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jack: i'm clueless when it comes to looking at art, i don't like to sit there and gaze at a painting because i'm not that intelligent about art, but i am a dirty old man because...... Mitch: I believe there was a bar on the corner of Franklin and Carroll with the entrance on Franklin (the southeast corner of Franklin & Carroll). I used to live @ 969 Carroll and it was...... Fattfree: The house on one side of us has a pool (racoon's drinking fountain/bath). On the other side the neighbor feeds squirrels, birds, etc.(their "restaurant"). So our yard was the "bathroom". Last year,...... jack: peter you bring tears to my eyes, the old brooklyn-manhattan transit, the sea beach express, the f train and others, i rode them almost everyday, i would walk to school and pass under the el...... Smudgy: Well, I guess I discovered this site just a bit too late. I missed the walking tour and I missed the show at the BHS. I was born at Bushwick hospital in 1949....... CE: It's a pedestrian street. Cars can travel across it at intersections but they're mostly narrow one-way streets so not much traffic travels across the street. Cafe and restaurant terraces spill out onto the...... JJ: Broadway/ J-train/Halsey theater / 14 Holy Martrys / Wetson's hamburgers/ Pretzels from Starr st./ egg creams
from the fountain shops/ greasy spoon diner and stickball.
You guys shud hv seen Broadway in the early...... Brooklyn-Pete: Bushwick is not the worst neighborhood in Brooklyn, it's definately no Park Slope but it is not as bad as some would have others believe. The neighborhood is very noisy and extremely filthy on many...... Marylizbeth: Uggghh...RACCOONS. They have been haunting us and our neighbors for the last month. We each have a pool and fountains and these rotten raccoons have been using the pools and fountains as their bathroom. Every...... joey: well, cg, if by cryptic you meant; mysterious in meaning; puzzling; and ambiguous, you are correct. that was my intention. i also finally got to use the photos of the statues from the fountain at...... CE: I'm not sure what happened to the list so here I'll repost it (hopefully) fixed.
1. Poutine
2. A yellow fire truck (must be a full-size ladder truck, not an auxiliary vehicle)
3. Either an STM Transit Cop...... CE: Ok, so I've totally let this slide but I still think it would be a good thing to do. I've compiled all the suggestions and have set a deadline for when I'll have all...... whereistom: Thanks for the comments!
Jamie - it's a fountain. When the city was under siege it was the only way the city's residents could get water.... Peter: woah, thats definitely the fountain at {columbus circle}, at the southwest entrance to {central park}...... jack: you should have named this, 'fountain shots'... barry: A water fountain.... Peter: wow. now ##this## was a nice read. curiously, ive been to the fair site a couple of times, even ridden my bike in the empty unisphere fountain and gazed forlornly at the decay of the...... karina: memories,1953,and that era,walking along the "boardwalk", as we called it. We (7 children ), and mom leading the way--from our walkup on east 81st.A pleasant outing. A playground, a fountain spray for tots in summer,...... jack: WELL NOW, A TRIP TO THE PAST...the last time i was at the fair was when it was in it's actuality. it was in full bloom, you kids should have seen it. it...... aer suzuki: zagg & joey : no reason to go unless you're a gambler or you want to see the spectacle for yourself. we had fun, can't explain why. it's expensive and we didn't even gamble that...... EvilGentleman: Wow, what style...
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What I find amazing is the incredible waste of resources. Water is so precious in the desert, and the Colorado River feeds Western Arizona, Southern Nevada and Southern California (including LA and San...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: The kids in the fountain is very refreshing as it going to be 100F here in NYC (with the 'real feel' of 115F)... zagg: does this place also have a whites only and coloured waterfountain?
:/... jeeff: in the summertime i've seen him doing pushups in the fountains in dundas square. i suspect it was contact with the filthy fountain water that changed him permanently into 'zanta'.... Biff: These are the fountains of Dundas Square. This couple was seemed so unhappy, but
they kissed in the next picture. It was lunch time...... GGP: these are great. those strong yellows are nicely held in check by the B&W bits...and that girl by the fountain is lovely, indeed.... sally: where is the fountain of loins?... jack: the zoo, the boathouse, the water fountain, the arches where tyrone power kissed kim novak, the beautiful kim novak. and yes, she is the greatest actress of all times.... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I just keep thinking how cold that kid in the fountain park must be (and what hell he's going to get when his Mum sees him).
Very nice travelogue.... elaine: ah, cool. nice to learn something new. so much for babelfish...
p.s. you will never know how there might have been fountains of champagne, dancing girls, fire eaters and free love. this is you, this is...... procyon: i always thought the story about the sculpture was cute (from hydepark.org):
"A special treasure greets one upon emerging from the underpass, the David Wallach Memorial Fountain. In 1894, David Wallach (about whom little is...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'm with you on the fountain, it's fantastic. I also dig the back of the sign. It's very private. It like the back of the knee; no one thinks to look there.... GGP: the fountain/ferris shot rocks.... jack: by the way i hope she did'nt get wet from the fountain spray.... jamie: i bet it was cool when it was a fountain... Cryoserver: It's actually a fountain, installed there in the mid-sixties. When they connected it up to the water supply the wind blew the water all over the place because of the vortex effect of the adjacent...... jack: the third picture is also great. the reflection of lights. i know peter is getting ready for autumn in new york. central park at the fountain where tyrone power kissed the beautiful...... jack: the photo of the purse shows an area of stones circular. it used to be a water fountain where people would pile up and i mean pile up on each other on a sweltering...... jeeff: hi jo. here's a quickie travel guide for toronto, ##but## i'm writing this with one condition for you: please take some photos, write some stuff, and post an article here about your trip!
first off,...... Peter: yeah that cloudbank is def pretty. i bet you could see all sorts of rainbows form the fountain's spray-mist!... joey: out west, we call it cloudage. that sure looks refreshing. what is this fountain place called?... Jamie: I got your fountain ##right here## baby!
[[img:2528]]... Peter: that is one happy dog! i wouldnt have minded jumping in a fountain myself yesterday. hot hot hot.... Peter: some photos I have of a few of the items on this panorama:
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##3. the fountain##
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##5. the public library##
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##7. the archway at grand army plaza##
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[[684:this entry]]...... Jennifer: I'm from wicker park. I lived on wicker park ave for almost all, but 3yrs, of my life. I know live in a small town name Ft Thomas in Kentucky and I can see how...... Mad Jane: Thanks, Tabia! It was even more beautiful in person. I usually don't like to take pictures of touristy stuff, but I couldn't resist the Trevi fountain....
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