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Jamie: LULZ. Bittermuch? I particularly like how $tay->single is perfectly valid PHP syntax for calling the public method 'single' of an object called 'tay'.... Jamie: Mural schemes suck more often than not, but most of these are pretty good. Nice photos. Thanks for sharing them
@Picky Lurker: I wouldn't like to speculate on any "view fixing". Sometimes posts can accrue lots...... EMILY: i saw another one something like this in a pier in greenpoint, brooklyn... it looked pretty old but idk... Peter: nice! i liked the "hello this is" graffiti photo, and girls on scooters always rule.
what does one use this thing for? something to do with tea?
[[img:27539]]... Jamie: i feel like i've missed something. somehow.... Mark: It is Victoria Day/24 Weekend once again and i hope people stay safe and not screw around with FIREARMS. That police officer should have at least been busted down to Parking Enforcement. If you happen...... Haha: Listen to all you Pearlies arguing and making a fuss about nothing. You're cultural relics, and worth something in that sense, but all your squabbling and contention in this thread is laughable. you'd think you...... Jamie: Robotfaces selling us stuff we don't want
[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ezAe5KNRI]]
[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Z5tvzoKsE]]
i guess **everything** is derivative of something... Matt Parde: I was born and raised in Belleville, lived there for almost 30 years. I always had something to do and had a lot of fun. It's nice to know who lives in your...... Jamie: it's funny. reading this, i seem to remember as a child being told something similar (about going blind) upon saying "cor blimey!". maybe a grandparent, i dunno.... Osloman20plus: amen to the ^^ comment, though "legalize" might be a bit of a strong word. I'd rather put it as "changing our thinking about the drug problem somewhere around 180 degrees" or something... But still,...... jsmooth: this is just another example of tax dollars gone too waste...we try to do something night for the brothas and this is the thanks that we get, a bunch of drug selling, cop killin, gangbangin...... 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...... Andie: Cody,
I know you and your family personally. I grew up in Hutchinson and attended church with you. You are not representative of the average Hutchinsonian. Your mother is a hospital administrator and your father is...... James cashan: sad news regarding the old river, apparently it was reported in the salford advertiser
which used to be irlam and cadishead advertiser,that it has been polluted and all the
fish have been poisened and died! naturally...... 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...... A. Weinstein: Janet,
Wasn't 210 where a teacher was pushed off the roof or something like that?
Alma... Packer: I lived in Kensington for a number of years with my Dad when my parents split in the early 90's I lived back a coupple blocks from frankford and sommerset on Rush St. many people...... kevin: hint for pplz who is not old enough to buy cans: wait until an adult from scrap yard to come out after purchasing something and ask him to buy cans 4 u ... Rob Tynan: Hi James,
Yes you are right. I lived at the end of Rosebank Road, my mum still does. I remember you living on Haig Ave. You went to St Teresas didn't you. ...... E.stoned bushwick: I was born in wycoff in 72 lived on wilson av.in stockholm st.went to 123 111@ 162 wrote graffiti, rymed saw allmost all my boy,s get hooked on crack, heron do bids remember my...... James cashan: Found this site through my friend gary sparkes, thrilled to see people had foresight to capture Irlam and Cadisheads social history in passing lest be forgotten forever especially photos by rob tynan, yes i...... Me: I have read the entire thread and only one person if I recall correctly complained about not being treated fair. And Tex,if you weren't so ignorant,you would find something better to do in Texas than...... Eric from Port Richmond: A Richmond boy with a few comments.
Its NOT just Kensignton that took a turn for the worst in the area.
I grew up in the late 70s and 80s in Port Richmond. The neighbors would sit...... Me: Then go to city council meetings and voice your concerns by all means. But people like yourself would rather hate and complain then do something to better this town because you are obviously to lazy...... ex-Bellevillian: Personally...I think Belleville is the most boring town in the world and I grew up there. Still have family there too. Belleville has always had this gran idea of itself because it host...... Former Hutchinsonite: Oh, I forgot, you guys are big in prisons and reformatories, because of all the drugs, high crime rate and lack of jobs, the homeless are probably charged with trumped up charges, sent to prison,...... Peter: speeders on the bike trails? theres a bike speed-limit? do they use radar? are you supposed to have a bike speedometer or something? heh...... Me: Hmmm,I have lived in this town many years and have never seen anyone sleeping on the street or in their cars. Tell me exactly where to find them and I will give them a sandwich...... jeff: i've lived here for 22 years and have often complained about wanting to "get out of here". the problem seems to be once i'm somewhere else i miss home terribly. there is something that draws...... Nobody: Saul- perhaps you'll find this constructive-- you've commented ten times on this post and managed to still not say anything constructive, yourself.
So, as I have repeatedly above, I urge you to to stop merely dropping...... saul altman: to mr. nobody ,
don't be nasty, i never attacked you i just block you out mostly.
i suggest you "think" of something to say thats constructive.
... Christopher: People need to step up and do the right thing for Humboldt Park. Such as the Mayor of chicago needs to do something about the case. ... Mike Criswell: It,s home. If you can't relate then you're lacking something in your world. I feel sorry for people who don't know their neighbors name, and doesn't know the name of the person...... Sue Hadingham:24th April 2008 -19:50 GMT: My Grandfather was the senior administrator at Netherne for many years and similarly my Grandmother worked on the wards as a nurse. My fondest memories were also visiting the pantomime and staying at my...... Nobody: Saul- I see you are, after all, an insulting, crazy windbag. Not only can you write a cohesive reply to simple questions, you resort to childish insults when pressed. Yes, I'm from Coney. However,...... EvilGentleman: Some of the Youtube videos are something else... WOW!
[[http://youtube.com/results?search_query=habs+riot&search_type=]]... Hackney City Farm Worker: hey, iv just been doing research to see what others think of the Farm, im very happy you approve! Btw the goose that you are standing with is called Gregory one of our oldest residence....... Joe: Hello CB Dare,
Sounds like you have very important things to say and the courage to go with it. I can only explain my experience with my early years in Kensigton. There is somethimg to be...... alma: well, between flashing and a rape, there's a whole world. flashing, in purist america, really is overrated. and "blondes" overreact. "oh my god, he was doing "that" ya know" and stuff.
a poor, clueless, lifeless guy,...... Nobody: Saul- I might have something to say about your views if I knew what they were. You completely failed to address any of my specific points. So in regards to "stepping up to the plate",...... saul altman: i don't mind expressing my views, however if you have something to say to me about my views step up to the plate & let me & know who you are & whats your interest...... Peter: i know all of you who grew up in {bushwick} back in the day are eager to see more (one of the editors lives in {bushwick}, so email editors at citynoise.org with specific requests) but...... Peter: are you crazy, or just seriously uninformed? nothing rebuilt, nothing touched? thats not true at all! i commute through the WTC site/station every day, and theres so much going on there... sure, its a slow...... Outside observer: I had a chance to recently visit the fine city of Hutch for a job interview. I would say that the city faces many of the same issues that other cities face in the mid-west....... Josefine: hey, I´m frome sweden and at our english lesson were going to work about ground zero. I would like, in all respect, to know something about what is going on there today. are some new...... dirana1: PS EvilGentleman, there's more to a tower at KP than an mop and a squeegee believe me, I myself would have a couple of rounds of the indigenous firearm in the tower fired if someone...... Editor: though the content of this sort of post isnt typically what we have on this blog, im going to leave it, as it sounds interesting, and the photo is nice.
"cycles past", i urge you, though,...... EvilGentleman: To Born and Raised in NYC:
Sorry to ask, but exactly who made the condescending comments, and which ones in particular are you referring to? I just re-read everything here, and the general vibe I get...... Mitch: Hi Marjie,
I can't believe it. My wife and I got together with my cousin Linda and her husband Larry tonight. She remembers you quite well and was so pleased and surprised that, after all this...... GuRu: The Do-ers are the ones wreckin the place! and i dont just mean the ones doin meth either. ever wonder why city council got thier butts audited? HHHMMMMMMMMM, i wonder????? Latest example is that dirty...... hello: Hutchinson has a chance to be at it's best if all the complainers will move and leave the doers here to try and help this city. The complainers will never go to a city meeting...... Colorado Kid: I drove a truck in Brooklyn and Queens, delivering fuel oil. You should expect something bad to happen, always be on your guard. I've had more run ins with all sorts of people. You never...... Marjie: Hi Mitch,
I also lived on the 6th floor, facing rear. It was a lonnnnnnnnnng walk up each day. Linda was my friend. I remember playing in their apt many times. Didn't her dad have...... Peter: tom: i think its ludicrous to simply look at the "thousands of lives lost that day" without trying to dig deeper into the why and how of it. i think it disrespects both those who...... Arnie: When I lived in NYC, the Biker Gangs where almost non-existent.
When they started to show up in the 60's, the other pedestrian gangs would kick their asses, for being loud mouth assholes.
I now live in...... underground Kulture: jacob whooooa u gotta be kiddin me. cope2 and JA are not the same person. go read up on ur history before u say somethin like that... InternetGal: Wow, pretty sad commentaries. Just goes to show you can be happy where you are or unhappy where you are. It is all a matter of choice. I've lived in Arizona, Texas...... what it is: Boring is for the bored. No jobs are for those who are not looking. Happiness comes from within,your town can not make you happy. Are things great here? Absolutely not. But quit "yer bitchin" and...... POWcityblog: Hydroelectricity - a short form from the 19th century. I probably shouldn't use it.
Also, there isn't much graff on the coke machine, less than you'd find on something truly abandoned. Someone is cleaning that machine.... POWcityblog: That machine is secured pretty well for something abandoned - coupla padlocks and a bracket. It probably is in use & gets hydro from the same line as the phone. ... This note is for you: To all who is not happy in Hutchinson: do something about it. Don't just "talk", if you think you are better off far away, then go far away; if you think there are problems, then...... Kathleen Knight: Right now i think that i am the only one making a comment from from my class. I am a former student. i am part of the class of 2000 , And PROUDLY reps MY...... SH*THOUSE: You need to move from Hutchinson. There are alot of meth users in this town. It is sickening. I have seen it before, you try to quit but there are some many people that...... Ess: To Unsure- I don't know about all the "God's children" stuff and the worn-out (and not-very-helpful) phrases like "don't give up, seek help", but I can say, as a recovered meth addict, you need to...... To Unsure: You can start by going to meetings everyday. And I mean everyday. Change your crowd of friends. If you associate with meth users,you will never break away. If you hang out with dogs,you will get...... UNSURE..: Well I have lived here most of my life. I have 3 kids and a X husband. I hate it here but can't get away from here either. I do not get welfare even though...... elaine: i stayed in an apartment on tompkins square park when i went to new york for the first time. i got up crazy early because of the time difference and walked around. i saw a...... Hobson: I lived in Israel for 4 years in the early 70's. I bought one of these from a medical student who was leaving the country. It was 11 years old. I paid $125.00 for it....... Born&RaisedHutch: HAHa.. I found this by searching Yahoo for "Meth Hutchinson,KS".. Last summer I visited and seen Meth Zombies walking the streets. Go to A street by R&B burgers.. you'll see it too. or drive on...... me: memorial hall was built in the horse and buggy days,so therefore it lacks proper parking for any sizeable event to take place there. If money was spent on parking, if money is to be spent...... CSR: There Are No Children Here really moved me to do something about public housing, and raise awareness about it. Being a kid myself, I don't know what I'm going to do about it, but I'll...... yoyo: anyone have a link to a site or something with finished pictures?... Renee: I enjoyed reading this thread. However, there are a lot a personal prejudices and biases here. However, that's Americans for you now isn't it. I enjoyed the person who said judge people...... anon (d58-111-101-53.adl2.sa.optusnet.com.au): This photo was taken about 1948 showing a group of mainly members of the congregation os Boundary Road Methodist chapel on their visit to Scotland.
I am wondering if there is anyone able to recognise any...... sonnet: I grew up on Cambria St near Emerald in the 1940's and went to Willard School. My grandparents had a store on Kensington Ave and lived above the store. The el roared by...... ~^JICK^~: Man...whoever took these pics i thank alot. All i want to say is great job. But another thing is that, i have lived in hammertown all my life, i am 13, i am a beginner...... not so borimg to me: Hutch isnt so boring to me. Any weekend you can find some sort of entertainment going on somewhere. The sports arena,memorial hall,grand prairie,cosmophere,salt museum,numerous big screen movies,ball games,car races. For a town this size,there is...... Sad for you: I feel sad for those that post such negative things about Hutch, its people, etc. Maybe if you’d get out there and be kind to others and do good deeds you wouldn’t have to sit...... anon (75-164-240-214.ptld.qwest.net): You are a very articulate imaginative Intelligent & WISE person~ You NEED to consider writing as a serious avenue of success~ IF that
is what you may find to be your forte! You may have been...... Sylvia Aviles: I grew up in Melrose St. Corner Bushwick in the 60th. There was always something happening. But nothing as bad as I read here.I miss going back home, but I know it could never be...... Marissa Chaplin: Ah right, funny how things get changed over the years, just by a slip of the tongue. Thanks Norma, I am learning something new everyday on here.... Post-84 New Jack: See, thats the general difference in our perspectives, "W-Bear". I prefer to look to the future, and push things to new heights than to dwell on the past and the past's faded glories and talk...... Stuck in Hutchinson: I need some advice on getting out of this hell hole. I'm pretty lazy, like most of the people in this town, but I still have some hope that maybe I could make something...... Travis: Just a personal opinion for all you "better than everyone else" city types. I grew up in Belleville. Had a lot of fun and learned a hell of a lot in the 18 of my...... Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Here is something I found about Irlam & Cadishead amongst my paperwork. Not quite sure how I came by it - it may have been amongst my Nanna Jaques'stuff. Hope it is of interest...
Deb
ps:...... MC K~Swift: LEETO is that dude.
You know you're doing something right when they hate.... blank responder: Don't put yourself in the same catagory as Tex. He has something worthwhile to say,while you dont. You just go around posting what other people have posted,then act like its you who is so smart,when...... xREDx: just went to the wall today...some crazy stuff...but if you follow that road that is right on the river on to the other side of the cty over by trigen there is an abandon train...... noname: To the blank responder: I would like to argue points with you about hutchinson, but you are to good to even post a name. I am not going to respond to your comments about the...... Peter: its {smug} and {osker}. i was holding my breath trying to not be the first to mention it and out myself as the resident graf nerd fanboy, for what its worth.
that photo is a great...... Alan Taylor: WOW Andrew,
The Methodist Church looks more like a prison camp with that fencing around it, whereas I was on Boundary Road on Sunday but turned right onto Mond Road through to Fiddlers Lane so missed...... Trauma Hound: Than Bros on 99 by greenlake. Don't pay attention to Jameth. You even get a desert with it. ... method: Pho Cyclo has terrible service and their Pho is so-so. I would avoid that place like the plague.
... EvilGentleman: El, since they were government-funded homes originally intended for the families of veterans returning from WWII, it is most unfortunate that the government decided to stop funding them.
If you look at the comments in the...... Elicar: If something is dear to you, take care of it.
Nobody cared ENOUGH for Benny Farms. Otherwise, it would not be in such a state of disrepair.
Would you rather be sentimental and let the mosntrosity...... jameth: Viet Nam on Broadway/Stockton in {San Francisco}.
And yeah anything on Jackson in Little Saigon is typically good, especially when you have to have a child translate for you or point at the menu.
Pho Cyclo...... to noname: you must be thinking of dieting,something your fatass must need to do.... Peter: so... perhaps we can get past all the pointless name-calling and someone who actually lives in {hutchinson} can post some photos that prove their point? otherwise, this thread is just becoming a big, endless argument...... EvilGentleman: Well Elicar, my previous article on this particular location has become something of an online focal point for those who lived there during its heyday, much like Corsatki's {Cabrini Green} articles.
Thus, this page is intended......
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