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Hands and Feet: Just got this today. The reality is this all started about the mid fifties or earlier. I remember moving several times before I was five years of age. This was due to depressed economics in......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

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

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......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard someone from a hard/bad/depressed/rebuilding neighborhood comment something like ##"_______ is really that bad and has been for years"##... [[76:cabrini green]], [[1727:henry horner]], [[4368:hutchinson]], [[646:bushwick]], to......

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

surviving: Tex ......

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

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......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel 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

Elkin School Rules!!! DJD: If I could move back to Kensington I would. However, that can't happen, due to the realities of life. Reality sometimes is a bitch! Reality forces you to make decisions that you wish......

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

Andie: Cody, I know you and your family personally. I grew up in Hutchinson and attended church with you. You are not representative of the average Hutchinsonian. Your mother is a hospital administrator and your father is......

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

The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time. --- We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When......

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

julie: hi just looked at your site,realy good,although i am not a barlicker i am an earbier (oops)i have lived here most of my life.Was hoping someone might have some photos of the magestic(bop club days)I......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Picky Lurker: Is someone reloading their posts over and over to get them into the top-ranked "Popular Articles" list? I just reloaded this post and the view count jumped over 100 views in a few moments. I......

in response to: The Murals of Leslieville by Elicar

sonnet: When I hear parents talking today about arrangeing "play-dates" for their children, it makes me laugh as I think back to a real Kensington childhood. We just all played outside on the sidewalk (or......

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

Junito: [[img:26421]] This Alexander von Humboldt (September 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859) was a Prussian naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835). Humboldt's quantitative work on......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

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

Post-84 New Jack: Embarassing ourselves, you say, you old geezer? You're like every other oldskool cat who's riding some already-done-shit and gave up on innovating YEARS ago and now you sit around and talk shit online because you......

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

twatso: check out flickr.com/photos/twatso and identifythefiveflaws.blogspot.com for more [[img:26039]] ...

in response to: Paste-ups by CE

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Thanks for the last pics... Cyril I was unsure when Brian passed away and didn't want to upset you by asking, now I know. Believe me, life will be different but you will slowly......

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

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

Ronald V. Regan, Sr.: My mother (Paula/Polla) Zelius (married nams Regan) was born on BArren Island in 1906. HEr mother was Genevive, and dad was Vincente' Zelius. There were a total of five children in the Zelius family. By......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

jollyboy: english guy thinking of getting a place on clarkson in east flatbush. seems lively area, but last night when i left there were five, yes, five cops standing on the flatbush/clarkson corner. yes that's good......

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

Mist One53. Tdt=The Deadly Type. Sheffield England uk.: Would that be Bernards House in Riverside Tunnel? I did five pices down there. I met Ment in the tunnels. I have a docmentary from English TV on video with Freedom paintin in Riverside Tunnel......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

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

janet: Hi Stan--You're probably close to my vintage. I'm trying without luck to call up a memory of Famous on Schenectady--I lived just around the corner and went to 167--so there it was during the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

headless horseman: They built Impalas in the late 60s and early 70s. Put six on a transport (Anchor Motor Freight) and roared down route 9 through Tarrytown to get to the Thruway. Every five minutes. Rocky (Gov......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Tom Martin: It sounds to me like Kansas, in general anyway, is probably the place to live. I grew up on Long Island, and moved to South Carolina in 1973. I went back to Long Island 2......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

Pettis - December 09, 2007: Your comments resonate the truth in so many ways. When you peel back the years, you'll find that many families raise their children in the Henry Horner Homes. The Mitchell family was a......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Scott .W: When I said Luna Park, I meant the apartment houses, ther'e a collection of five 23 story buildings on both west 8th and west 12th street. nice open areas in between with grass. ......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

chiamattt: Thanks adam. Testeez, I am a Torontonian that has been living and working Seoul, South Korea for the past five years. Every year or so I head to Osaka to get my Korean employment visa......

in response to: Osaka Part One by chiamattt

nothing to gain: Norman is a sanctuary for Oklahoma City. So, by comparison with mundane OKC, it seems nice. Oklahoma is caught between progressive West, and agressive Texas. If you try to talk the talk,......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Jeff: I am from Boston and even though my home city is very nice and livable like Montreal (my favorite), it doesn't make my top five skyline cities: 1) HONG KONG - Very difficult to......

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

daniel: i bought a parrot (blue fronted amazon, it was very young) about five years ago, and have kept it in the room beside my kitchen. at first it would always try to bite me when......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

anon (ool-45723c9c.dyn.optonline.net): some nice shots. i grow fonder and fonder of our fair burg by the day. shame we'll all be forced into queens in five years or so... ...

in response to: Bushwick Gates: Part 1 by Peter

Belroc: A piece on a wall takes me about two hours. Freights, half hour. But I'll do five or six in a day. IOF ~ Images Of Fascination XP ~ Xylene Prophets Heres something for Peter and everyone here......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

EvilGentleman: Well, how about we let the place that used to be in Yugoslavia call itself "The Slavic Republic of Northern Macedonia"? I dunno, just trying to state what I feel is right. The only Yugoslavians......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

Bobs Ferry Accident: We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When the walk had ended I had a chat with Mrs Heap the ‘Irlam Historians’......

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

CE: Yup, the {Five Roses} sign was posted earlier in [[6720:this article]]....

in response to: Flower Shop Roof by CE

jack: wasn't there a posting of five roses before, this shot is great, i love the nightime, loneliness, desertedness except for a few workers and and slimy people. ...

in response to: Flower Shop Roof by CE

little ukraine: awesome post, thanks for sharing. you seem to hit really interesting, incredible places. do you find them as a result of endless roaming (in brooklyn i suppose you can find an 'interesting' place......

in response to: Bayside Cemetary: Rememberance Overgrown by CartLegger

Gregory: Hi. Bike theft sucks!! I'm a Toronto filmmaker/cyclist who has had five bikes stolen. And I'm sick of it. I am interested in YOUR experiences with bike theft for inclusion in a documentary film I'm......

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

KB: Lived in Bushwick on Eldert Street, btw Knickerbocker & Irving, from when I was born, until we moved away in 1967, when I was 16. Things had gotten rough in 1966, when there was......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

maybetoday: All but one of the buildings pictured were built between 1915 and 1920. One building was built in 1930. There hasn't really been any new construction here for quite a while. The......

in response to: Debaliviere Place by maybetoday

Chris Erb: Great picture, only a couple blocks from my house so I see the sign all the time. Here's the link to the website for the sign: [[http://www.savefarinefiveroses.org/]]...

in response to: 5 Roses by Cinic

Frank S. Besner: Hmm... seems I spoke too fast. There seems to still be some debate as to wether the sign stays or goes. On the bright side, though there's a website entirely dedicated to the sign, where......

in response to: 5 Roses by Cinic

Sandra: I stayed in Northern Ireland for five years,and found the scenery beautifull,and house prices were cheap. The weather is awful,with rain most days,The people are friendly,However Racism does excist,and unless you are irish then you are......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

teachnyc: I work in bushwick's schools and I can't tell you how many times I hear my counterparts from our sister districts in queens talk about how bad it is in BW (they never want to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

chiamattt: Five years in Korea...

in response to: Gun Farm by chiamattt

CE: I was thinking the same thing. I live right by the Five Roses sign. It's too bad that it's in such bad shape right now....

in response to: Northstar Blankets/Gold Medal Flour by Tyfoid Kid

Frank S. Besner: Gah! That's five ROSES. Power of suggestion, people. does yours blink too?...

in response to: Northstar Blankets/Gold Medal Flour by Tyfoid Kid

Frank S. Besner: WOW! that's identical to the Five Star Flour sign up in Pointe-Saint-Charles in Mtl. I wonder if Gold Medal Flour might not be the American equavent for Five Star... Maybe these signs were just a fad with......

in response to: Northstar Blankets/Gold Medal Flour by Tyfoid Kid

CE: I don't think it means to say it that elegantly. The French word "retard" is written in a way that would just mean "late" in English. I think it's just stating that ##blocking......

in response to: Don\'t Block the Doors! by CE

little ukraine: these were from a canon powershot s200, a five year old digital camera. it took me about four and a half years to understand all the settings and options. i also have a......

in response to: 7WTC by little ukraine

EvilGentleman: I would agree with the majority of what has been said, but I will state my opinions on each issue, so it becomes obvious where I stand. I think the best way to have notification on......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

joey says: dear groovehouse, welcome to the top five authors...

in response to: Mural At Brasil by groovehouse

been: Looks like part of the old air raid siren system. I remember in the 70's these things would occasionally trigger and sound off just like in the movies, sometimes for hours. Into the 80's they would test......

in response to: Air Vent Art? by ksedge

.nanotech.: [[img:18501]] NAZI REGIME.911.REICHSTAG - parliament of Germany [[img:18502]] Even the location was a deliberate attempt to conceal it by constructing it in Denver Colorado's 1 mile high mountain area, knowing that planes flying at a maximum altitude will......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

amnda fouracre: do you remember julie anderson at number thiteen ,,and karen and marie cunningham that lived at number three,where you with us when the jarvis's went on holiday and we snooped around their house after finding......

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

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: I'd be interested to hear the opinions of the NYers on this site (or of anyone who is familiar with it, for that matter) of the Bobst Library, seen here on the left. I......

in response to: A View Down the Avenue by jack

crlsgll: This conversation about Bushwick is great. I love reading the personal narratives that fuel each story and shed light in our differences; which is a blessing in disguise, for if we all agreed then this......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

The KraFive Crew: ok first of all, This puts a bad name to stencil art. if you knew anything about graffiti, you would know a) NEVER copy another artists work. let the origional artist take credit for his or her......

in response to: graffiti stencil making a statement... by Skulz

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

Sirhcbre: Great pictures! I love number five!...

in response to: Random Pic East 80st by barry

Ex-Montrealer: Moved away in 1985 - so even though names were already changed I will always think of Boul. Rene-Levesque as Dorchester, the Marriott as the Chateau Champlain, etc! When did Farine Five Roses lose the "Flour"?...

in response to: Milk Bottle Water Tower by EvilGentleman

procyon: that is a dead ringer for johnny five!! [[http://www.johnny-five.com/]]...

in response to: ESPN\'s Skycam at Minute Maid Park by groovehouse

Mike: "i take five of these pills in one sordid gulp" That's nice. Have you any idea what 3300mg of acetaminophen does to your liver? You're on a one-way ticket towards liver transplant....

in response to: brooklyn by disappear here

Chris Erb: Wal-Mart will do nothing but destroy Sussex. I guarantee, downtown Sussex will look very different in five years and it won't be pretty. I don't see how Sussex needs revival, for a small New Brunswick......

in response to: Sussex Stationers by CE

colavitos ghost: well, euclid avenue's not in wonderful shape right now. however, things are looking significantly better than they were five years ago. good stuff: 1)the rta is redesigning the roadway itself to improve public......

in response to: Rant by procyon

Jamie: five years ago me was living away from home. living on my own for the first time. in northern ireland. everything was new. fresh. and i documented everything that interested me. my only regret is......

in response to: Colour and Texture: Metro Lionel Groulx by CE

Sirhcbre: haha, can you elaborate on what five-years-ago-you was?...

in response to: Colour and Texture: Metro Lionel Groulx by CE

Jamie: interesting textures. you remind me of five-years-ago-me. which makes me smile and sigh in equal measure....

in response to: Colour and Texture: Metro Lionel Groulx by CE

Tony: I WAS born in a house on Bushwick Avenue and Halsey Street. My father and mother were both immigrants from Italy, They left italy for the new world to improve their lives and to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Susannah : Five decades of golf - snore....just shoot me........

in response to: Where Posters Come to Die by ksedge

City Official: The housing projects were originally established as waystations for people and families who fell upon hard times and needed temporary support while they got their acts together. These housing projects were never intended for people......

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

EvilGentleman: Yeah, I know how you feel. Five minutes ago, I just got off of chat with a friend who just moved back to the place in Nova Scotia where we spent a lot of our......

in response to: Wannabe Windows by EvilGentleman

okcomputer: Susannah: Clayton Park, the area of western Halifax where I live and this shot was taken, is becoming more and more densely populated. Rows of town houses, large apartment buildings crammed next to each other,......

in response to: Parkland Pond by okcomputer

Genaro: During the late 1940's and 50's, many of The Manhattan Elite thought it proper in calling the less popular working or the poor social White under class, WHITE TRASH! This would also include Whites who......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Happy Grammie: I live in Burlington, ON, and feed the birds all year long, have five birdbaths for them also. We also have raccoons and skunks roaming around at night, but what I love to do is......

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

jack: 1- again i got my toe stuck in the cement. 2- dammit they said rain today. 3- gimme five baby. 4- just me and my shadow. 5- does anyone know where my greyhound bus is? 6- can it be my......

in response to: June 23 2006 Toronto by hool

Phill : To give you an update cabrini green is still currently alive. There are five buildings still standing that people live in that arn't under demolition, however there are six that have been demolished. The cabrini......

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

EvilGentleman: In May of 1989, my best friend Mike and had been driving for 6 days when we arrived in Las Vegas around 1 PM, and rather than continuing on, we decided to stop there for......

in response to: Piano Man by jack

EvilGentleman: High fives to you, Jamie. Love it! But you forgot the note, LOL...

in response to: Dove Interiors by Jamie

Angela Wilson: OOooh! It has been five years since the incident and I am blessed to see the amount of hard work and energy to rebuild. I've just seen the movie UA 93, the flight......

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

dave: The kid with the purple hair needs five upside the face, immediately. As a wise man once said, "you have my attention. now what are you going to do with it?" Also, the sanctity of......

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

EvilGentleman: An F. W. Woolworth five and dime store. Been a while since I saw one of those......

in response to: Honeypot by ea

EvilGentleman: I have not mentioned your product for five days. The only reason I am still commenting on this page is because you keep coming back to insult me. I think you kids are about the......

in response to: The Future Einstein\'s? by Elicar

EvilGentleman: So if I get this right, anon from Hawaii is of the belief that we should not let our emotions guide our actions, but should instead do nothing. Yet this inaction should require that we......

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

Tamara: We get them in the backyard all the time, it must be on the path to somewhere else... We had a mother with five babies last year!!! Elicar you're right, it is rare......

in response to: Gone Downtown by Elicar

EvilGentleman: My great-grandfather fell to his death while working on the construction of the Terminal tower in November of 1929. He actually lived for five minutes after falling, long enough for his son (my great uncle)......

in response to: Forest City Flats by Jon

Micah: If you wanna see mullets galore you should go to Cornwall, Ontario. When I was living there five years ago its citizens appeared to be still living in the 80s. Of course they......

in response to: Mullets Galore! by Peter

chiamattt: those are really nice pics dude. That looks like a pretty new mill though. Why is it there? You should investigate. Might just be something for people to see after five minutes of clearcut. ...

in response to: remnants of industry by ea

Irish Mike: I'm an Irishman born and bred. I lived in the USA for five years in the eighties and for ten in England. I later lived in Japan and Korea and now call China home. So......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Chuckles: Well Sean, believe me. I have a humungous number of photos that I've zapped off with direct - in your face flash - and always at a hootenany, masquarade or party. Strangely, some have even......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

Micah: Véhicule is French for vehicle. When I did Katimavik (five long years ago!) our PL in first rotation put a sign on the Katima-van to say 'this vehicle stops at all railway crossings' but,......

in response to: No Parking by Gabi

Staci: To: Humboldt Park Dave/ Ratone Chocha/ Insightoner Thanks Dave. I'll have to check that out. I'll keep things posted on here every so often. Ratone, I live on Humboldt and Cortland. ......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

APRIEST: KUMA rep, that is the best kuma I've seen yet, that cat is all over the place, all five are taken over...kuma is air...where's the UFO? cliche: f* neck....

in response to: RE AD This by kc

flash: i saw the high five shit pizza and rewd did. i didnt know they were beefin, but personally i get down with pizza's style. its sick as hell. don't be fightin between each other, the......

in response to: Dallas Graffiti Writers Busted! by Dallas Police

Elicar: When you are done with your brother Cat, can you deal with mine? I have a total of five siblings though...Is that too much?...

in response to: Fire Escape by Elicar

2bs2ts@comcast.net: My neighbor has a blue fronted almost a year old. Very unhappy mean bird. I can handle him he seems to love me because I can tell when not to handle him when his tail......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

REWD: i cant wait to goto jail for the highfive incident, someone help me, i'm goin down...... :(...

in response to: Dallas Graffiti Writers Busted! by Dallas Police

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