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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

jack: looks like a bass drum in a marching band. i wonder how west 6th street up by kings highway is doing, i remember after the war all the soldiers marching in formation along that......

in response to: Greetings from Brooklyn by Peter

MR: Loved Kensington!! Grew up at Somerset & Jasper, worked at a deli on Kensington Ave & Somerset in the early 70 thru to the early 80's. Never had to worry about being robbed. Everyone looked......

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

Liz: Smiling...Eastern Parkway...Irish, Italian, Jewish...how come we all knew how to get along back then??? I can remember a Jewish couple coming up to me and saying something in Yiddish, and then noticing a surprise......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

Panda_Chan: As a future art student I'm amazed by the art throughout my city. I didn't know this place existed and from the photos I'm tempted to take a walk through myself. It's nice to know......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

like it is: dear suburban white male not that bad, but not great either, look in a different area...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: very nice, thanks, i thought it would look this nice, the old and the new, very nice. i like the free hugs, humans need hugs....

in response to: Downtown 1 by Ross

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

Apes: looks more like the nets from one of the "Pirates" movies..... the netting in Planet of the Apes was thinner.......

in response to: Planet of the Apes by jack

Anon: I lived on Menahan more or less 20 years ago and it looked the same. I haven't lived in Brooklyn for 10 years now. Gracias for the memories of the neighborhood and shopping......

in response to: Menahan by Peter

CatLegger: Nice skylines. But what's it look like inside Sydney's {Chinatown}?...

in response to: Chinatown by Ross

little ukraine: always the traffic, always the lights.. joe played the cello through those darlinghurst nights. looks lovely....

in response to: Darlinghurst by Ross

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

Rob Tynan: Hi Steve, Here is a map from 1926. You can see the school. Elsinore Avenue dosnt exist yet. If you look carefully you will find the position of Lee Close. The Tennis......

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

Jamie: I'm enjoying your photos of {Sydney}. They're not how I imagine Sydney to look. Although I'm not sure how I imagined Sydney to look. I'd love to see more though...

in response to: King St by Ross

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

Thom Cartmell: I lived at Susquehanna ave and Trenton Ave. 2129 E. Susquehanna ave. I grew up there in the 40's and 50's I remember Mike. Damn I remember the Horse Drawn Milk Wagons and......

in response to: Harbison Dairy Milk Bottle by serlingrod

gotout: sorry surviving i must have misunderstood you, but one word of advise if you really want to leave do as i did pack everything in your auto and dont look back. visit once a year......

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

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

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

Mitch: We're now a month past the demolition ruling, still absolutely *nothing* happening at the site. The only new thing to report are large billboards that went up in the parking lot besides Ben's, with an......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

surviving: hutch is safer than a lot of big cities, and the commute to work is not so bad,(hour wait traffic jams etc.) I have traveled and it"s not fun to set ,......

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

Pete: Question for Big Dog, or Dirana, im a recent university graduate interested in applying to be a guard. MY previous roommates would smoke marijuana and i have concerns about it being in my system. Im......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

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

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

jack: your correct, i was waiting for shots of the falls, i figured it was gonna be peter since he was the closest. so you took a boat ride around manhattan on the circle line,......

in response to: Water Falls on the City by CartLegger

Cecilia Midiri: Sometimes you can write to the op-ed section of the local newspaper and then, magically stuff does get done around here...be on the lookout in the daily news...more to come.......

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

Maureen: Hello Anne I remember Mrs Iddon, she left Kendals and came to work at the Margarine works, she worked with me from time to time. Elaine Iddon was Edith Iddon's daughter, Ediths husband was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Jerrod the "Wildchild" Racerboy: Hutch Really isnt as bad as some make it out to be. Great paying jobs arent plentyfull but there are plenty of jobs out there if you REALLY want to work!! Most people in this......

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

Alejandro!: That "obsolete machine" picture seems like a Nine Inch Nails reference to me from the song Somewhat Damaged. This tunnel looks amazing, though. ...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

jack: yep, it reminds me of when i played behind apartment buildings in brooklyn, and in particular one yard with louella and her brother and we were in her sprinkler and we lay there looking up......

in response to: Neighbor\'s Clothes by luna park

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

Lou Romero: Welcome aboard Bertha, looks like the Father Heitz memories is in full steam, yes, Father Martin, I believe did marry one of the nuns, I think they had to leave the church to do that, I......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Bertha Gibson (Sanchez): Hello to all. Great blog here. Louis (Koochie....smile) Oh my goodness, I remember viewing Father Heitz' body in the rectory (1970?). Fourteen Holy Martyrs (on Central/Schaffer St) merged with St. Martin's (on Knickerbocker/Weirfield St) and......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Joe F: Hi Laura ! RE: "my" 3rd Ave EL PHOTO ! I enjoyed reading your Yorkville memories as an ex 1940's-60's Yorkville-ite myself. It would have been appropriate and nice for me to also have been given ME......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

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

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

zagg: Gosh that cow in photo#3 looks awfully MAD...

in response to: Mayday 2008 by chiamattt

D: Also, the spill was only in a certain section of Greenpoint, there are tons of maps online you can look at. Greenpoint is a great 'hood and one of the best in all 5......

in response to: Condofication of Brooklyn by Peter

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

serlingrod: that's what it's all about man. you'd be surprised by the sense of community that exists right now in Kensington and other places like it - these people look out for each other because they......

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

JOSEPH BRIDGE: look, i do agree with some of your comments.you are trying to help out the residents of kensington.but there will never be a total sense of community in the neighborhood. that is vital. and thats......

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

serlingrod: I don't think I paint a rosy picture of Kensington at all. If you read what I wrote I actually said there's lots of crime, disinvestment, and the schools are broken. Those were my words.......

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

moerex: Yep, looks pretty much like it did when I graduated in '91 from Porter/UCSC. :)...

in response to: Post-graduate Study by joey

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.

surviving: All of the post I"ve been reading has some kind of validity to the experience and surviving in hutch. I will not capitalize the "h on hutchinson' so please don"t think I messed up.......

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

phantom: Regarding the economic side of the Kensington exodus - Google: Kensington and Globalization. The frst entry in the search findings should be a paper on the topic published at Kutztown State by Mike Kelly on......

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

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

Don worry bout it : Yo lookout for ''thin'' hes everywere i was in the car and saw his shit everwhere, whats up with segr i see him on the highway but his stuff isn't too good , not saying......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

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

Danny Fresh: lol i like the pic of the rat look like its goin into the building and i seen da joose tags on da the 6 line in da bx cool beans...

in response to: NYC. 3.3.07 by barry

Danny Fresh: did they film a part of da movie "fresh" in dis park when samuel l. jackson was playin his son in chess?...kinda looks like it...

in response to: Its Your Move by jack

River: My mother and grandmother grew up in the projects of Newark. My grandmother was telling me that we she and my mom first moved in when they were first built it was a nice place......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

sear: first looks like filths style...

in response to: Graf Trainz 4: South-East London: Anie + Asif by Jamie

jack: gee since everyone from brooklyn is showing their streets i might as well join in as an x-brooklynite and show you my street from my deck, it doesn't look like where i lived in brooklyn......

in response to: Where Brooklyn At? by serlingrod

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

lunapark: this looks nothing like west philly - and i should know 'cause i used to live there - but here's the view from my block: [[img:28263]] ...

in response to: Where Brooklyn At? by serlingrod

Peter: i noticed the rear-view shots; nice technique. they threw me at first as everything wasnt in reverse. tricky! i love these little series that are borne from the everyday banal stuff... whether it be passing through......

in response to: McBuffin by EvilGentleman

Peter: ok! the first area of {brooklyn} that popped into mind was [[wiki:Bedford-Stuyvesant]] (bed-stuy)... i only poked around a little, but it looks a little closer to {serlingrod}'s {philly}-{brooklyn}: [[img:28262]] closer, but still not spot-on... i bet {upfromflames} could......

in response to: Where Brooklyn At? by serlingrod

little ukraine: i propose a hunt to find the street in bk that looks most like the one serlingrod posted.....

in response to: Where Brooklyn At? by serlingrod

FEM: Wouldn't you think that Cicero Avenue at the Stevenson Expressway going South towards Midway Airport be cleaned up and looking better for our out-of-towners who come to visit. What a first impression, Shame on......

in response to: Midway Airport by joey

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.

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

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Jamie: Well, that's what i thought immediately after I made my comment. "Wee" is quite a {Scottish}/{Irish} thing to say and those windows look ever so [[1173:Scottish]] also....

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

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

luna park: if i weren't so lazy right now, i'd post a flick of what the truck looked like before....

in response to: Graf Trux: OVIE by luna park

A Free Mind: Sharon, thats a touching story, i felt the hairs on my neck stand up. The thing is as Karlo said, What life would ur son want you 2 live after his death? (not as you......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

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

john: If you think the tunnel looks great now you should have seen it back in the 70's I was 12 years old when I started going down there. Thats when there were five tracks down there......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Arch: I was in Aberdeen to visit the museum while the rest of the family was in NYC. I was looking for a Mom & Pop place for a great breakfast.I found this place. Best of......

in response to: New Ideal Diner by EvilGentleman

Sheila Vaudrey: look under Manchester Irlam, on citynoise, Dean Ogden has got a couple of posts on there, he is Edna's Grandson,...

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

SMUTBAGS: i really hope you post some more pics.it looks like the most amazing place ever.i cant believe chris papes stuff is still there,as far as graffiti goes thats incredible.that twist from 96 is crazy too.good......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

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

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

BostonVisitor: Hi there and bonjour, I'll have friends visit me from California, and we all want to check out Montreal. Specifically, I'm interested in providing my friend a prostitute. I remember several years back going......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

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......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

EvilGentleman: True Peter. That is why I use fanatical as an adjective and not a noun in its own right. It differentiates the fanatical vegans from the quieter zagg-like ones. Actually, there are a lot of......

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

Jeff: Great set of photos! For the past many years, I have stared down into the tunnel from above in Riverside Park watching Metro-North go by. I've always wondered what it looks like in there! Thx......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: im really glad that my bedroom window doesnt overlook a busy train line, like in the last photo......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

jack: now this area i know well since i grew up in bensonhurst and gravesend and the last picture looks like the sea beach express which is in gravesend and kinda skirts bensonhurst, better know as......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

Peter: ##"One always looks neat, in a hat made from meat!"## lol... this thread is cracking me up... wonder if its going to be "[[7425:feeling sixy (part 2)]]"...?...

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

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

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

Peter: it seems pretty obvious to me that this is, more or less, more about the state of the korean beef industry than the "health" of the consumers... especially when the korean government seems to freeze......

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

Peter: that {escalator} [[wiki:trompe loeil]] looks awesome... id love to see more of it, for sure, if you go back with your camera......

in response to: Optical SF by eyeofodin

Peter: i was amused by some of jennifer's more nebulous comments, like ##"everyday street gang attacks"##, ##"why should there be only one way to be? We have so many ways"## and ##"Latin people usually tend to......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

luna park: these were all snapped through a hole in the construction fence. the area under the scaffolding where i was standing smelled pretty awful and had recently been baited with rat poison, so i didn't linger......

in response to: Irak Crew by luna park

EvilGentleman: That is one interesting-looking ruin. Any chance of you adding some more pics of it, possibly in the comments below?...

in response to: Irak Crew by luna park

EvilGentleman: It should be pointed out that I never "Advertised" the {statue} to be truly {Satanic} in nature. I have merely stated how the people in the {Village Des Tanneries} part of {Montreal}'s {Saint-Henri} district describe......

in response to: Satanic Jesus by EvilGentleman

Kevin_in_the_Uk: Next time I'm up town, I'll be looking also....

in response to: Random Decapitations by The Decapitator

Jeff: I went to Super Sexe a few times around 2002-2004, had a great time. Gorgeous women and good price, very entertaining overall. I have done nothing but spread the good word since, telling......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Kate: We have a mother and 2 babies on our roof. The porch has this metal box on top (no one knows why, it's a very old house). Anyway, a few years ago my......

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

jack: it looks like two crankshafts soldered together, nice find, good going luna park....

in response to: Weird Industrial Thing by luna park

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