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cowboy: please let me know when the next kids event or rodeo or event.thanks lindalynn50@yahoo.com...

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

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

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

Tyfoid Kid: and that could be, I don't know. We (like a lot of places I think) like to make tenuous connections to the famous. Someone can have a beer at the airport and once......

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

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

burj: I think that Wichita Kansas should be one of the top 100 skylines in the world.[[img:28581]] Just kidding!:-D Here's some real pictures of Wichita. [[img:28582]][[img:28583]][[img:28584]] Here's Wichita at night. [[img:28585]][[img:28587]] ...

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

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

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

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

Tyfoid Kid: How's that old song go: Hot town, summer in the city Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn't it a pity Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city All around, people looking half......

in response to: Watermelon Man by Cartlegger

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

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

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

Michelle M: I didn't live there but would frequently visit Jan and Arnold Wallace. I believe that I know most of you as I was a year younger then Linda was. My Email is: Iroot42@aol.com What a......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

JoeyD: Sticky: 4th Aug 2006 - 01:13 GMT UUummm, that's a skater kid, not a hippie, check out the "rainbow family" or all the kids that used to be on Phish tour type stuff for what modern......

in response to: Modern Hippie by JoeyD

Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics. We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by......

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

Tyfoid Kid: So the hotel is done. This is what it looks like today. [[img:28468]] [[img:28469]] ...

in response to: Ivy Tower by Tyfoid Kid

just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

k&a mort: I just tripped over this site and took the time to read all postings and I was particularly jolted by the most recent. Almost all the 17 year old girls have dropped out of school......

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

Andy: I'm sure that kid isn't planning to hit any baseballs with that bat. Some "peaceful" protest you seem to be having there. And those comments were not written by a Korean. Someone just having fun with an......

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

the kid EMS: thisz shit isz fuking dope isz the best store ever...

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

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......

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

C: I haven't read all of the posts, but have read many. It was quite interesting to find this post when doing a random search for something else. My family and I moved here......

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

Chris : First of all Toronto is hated on by all Canadians outside of the Golden Horse Shoe. One of the main reasons why is,....... the Toronto Maple Losers!!!!!!!!. It's a hockey country and the leafs used......

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

serlingrod: the city skyline embodies an idea of the collective imagination of the city's inhabitants and institutions. The silhouette of man's built environment provides and essential image for a city's dreams and aspirations. thanks so much......

in response to: Downtown MinneApple by Tyfoid Kid

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

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

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

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......

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

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

angie: Greetings to all. I'm not from chicago at all, but I have alot of family who does. We used go ride by the high rises when we we kids, and I would wonder how in......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

adr: im not gonna read any of these comments, all i know is that the pics were all of one area by the old hospital, not the church, i dont know what year, but now they......

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

xTRAKx: you kids need to keep up, practice, rember: YOUR AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST TAG....

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

Sally S: I'm delighted to have a theater in a neighboring community that has good movies at a reasonable price. It's nice not to have to break the bank to take kids to a movie. ......

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

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

Rita Spencer Knudsen: 27th Jun 2008 : I lived around Flatbush Ave. and my Mom would take me over to Decatur St. to see my Aunts Francis and Nellie. Nellie had the Nellie Cook Dance Studio on Broadway and I took dance......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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

surviving: Tex ......

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

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......

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

Tyfoid Kid: Really cool....

in response to: Trolley Tracks by serlingrod

Tyfoid Kid: It has to be the worlds largest free standing abandoned by it's original owner alone outside clock!!...

in response to: World\'s Largest Clock? by Peter

serlingrod: and yet the doll collection escaped unharmed.....i feel bad for the kid....

in response to: Fire Damage by Peter

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

Kevin : if anyone knows any good spots around London apart from Embankment and Westminster please Email me @ soccerkidd@hotmail.co.uk i do parkour with a group of guys were 15. Were up for going to jams. .......

in response to: le parkour: london waterloo jam by 3flow

anon: does anyone remember the oggys from fiddler lane. edna used to take kids swimming in the river??? or the o'reillys from caroline street, right bunch i've heard!!!!! ...

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

zagg: Let me dig some more up for you kids then! (they're a bit lacking but sure, more Napier for for all. Oh diptheria - such good times!...

in response to: An Epidemic of Diphtheria by zagg

kim-plateau: looks like welfare housing found in any U.K. area. I'm not kidding. They are sad looking and for that price?!! Fools come in all colours....

in response to: M9 by CE

Mary: I love this shot. What memories it brings to mind. Some good, some bad. Bad was when I had to walk home after dark. The giant factory building enhanced my fear and the darkness.......

in response to: Harbison Dairy Milk Bottle by serlingrod

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

Karlo: That really was a moving story sharon. Im so glad that you can finally put your anger to rest,a feeling that only serves to destroy the self. I fully believe that your son Karl would want you......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

remember 1966: trying to piece together deatils of a memeory. kid was killed in mid to late 60's when he was running thru the sewers that were being worked on around troutman. apparently he drowned. Does......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Mark Brannan: Hi Chris, I remember you and Steff and that bleached hair down the middle that you had . We were so trendy then wasn't we lol. I left gardners and worked as a sales rep. I......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

-TRYBE27-: u people know t-kid right? does anyone agree with me that that the mans got crazy skillz n all, but the letter designs are a lil lacking? o yeah i got getting up on pc.......

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

Allison: Well, I was born in Flatbush and even though I've been out for 20 years the place still gives me the willies whenever I return. I live in Manhattan now and am constantly amazed at......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Peter: indeed. "dark days" is a good movie. i hadnt seen it in years, and jsut watched it again after going into the tunnel and taking these shots... [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235327]] [[http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dark_Days/60001871?lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1874030515_0_0]] ...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

tom lockhead: Hi Hairsy, glad to hear you are doing ok. Stayed in the neighborhood until the jobs dried up. Joined Smith Kline and French and wound up my last 10 years in New York City. Retired......

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

jack: nice shot, johnnie pumps were all the rage back in the 40's and 50's, the city would attach a hose and hang it on the fence at the schoolyard at boody jr. high on avenue......

in response to: Heat Wave by Peter

cope 2: this store is the illest. i buy all my bombing supplies at this joint right here. its all about bombing the trains, remember that kids. 1 - Cope 2...

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

Jamie: And further to that, here are some photos of the actual work in-situ. [[img:28023]] [[img:28024]] [[img:28025]] And here is the photo published by The Daily Mail in their story: [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1024884]] which appears to be the original source of all......

in response to: Banksy Work Painted Over by Islington Council? by Jamie

Cheyenne : I hope that people start to open their eyes about these things because teens,children,friends,and family die everyday! its so much more serious then people think it is. Texting, and other distractions need to be illiminated......

in response to: One Car Accident by groovehouse

Al Pierro: Just came across this website in search of info on what has happened to St. Joseph's church where we used to play softball back in the 50's & 60's. I attended a grade school on......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Angela Bentley: Hey busy what year did you live there? DO you remember a kid by the name of RAY RAY or his sister Maria. Just wondering..........

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

B Street: I grew up across the street from one of the few working factories in Kensington starting in 1965 until I was forced out 22 years later. While I too have fond memories of wall ball, swimming......

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

Joe : Bill, I suspected that your name was Franklin, but thought that you may be June's brother. Obviously I did not know June's family real well, but I did know her and she was considered the most......

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

Bill F: Hey Joe, I just thought that you knew my last name from one of the above posts. My full name is Bill Franklin, cousin to Mike and you probably knew June (she grew up on......

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

Peter Creer: G'day Eric Teal,from memory,there were a few Teal brothers and your dad about 1959 There are a few ex Irlam people in the Wollongong area about 60 miles South of Sydney. We keep in touch with John......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

eyeofodin: Are you kidding me procyon?! The Trump Tower in Chicago is magnificent looking! It's a building that is going to stand the test in time in regards to looks, mature looking. Anyway,......

in response to: Trump by Michelle

jus: scrap yard is pretty good. very small, but there's a lot you can buy. Toys from Kid Robot, Caps (3 for $1), markers (dalo, uni, deco, etc.), mops (do em dirty, molotow, on the run,......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

jason: i didn't live in kensington "officially" but i spent somewhere around 14-15 years there. sorry to say i was one of the people 'involved' in the crime and drugs that tore that part of the......

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

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Joanne amorello-minor: Hi Guys... sorry i've not been on for a while..had my reasons!well with many thanks for their help which without I would still be lost to Alan Taylor and Marissa we pieced up a lot of......

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

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......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

216: No mention of CHK here what happend to spades? 216 krew (yes we were those drunk kids who bombed a buncha shit that looked like shit, accept an apology and ill give it) ...

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

Linda Kornilieff: this is the most awsome site i've ever seen.. I drove from Athen, TN to Trinidad, Colorado in July of 2007 to visit my brother. he took us to this awsome castle.. Jim biship......

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

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......

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

Peter: ok, people... what is it, exactly, that makes {bushwick} so "scary"? i mean, really. i wish someone would just come out and spell it out for us, because i dont buy it. sure, the neighborhood......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

kidcapri22yrs: ok, ok what some people are saying are that, the nazi-ideology has infiltrated the american gov't from 1930's to present, built one of their many capitol structures to capture and enslave non-anglo americans. what are......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Joe Seeking Contact: Check the current demographics on Elkin school and it is evident that the neighbor hood makeup has changed. Just like Kensington was wonderful to us as kids, so it is today for the current residents.......

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

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......

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

Josselyn K: I really love this mural it looks beautiful when kids get involved in these master pieces. ...

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Mike In Alberta: Too funny.. I grew up in N.D.G. and hung out at Terrebonne Park in the late 70's. Remember it all well. The Discords...lol. Oh man!! There was no gang when I think back.......

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

lala: well as my mom said is not the school that is bad is the kids that makes it that way , lol i hope its not bad b,c ima be coming to this school real......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Peter Creer: None of you Irlam or Cadisheadites seem to remem Morris's Pie shops. On the coner of Kings road oppsite Royles in Cadishead and some where in 20 row in Irlam. I lived on Morris's pies when......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Miss_1989: I had lived in hutch for 12 years growing up as a child, but my family ended up moving due to my parents job transfers and also because Hutchinson (even in the middle class neighborhoods)......

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

Passerby: Art. One day when I own commercial propertyI am going to have a "free wall" for kids to post as much graf they want....

in response to: Destruction or Art by Robert Emanuel

chiamattt: jack, its funny you should say "in an area of possible war" because NO ONE here thinks the DPRK will invade the ROK. It's just not gonna happen. Also, there are NO real guns here.......

in response to: Cosplay by chiamattt

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......

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

terry hindley: "Hung around the Benny centre and pool quite a bit during the late 70's early 80's. As long as you didn't look for trouble you generally wouldn't find trouble. Anyone remeber the Benny Gang? or......

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

Peter: destruction or art? i always find it interesting when people refer to graffiti as "destruction", as its not like theyre carving their tag into the wall with an air-chisel or something. painting seems to be......

in response to: Destruction or Art by Robert Emanuel

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......

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

Louie: I loved the article well written and so true. Its to bad NY politicians arent interested in caring for the beaches and they arent cleaned up. A high school extra credit outing of cleaning up the......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

BILROCK-161, RTW.: YET ANOTHER NEW-JACK, You are the same. It is obvious by the same imature insults you so freely hurl at someone you dont know anything about. I almost was going to be civil to you on......

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

Joe: As I review most of the comments posted it seems that there are many faded memories of a better time for Kensington (including many of my comments and memories). I do love history and therefore......

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

67502 May 7, 2008: Hutch has not grown since I came here in 1978. It's a retirement town with lots of low income housing and those people DO NOT support our downtown or help us stay in business.......

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

ChiPhi: Christopher and others, why is there always a: "...somebody needs to do something to help..." why don't people take responsibility and pride for their own? I have lived in this neighborhood for 5 years......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Bonus: Yes he´s fame!!!+ YO: JA, SANE, T-Kid and TATSCRU...

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

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