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Elija: And with his chariots, like a whirlwind..............That's how Christ is coming back. In the so called mystical thing that you see on the x-files every friday night. All the so called U.F.O 's. These UFO's......

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

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

Peter: This is a tale explaining the manner in which my way of life was rotated along a Y axis until it reached a position roughly 180 degrees from that which it started If I could......

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

Anonymous: In fact, I can know for certain, that if I were to walk out my front door right now and walk as far as past Ureka Gardens apts. with my i-pod on- I would see......

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

Cartlegger: **or this one?** WATERMELON MAN Herbie Hancock Hey - Watermelon Man Hey - Watermelon Man Bring me one that rattles when you lug it One that's erd and juicy when you plug it Do you understand - Watermelon Man Hey - Watermelon Man Hey......

in response to: Watermelon Man by Cartlegger

Peter: hahaha! ive ridden my bike past that bus 100 times... when i was moving to my bushwick place form my {prospect heights} place, i drove past him many times, too. good score! i smiled when i saw......

in response to: Watermelon Man by Cartlegger

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

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

jonathan avildsen: anyone want beef? bring it. Born Jul 1969 217 CATALINA ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90004 PEEKSKILL NY VALLEY VILLAGE CA JOHN G AVILDSEN Born 1935 2423 BRIARCREST RD BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 9049 ALTO CEDRO DR BEVERLY HILLS,......

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

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

Thom Cartmell, US Army Retired: I grew up in Kensington. Susquehanna and Trenton Aves in the 40's and 50's Went to HB Hackett Elem School, and Penn Treaty, Jr High. Palm Movie House, Kent, Midway, Iris (Military in Uniform got......

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

Who Cares for Kensingtion: OG FROM GCC, Good piece! Take it back 1 block at a time. All in a given block may not participate, but those that do should stick together and clean it from end to end...and......

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

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

EvilGentleman: I wonder if this is a branch of the Bush family......

in response to: Tree Lady by serlingrod

Lou Romero: Amazing !! I didn't realize the quality of life and safety had began to decline as early as 1962. I know that the "white flight" was in full swing from 1965 onward, many neighboorhoods still had......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

EvilGentleman: Two years and a few months later, this article still defines several different conflicts in a way that few if any articles can. {Motorists} vs {Cyclists} {Road Rage} vs {Radical Activism} {Male} vs {Female} {Entitled} vs {Empowered} The article that......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

anon (c-69-142-138-254.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): yo brushman you said you were from lee and westmoreland. i use to live near a and westmoreland from 81 when i was born till 89 when me and my mom moved to harrowgate. are......

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

Brushman: the lawyer thing simply means that nowadays you sould get sued for that stuff . lol...

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

anon (76.251.69.11): you graffiti is sick man i wish when i grow up ill be like you...

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

linda: to Irene maltman,Hi is the calderheads your talking about is it pat and john or betty who was margaret gray just a thought I know calderheads ...

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

Mike: I remember Sunset Park from the 50's and 60's I lived right down from the park. That's when It was a nice neighborhood you could walk the streets anytime and not worry about getting mugged.......

in response to: Sunset Park by little ukraine

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

A: Jacksonville is a really nice place to live compared to a lot of places in the country. There are really only 3 good public high schools......

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

VeeJay: Found this sight quite by accident. Like many of you I grew up in Bushwick and we left there in 1962 because I was mugged and beaten several times - we lived on Goodwin......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

stan: I live around 116th street. A year ago I found a way in (and while down their noticed a few ways out.) I went down with a friend, a lighter, and two cellphones (which we......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Brushman: does anyone know of anyone that is still around from Howard and Ontario ? The old HnO gang ? ...

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

Peter: the northwestern side of {manhattan}. the {gwb} runs across the {hudson} river, from about 168th street in {manhattan} west to {new jersey}... [[http://www.satellite-sightseer.com/id/1350]]...

in response to: Jeffrey\'s Hook Lighthouse by Mike L.

Osloman20plus: Keep finding shots of this area on a certain huge photosite... [[img:28458]]...

in response to: Some Oslo Streetart by Osloman20plus

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

Peter: we love us some graffiti (of any sort) on cn, so post away! were more into nice flicks than semantical discussions around here anyway :) got any trucks/vans? one of my favorite ongoing graf series on......

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

Hapless: See, I wouldn't know about the debate, I'm relatively new here...in fact, this was, I think, the first topic I've created. I have heard about the dual nature element that you've mentioned before...interesting how......

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

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

Normanite: I used to live in Manhattan. Granted, this is a much different kind of action, Norman really has a lot going for it. In addition to what has been said, check the city's......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

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

bloody bullets: man moreless non of you 5-50's is emu moreless i bang dat NTG aka B.B.A aka 001006 9tr3y gangsta blood gang tamu damu emu suwooooo!~~~!!...

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

KINE TSK: Peace to LA & NYC... heard Philly was getting HUGE?! Anyone know who wrote this sh*t back in the day? Since there's a bunch of heads in here, "Almost 22 years in these backstabbin' streets. Strike......

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

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

Country Boy: Peter, am sorry I didn't see this months ago so I could respond then. Thank you for your photos and update on the progress at "ground zero". I apologize for everyone for not being as......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

Kassie: I went here with my friend a couple months ago. We got some amazing pictures. I've never seen such beautiful graffiti in my entire life. We had a nice talk with a......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Liz: I was born at St. Mary's Hospital, baptized at St. Matthews church on Eastern Parkway. My parents were married at St Matthews and my mother attended St Matthews grade school and then attended St Angela......

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

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

serlingrod: Here’s a list of contact numbers for city services….. ##NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES## City Hall Operator 215.686.1776 Abandoned Car (Automated Service) 215.683.2278 Abandoned Car Supervisor 215.685.9500 Barking Dogs, PAACA 215.685.9040 Citizen Crime Commission 215.546.TIPS Illegal Dumping (Neighborhood Services) 215.685.3097 Nuisance Bar, Underage Drinking 215.726.6200 Public......

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

Peter: when i got back into town this past weekend, the sight of the (agreeably underwhelming) {brooklyn bridge} waterfall greeted me, so that was my first chance to see them... glad to find your photos, man.........

in response to: Water Falls on the City by CartLegger

chae sone: Mad cowed assemblymen. WHO REPRESENTS KOREA? The Korean people want to be free from the mad cow riots. It reminds Rousseau’s statement. “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is chains.” In this social condition, he proposed......

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

martin mahony : I have many happy memory's of parkslope i spent every summer visiting my sister each summer...

in response to: Park Slope Throwies by Peter

Frenchguy: This morning, I was bitten 3 cm from my eye (2 in). One of the most renown bird scientist of the XXth century said a bird would never bite your eye, but I am not......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

Tomes: Dondi came from Manhattan NY.He sprayed a lot with an artist called LEE. ...

in response to: In Memory of DONDI by Metro 1

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

Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

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

Eddie : I agree with many of the posts that have been written, having grown up in Chester, PA, Kensington is like park place, at least you can drive out of there to a......

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

jackie: does anyone remember of a factory on 69 troutman street between evergreen and bushwick? Did they make stuffed animals?...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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

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

Steve Boyle: Can anybody help me? I'm trying to find out what was originally on Lee Close, Irlam (Basically just around the corner from Irlam Primary school and close to Irlam Endowed. Lee close I think was......

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

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

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi everyone, I lived in Harewood Road from 1983-1995 when we moved to Oz. The Hapgood's probably did live there many years before us. I'm not sure if I am right but I think......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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

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

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

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Gary sparkes, re the maypole there was a shop that sold electrical goods next to the shoe shop and laundrette on the other side. Over near lesters newsagents there was a haidressers. The supermarket was......

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

~Me : I wish the best to everyone who was raised in the projects in chicago, the horners, the greens, robert taylor homes etc.... Its sad to see them tear down historical land marks and homes to......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

gotout: i moved away more than 20yrs ago be honest hutch is boring. i come home at least once a year to visit family. things are getting pretty ratty there. the neighborhoods need to do like......

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

BRUSHMAN: Front st ? pork pies ? im not sure , i grew up at lee and westmoreland , from 1980 till about 1987 . i would like to let the people on this site know......

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

carol: to who cares for kensington..it is nice to move on with your life..but it is very different when it is by your own choice and not because you are being forced to move becausethe neighborhood......

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

Terry Gorman: Hi Andrew I am the final stages of a book about the non-league football grounds of Lancashire, and was very interested in the photo of the old Irlam Town clubhouse in Silver Street. Would there......

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

Sue Freeman: Anyone who wants to go explore these and other Ithaca area waterfalls would do well to pick up a copy of "200 Waterfalls in Central & Western New York - A Finders. Guide." http://www.footprintpress.com. It's......

in response to: Ithaca Is Gorgeous! by Peter

Sheila Hilton: Hello Sheila V, The Princes (Can't be 100% sure correct name) must hav emigrated long before you left in'65. I was only vey young when they left. I seem to remember (?) that she was called......

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

CartLegger: Surely you jest Jack. I am closer than Peter (less inland at least) and I biked it! Boats make it too easy! On a boat, you can't play in the spray at Furman street--which I......

in response to: Water Falls on the City by CartLegger

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

serlingrod: Thanks for acknowledging the good, "Who Cares" (by the way, you REALLY need to change that handle! :) ) I think everyone agrees with you 100% about the pols - their job security should......

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

jack: REMINDS ME OF THE HUMAN ZOO ON THE PLANET PYTHIAN. sorry about the caps, but when i was captured by the pythians and taken to their planet there was a zoo and we humans......

in response to: Life Sentence by NWhyC

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

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

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

Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Sheila H and Norma, I am quite sure that Hapgoods lived at no 20 unless they moved house, like I said I went to school with Arnold and he always lived at No 20......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Sheila and rrrrr(?) We lived at no 20 Harewood Rd from 1983-1995. Mr & Mrs Iddon lived opposite, such a lovely couple. Jim passed away many years ago, but Edie still sent us......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

u shud give more details: where is this in manhattan...

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

luna park: there used to be many breweries in brooklyn - i don't know if there are any other in operation other than the brooklyn brewery. here's a link about rheingold: [[http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/hofmann-rheingold.shtml]] i had no idea brooklyn beers were......

in response to: Borough Pride 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

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

G. Groulx: I think it's sad that there are over 150,000 homeless people in Canada. Abandoned houses or building can be fixed up and be used for the homeless. They can also be used as low income......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

Jose Rodriguez: Man this was buffed along time ago. Man graffiti, only temporary.....

in response to: Moonrise Over Midtown Graffiti by groovehouse

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

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

Amanda: It's not raining right now but there is a chance of rain the afternoon. Is there a way to find out if the Tam tams are still going to take place?...

in response to: Sunday Tam-Tams by CE

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

EvilGentleman: A little email to the editors and a lot of respect goes a long way....

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

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

JOSEPH BRIDGE: hey peter, i'll give you one reason why kensington sucks. my father, hard working, family man left work early one night in march of 1990 because he was sick. you see he worked the graveyard......

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

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

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

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