Thinking of Liverpool Road travelling towards Cadishead you had Tramway Road running diagonal from it to the railway embankment which had a 'tunnel' through to the side of the steelworks main entrance then from Liverpool...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Rob
On the last of your photos, you can just about see at the edge on the left, a little opening cut under the railway that led into LSC (British Steel). I never worked at...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Rob
Really interesting old photos.I can all but see the "back entrance" under the railway to the Steelworks canteen.
I wonder if there were many loyal workers there as my father-in- law was, after spending 50years...... Elicar:
I do not mind graffiti in abandoned and obscure places (I took some on railways and under a bridge, but when perfectly good walls just like the one in here are "vandalized", then I am...... Michael Waugh: Directions:
Recalling since '75, west of the SAPI mill about 5-10 km I would say. There was a small post office/store. Dirt road went north over the railroad tracks, just beyond it turned to the...... Brittany: I live in Hutch and Judge Macke Dick married my husband and i. it's not that bad here, but i don't care what your opinions are it's not right to put people down just because...... Alan Taylor: A few more oldies
The Boathouse
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Irlam Locks showing the completed sluice gates
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Digging their way under the rail bridge
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... Alex Price: Hi Everyone! Has Anyone Been In Maintenence Tunnels In Irlam Railway Viaduct? There Is 11 Cameras In There So If You Get Caught You Will Be Taken Home By Police (That It! That Isnt Exacly...... Marissa Chaplin: they certainly are Joanne
ps; I am still on the Minor trail ;-)... Bob Salmon: Hi rob
Yes I remember Len Jackson; my mother got her daily pinta from him for a few decades.
One of his employees on the milk round was a good friend of mine, his name was Ivor...... Marney: Love the old photos. Wish I could visit these places in person. Bit far for me, in Cincinnati.
Thanks. I was especially stricken by the photo with the railroad tracks which look like they are sitting...... kEmS: Palm beach county graff game has and had mad talent. I think normel is dope and tearing shit up for real out here.But i think maer has the illest style in palm beach. Who...... HutchGrrl: I'm from Hutchinson and I can spell! I graduated from HHS in 2001. I don't know anyone from my graduating class who chose to stay in town. Hutchinson is adorable. Many...... MJ: Wow. I mean really, wow. This topic has gone on for a long time. I have lived in Hutch for a good portion of my life. This is where most of...... trapped: The are several secret levels under DIA which is basicly a underground base and prison camp for who, for us citizens. The new world order has over 800 prison camps all over the us and...... Bob: Used to. Rail Road moved.
more people get a big laugh out of the pee-trough in the bathroom rather than the dollar sign (left)... rich backes: lived at 624 chauncey st.in the early fiftees remember niehr's ice cream parlor the hang out of the rail road boys.went to our lady of lourdes our house is long gone my brothers and i...... rich backes: lived at 624 chauncey st.early fiftees remember niehr's ice cream parlor home of the rail road boys, house long gone.me and my brothers visit there once in awhile don't reconize any of the houses...... Gems: This is like the worst city on earth, there is nothing to do. Not only in La Junta not
"One of America's best kept secrets!
La Junta is a growing city on the High Plains of...... EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct.
Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just...... stepha: I am tickled you are all trying to unravel the identity of the "mystery"building. ok, here's another memory, walking around the ebbets fied area one day my friend elaine and i came...... Bob: The Hutchinson, KS haters amuse me. I'm sure some of them have lived in other cities, some have attested to it in their diatribes. However it seems that they are either young or...... Keith Smith: Hi Cadisheaders,I used to live on Atherton lane behind the George hotel,and spent years down the bamas fishing on the newt pond,had a great bonfire every year on the bamas,shooting slug guns on the railway...... anon (spc1-ward4-0-0-cust157.bagu.broadband.ntl.com): Take your point, but before they moved it it had wrought iron railings put around it.Even then the kids liked to see it when they visited the park....... dan: the first pic is that what used to be the lake?i had some great times there all the wood trails i miss the day camp its been like 17yrs... Dick: The neighborhood during the early 40's was fabulous. PS 241 on President Street was new. In the schoolyard, softball center & right field were along the fence to the BMT trench. A home run hit...... Logan: I am a 38 year old man born and raised in bushwick. I have seen bushwick go through many changes. I can remember when the wiseguys used to spend their days in the coffee shops...... Robert Patten: Finally (for now), three pictures from May 2007 from what we call Teletubby Hills, near the Northbank Industrial Estate and can be seen from the Cadishead Way bypass.
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You can see the Rehau building, and if...... Robert Patten: Just realised I could have worded that better, chances are that when the first picture was taken the railway was still in use.
This picture is taken from a bridge which crosses the now dismantled railway...... Robert Patten: Liverpool Road, Cadishead, from the disused railway bridge, date unknown.
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Same shot from March 2006.
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I only moved to Cadishead in 2005 and before that new nothing about the area. I love finding sites like this...... mr. pINk: the salt museum is a waste of money time... who the hell wants to learn about salt??! i dont. this boring ass town is so pathetic. full of meth trailer trash and they keep tearing...... JOEY TPA - THE PUBLIC ANIIMALS: Been on these rails many times when living in Orange...thanks for the memories.... Helen Salmon: I'm on holiday next week and I'm planning on visiting Irlam and Cadishead whilst I'm off to do a bit of Ancestry hunting (trailing St John's Church Graveyard!) I'm going to take my camera with...... Bob Salmon: Re the Bobs Ferry Accident:
As remembered by Bob Salmon, an Inquest Witness.
On the morning in question, I was awoken by a neighbour in Lytherton Avenue Cadishead, saying that she thought there was a gas leak...... Larry, here is an article about this in the paper today in Toronto:
The Toronto Star
THE FIXER
Irresponsible kite-flyers need to clean up their act
Oct 16, 2007 04:30 AM
Jack Lakey
Staff Reporter
Telling someone to "go fly a kite" is a rather gentle rebuff, but kite flying can cause serious problems.
Few...... Stephen Weir: What a great site for all those that grew up in Irlam & Cadishead, a real trip down memory lane.I spent the best part of my childhood (60's early 70's) in Irlam.Bestmemories include venturing on...... 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...... CE: This alley runs north/south whereas the railway runs east/west (by Montreal definitions which anyone from Montreal knows have nothing to do with what a compass might tell you). The trees that can bee seen...... EvilGentleman: Maybe it actually belongs to the railroad.... gus hassler : a different type of tower crane instalation on the hospital.first time i ever put one up on a roof of a building on railroad tracks.travels lenght of roof on rails. i was master rigger during...... gus hassler : i think these are what remains of the float bridges that were used to unload the barges known as car floats. the carfloats were used by different railroads to move their trains across the north...... Cake: I have a question.........Throughout Omaha, there are some pretty good pieces done along the sides of train bridges. How is this done? Do they hang over the edge? I noticed a piece along the bike...... Rex Statham: Just read your article but something is not quite correct. The Brookwood cemetery is on the up side of the main railwayline( traveling towards Southampton is the down side) It is correct that a funeral...... Belroc: Graffiti art is something that if you don't understand
is easy to hate. Like techno and Rap music.
People don't do graff to ruin other peoples things.
Well some kid do..
I paint at spots that someone might not...... VVW: I live on the Aquila Housing developement, which used to be MOD Aquila. Your articles are exellent and very interesting. I believe my house is situated on the site of the X-ray block. I have...... Peter: [[http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/2001-03-07-contrails.htm]]
[[http://www.carnicom.com/contrails.htm]]
heh...
... munkitung: Nice composition on the "derail" shot.... tom: The bridge was designed and built under a Democratic administration (Karl Rolvaag). Approximately half of the time since its construction there has been a Democratic governor in the state. The Democrats are now...... Belroc: Your shot of the blast furnace is truly hardcore!!
Of course I love the shot of the rails also..
... Belroc: Now this is my kind of place..
The train has a road number {2084}
But no sign of what railroad!!
Plus its wooden.
That should be restored and put in a museum..
love the black & white photos, makes it......
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