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Mike Ortiz: Thanxs Chance, I didn't know. I just assumed it was an all white club, from the photos I've seen, and from there past leaders ( Sonny Barger )....

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Janey: For all the people doing reports on Norwegian food: I personally like Lefsa alot but thats just me. I don't live in Norway but my family is Norwegian and we have lefsa every Christmas (we......

in response to: Typical Norwegian Food by Rune-Willem

Who Cares for Kensington: Carol, I left the neighborhood because I felt forced to do so by crime and apparent bleak future prospects.I moved to another section of the city that wasn't the greatest, but it served and a......

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

surviving: Re: to gotout ......

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

Tabersnack: 68. People on the street ask you if you speak English or French and you assume they will just ask you for money and keep walking. 69. The habs win one damn series and......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

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......

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

GD killa: Latin Kings sellin crack GD's on there back niggas just get slapped just killed GD throw some Kings on that shit just killed a GD throw some kings on that shit...

in response to: Gangsta Hat Protractor by M. McConnell

GD killa: Latin Kings sellin crack GD's on there back niggas just get slapped just killed GD throw some Kings on that shit just killed a GD throw some kings on that shit...

in response to: Gangsta Hat Protractor by M. McConnell

phantom: There was a store on the 2800 block of Front Street in the 60's and 70's named Lauer's. They were like a deli but had specialty dishes - lots of fish dishes on Fridays for......

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

Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

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

Matt T: For all the Sao Paolo doubters - I've had the incredible luck to have been to most of the top ten cities and none of them is as staggeringly impressive from the air as Sao......

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

Maureen: Hello Sheila thanks for the info re school photographs, I did check out the web site but there are just a few photographs, none of them from my class, only Mr Ellisons classes....

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

river otters21 girl: It is a darn shame to see hear what happened to Kensington. Oh, I agree with YourOwnFault 100% except that this cancer known as white flight took place more recently than the 50s and......

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

Cecilia Midiri: Sandy, you must live on my street. Just yesterday, I wrote almost the same thing to the Daily News and today they called me to consider it for publication...I'm in the 25th also. Wow, RonS,......

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

RonS: This blog brings back a lot of memories,I grew up on 2800 Swanson st in 60's & 70's.I remember delivering orders for customers at DanDee's as I was to young to drink at Viola's.Last time......

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

Renee: Just stumbled on this site. I was born in an apt Bushwick and Gates. We later owned a house on Linden just off Bushwick during the Depression. Went to what was then......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Rob, Sheila and Norma, Rob yes that's right it's the same Mr Jimmy Iddon, he worked at Royles the same as my dad, now about Christine?????? sorry I don't know what made me think......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

It exists !: It's located just outside of the "Pioneer" gas station on Lakeshore, a little east of Hurontario... For real....

in response to: Live Bait Vending Machine by Gregory St.Pierre

Who Cares for Kensington: Serlingrod, It reminds me of something I was told at a very young age, "men lead lives of quiet desperation". I am amazed at myself and others that accept such poor leadership and politics from elected......

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

Cecilia Midiri: Okay so, like I said some days are better than others. I'm trying right now to get 4 houses next to me cleaned and sealed. I'm here in the 25th police district. ......

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

serlingrod: I do not defend the status - I wish to change it. I do not "draw a salary on the backs of the suffering" - the little funding we receive goes towards helping these people......

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

nycgirl10: interesting I've used for months straight and quit cold turkey with no problem, I just don't think its that addictive. Guess everyone is different. I haven't used in a year but was thinking of using......

in response to: NYC: Do you buy friendship and companionship with cocaine? by Peter

StumbleUpon User: This was nice, but one thing that really annoyed me was that you used "..." after every single freaking caption. Godddd it makes me want to kill myself just looking at all those periods....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

JOSEPH BRIDGE: we are the voices of the past. i do agree that the thousands of current residents of kensington should be heard on here. they can share their concerns. i'm sure some people in kensington have......

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

TONY BONES 2008: JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY I GUESS,BUT THAT ENDS UP WORKING AGAINST YOU..PEACE...

in response to: Neck Face in Shibuya Tokyo by Sarah Clement

Sheila Hilton: Re above rrrrrrrr(?) I lived at no. 14 Harewood road with my family (Davies). Next door (12) was a Mrs Harrop. On the other side (16) lived the Hapgoods. Throughout this site you should see a......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Mitch: Tykal, while I agree with you that Toronto is a great city, I am tired of hearing about how its the most multicultural city in the world when the U.N has never awcknoleged it. It......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Jose Rodriguez: Man that "A3" looks wack, i got better pictures of his work. I just wish i knew the person to write a better article...

in response to: Destruction or Art by Robert Emanuel

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Karl, Thanks for the reply. Say hi to your mum for me. I got back in touch with Lynne a few months ago and we send regular emails, she has just become a grandma for......

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

anon (bas3-toronto01-1177783038.dsl.bell.ca): just traveled from toronto to edmonton, long ,long journey!!! ...

in response to: Greyhound Stops Along the 17 by walkhere

justme: Pape's work is graffiti. Nontraditional but graf, nontheless. Respect!...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Gremlin: 64. You've acquired a taste for crèton. 65. You don't own a house or condo but you own your own appliances, and if not, your roommate does. 66. You've never bought a piece of furniture, because it......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

serlingrod: moral of the story, everyone - deindustrialization ruined these neighbors that so many people who grew up in them loved so much. hard economic times and social/political injustice has transformed them into hotbeds for illegal......

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

Cecilia Midiri: Ok Joseph I'm sorry about your father, that he went through that. He didn't move from here after that, that speaks volumes. My mother and I were in a similar situation, we found our 84......

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

Violet Birchall: Hello Anne and Brian, Seems such a long time ago when we all went out for a drink together and such a suprise to find you on this site ,we are both enjoying retirement there is......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

sie: i also just finished jennifer toth's book..thank you for posting such fantastic images!...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Me: Re to surviving You go into any town or city,and you will find many women with a dozen kids,milking the system.Happens everywhere,all the time,not just in Hutchinson Kansas.But I understand how you feel.I have been upset......

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

ups: Quittin' graf or quittin' the nasty? The latter I hope and if he is trying good luck to him! He's a very talented(not just bombing), intelligent and articulate man who deserves nothing but happiness. Stay strong! ...

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

Cecilia Midiri: All the people up there who are talking about when Kensington changed are talking about when the neighborhood became desegregated and people of color started moving in. Anyway...I work every day and so does......

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

dirty: that looks sweet nice little swallow to surf... i think i will attempt to surf the drowning machine. just kidding that actually gave me a shiver thinking of being trapped in the jowls of this......

in response to: The Drowning Machine by ksedge

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

serlingrod: Thanks Peter. It's nice to have a friend back you up. I just marvel at the stubborness of it though.....I mean, "keep on painting" ... Really? I've made it perfectly clear I'm not an artist..I'm......

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

Peter: Ryan: i hate chemical spills (this is more of a chemical spill than an "oil spill") as much as the next guy, but just for the record, its not the "largest oil spill in history".........

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

Peter: serlingrod: i get the same shit about {bushwick}. some people (usually the ones who least-closely read your commentary) just cant resist twisting and misinterpreting anything you say about the place thats vaguely positive, and automatically......

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

Ryan: OH BOY!!! just where I want to live...on top of the largest oil spill in history! [[http://tinyurl.com/3b2wbn]] I'll stay in queens thank you very much!...

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

Who Cares for Kensington: Everyone has someone else to blame and I guess that's the ameriacan way for losers these days. Buildings, streets and real estate agents do no breed ignorance, but sub-cultures do and Kensington is definitely a......

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

Andrew Smith: JustMe - I don't see where anyone above was condemning unconventional lifestyles, whether by circumstance on choice. It was a very light hearted attempt at humour. I take it you are a fan of skag-head, alcoholic,......

in response to: How to Become a Tramp by Andrew Smith

jb53: I have lived here for close to twenty years. I really think the people that can't find work are the ones that just plain don't want to work. I have never been without a job......

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

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......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Tex: Yes, what is getting out of control on this site is the truth about all the dirty little secrets of Hutchinson, Kansas, and there is nothing you nor anyone else can do to stop it.......

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

Tish: Great article, I lived at 350 East 92 Street from 1957 to 1972. Graduted from OLGC, my mother also attended the same school and graduted. I just went to visit the old neigbhor when the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Steven - Clean and Sober: John Avildsen is now in detox/rehab/group therapy. I met him there in May 2008. I saw his works and his books and all. He said he was quitting and he told me to look him......

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

Melissa: There might not be a so called night life in Buffalo, but at least we do have a theater. Our community has worked very hard to get our old theater up and running again.......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 9 by Scott Sargent

Devil's Advocate: There is so much injustice involved with all of the unaffordable housing in Chicago and displacement of the former residents of "the projects." Throughout this blog there is so much talk of what should and......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

thurmon miller : why dont yall leave them chicens alone god gave them a live just like he gave you a live some you people dont have much of a heart why cant you live and let live......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Jamie: You're right. I tweaked it by hand just to piss you off. Best freindly....

in response to: This Month On Citynoise by Jamie

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,......

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

Gary Sparkes: thanks john and pat i just need a few more shops to complete the drawing...

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

Me: Re to Returnee What baffles me is that these so called "happy and better off since I left Hutchinson" people just keep posting their negativity on this site. If they are so much better off and......

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

steve: It just looks like a bunch of rifle droping french to me! ...

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Returnee: Just happened on this site and was amazed that so many "high Paid executives" would spend so much time bashing someplace. Is your glass half full or half empty? Don't bother to reply......

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

kg: just tonight i saw the chain ring rack, 'bike tree' outside johnny brenda's (when it's fully populated, you'll see what i mean by 'tree'), and chair rack. all of these are well-done....

in response to: Frankford Avenue ArtRacks by serlingrod

EvilGentleman: To me, it would depend heavily on the particulars of the location where the photo was shot. If the man in the photo was in the midst of a well-frequented public space, then public domain......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

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......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Anon: Anything done in public is public domain, and international law, as a whole, is of this mindset, both legally and socially. It's quite simple, actually. Don't want someone taking photos of it? Then don't do......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I love the dogs. Those are happy tails, just going for a walk, not a care in the world....

in response to: Middlesex County Visions by zagg

zagg: I like to think it is obvious via my hometown (Sarnia) photographs on Citynoise that I'm a lake and river lover. Ocean's are great, they're just not my cup of tea. It's all about......

in response to: Outside McGlinchey\'s by serlingrod

zagg: I would love to live in Philly. It just needs a body of water and it would be absolutely splendid....

in response to: Outside McGlinchey\'s by serlingrod

Open your eyes !!: I have read mostly all of the comments on here and it makes me sad to see how ignorant some people really are. What a lot of you need to do is......

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

Hutchinson Escapee: That's it? That's all you got? Knowing Hutchinson to be the seething cesspool of child rapists and pedifiles that it is, I am going to suggest in the strongest language possible that the Dateline NBC people......

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

alan: jUST BY ASKING A SIMPLE QUESTION CONCERNING SOMEONE IN THE PAST,A ENTIRE WORLD OPENS TO YOU. I lived at 4802 Snyder and left Tilden in 1960. What a different world. My grandfather owed the buiding......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

JOSEPH BRIDGE: the largest exodus occured in the late 70's and lasted throughout all of the eighties. people who could afford to move did just that. but the neighborhood held its ground til about 1987-88. then, real......

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

Me: Re to Hutchinson Escapee Actually the Dillon Grocery Store chain was founded in the Sterling and Lyons area. As far as the judicial system being corrupt,show me one that isn't.The men who run this country are......

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

Flo: I just stumbled here, as it appears have many others, and this is an amazing find. Thank you for sharing!...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Debbie, I remember you very well, Matt often talks about Jennifer. He still speaks to a few of his old friends, pretty good really as he was only seven when we left. He......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Me: Re to Tex and Peter I would post pics here,but I do not know how.Maybe I can get my 17 year old to do it for me,but she is usually too busy,like many other folks here......

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

Peter: just came across this again... lol!...

in response to: Unlikely by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Peter: thats what im talking about, tex! thanks. see, to us outsiders that have no idea what these places/things are that you guys have been talking about forever, photos and descriptions really add impact to the......

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

Peter: so how about some photos? anyone in hutch got a camera or cameraphone, by any chance? it would be nice to actually see some of the town, as opposed to just reading endless blabber about......

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

cyril bagshaw: Hi Anne I dont know if you have managed to see any of the old Twenty Row photos yet, but one in particular has come to light on the Irlam and Cadishead Ancestry site.It was taken......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Taylor: good lord, this is just plain creepy! but i cant stop looking at them....

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

Kathy: KENSINGTON WAS THE GREATEST NEIGHBORHOOD TO LIVE IN. I WAS RAISED THERE AND IT WAS GREAT UNTIL THE EIGHTIES..THEN IT JUST WENT DOWNHILL!! WE WERE A POOR FAMILY GROWING UP, BUT WE DIDN'T HURT, KILL......

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

g: good catch :) I know he's kinda middle ground for a lot of people whether they be artists or writers but he really makes me smile, even just a throwie. Thanks for sharing...

in response to: Graf Trux 21: Neck Face, NYC by Peter

zagg: Hey Evil, familiar with The Arrogant Worms? "Vegetables live in oppression Served on our tables each night This killing of veggies is madness I say we take up the fight Salads are only for murderers Cole slaw's a fascist regime Don't......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Tex: Well, I don't think it takes rocket science to see that there are more $50,000 a year plus jobs in Texas than there are in Hutchinson, Ks. Unemployment is everywhere, and if you don't have......

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

zagg: p.s this just may be my favourite post, EVER....

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

zagg: With so many vegetarians, maybe I'll have to have an entire post dedicated to my vegetable garden: JUST YOU KIDS WAIT UNTIL MY EGG PLANTS BARE ME SOME PURPLE ORBS OF YUMMNESS (now only 73%......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

RAY: "the past" is just that THE PAST! Time to move on and leave Kensington to the Kenzos...

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

Moo-Sama: It really is amazing that people would rather share something beautiful with everyone and gain nothing for themselves in the process. So many times is it really obvious that humankind is generous in mysterious ways... But kudos......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Eleanor: Have read this article many times and I'm pleased to see it is still drawing comments. NewYorkDave ... you said you were on Bushwick Buddies but left because of the "right-wing" politics ... You're probably right......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Janice P.: I lived in Kensington on East Dauphin St. from 1941 until 1962. I attended H. A. Brown Elementary and Penn Treaty Junior High. Both excellent schools at that time. I then moved to......

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

chiamattt: According to a very close Korean friend of mine, the Korean above is really clumsy and doesn't really make sense (she initially thought they were similar to slogans die-hard protesters used but then thought differently).......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Peter: wow, the comments in korean are fascinating... i mean, im as prone to think that america is the global authority on conspiracy, but i think its a bit of a reach to say that america......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Peter: theres no cheap rent in nyc, so well just call it "less expensive", hehehe......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

Nope: Igor's was open today. I just drove by around noon and the door was open, and bikes were on display......

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

Tex: I saw today in the Hutch News where some poor 44 yr old guy shot himself in the head up there. I don't know his background, but he probably was poor and broke and......

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

Katrin: Hey - Funny: my journey started with reading stuff about Leftover Crack, squatting and mole people while actually I should have prepared a talk about Billy Wilder and Some Like It Hot. Well, anyway, finally......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Jamie: It's a recurring theme here. Someone posts a bunch of photos, or maybe even just one photo, from a particular place which don't paint a rose-tinted picture of that place and you can guarantee someone......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

EvilGentleman: Jennifer, you must be unfamiliar with this site to post comments such as you did above. If you browse CE's other articles, which you can do by clicking on his name just under the main......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

EvilGentleman: It's all gone now, just a giant hole in the ground. The Satanic Jesus has been removed and/or destroyed....

in response to: Church Fire in St-Henri by CE

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