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Tyra: I'm currently a senior [class of 09] and I've enjoyed my years in ACORN. F.Y. I: if you're going to make comments about the school then at least make them memorable ones or use proper......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Cartlegger: **or this one?** WATERMELON MAN Herbie Hancock Hey - Watermelon Man Hey - Watermelon Man Bring me one that rattles when you lug it One that's erd and juicy when you plug it Do you understand - Watermelon Man Hey - Watermelon Man Hey......

in response to: Watermelon Man by Cartlegger

Peter: hahaha! ive ridden my bike past that bus 100 times... when i was moving to my bushwick place form my {prospect heights} place, i drove past him many times, too. good score! i smiled when i saw......

in response to: Watermelon Man by Cartlegger

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

Thom Cartmell, US Army Retired: I grew up in Kensington. Susquehanna and Trenton Aves in the 40's and 50's Went to HB Hackett Elem School, and Penn Treaty, Jr High. Palm Movie House, Kent, Midway, Iris (Military in Uniform got......

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

Hapless: Looks like a chunk of Maine coastline dropped in the middle of NYC. In which part of the city is the G.W bridge?...

in response to: Jeffrey\'s Hook Lighthouse by Mike L.

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

k&a mort: I just tripped over this site and took the time to read all postings and I was particularly jolted by the most recent. Almost all the 17 year old girls have dropped out of school......

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

Ajay: i live in kensington and it is changeing alot.i am 17 an almost every one i know has droped out of school and is abou to become a mother. but it is taking a turn......

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

CartLegger: I gotta agree with you on this one Peter. With all the nutritional wonders of NYC, nothing can quite measure up to the magic of the Dekalb Farmers Market. The food is from everywhere, the......

in response to: Dekalb Farmers Market by Peter

Thom Cartmell: I lived at Susquehanna ave and Trenton Ave. 2129 E. Susquehanna ave. I grew up there in the 40's and 50's I remember Mike. Damn I remember the Horse Drawn Milk Wagons and......

in response to: Harbison Dairy Milk Bottle by serlingrod

jack: REMINDS ME OF THE HUMAN ZOO ON THE PLANET PYTHIAN. sorry about the caps, but when i was captured by the pythians and taken to their planet there was a zoo and we humans......

in response to: Life Sentence by NWhyC

Alejandro!: That "obsolete machine" picture seems like a Nine Inch Nails reference to me from the song Somewhat Damaged. This tunnel looks amazing, though. ...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Violet Birchall: Anne, Here is my e mail address v.birchall@yahoo.co.uk keep making the curry ,drop me a line when you have time .Violet bb...

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

dirty: that looks sweet nice little swallow to surf... i think i will attempt to surf the drowning machine. just kidding that actually gave me a shiver thinking of being trapped in the jowls of this......

in response to: The Drowning Machine by ksedge

howardandros: I am from Hutch and although I live in the Bahamas, it is still nice to go back home. I love the seasons and the people are all nice, jobs are a pain almost......

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

luna park: i lived at 45th and spruce. did 2 years in a phd program at penn, but dropped out after the masters because i couldn't stand it....

in response to: Trolley Tracks by serlingrod

steve: It just looks like a bunch of rifle droping french to me! ...

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Hutchinson Escapee: If a NYPD cop was charged and arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting (repeatedly) his 16 year old step daughter, it would be a national outrage and Nancy Grace would have a field day with it... Not......

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

Marj: I saw them day by day as I drove by pull away the stone walls. For a while the left stand a large piece of a holy picture. I was thinking it was be nice......

in response to: Church Fire in St-Henri by CE

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......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Nope: Igor's was open today. I just drove by around noon and the door was open, and bikes were on display......

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

Peter: im really glad that my bedroom window doesnt overlook a busy train line, like in the last photo......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

Peter: when i was growing up, we frequently drove past ##"ort ark H ital"## and "ed Foo S or"##... lol... ok, i think its time to start up the {partial signage} series, so keep your eyes......

in response to: El R Restau by Peter

remember 1966: trying to piece together deatils of a memeory. kid was killed in mid to late 60's when he was running thru the sewers that were being worked on around troutman. apparently he drowned. Does......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Chris Crozier: Hi Pat if you are the same pat brannan im thinking of i went to school (irlam high school)with your brother mark in the seventies and you were indirectly responsible for me meeting my first wife......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Signs-of-time: NWO, bar codes with 666, micro-chips, veri chips, nano bots, real ID, RFID chips, bio-microchip implant... who needs a BIG BROTHER like this? Ever heard of... the Mark of the Beast? And his #......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Peter: ahh, a very modern conundrum: you can converse with people all over teh world on the internet, but you cant leave the bedroom. i say just go out of the room. its not like bloodthirsty......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Omaha: at the moment i am trapped in my friends bedroom becuase she has a momma and its baby raccoons running around her house, we were woken up this morning by her dad telling us he......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

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

Joe : Bill, I suspected that your name was Franklin, but thought that you may be June's brother. Obviously I did not know June's family real well, but I did know her and she was considered the most......

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

Busy MSD: It's really hard to forget a place like Bushwick, I used to live on Central Ave, between Putnam and Cornelia, and I still keep great memories. I used to hang out on Putnam, Between Knickerbocker......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

marlin: What do you do if you need to do a number two? Drop your trousers for all to see?...

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Coon Captive: We have racoons in our attic that are doing insane amounts of damage, and they have avoided live traps for weeks now by destroying and bypassing any blocks I put up. They are like......

in response to: Forget Raccoons...Groundhogs! by Mat-E

Mitch: Well, the May 21st deadline passed and Still nothing at all has changed at Bens--still standing and untouched. Haven't heard anything on the news either about its fate. I think Hydro Quebec disconnected its power a......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

upfromflames: And 70% dropout rate! I am a high school teacher--and you sir, are quoting some racist drivel from a time long past. Perhaps it suits your needs, but it does not suit the reality at hand.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

truthteller: the cameras were installed only a few years ago. 70 % dropout rate is a fact as is teen pregnancies...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

truthteller facts: the houses on jeffferson starr troutman that are drug infested. Signs on the houses telling people to stay out or get arrested, the drug problem so bad on knick that the nypd has cameras to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Linda Kornilieff: this is the most awsome site i've ever seen.. I drove from Athen, TN to Trinidad, Colorado in July of 2007 to visit my brother. he took us to this awsome castle.. Jim biship......

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

drone: sick status...

in response to: Out to Bomb by Metro

JoeyD: Not all of Babes Family are as mechanically inclined as babe himself is... his brother Pedro for example decided to go into the restaurant business. [[img:27814]] All work and "no Play" would make babe a......

in response to: Babe\'s Muffler by JoeyD

Lesley: hi there all ....well i came across ur site by accident as i have been looking for a long lost friend. I live in Sydney Aust now but when i knew Dave lived in......

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

Broken Window, Cracked Business: Hi. I've had a problem with Park Slope Window and Glass for several months, and have not been able to get any response from them regarding some very shoddy worth they did on my place.......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

jsmooth: this is just another example of tax dollars gone too waste...we try to do something night for the brothas and this is the thanks that we get, a bunch of drug selling, cop killin, gangbangin......

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

omabradshaw: When I lived in Hutch, most of the people drove to Wichita to work.At that time there were a lot manufacturing businesses(Boeing Aircraft,etc).In Hutch the 2 main big businesses were Dillon's & Cessna Fluid Power.By......

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

Bob Sisko: Does anyone remember the pizza truck that drove around @midnight. I grew up on Sergeant & Emerald in the 60's-70's and have not visited but twice. I am going back next week to drive through......

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

Tex : Yes come on down, you'll are welcome! It's a little piece of heaven down here, I earn about twice as much (72k) as what I made up there, no state income tax, no taxes on......

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

David L. Drogin: My mother had an aunt and two uncles living on the corner of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue (next to the Lubavicher Synagogue), and my paternal grandmother lived across Eastern parkway. We visited all the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Nobody: Saul- perhaps you'll find this constructive-- you've commented ten times on this post and managed to still not say anything constructive, yourself. So, as I have repeatedly above, I urge you to to stop merely dropping......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

Anne Fahy: Hi Cyril Am I too late to straighten out the Dr Walker saga I was reading back postings .....We lived in Moorfield Close and our doctor at the corner of Liverpool Road and Moorfield Road was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Ken: My girlfriend and I witnessed the horror Monday night, we were in Montreal to see the game, in fact we drove 9 1/2 hours from Rothesay,NB to have a great time in your city. Thanks to......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Nobody: Saul- this is the internet, and you're not the boss of it. Now either get on topic and finally get around to this "more to come" that you keep mentioning (yet never get around......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

saul altman: once again you refuse to ident. yourself, just like a coward. REMEMBER I NOT HERE TO FILL YOUR NEEDS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LET US KNOW WHO YOU ARE, OR DROP OFF. MORE TO......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

Outside observer: I had a chance to recently visit the fine city of Hutch for a job interview. I would say that the city faces many of the same issues that other cities face in the mid-west.......

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

EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Fiona : 63:When you look for a 2 bedroom apt. to rent & all you can find is a 4 1/2? "WhatEver"...

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

anon (host86-142-66-149.range86-142.btcentralplus.com): Hi Rob, I well remember those slides on Lord Street park; my younger sister fell from the top & sustained a nasty fracture of her arm. As for the Irlam ones, I recall having great......

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

GuRu: The Do-ers are the ones wreckin the place! and i dont just mean the ones doin meth either. ever wonder why city council got thier butts audited? HHHMMMMMMMMM, i wonder????? Latest example is that dirty......

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

Colorado Kid: I drove a truck in Brooklyn and Queens, delivering fuel oil. You should expect something bad to happen, always be on your guard. I've had more run ins with all sorts of people. You never......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Peter: tom: i think its ludicrous to simply look at the "thousands of lives lost that day" without trying to dig deeper into the why and how of it. i think it disrespects both those who......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

Edwin DeBerry: This picture means a lot to me. I was raised in 141 N Wolcott, #1302. As a matter of fact I can see our bedroom windows. While living there for 12 years......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

cyril bagshaw: Hi Anne, Yes it was Joan, the lady who wore riding breeches and leather leggins as she trotted round the district with her nippy little horse and buggy ladling milk from the churn. [[img:26749]] And here is another......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

POWcityblog: Hydroelectricity - a short form from the 19th century. I probably shouldn't use it. Also, there isn't much graff on the coke machine, less than you'd find on something truly abandoned. Someone is cleaning that machine....

in response to: Oldskool Coke Machine by Peter

Picturian: Hydro?...

in response to: Oldskool Coke Machine by Peter

POWcityblog: That machine is secured pretty well for something abandoned - coupla padlocks and a bracket. It probably is in use & gets hydro from the same line as the phone. ...

in response to: Oldskool Coke Machine by Peter

cyril bagshaw: Hi Susan The bakery which you knew as Potter's Bakery for many years previous, was owned by James Goodier, brother of Joseph Goodier, who incidentally was the organist at St John's church in Vicar Lee's era,and......

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

da man: wow ive never heard of brisbane before. it looks awesome and the setting is pretty. this just became one of my top 10 skylines. and i agree with ?!$@#, the 2IFC building in HK does......

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

sonnet: I grew up on Cambria St near Emerald in the 1940's and went to Willard School. My grandparents had a store on Kensington Ave and lived above the store. The el roared by......

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

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......

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

Travis: Just a personal opinion for all you "better than everyone else" city types. I grew up in Belleville. Had a lot of fun and learned a hell of a lot in the 18 of my......

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

Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Hi Alan, I agree with Rob, please keep trying... and I am keen to know what your response to me is.... my email is msi31309@bigpond.net.au if you don't have any luck here. Norma, my dad didn't......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi, Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob. Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi, Rob, I was just meaning to take a back seat to let others jump in with their memories etc knowing an ex work colleague is on this board - Hiya Bob. Cyril, my uncle (Bill Caufield)......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril et al, The middle semi's where cleared and left vacant for a few years then I believe a clinic or doctors surgery was built in their place, don't know if this still stands......

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

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......

in response to: Mans Contribution to Nature by Guy McLaren

The Irlam weather watcher: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook England early on Wednesday morning. One man was injured when a chimney fell through his bedroom ceiling and many homes and businesses were damaged by......

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

Sharon: Today a co-worker of mine dropped her daughter at DIA and noticed a new statue of a "stallion" that struck her as a bit odd. She has made several trips to the airport of......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

L.Barry: I have drove through it many of times because it was a handy route to go instead of the Ship Channel Bridge. It was far better than that Dark and dingy old Baytown tunnel......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

Re to still in Hutch: I know what you are saying. Five years ago I was really checking Mcpherson out to buy a home there and work,as I allready had a job in Mac. My Gosh,the price of real estate......

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

Joanne Amorello-minor: Hi Cyril, Wow a small world we live in,I remember walking into it...You may remember my mum whan we lived there we lived at number 67 her name was sue...I know you came across many people......

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

Geethu: I never thought tokyo is something like this. Not very diffrent from a fully urbanized european city. Can't beleve anybody can live without visinity of lush green and rain drops. ...

in response to: Tokyo Architecture by Chris Jongkind

Cyril Bagshaw: Hello Joanne, Believe it or not, I drove the blue van that you so rightly recall, it was a walk-in travelling greengrocery that serviced the Margarine Works estate as it was called, and the Harewood road......

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

D.bennett: All right real talk i`m tired of hearing people say they`ve read the book there are no children here that book the movie was all bullshit ok u don`t have to feel sorry......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Ed Swenson: I was born in Bushwick Hospital in 1937. My parents moved a few years later to Ozone Park and when I was 5 they moved us to New Hyde Park, but whenever we needed......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

ValleyCruiser: Nice Rides! I myself am a proud orner of a 1953 Kaiser Manhattan.,If I'm passing through in it I'll be sure to drop by., you don't see alot of these cars anymore. I often road......

in response to: Classic Cars 2 - 1966 Sting Ray by EvilGentleman

Upstate Jim: Born in Bushwick in 1963 and moved to rural upstate in 1971. Lived on Dekalb close to knickerbocker ave (about 3 doors down from the pizzeria). I came from a great big family......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Scratchings .. mmm ... (thought that was our local twang), we got them too from our chippy opposite the Cadishead Wesleyan Church - Fish and chips in OZ is not quite the same, you......

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

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

rich backes: hi peggy no i'm the twins older brother i used to hang out with your brother bobby.how is your brother? i thought that was you from your nov.message.couldn't get this site back kept getting another......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

lil droopy: were all da gang tags at SUR,BREWTOWN,SAN JOSE,BARALEZ,WSL,ESL ,ESK,NHC 40Z, ETC.......505 LIVIN IN NUEVO MEXICO 4 LIFE REPRESENT...

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

Emily: I smiled to see a posting here with a pic of York and Emerald -- the same site I see outside my bedroom window every day. Things here aren't great but they're definitely moving......

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

Biyoushi: Aloha.. I was wondering where I could find some of these? I live on Oahu and I am looking for a vividly colorful piece, actually a few of them, that I can use......

in response to: Hawaii Graffiti by dubside

Keith Ogden: loads of memories from this site.I was born and grew up in cadishead 1939-1960 The train on irlam park was what my father drove at the soap works.I remeber Irlam hall being demolished, i was christened......

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

eQuip NES Cru: Waddup Bel, You're a big inspiration to someone who looks up to Freight writers. Never Stop painting, I still see you on the lines alot. You should head up to the Albany area, drop a......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Mark L.: not sure if it was up for demolition or not, but as a NYC resident i know it's still there. It's part of the Hudson River Park, and the Chelsea Piers entertainment complex. the titanic......

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

Stan: Hi Janet: I think we're talking about a few different generations. In the early forties, the papers were full of the war and I thin the Famous moved about 1942-43. I lived a 285 Albany Avenue between Lincoln and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

jack: i was once groped by a women, she was rather attractive, with a twinkle in her eye, i was devastated, humiliated, and violated, i turned to her and looked deeply into her brown eyes, her......

in response to: The Groping Epidemic by serlingrod

procyon: in the front page thumbnail it looks like the hands of the drowned coming up through black water and ice......

in response to: Need a Hand? by walkhere

EvilGentleman: Finally dropped below freezing again last night. It's now -4 out there. Oh well, only 2 1/2 months until REAL spring... And in the Arctic, I had whole years where the highest temperature was 19. I......

in response to: Spring in January? by Elicar

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