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carol: To Lp I raised 4 children in Kensington(3 of which went to college),and I thank God that they do not live in the Kensington of today.I am still here and probably will be till I...... Lp: Reading all these Stories on here really piss me off! Everyone is saying that they moved away to make a better life for theirselves/family and say how much of a "Hell-Hole" kensington is. i was...... Peter: hmm. i thought the trains were pretty quiet. bordering on silent, actually. you dont even hear them until theyre speeding towards you, about 50 feet away...... zagg: One these saturday's I'll bother to photograph Sarnia's Farmer's Market.
Question: it has the name of different countries near the ceiling - does this Farmer's Market boast of international bearings? Our market is...... Outside the box...: When you hear and see what is going on down in that part of town I find it difficult to feel sorry for the majority of those folks. The previous post hit the nail on...... gotout: i moved away more than 20yrs ago be honest hutch is boring. i come home at least once a year to visit family. things are getting pretty ratty there. the neighborhoods need to do like...... living in Hutchinson: Wow. Interesting website. I would like to comment too. I live in Hutchinson. I have been here my entire life. I moved to big cities in other states for a few...... carol: to who cares for kensington..it is nice to move on with your life..but it is very different when it is by your own choice and not because you are being forced to move becausethe neighborhood...... Montrealbunny: I finally got around to taking another walk in this direction. This is the back of the building at 4000 St Ambroise. There is a french cuisine resto tucked away there that I...... Who Cares for Kensington: Sandy describes a perfect example of failure of the most basic services. At what point does a city department administrator decide that he/she will not offer resources to respond to a problem in a given...... Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Sheila H and Norma, I am quite sure that Hapgoods lived at no 20 unless they moved house, like I said I went to school with Arnold and he always lived at No 20...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Sheila and rrrrr(?)
We lived at no 20 Harewood Rd from 1983-1995. Mr & Mrs Iddon lived opposite, such a lovely couple. Jim passed away many years ago, but Edie still sent us...... Who Cares for Kensington: I'll leave race out of my comments and will continues to focus on the radical change of culture and values. The changes are what thay are and I am sure that the government nor activists...... Bertha Gibson : Thank you. I'm surprised you received no encouragement from Fr. Martin, whom seemed to be such a nice priest. Was it Sister Betty of 14 Holy Martyrs (now St. Martin's) who passed away...... julie lorraine jackson: hello diane magee this is julie lorraine jackson my brother stuart jackson passed away last feb 29/08 of massive heart attack age 49. would like send me old picture of me deaf in milton...... julie lorraine jackson: I am Julie Lorraine Jackson. My parents were passed away and my brother Stu died last feb 29/08 of massive heart attack of age 49. I ONLY 3 BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER THAT'S ALL. I...... GREG WYATT: BACK TO PETE THE REAL REASON I ROLLLED OUT OF KENSINGTON IS I WAS TIRED OF WORKING MY ASS OFF TO HAVE ANYTHING AND WATCHING MY FRIENDS GO TO GRAITERFORD PRISON IN AND OUT LIKE...... Danger Jim: I grew up at kensington & Tioga at Harrowgate Park in the 60's it was like Happy Days!Now the goverment has turned into a dump!I am now a Forester in Washington State 3,000 miles away.
Danger...... serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to...... Tex: Yes, there are a lot of people up there that are unemployed for whatever reasons and are having to live with relatives, parents, etc., in order to stay there.
As far as them moving away,...... sharon, swansea: hi to all
thanks for the lovley comments,
like i said, it was karl`s way of getting the message through, it was a very vivid dream,
i`ve always been a sceptic, when...... Me: Re to voice
You said it well. I wonder why Tex doesn,t sell his property and break completely away from Hutch,if he hates it so bad. If I hated something so bad,I would sever all ties....... voice of reason: If life is good then you would not be typing rhetorical crap in front a computer screen. On that note good bye and good luck. I am sure that you will find time...... Tex Re: Me: I don't think things in Hutch will ever improve, I just enjoy being a thorn in you'all sides!! LOL!! A fly in the ointment that won't go away. I still own property up there,...... Lynda Phillips , sons Paul and Mike Phillips, Caroline st, Irlam adn Carlisle Dr, Irlam: Hello, Im just blown away by this fantastic site found by accident. I was looking for my old school friend William Mcormick/mcCormack from Salford born around 1955. I lived in Caroline Street aged 18 with...... Jamie: This is awesome. Question though, as the architecture doesn't give too much away. Is this London or New York?... john birchall: who remembers this scene of hollins green slag tip which was carted away and used in
building the motorway at peel green... Hutchinson Escapee: I'm not a religious person, but if there is a town in this county that truly is cursed, it's hutchinson, KS.
The corruption at the judicial level is staggering. The forces that be actually got the...... Me: Re to Peter
Can't say I wouldn't blame you after reading so much negativity,but people like Tex who don't even live here but keep posting negative and slanderous comments,especially about the man who committed suicide,is enough...... 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...... Alice: My mom was born and grew up on Greene Avenue. We lived there in the 50s, I went to St. Barbara's elementary, (played fife!). Moved away in 1960 after finishing 5th grade. My Dad went...... 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...... eyeofodin: The US beef thing is nothing but a big hysteria over in S. Korea in the present. I do give props to the government willing to resign because of the people's disapproval...isn't that how...... 정이 김: American want to send beef infected with mad cow — so dangerous that the Americans refusing to eat it — to my country! Myung-bak Lee sign a deal with America to lift a ban of...... jack: screw 'em, lets give the beef away to the poor people and welfare cases we have here, lets feed our country first and take care of Americans first.... 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...... Darren: I have a cat which has food outside and every so often Raccoons come and eat the food even if my cat is near and my cat doesn't attack and neither do the raccoons and...... cyril bagshaw: Hi John
I believe you have captured the feelings of most of the contributors to this page most eloquently.No matter how far away from the nest some of us have flown, those childhood images are still...... Gaynor Miller: I've just come back to this site after a year away and what a great load of memories. I used to live on Prospect Road just down from Lennie's. You all talk about the doctors...... Sheila Vaudrey: Thanks James, for the photo's of the train, my children played on it when it was in the park. Sorry to hear that your granddad passed away, as I remember him being in the next...... Nick Aceto: I had to comment on this one, plus it was written on my B-day. Anyway, I, too am reaching that age, 27, where skateboarding just doesnt feel quite the same. Still, I've found that a...... James cashan: This is a photo of the opening day of the princess park Train on Cadishead way with my step Grandad Ken Connor as guest of honour 2nd from left, he has now sadly passed away...... Stilsmellit: Spring of 2008...and still can't get away from Cigarette smoke in Montreal when just walking around outdoors...... eric guerra: Its me again. No matter how bad it is, it is still my birth place, St. Josephs Hospital, lived on Preakness Ave for half my life, then moved one block away to Ryerson ave. I...... sharon, swansea: hi could i explain why i`m posting this please,
I LOST MY 19 YR OLD SON KARL,( AKA KARLO...) TO METHADONE MISUSE, IN OCT 2007,
AN ABSOLUTE WASTE OF A LIFE, HE WAS...... Joe : It has been interesting to follow the postings here and I have tried to have some open sessions with others that shared my history. I will continue to follow the postings in the future, but...... marco: hey i live a couple blocks away from you cool i live in Bushwick Brooklyn. riding the train at night is scary u should be very afraid.... hils34: wow this stuff is crazy!!! yeah i agree with everyone. i have to research about a book. and i got here. everyone has different opinions. people shood not regret what they had done in the...... yeah yeah: i think its amazing how people are suggesting that jacksonville should become like miami or orlando in order to become more "entertaining"... havent any of you people taken a walk around outside or a swim...... JoeyD: By the time this photo was taken in 1975, The Hotel Deanza was a flea bag just a year or so away from being closed down.
[[img:27810]]... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Dean
You can see your family home in Fiddlers Lane on Google Earth. It is the last house in the lane, which is a semi detached at a 45 degree angle, making one half in...... janet: Alma--Back to your memories of the old neighborhood. I remember the butcher shop, the one on Schenectady right near Lincoln Place (and next to a wonderful hardware store with long passage between loads of...... steve : To Linda Larson----Joan Lissenden was my age and schoolmate at P.S.120 on Barren Island. She passed away about the start of WW2. I remember her as a very nice girl who was left-handed... Northwestern Student: Hey, my name is Bradley Akubuiro - I'm a journalism student at Northwestern University and I'm working on a huge project about Cabrini-Green (from the former residents and where they ended up, to the current...... zagg: We could have crossed paths - I was in Philadelphia all last week and stayed a block away from Baltimore. I remember the Green / Blue arch away from our walks.... Montrealbunny: Please, please, please let`s see them EG!!! I just knew someone had something about it squirreled away in their hard drive, and somehow I`m not surprised it`s you! It really is gorgeous, eh!...... Lisa: Spent the first half of my life trying to get away from Jacksonville. Now here I am in San Antonio texas, wishing for home. :O( ... 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...... Disgusted!: I live in an apartment building on the third floor and a raccoon (or raccoons) have been using my balcony as their latrine. When I cleaned it up, I used a tarp, gloves and...... a : this is wat they send me too b.c i scored a 550 on my test for brooklyn tech 10 points away lucky me i hope this school aint crapp my teacher said is good... bigsteve: just for all you guys and girls saying negative things about these urinals......... Have you ever been to Amsterdam???? Well if you had you would know no one could see anything at all!!!! Not from...... Aussie visitor: I happen to agree with those who don't like the chickens. At first I was curious as to why there were so many and I didn't even like them then. I nearly caused an accident...... Seeking Contact: Ella Street,
Stever passed away about 15 years age. Both Fiolo and Danny (with the big Doberman dog that jumped the the front door glass, but loved to play rough when I wore my leather coat...... Ella Street: Also went to St Hughs
Dave Raby he lived on Elkart street Mike Fiolo he was related to thr Franklins Danny had the them big ass dogs right if that's who you mean seen Danny about...... yep its me: Hutch may not be a metropolis--but thats what I like about it. Its just like anywhere you live it is what you make of it. If you have a shitty attitude about this town, go...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Stuart,
I don't remember being in Mr Killers class... I will scan the pic I have, hopefully it will come out half decent, tho it's not a good copy to start with. I remember...... Matt Parde: I was born and raised in Belleville, lived there for almost 30 years. I always had something to do and had a lot of fun. It's nice to know who lives in your...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Stuart
As an ex Fiddlers Laneite now in Adelaide,I will tell Debbie ( my niece)that you have found this active little site. She is now living in Queensland and has made some very interesting contributions...... Michelle: People will bitch all they want to. They can make up their stories, print them, and make everyone believe it's true (including law enforcement...usually they are the ones who start it up). Everyone grows a...... 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...... Mrs.L: For all of the people who are down on Hutch; how old are you?? For the people who think this town is such an awful place, you must be young. I am still in my...... 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...... The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time.
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We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When...... elaine: very 'keep away' isn't it.... ex-Bellevillian: Personally...I think Belleville is the most boring town in the world and I grew up there. Still have family there too. Belleville has always had this gran idea of itself because it host...... Montrealbunny: I was back down there today but decided to walk west (away from the city) rather than east. I saw several gentlemen with cameras along the way and must admit (blush) that I wondered...... Alan Taylor: Explanation of OCCUPATION ROAD, but does not resolve the question of 'where in Irlam'.
My finding regarding the ‘Bolton to York’ route has caused me to re-assess Francis
White’s Map of the Ainsty particularly with regard to...... Ben Baillargeon: Let me tell everyone the number one way to stop bike theft!
Don't be stupid for one without critisizing anyone, but if you love you bike bring it everywhere you go! seriously i ride my norco...... jeff: i've lived here for 22 years and have often complained about wanting to "get out of here". the problem seems to be once i'm somewhere else i miss home terribly. there is something that draws...... 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...... Meg from San Diego: My boyfriend and I are going to spend the summer in Hutch. He's born and raised SD, I was born in Topeka and couldn't wait to get out of there as a teen. I...... Meg from San Diego: My boyfriend and I are going to spend the summer in Hutch. He's born and raised SD, I was born in Topeka and couldn't wait to get out of there as a teen. I...... alma: well, between flashing and a rape, there's a whole world. flashing, in purist america, really is overrated. and "blondes" overreact. "oh my god, he was doing "that" ya know" and stuff.
a poor, clueless, lifeless guy,...... CB : It is easy for anyone to put down our inner city areas and declare them a war zone. But the truth of the matter is that if we had more people involved to make change...... Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Sheila H, Yes I do remember the Davies's, Catherine like you said and also Mary, did you go to St. Teresers School?, one of your sister came to work at GUS where I worked,...... colavitos ghost: if those "suburbs" are only a block away from a "very urban part" of town, they can't realistically be called "suburbs" then, can they?
for me, a "suburb" is much more than just a style of...... Beni: I lived in Jax for one and a half years. I don't like it. My main problem with the city is the lack of public transportation, the non-centralized infrastructure and the low intellect of the...... Joe: In response to LINDA from 4/13/2008. I left 29 years ago and also felt at that time that I had to GET OUT of Kensington. I had just purchased a home there (my wife wanted...... Alan Taylor: Hi Sheila & Cyril,
I recall both farms and used to go and watch 'young' Max Shacklady and his followers practice wrestling in one of the upper barns behind which the threshing machine with long belt...... Dom Smith: Cyril an co.I'm glad you like my photo's kindly sacnned by Andrew (no relation). I think its very sad how Irlam has changed. Very little for the better too. I have some pics of the...... Rob Tynan: Hi Cyril,
You want to see the "Rialto" as it was, today.....Someone had the bright idea of putting rainscreen cladding over the whole front elevation without any form of structural support between the different roof levels,...... Tex: The powers to be will never focus on building Hutchinson to be a city that provides for it's working middle class or enable people to get the education they have to have to get there....... 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...... bill: Born in 1941 at williamsburg hospital. Lived at 99 Stockholm until '46 when we moved to 41 Cornelia Street betweenBushwick and Broadway (third house down from the congregationalist Church. went to PS 56...... kim : he he jim if you do write that book maybe i will join you and air my views about stolen titles too. still find it funny when i look on the different web pages that...... JBone f.b.w.: i started writing back in 91,and remember ja was the king of the A line,he killed all the train stations and roof tops in far rockaway,him and eu,at the beggining i tought he was local,then...... Jessica: I think the awning lessens the beauty of the surroundings around the Janus figure.
Three words: TAKE IT AWAY... emeleef: Great place for an art exhibition though. Shame the police had to go and arrest people. What else was the building doing? Just rotting away?... This note is for you: To all who is not happy in Hutchinson: do something about it. Don't just "talk", if you think you are better off far away, then go far away; if you think there are problems, then...... Ess: To Unsure- I don't know about all the "God's children" stuff and the worn-out (and not-very-helpful) phrases like "don't give up, seek help", but I can say, as a recovered meth addict, you need to......
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