Comments about gardens

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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

OG FROM GCC: Cecilia Keep it up. Keep going. We brought a group of 25 to Philly. Half worked in some gardens in the Dauphin area. We stopped by there on Thursday morning on a way......

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

jack: those look like my old army combat boots and the ice skates, lol good catch, you know we should have a citynoise conference at the spumoni gardens in brooklyn, or somewhere....

in response to: Blades Over Bushwick by upfromflames

luna park: there are actually large swathes of brownstone rowhouses in brooklyn, where the houses are set back from the street and allow space for front yards. in many cases, the yards have been paved (as is......

in response to: Beware of Owner by luna park

John Dereszewski: I also don't understand this. Bushwick Houses is a large - and rather oppressive - complex situated at Flushing and Bushwick Aves. on the Williamsburg side of the border. As Adam notes, these are pictures......

in response to: Bushwick Houses by Peter

Peter: the car-crash photo above is the corner directly across from st. barbara's, so... ill double-check next time im by there, but none of those buildings appeared to be the ones in the photo... though they......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

upfromflames: Rather than call them "bushwick houses" they are better known as Hope Gardens. And they make up what is the last housing project ever built in the United States. ...

in response to: Bushwick Houses by Peter

Peter: somehow, i missed this post the first time around... nice. i wonder how the gardens are looking this spring, and if joe is still flying his flag?...

in response to: Floyd Bennett Field: Let All Flags Fly by CartLegger

jack: you know, 86th street, under the el, in the summer, hot, sweltering days, but the shadows of the el always kept me cool, that was my area for awhile because all my family was housed......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

EvilGentleman: El, since they were government-funded homes originally intended for the families of veterans returning from WWII, it is most unfortunate that the government decided to stop funding them. If you look at the comments in the......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

QNS4Life: Ive lived in flushing my whole life and went to school at Brooklyn Tech in Ft Greene which was once completely burnt out and is now becoming gentrified. Maybe we dont have so much......

in response to: GANGS ON NYC by StripesA4

NervaVels: I lived on the block of Green/Evergreen/Harman for almost 20 years; prior to that, I lived on Jefferson St between Knickerbocker and Irving (still remember getting picked up by the bus to go to a......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Rob Tynan: Hi Norma again, Yep I remember Mr Samson The Pru Man, Apparently he is still living in Essex Gardens. He used to come and collect the insurance money from my parents....

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

zagg: jack, i await the day i notice my tulips poking through the dirt in my gardens....

in response to: Gray Days of Winter by zagg

jamal: I remember the Henry Horner projects very well. I never lived in any of them but lived one block away on Warren Blvd. near Damen. I remember as a little boy when they were......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Someone Who Made it Out: I lived in Hutchinson for the majority of my adolescent life. By the time I had reach the 8th grade at Sherman back in 1999-2000, I had already become a product of which Hutch has......

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

ndgcatlady: Been down that alley many times. Nice Italian neighborhood. Many well kept flower and vegetable gardens. Yes, and a brand new Community centre down there...St. Raymonds....and of......

in response to: Two Strips of Dirt by CE

rick: I lived at 881 Washington Ave (Carroll St) across from Botanic Gardens, Clara Barton (H.S. for Homemaking) and PS 241. What a place to grow up - deadend street to play in plus three school......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

suzanne robinson: no i have no relations who lived on essex gardens i had relations that lived on fir street i lived down atherton lane the back of the george hotel i was born down there at......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

John Cooper - john.cooper@airspaceinfo.com.au: Hi Suzanne, Sorry, I meant the pictures above that with Cadishead bridges in it. BTW, are you any relations to the Robinsons who used to live in Essex Gardens? ...

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

anon (cache-dtc-ad08.proxy.aol.com): My family lived at 225 Eastern Parkway for many years. The parkway was beautiful- and when there was a snow storm it was even more beautiful. The Gardens, the Museum, the Library- so near and so inviting. What......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mr Low Income: Well here we are, 8 homeless/Low income housing projects in Hutchinson now. 1. The Clusters 2. The apartments on 11th and Porter 3. Commerce Gardens 4. The Apartments behind K-mart (off 33rd St). 5. Hidden......

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

Bosley Latimore: It appears that young persons who are currently considering relocating to sections of Brooklyn such as Cobble Hill, Borum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Grand Army Plaza, or even Brooklyn Heights, would be well advised to consider......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

upfromflames: Um...sorry Eviva. Brooklyn can be confusing. There are two Wykoffs. They were important folks in Brooklyn History, you see. But in this case, Wykoff is a lot more important to Bushwick than Carroll Gardens. And......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Eviva: JimQV: Wyckoff Street is located in Carroll Gardens and NOT Bushwick which only reaffirms that crime exists everywhere in NYC....

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

maybetoday: I believe you're referring to the Morgan Quitno list of "Most Dangerous Cities" that's released every year. Every year both the FBI (source of the data) and criminologists around the nation decry using the FBI's......

in response to: Benton Park by maybetoday

anon (pool-70-104-204-105.nrflva.fios.verizon.net): Having grown up in Gardenside during the 1960's, I and good friend Jim Varney frequently rode the Versailles Road bus past this home and wondered about how neat it would be to live there. ......

in response to: Stone house on Cardinal Hill by Goingincirclez

tony: hey do u have anymore pics of the the back of the picadilly gardens?if u do could u upload them please? thank you...

in response to: Manchester (June 2005) by Myke

kathryn: I grew up near Eastern Parkway....I have not been in Brooklyn in over 30 years but I do remember the area known as Prospect Heights...I remember Ebbets Field on Sullivasn Place and Bedford Ave......I remember......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

K Bernstein: I lived in an apartment building at Eastern Parkway and Troy Avenue in the 1950s. Eastern Parkway was a beautiful street, with its two pedestrian malls with benches and trees. The street was lined with......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Budajiho: I grew up in East New York of the '50s. My pediatrician's office was on President Street, which was known as "Doctors' Row." The brownstones were beautiful, with magnificiant gardens and exquisite stonework......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

upfromflames: [[img:18842]] Central and Bleeker, in the midst of Hope Gardens housing project, one of the most successful housing projects ever built by NYCHA. The building on the corner was put up by the New York Housing......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

SULLIVAN: The Prospect Park zoo had elephants, polar bears, monkeys, lions, tigers, and a pony track where kids could get a ride in a poney wagon. In addition, there were row boats & peddle boats on......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

old brooklynite: I have no clue what this was but the park was wonderful in the 1950's.It was free to get into and surrounded by safe neighborhoods. Growing up there and having the park,the playgrounds the gardens,......

in response to: Abandoned Structure, Prospect Park by Peter

upfromflames: Those who are looking for memories of Rheingold should look up Rheingold Gardens, the innnovative public-private housing development built on the site. Its NYC's first brownfield remediation site (industrial clean up) and it even......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Robert: Good old unusual stuff. Things like this should be displayed here more frequently, it gives a historical touch to the site. If I'm allowed I'll post some color photos of my sister and I in The Brooklyn......

in response to: Rooftop Photo on July 22, 1945 by jack

Biff: Find two pigeons and If they're dead, A bell rings in Allan Gardens...Biff...

in response to: Nov 24 2006 Toronto Part 2 by hool

C B: I lived near Eastern Parkway in the 50s..Even then, it was magnificent..I have since moved to another state but,will never forget how lovely it was on a summer's day to walk up Washington Avenue and......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

little ukraine: i wish i could say we were in danger of getting caught at any moment, but the truth is nowhere near that exciting. in fact, a whole group of teenagers was kicking around the......

in response to: Inside the Old Coast Guard Station (Part 3) by little ukraine

joey: looks like you were in peril going in there and getting these shots. derelict buildings are like that. can you include the 'ethnic gardens' in your tour? there better photographed in summertime, of course, when......

in response to: Inside the Old Coast Guard Station (Part 3) by little ukraine

jack: it means, if you will permit me to translate, a story about a man and a women, both late twenties and a little boy about 7 and she was waiting at the kew gardens train......

in response to: Americans Love Anything Blueberry by little ukraine

Micah: Oooh. Though not to be confused with the Devonian Gardens outside Devon, near Edmonton. A nice couple-hour bike ride out west of E-town will get you there and wow it is nice! ......

in response to: Calgary 01 by Cyberia

dfwtiger: The water gardens are going through renovations right now. An accident killed several people a couple of years ago. The City decided to do a retro fit....and then decided to clean up the......

in response to: Philip Johnson\'s Water Gardens by dfwtiger

Peter: jeeff: [[wiki:Fort Worth Water Gardens]]...

in response to: Philip Johnson\'s Water Gardens by dfwtiger

WindyCity4life: I would ay Cabrini would be considered still dangerous.Last time i was their,their was a bunch of Gangster diciples walking around outside of the remaining high rises on west division street.My dad used to have......

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

Gordon: IN Carroll Gardens , Brooklyn.. I have one comming all night long... right into the house.. Down the circularstair..from the 5th floor roof into the kitchen.. and through the cubbords... eatting the cats food..my coon......

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

aer suzuki: for the time of year it depends on what kind of weather you like. if you like having a huge grey smear hanging above your head for a sky (which i do, mostly, perversely) and......

in response to: Japanese Garden by aer suzuki

owen: Coney is a gettho has any one heard of o dywers Gardens hosing projects that place is a no go zone ...

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

owen: Coney is a gettho has any one heard of o dywers Gardens hosing projects that place is a no go zone ...

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

procyon: Nice shot! I am setting out on a road trip next Tuesday to visit (among other things) another of Johnson's designs, the New York State Pavilion in Queens. I love his stuff. Have you been......

in response to: Corridor To A Higher Education by groovehouse

EvilGentleman: If only they had digital cameras around in those days, the pictures I would have had... Then again, I suppose the dealers, crazies and cops are all groups that get upset when people take pictures......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

Biff: It was the Folsom Street Fair in Allan Gardens....

in response to: Sunday Afternoon in the Park by Biff

Island Flower: I've never seen that bathroom sign before, but I would like to. The other pics are definitely of the Honolulu airport on Oahu. Kauai's airport doesn't have any gardens or different levels....

in response to: Kaual Airport by barry

EvilGentleman: Sorry to disagree, Chris, but post offices are still allowed in stores. Most Arctic communities have their {Canada Post} franchises located within general stores. When I first moved to {Coral Harbour}, Nunavut in 1992, the......

in response to: Home Pt. 2: Bills Corner Grocery by CE

Charlie Lupo: I think Riverside Park is stunning and beautiful and offer's New Yorker's many different ways to enjoy a piece of green space in a city as complex as we are. But to say......

in response to: Riverside Park by Peter

Biff: No, it's In Allan Gardens by the greenhouse and in front of the rose garden. They were filming this morning but I did't have my camera....

in response to: Falun Gong Pavilion by Biff

Malcolm April 28 Montreal: I was born in 1928 at 4 Tower St.(between Lambhill St, and Sussex St.)I Moved to Paisley Rd. W.(opposite Blackburn St.)in 1935.In '39 moved to Aros Dr. Mosspark.I revisit Glasgow about every second year. When......

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

groovehouse: [[img:11168]] Bamboo Graffiti - Hermann Park, Japanese Gardens, Houston, Tx....

in response to: Bamboo Graffiti: Akaka Falls State Park by barry

indykid: One of the most visited places on the Marsh is Prospect Cottage: "Derek Jarman was drawn to Dungeness by its desolate character; he used it as the setting for his film The Last of England, an......

in response to: Looking Down Danger Nose by elaine

a dose of reality: This topic is being beat to death by people without a real grasp on the term "life". this cat/rabbit in the scheme of things is as worthless now as it was when it was alive......

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

Tamara: cerniagigante ~ that's such a nice thought! I knew that some persian carpets are representations of gardens, but I guess the next time I'm there I'll take advantage of sharing some secrets too. That shot......

in response to: Sacred and Little Altars by Tamara

cerniagigante: Wonderful shots; I love the one with the carpets and the women gossiping. Persian carpets are meant to be sat on, they represent secluded gardens with their colours... where secrets are exchanged....

in response to: Sacred and Little Altars by Tamara

Tamara: I went to Ryerson in the late 90's and I've lived in the neighbourhood for more than 20 years.. I grew up here.. in the heart of it all. I love Allen Gardens too, I......

in response to: The Waitstaff of Zelda\'s by Biff

Biff: I work at Ryerson, and Church Street is where I get my photo ops on my way home. In the morning, I race through Allan Gardens......

in response to: The Waitstaff of Zelda\'s by Biff

colavitos ghost: funny, a friend of mine and his fiancee were recently inspired by a recent post to take a trip to the brooklyn botanical gardens. oh wait, that was you, nolindia....

in response to: First Post! by just west of nolindia

jack: not me, i like sweltering heat, 100's in new york city, the asphalt melting carving my initials into the street, eating ices at the spumoni gardens in brooklyn, strolling the sands on the jersey shore,......

in response to: A Little Something for Ya - SPRING! by elaine

Paulie: It's interesting to read all these various comments about Bushwick. I grew up there in the 1950s-1970s when it was still 99% Italian (I lived mostly on Hart Street near Knickerbocker). It was......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Biff: I shot this from my 18th story balcony and I don't know how to resize properly. It's actually a handsome building, most of which is not showing. That's Maple Leaf Gardens in the left background....

in response to: Strictly Bauhaus by Biff

Raoul Davachi: I'm a bike courier, and I am so god damn tired of people in cars, or worse, people in suits walking on sidewalks who think they rule the world. I was talking to the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

adam: it was settled by the english.. interesting history here: [[http://www.oldkewgardens.com/ss-beginning-0020.html]]...

in response to: Kew Gardens by adam

indykid: Interesting...I thought that this would be a thread about Kew Gardens in London at when I clicked it! Wonder where the name kew comes from?...

in response to: Kew Gardens by adam

adam: i dont think firetrucks were quite the same when most of these buildings were built.. kew gardens is actually kind of beautiful. my view of it is just skewed because it seems like grandparent land hah........

in response to: Kew Gardens by adam

jack: the thinking there of course is that the fire trucks come out on the streets and it is easier to get people out of a burning building thru the front fire escapes than it is......

in response to: Kew Gardens by adam

jack: peter, you awaken many memories when you mention coney and stillwell. i grew up in 50's gravesend. my family moved from bay 13th and bath to gravesend. i walked many times from......

in response to: Brooding and Almost Disappearing, in Color by joey

LOW DOWN ON NORMEL: OK HE WASNT IN JAIL 4 THAT LONG, HES FAMILY'S GOT ALOT OF CASH MONEY FOR THE BAIL MONEY AND A GOOD ASS LAWER, HE LIVES WITH HIS PARENTS BUT I WOULDNT BLAME HIM THEY......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

RUEN AND NEUZ'S LOWDOWN + others: OK I KNOW FROM LIVING IN PALM BEACH THAT THEY BOTH WENT 2 PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH, THEY BOTH GRADUATED LAST SUMMER,AND I THINK THAT THEY STATED HOOKEN UP WITH KOAT FROM DSB. THEY HAV......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

WTF??: A, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE FUCK IS GO'N ON IN BROWARD? THERE AINT SHIT GO'N UP AND, THER IZTN 1 CREW STEPN UP, WE GOT FUCKN SK, SLOK OR WHAT EVER THA TOYS......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

jack: i think the 7 train went to kew gardens, if so i took it for quite awhile when i would drive to kew gardens from long island and hunt for a spot to park and......

in response to: 7 Train by Peter

jeeff: that house is amazing. beautiful gardens....

in response to: Boulders on B Street by GGP

elaine: there's the pikey/squatter end of the spectrum where you have a sofa outside specifically to sit on despite it getting increasingly rancid and infested - a slovenly take on the notion of gardens 'as rooms'...

in response to: Outdoor Sofas by Jamie

GGP: i grew up going to the central park zoo. one of the best things there--I think it's gone now--was a big blue cement whale whose gaping mouth you could walk into. Inside, where the whale's......

in response to: West Kortright Centre Pet Parade by GGP

Lili: Yum. So this site has inspired me to get out with my camera ? I have some pretty good photos of UCLA Botanical Gardens - waterfalls and my pal the one legged scrubjay (some say bluejay but......

in response to: Acton\'s Lock by elaine

Saint Clair: It's our botanical gardens. It's 3 or 4 stories tall and houses an miniature rainforest complete with waterfalls and cave type...uh things....

in response to: Oklahoma City by Saint Clair

Paul: Most of us were born between Atlantic and Pacific. But I was born between Atlantic and Pacific but on Underhill Ave. The walk up Underhill to Eastern Parkway to go to the Museum,......

in response to: Prospect Heights: by Peter

elaine: this does seem kind of harsh by comparison to the Kim Wilde garden, but these ultra modern offerings always do, they're sort of anti-gardens really, I suppose, but then garden festivals are weird because they......

in response to: Sculpture Matrix by Jamie

sine: the presence of a torii signifies a shrine or temple nearby. indeed, there is a shinto shrine dedicated to Inari hidden in the woods behind the torii. here is some info from the site: Torii The......

in response to: brooklyn botanic garden : april 19, 2005 by sine

Eden: Can we walk in gardens together?...

in response to: urban orienteering by elaine

Fr3orb: Re: Walking in a winter wonderland I love the experince of waking through my city. I learn so much more about her, the neighborhoods, the hidden gardens and golden gems of beauty that you would never......

in response to: Walking in a Winter Wonderland by Jamie