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river otters21 girl: I'd like to add "opened" to "Billy Penns hat" to the last sentence in my last post....

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

anon (12.156.245.34): It's a very quiet, working class city. It's family and church oriented. It's also very poor, old and run down in many areas unfortunately. ...

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Tyra: I'm currently a senior [class of 09] and I've enjoyed my years in ACORN. F.Y. I: if you're going to make comments about the school then at least make them memorable ones or use proper......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

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

a: [[img:28602]] Las vegas has so many cool hings about its very diverse skyline. [[img:28606]] I think montreal has the best canadian skyline [[img:28603]] Philadelphia is also really cool [[img:28604]] Charlotte has an awsome skyline [[img:28605]] San Fransisco has......

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

myeisha: OMG!!! I'm SO glad to see all these posts. I haven't put anything on here since August of last year and I'm just amazed at all the comments from former resident's of Horner. ......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

a: Las Vegas should really be in there, it is unlike any other skyline in the world....

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

a: Some of my favories not in order are New York, Montreal, Seattle, LA, Las Vegas, charlotte, Philadelphia, Sydney, and San Fransiso....

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

anon (customer7722.pool1.unallocated-111-0.orangehomedsl.co.uk): the sun has reflected off some glass on a building somewhere to create the bottom shadow?...

in response to: Sunset at Clayton, a Birds Eye View by joey

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

Keith Daz Portsmouth: Hello Diane Pearly princess of ST PANCRAS . Im sittin here with my 4th glass of wine Thinking. I would like to say thank you for the Fish and if pos we will come back......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

ekc: Hi. I loved the book "there are no children here." Does anyone have information as to what's happened with pharoah, lafayette, lajoe, paul sr., lashawn, paul jr., terrance, the tripletts, and dawn mitchell?......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Helen: WOW! And to think my older sisters never clued me into this site!! :-) Yuba...so many memories... I still go back every couple of years to remember Amy, visit our old hangouts, and......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

Anonymous: I've lived in 17 states and Jax. is the only place where I've been robbed. I've had 4 apartments broken into here (one of them several times). I've been beaten up and robbed walking down......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Ekimsknird: Yeah my wife and I went to Norway last summer (when the dollar was pretty close to the kroner) and we took out some relatives for pizza. Two large pizzas with 2 or 3......

in response to: Typical Norwegian Food by Rune-Willem

Lou Romero: Good exchange UFF, The catholic schools other reason for closing was the declining enrollment from the local neighborhoods (ie: PRs and Blacks), many of these families could not afford the tuition. I remember classmates of mine going to......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Stu : I'm from class 05 thats school was poppin hard back then I learn a lot of thing about people and made new friends and found old ones. now I'm doing IT Tech work. R.I.P. Zaneen...

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

tinfoil smith: many moons have come and gone since ja started, stoped, started, quit again.....repeat. i wonder if any of us on this post (besides skuf one if that was really him, props from the middle of......

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

Amazon: that last shot is absolutely awesome there jeeff....

in response to: Eastern Ave at Night by jeeff

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

naturelover: For Missyelliot, you ask quite a lot if the person debating you ways in Kauai. First off last time I checked it was quite easy to get rid of chickens i.e. A DOG. And number......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

upfromflames: Lou: It depends on what part of Bushwick you are talking about, as the process of demographic change proceeded differently in different part of the neighborhood. In ther southern side of Bushwick--south of Myrtle--the process......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

TRANS KOF 2008 : Hey all this talk about Paterson brings back alot of memories I grew up in Paterson on Main st. and Wiess St.a block from St.Josephs hospital. my neighborhood was known as little San Juan......

in response to: paterson factory - may 2002 by adam

judy holland: Lived in kensington from 1959 to1976. went to Visitation and graduated in 64.Looking for classmates,Yvonne and Billy King,Sharkey,Jimmy Coolen,John Kennedy, Joan Kirby,Bobby Bowers,ect,etc,ect.Keep me posted if anyone knows....

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

David Strang: I've always been fascinated by this little funky building, and am delighted that it has been saved. New construction surrounding the building was inevitable and a necessary aspect of saving this little tower. ......

in response to: Ivy Tower by Tyfoid Kid

Stephen Barnes: Yoo I graduated from Acorn in 06.I had a great time there. I knew almost every graduating class starting from 04 all the way to 09 so the high schoool experience is basically what you......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

POWcityblog: In Toronto the authorities are pretty quick to get rid of abandoned cars. They never last more than a day or so. Having said that there is a '89 or '90 black Honda Civic hatchback......

in response to: A Sign of Past Times? by CartLegger

john turvey: my grandfather was george dole pearly king of st pancras boy dole elfy dole is the genuine articule. proper pearly king un like the plastics....

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

anon (82.153.71.49): This has just happened to my cat. We had to take the cat to the vet and have him sedated and bathed at over £100 for the first consultation. My brand new £1200......

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

Jamie: I think the last one translates as "Golf Sale"...

in response to: More Spanish Graffiti by Hapless

cyni: the last photo is awesome -- i've seen this building from the outside (quite remarkable in its shape) but never ventured in. to see the city outside the square glass...marvellous capure. ...

in response to: Dallas City Hall by dfwtiger

Peter: wow! what a fantastic series (the fire not withstanding, of course)... the last 3 photos of the icy aftermath, in particular......

in response to: Maxwells Fire by Tyfoid Kid

Peter: weve had the discussion re: graf versus vandalism on here like 500 times, and its surprising how every other person has their own specific definition of the term "graffiti", to the point where it becomes......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

The Hapless Hobo: By the way, let me take this opportunity to write a little blurb about my opinions on graffiti... Graffiti can range from classless, ugly scrawls on buildings to high art...whatever it is, however, it is the......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

Peter: all of you with raccoon problems should get a [[2170:biting parrot]] to take care of the problem... i hear theyre a good last-resort option....

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

Lex: I just had a raccoon sneak into our house last night. The room that it went to was really messy, and didnt have any food. We think that it opened the screen on the window......

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

Robert: Lets us all remember that while there are trains rolling though the tunnel at 70 miles or so. The really good thing about that entire tunnel is there is no 700 volt Third Rail to......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

hairsy: phantom i lived on the 2800 blk of front from 1948 to 1972 and don't remember this store maybe on 2700. ......

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

Who Cares for Kensington: Cecilia, My most recent comment was actually a compliment to serlingrod for posting some useful information (please read the last sentence carefully..."thanks for the contact information"). Seems that some residents would be grateful for the......

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

CLaSS oF '09 [Ms. Me]: Class of '09..YESS!!!, we're seniors now. But i would be wrong if I were to say that our journey thus far has not been memorable. As a senior, I've definitely grown up since the first......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Jamie: Classic citynoise! Thanks for tihs slice-of-life from the other side of the planet. I love the mix of old and new, it's not how I imagine Sydney, or Australia in general to look. Quite colonial,......

in response to: Downtown 1 by Ross

Peter: nice... i know exactly which building this is... last time i passed it, i thought ##"wow, those windows sure are heavily protected"##......

in response to: Life Sentence by NWhyC

Peter: ha... i passed a convoy of {nacirema} demolition equipment this morning, in {newark}, on its way somewhere atop a huge flat-bed semi truck... but alas, few will mourn the passing of the 22 year old......

in response to: Governors Island: The Death of Motel 8 by CartLegger

eyeofodin: I love eating lunch at this pond with the live pianist during lunch. Class, man, class....

in response to: Meditation on a Lilypad by joey

sarah: this is my favorite place for a late night splash...

in response to: Keeping Cool in Logan Square by serlingrod

Captain Obvious: What really grates about Quebec's degenerate infrastructure, is that they have not only incredibly high taxes, but they *also* have incredibly high subsidies from all the more productive provinces, BOTH. To have billions poured into a......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

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

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

Angela Bentley: Hey BUSY MSD---Ray and Maria had an Uncle named Tony and another name Matthew...Sound familiar last I knew they moved was wondering if anyone knew them. Email me at biggirl12668@yahoo.com thanks...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CartLegger: Thanks people! you should see them all! I might add thought that the last one--on furman street--is mighty fun to play in. Its like a cool summer shower in the sun. Great place to......

in response to: Water Falls on the City by CartLegger

Laura: I love the last one. The building in the foreground goes with the falls' structures. They are funny looking, though! I will have to go check them out. ...

in response to: Water Falls on the City by CartLegger

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

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

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

luna park: nice flicks, particularly the 2nd one! i finally saw the brooklyn bridge one last night and was decidedly underwhelmed....

in response to: Water Falls on the City by CartLegger

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

mark: that first picture is amazing... have you ever been down the the baths at night and followed the cave to the end? it's scary as hell. but it's still a blast when you're with a......

in response to: Sutro Baths by Christopher

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......

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

EvilGentleman: They now seem to take place every Sunday, rain or shine. But when the weather is really bad, only the most hard-core tam-tam people stay there. Last year, they kept going until Halloween, if I......

in response to: Sunday Tam-Tams by CE

Me: Boy oh boy!!!Was Hutch boring this weekend???The answer is absolutely,positively,most certainly not!!!!!The Grand Prairie held the Warfare X ultimate fights,and talk about excitement and a fun time!!!!Hutch was awesome and the fighters incredible!!!!The Hutch Fest......

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

Director 9209: Nice pics, but you should keep off the High Line (Notice that it's two words or FO will get you!) because it is a bonafide construction site complete with all the OSHA phobic hazards, and......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

Danny Fresh: da one in da last pic is hot!!...

in response to: Beautiful Buildings and Women by jack

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

Built to last: I own one 66 from that factory and it still runs perfectly! Those Chevy cars were built to last. They don't make _Cars_ like that anymore....

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

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......

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

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......

in response to: School for the Deaf by Peter

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

JOSEPH BRIDGE: what kind of boost are we talking about. we both agree that goverment assistance didn't work. it sounds like you believe corporate america will do the trick. i think they will take advantage of the......

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

joey: how did jack do that? the title of this post changed since i last viewed it....

in response to: The Mystery Surrounding Inhuman Demands on Humans by jack

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

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

Steven: Back in the early 80's I lived in a great old dump of a building on Kings Hwy directly overlooking the N Train line as depicted in the last image. My fire escape hung......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

Cecilia Midiri: One last thought by Robert Frost: Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing......

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

Ambiesl: So pretty! The last is a golden hue like a summer sunset....

in response to: Evening at BBG by luna park

Tex: Actually my tennant lost his job about 10 years ago, and still hasn't been able to find employment due to health problems and also due to the fact there are no decent jobs to be......

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

Peter: yep, {bushwick} ave... this is a photo from last summer's walking-tour that i rediscovered and wanted to post... ...

in response to: Fire Damage by Peter

EvilGentleman: I was wondering what it said. I am so useless when it comes to reading graf. Unless some goof like me decides to tag everything in Times New Roman or Arial... And speaking of graffiti timelapses,......

in response to: McBuffin by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Hehe, it kept their maintenance guy busy for two days. The last two photos were taken thru my rear view mirror because he saw me taking the 5th pic and started glaring at me like......

in response to: McBuffin by EvilGentleman

Editor: Location changed to {Glasgow}, {Scotland}...

in response to: While You Are Reading This.... by David G.

jack: can't get overexcited over a plastic doll, it's the real dolls that i look at ONLY and keep my mind on my wife and family, but a lot of men my age enjoy looking at......

in response to: While You Are Reading This.... by David G.

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

Jamie: Curiosity got the better of me. It's {Glasgow} and the work of an artist named {David Shrigley}. [[http://www.davidshrigley.com/photo_htmpgs/notice.html]]. There are some other really interesting photos: [[http://www.davidshrigley.com/list_photographs.html]]...

in response to: While You Are Reading This.... by David G.

Jamie: Yeah, it's SO last century. I'm sick of it....

in response to: Gratuitous Empire State Building Photo by Peter

Debra Sumner nee Warburton: Hi found your article by accident i went to moorfield school, and Irlam High and lived on Kestrel drive until 1983 i then moved onto Harewood road, i remember Brian Bagshaw being in my class......

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

Anon: Posting it on one blog isn't exactly "plastering it all over the internet", you know. If someone doesn't want photos taken of them when they pass out, then they should consider not passing out in......

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

POWcityblog: we kinda have a problem with this. see, if we had a substance/shelter problem we wouldn't appreciate having our picture sneakily taken while we were passed out & then have it plastered all over the......

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

Widow of a Geordie: We saw it on our last trip from the US in April 2004. Glad he got to see it as he died that August. Also sharing the pics with my sister who's another Anglophile....

in response to: The Gherkin by Hasslehoff

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

Hutchinson Escapee: Oops... seems Ryan Bloom wasn't a Hutch PD officer... no, he was a cop for a different city that LIVED IN AND COMMITTED his crime in Hutchinson, KS - and my mistake again - she......

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

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

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......

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

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

fleance-and-best: the last picture would only make sense to someone from alberta, we (fleance and best) found it quite amusing. ...

in response to: Edmonton Graffiti Sample by fleance-and-best

Peter: it seems like you fellas have managed to make this into a "you versus tex" argument, as opposed to a "hutch versus the rest of the world" thread, and i think the constant tit-for-tat bickering......

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

anon: bloody hell!!!!!!! i only went on the internet to check my emails! 3 hour later i finally read the last post on this web site! i have a headache now and blurred vision....

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