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diverdan363: city of jacksonville does not want you to know that the air polution in jacksonville is very bad so much so that you kids will suffer some type of breathing problems due to the......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

diverdan363: Thank you jacksonville for lieing to us about the quality of air, its poluted, look at the rise in lung cancer in florida the diesel death zone, jaxport may offer jobs but did they mention......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

RonS: hairsy-Is mack a carrier,if so I work with him he's a good guy.schrader used to rent a garage on emerald st and do remodeling but I think he's retired now,he gave up the garage,looks like......

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

john : Hello Diane Thanks for your reply. I think your dad will remember me. I was a friend of your grand dad and your Aunt Rose your......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

river otters21 girl: I had read somewhere that the decline of the neighborhoods is a part of the "Billy Penn curse". No Philly sports team won a championship since 1983 and since that time period Kensington......

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

Misha: Wow I made it on the internets. This is ME planning my escape although I never did go through with it. Thanks for taking my picture. I'm moving to Nova Scotia soon but......

in response to: Back Ally Finds by CE

anon (12.156.245.34): It's a very quiet, working class city. It's family and church oriented. It's also very poor, old and run down in many areas unfortunately. ...

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

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

Janice Seifert; July 2008: Hi Ronald Lees, I grew up on 600 Wishart St. Your sisters will probably remember me. My brother Joe used to hang out with your brother Earl and Freddie Beck. I used to love how......

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

Junior Apprentice: I particpated in camp @ OBVR for 5 days and that's all it took for me to fall in love with the whole place. Those are some really great shots of the Back blacksmithing shop......

in response to: The Past Is Closer Than You Think by ghost of grandin

Marie: I grew up in LaJunta and when I hit college, I learned that I had gotten a great education. I was far ahead of the other students in math and science and history. ......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

Cecilia Midiri: Good for you Anna!!! I live here too and I'm kind of adamant now about staying. When I first moved back with Mom 6 years ago, all I could think of was getting her......

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

joey: eye- just start putting a bucket in the shower to catch the warm-up water. you'll have plenty for your plants then. you know the folks back east are saying, 'that's a lawn?'. in some parts of......

in response to: Watering the Lawn by joey

little ukraine: ...and others will say it's New York's W 4th in Greenwich Village, once home of Gerde's Folk City and near MacDougal Street where Kettle of Fish was. NY likes to take credit for everything......

in response to: Positively 4th St. by Tyfoid Kid

BILROCK 161: All the best to you Vinny, sorry for your loss. I remember your MOM when ya'll were livin in Jackson-Heights. May she rest in Peace. BILROCK 161, RTW-OTB-TFP...

in response to: Metro Fuzz One by Metro

BILROCK 161: My brother NIC-707, original prez of OTB. I recall a crazy fun mission to the Pitkin Ave. yard with NIC, FRITOS, and FUZZ ONE. I believe it was Christmas eve 1979, NIC was home for......

in response to: Out to Bomb by Metro

BILROCK 161: new-jack hater!!, the punk-bitch is back!!!. Man you are a sucker-assed toy if you think FREEDOM is someone. The joke is on you toyboy!!!. This proves that you are no one and know nothing about......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Geoff: The little bastards are smart, cute, fearless and a bloody great pain in the ass. Our current local raccoon family has taken to digging up our outside plants every damned night (on our second floor......

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

Anna: I was born and raised in Kensington (K&A) right acrossed from McPherson Square. My family still lives there, and my children grew up there! When I ws growing up in the late 60's and......

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

myeisha: OMG!!! I'm SO glad to see all these posts. I haven't put anything on here since August of last year and I'm just amazed at all the comments from former resident's of Horner. ......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Anonimus: Werribee Stations is becoming a really dangerous place. Specailly at night time because lots of gang members meet up and start fights, hit random people. Werribee has become dangerous because of this gangs tha have......

in response to: Werribee Station by benji

Peter: ive always had a special place in my heart for peterbilts. the red and green and sunshine is an awesome combo! damn, i gotta go explore {greenpoint} more before summer ends......

in response to: Truckin\' by luna park

jon: Hey guys to make posters like the pros your going to have to learn the two fields of reproduction. The first one is printmaking, this includes wood cuts, Linocuts, dry point, etching, engraving, color......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

Crarrifiekees: this topic for tests cars...

in response to: Out to Bomb by Metro

hairsy: luckyyou said it all . but danny my second oldie jimmy danny ricky then me tom. do you remember sam's hot dog on front st before berg bros....

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

New Jack Hater: But Bilrock, everyone knows who he is and has seen his stuff. Which is the exact opposite of you, which makes you a HATER. Hate, hate, hate. Thats all you do on here. None of......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

anon (c-69-142-138-254.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): he didnt live on lee but we did live on westmoreland between A st and lee st. we lived directly across from where water st came in. yea he passed away in 2004. He had......

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

Rareity: I live in Marine Park- not too far from what was Barren Island. I'm 25 now but years back a friend and I stumbled upon a reference to Barren Island and had to go down......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

A.E.: There is a pervert on the morning local W train and/or R train. He is tall about 5'9, skinny weighs about 150 pounds. He is of Latin decent, dark, black straight hair worn slick back.......

in response to: Pervert Masturbates on Subway by Peter

Grant: Thank god Park Slope windows didn't show up for our two appointments we scheduled for an estimate. Sure they wasted 2 days of my time, missing both appointments, however after reading all these comments,......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

ASEC ALG KOB: BEL! Infamous in Norwalk. I remember when you first started out and when I first started to be interested by graffiti. When you hit up my elementary school! AHahahaha that was great though. It had......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Jamie: Hey, there's nothing wrong with a little bit of racial supremacy. Us white people have been doing it for centuries. It's all in the name of good fun. Except it isn't....

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

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

Jla: Hello to all my fellow kensington neighborsand friends, i lived in kensington all my life i grew up at 2nd and cambria then moved to D & clearfield. met my husband and moved to kensington......

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

anon (general-kt-195.t-mobile.co.uk): Please can anyone help im looking for a cockney singer or act for my aunts 80th birthday party in September this year it will be a big do with over 2oo family asnd friends and we need......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

EvilGentleman: Heh, I used to do 50 km/h on flat roads on my clunky old $99 mountain bike from Canadian Tire. I could peak at 58 to 60. Mind you, I could only keep that pace......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: anon, I thank you for educating us on the train parts. I think of trains as big noisy metal things that carry stuff, and sometimes have graf on the outside. I am a total moron......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Hell no! Saturday was Maiden day, and Sunday was Crue day. And thanks for commenting here, I totally forgot about posting all the other pics of the other bands....

in response to: Heavy MTL 2008: Iron Maiden by EvilGentleman

Kelly: It's all so gorgeous! I love this kind of graffiti and it's awesome how there's a whole supportive community for the artists. ...

in response to: graffiti alley / style in progress \'05 by jeeff

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......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Liz in Canada: I am Canadian and my ancestry is Irish/Scottish. Some of my ancestors were Catholic and some were Protestant, but I am non-religious by choice. My Irish ancestors were forced out of Ireland and......

in response to: NYC: The Empire State Building at Sunrise by Peter

Margo-murray: How amazing to find this site. We, the Murray Clan, my parents Terry and Denis, and my brothers, David, Brian and Mike (my sister wasn't born yet) lived at 4100 Benny from around 1953 to......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Ryan: if he DOES come back though, hes not gonna be able to haul his ass around nyc AGAIN and crush shit like he used to. based on his date of birth he's 39. no 39......

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

Ryan: sorry to tell yall, but i havent seen ja's shit in a minute. nigga is a king, but hes old. i think he would of givin it up by now to start settling down.....if he......

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

Some Guy Ya: Hi folks. I got sick of my bikes being taken back in 92. So since then, I've been keeping it inside. I still have my 1992 Ironhorse. Lovely bike. For the first......

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

LUCKY: hairsy ......

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

Keith Daz Portsmouth: Hello Diane Pearly princess of ST PANCRAS . Im sittin here with my 4th glass of wine Thinking. I would like to say thank you for the Fish and if pos we will come back......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

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

Gerry: The author of this article needs to get ALL of his facts straight, for the reader. Bishop's Castle is located in the WET Mountains, NOT the West Mountains. If the reader was truly interested in......

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

eyeofodin: Great post. Louis Theroux of the BBC did a great episode for his 'Weird Weekends' about Black Nationalism, and concentrated his time in Harlem. He was able to enter the headquarters and interview......

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

anon (cache-ntc-ab03.proxy.aol.com): Liz: My sister was born in St Marys Hospital in 1929,the only one of seve siblings born in a hospital. We all went to St Matthews school and church in the 1930s. The boys......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

HUMBERSIDE: The Humberside Pizza Hot is much better than the Sleaford Pizza Hot!...

in response to: 2 Eggs Any Stile by Peter

ekc: Hi. I loved the book "there are no children here." Does anyone have information as to what's happened with pharoah, lafayette, lajoe, paul sr., lashawn, paul jr., terrance, the tripletts, and dawn mitchell?......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Peter: This is a tale explaining the manner in which my way of life was rotated along a Y axis until it reached a position roughly 180 degrees from that which it started If I could......

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

kms: My life got flipped turned upside down. I want to type this up and tell you all about how I came to the town called Bellaire. In Cabrini Green, where I grew up and played on......

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

Anonymous: Oh yeah, I allmost forgot the best part. After they beat me up and stole my stuff they would follow me (at a distance)back to my house, then they would run up on me after......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Anonymous: In fact, I can know for certain, that if I were to walk out my front door right now and walk as far as past Ureka Gardens apts. with my i-pod on- I would see......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Anonymous: I've lived in 17 states and Jax. is the only place where I've been robbed. I've had 4 apartments broken into here (one of them several times). I've been beaten up and robbed walking down......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

river otters21 girl: GCC,that is sooo good to hear.I hope and PRAY that the rest of the good people that are left will pitch in and help clean up the Kensington neighborhoods and fight for them. If everyone......

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

Lou Romero: The majority of Puerto Ricans are Catholic in tradition, so of course they gravitated to their local churches, as for education, that was their choice or discretion if the children were to attend the catholic......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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

Waltson: My grandfather owned the Midwood Inn & the Paramont Inn, both in Flatbush during the pre-depression 1920's & 1930's....before my time. He told me that Rudi Valee sang there....

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

upfromflames: Yeah I appreciate your voice here too! Question for you: When Puerto Rican folks replaced Italians, did they tend to join the catholic congregations--i am thinking about St. Barbara's Cathedral and school, which i am writing......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Ekimsknird: Yeah my wife and I went to Norway last summer (when the dollar was pretty close to the kroner) and we took out some relatives for pizza. Two large pizzas with 2 or 3......

in response to: Typical Norwegian Food by Rune-Willem

Natasha Totin: wow, people really know how to judge things. Did anyone ever stop and think that they didn't even look at it like that. My dad has worked for Staten Island Hospital for over 30 years,......

in response to: Quite Possibly the Worst Layout for a Hospital, Ever by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Todger: I wonder if "rouge mathematicians" perform calculations using the red numbers that are often found on calendars ...? :-)...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Lou Romero: Good exchange UFF, The catholic schools other reason for closing was the declining enrollment from the local neighborhoods (ie: PRs and Blacks), many of these families could not afford the tuition. I remember classmates of mine going to......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

tinfoil smith: many moons have come and gone since ja started, stoped, started, quit again.....repeat. i wonder if any of us on this post (besides skuf one if that was really him, props from the middle of......

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

Peter: your photos are really nice... you should consider sending the {payphone} flick to 2600 ([[http://www.2600.com/phones]]). i like how the photos are scans of prints with nice white borders. its getting harder and harder to find developers......

in response to: Panama City, a Little Darker by artisan

ja vs saber: for all u foos talking Ny and LA beef........... saber is an artist ja is a bomber thats how it goes........ u cant compare them.......... ny and la styles are so diffrent when it comes down to it....... saber is know like......

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

Who Cares for Kensingtion: OG FROM GCC, You applied the correct word for what is needed...MOVEMENT! That's a push in the right direction that starts out very small and gains strength as others jump on. All won't want to join......

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

Cecilia Midiri: I have to say that it is so true about monkey see, monkey do...every weekend when I'm off from work, I get out to sweeping and I never end up alone doing it. Sometimes......

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

Roke3 Nyc: This masterpiece measures a staggering 250’ x 55’ (nearly the size of a football field) and took 125 gallons of latex roller paint and a year of carefully planned nights to complete. Every supply......

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

Asha: Wow, i need to explore Minnesota more. More like Minneapolis since i've lived in this city for 9 yrs now, thats 56% of how long i've lived on earth. Green way is the best place......

in response to: Riding My Bike Around Downtown by Tyfoid Kid

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......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

LSpegal: I didn't grow up in NY but I have a few ancestors who grew up or lived in Brooklyn. I'm researching them and the areas where they used to live and Arthur THAMM lived at......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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

naturelover: For Missyelliot, you ask quite a lot if the person debating you ways in Kauai. First off last time I checked it was quite easy to get rid of chickens i.e. A DOG. And number......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Paul Revere: I'm sure you can never receive enough accolades for your photography. Great work. Personally, I've roamed those tunnels repeatedly for the past year. As someone remarked you can't hear the train untill it's prcaticly upon......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

hairsy: ron s mike doing good and joe o'd works for himself done rite roofing on gaul st &westmoreland i know bill miller and shader my daughter just married a john mack from port richmond...

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

upfromflames: Yeah, trends are very general, so I don't want to stereotype at all. I meant poor relative to the earlier families. Thanks for correcting me on that one. I am a little blurry on the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

an_architect: well its a good thing most of people reporting "architecture hazzards" aren't architects...You know architecture doesn't just come and go...it stays for sometime...and designers work hard to show people how to consider the visual elements......

in response to: Ugliest Building in New York? by Peter

Who Cares for Kensingtion: OG FROM GCC, Good piece! Take it back 1 block at a time. All in a given block may not participate, but those that do should stick together and clean it from end to end...and......

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

Lou Romero: Thanks UFF, your response was almost totally on the money, except for the "poor Puerto Rican families" part. Many PR families were hard-working and wanted a better living conditions as well as good schools, many who......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

OG FROM GCC: I just got back from a mission trip to Kensington. We worked at a kids camp that was located at a church on the corner of C and Indiana. Before the kids would get there. Every......

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

upfromflames: Lou: It depends on what part of Bushwick you are talking about, as the process of demographic change proceeded differently in different part of the neighborhood. In ther southern side of Bushwick--south of Myrtle--the process......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

luna park: for a split second, i thought it was the pope. ;)...

in response to: Tree Lady by serlingrod

EvilGentleman: Two years and a few months later, this article still defines several different conflicts in a way that few if any articles can. {Motorists} vs {Cyclists} {Road Rage} vs {Radical Activism} {Male} vs {Female} {Entitled} vs {Empowered} The article that......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

TRANS KOF 2008 : Hey all this talk about Paterson brings back alot of memories I grew up in Paterson on Main st. and Wiess St.a block from St.Josephs hospital. my neighborhood was known as little San Juan......

in response to: paterson factory - may 2002 by adam

judy holland: Lived in kensington from 1959 to1976. went to Visitation and graduated in 64.Looking for classmates,Yvonne and Billy King,Sharkey,Jimmy Coolen,John Kennedy, Joan Kirby,Bobby Bowers,ect,etc,ect.Keep me posted if anyone knows....

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

Brody: What a delight to come across this blog. It was truly "the best of times." Not only did I have the privledge of playing football for Bernie Mars 58'-60' but my uncle played......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

RonS: hairsy-mike o'd was my age joe was a little older,I think joe still works for wallace roofing on front st.I saw june branagan a few years back,june and terry were living around front & westmoreland,terry......

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

SAJAD: I guess one can get some better pictures as we go inside the buildings were they sell the real Korean Electronics, for which Yongsan is famous for....

in response to: Yongsan Market by chiamattt

Hapless: No, Colavitos, thanks for the input! I knew it had to be something like that. I appreciate the correction. I'm not very skilled in the Spanish language, so I need all the......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

David Strang: I've always been fascinated by this little funky building, and am delighted that it has been saved. New construction surrounding the building was inevitable and a necessary aspect of saving this little tower. ......

in response to: Ivy Tower by Tyfoid Kid

colavitos ghost: before reading your comment, zagg, i was thinking just the same thing... if the products are coming from somalia and belgium it wouldn't exactly fit the definition of what i think of as a "farmer's market".......

in response to: Dekalb Farmers Market by Peter

colavitos ghost: "diario" usually just means "diary" or sometimes "agenda" (like a little notebook where you write down your plans. the only commonly-used word i know for "newspaper" is "periódico". (not like it really matters. sorry for......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

Brushman: the lawyer thing simply means that nowadays you sould get sued for that stuff . lol...

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

john turvey: well done to diane dole. her and alf dole have the right to claim there pearly king status. i can vouch for that because george dole my grandfather was indeed the pearly king of st......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Mike: I remember Sunset Park from the 50's and 60's I lived right down from the park. That's when It was a nice neighborhood you could walk the streets anytime and not worry about getting mugged.......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine