Comments about parks

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Marie: I grew up in LaJunta and when I hit college, I learned that I had gotten a great education. I was far ahead of the other students in math and science and history. ......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

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

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

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

John (aged 44 and a bit): Ahh so many memories. I left irlam in 1985 not i may add for the sandy beaches and climate of a far off land but the more mundane surroundings of Oldham. I grew up on......

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

hugglez924: I have lived in Hutchinson nearly all my life and it is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. My children are grown and dont plan on moving to any other town.......

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

anon (nat2.northshorelij.com): Hi I grew up in Bushwick, along with most of my cousins. I went to Fourteen Holy Martyrs School- graduated in 1964. I have wonderful memories of my growing up years in a culturaly......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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

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

linda ekstrand: I used to love this park I have lived in the area for decades but after an unfortunate run in with a parks police officer I no longer go there. These PEPs are out for......

in response to: Saturday Walk by Laura

James cashan: RE: Jon Burgess, ha ha well spotted jon i dont think that public demand, finance nor desire is great enough for that. K.O.T.S. Fans and those that remember us are a rare commodity,although i......

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

David Stonehouse: All of us at Evergreen were thrilled with Toronto's embrace of Earth Hour and indeed all staff went to enormous lengths to do our part. Unfortunately, when it comes to Brick Works site we are......

in response to: Not So Green... by Michelle

Andrew Smith: Alan It's a shame so many public buildings now have to have huge unscalable fences around them. We just used to climb over the small fences into the school fields for a game of football -......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Bree: I'm considering studing abroad to Goldsmiths in Fall 09 and I am a little discouraged after reading these posts. I am from San Francisco, California and I am studying in Oregon and I NEED to......

in response to: bleak day, new cross by elaine

mattho: yeah i live in west orange east orange is pretty ruff the side by bloomfield is not that bad but i would not go there at night or in the parks at night......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Park Slope Windows and Glass: As a long-standing member of the Brooklyn community and a company that has recently gone under new management, we would like to take this opportunity to invite any current or past customers with outstanding issues......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Emily: I love hutchinson, it's a great place to raise a family and the pictures that they took are not the typical houses...yes there are some crummy places, but what towns don't have them? You......

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

UpFromFlames: Its amazing the things that Google can do! [[http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=186]] I feel that this is a great summary. I'd love to be able to identify Carlos, but he has since left the city and lives somewhere......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

stepha: robyn, i lived right next to the bridge, you saw the tracks from mybedroom window (sparks in the snow!!!) i think i finished 241 in 1961, then went to lefferts jhs. wow,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Padre Island: I graduated from HCC in the late 70's, back when Hutchinson still had somewhat of a downtown. I remember our business law class one day invited the Pres. of the Hutch Chamber to come speak.......

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

sageo: great article ,thank god for people like joe..the parks dept should be embarresed with themselves.. thank god for the new york daily news report..goe joe go!!god bless my republic called america!!!...

in response to: Floyd Bennett Field: Let All Flags Fly by CartLegger

XSPARKS: The aerial view of the harbor is nice, but you have the islands wrong. Swinburne is south of Hoffman, which is just off South Beach and close to the bridge. I spent months......

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

Peter: procyon: interesting observation about the parks department... frankly, i was surprised at how easy it was to just walk right into the place. i mean, theres a fence, but it has several door-sized holes/flaps cut/pried......

in response to: Abandoned... NY State Pavilion by Peter

procyon: If they leave it the way it is, it will fall down, possibly on someone, within a few decades. Some people suspect the Parks Department is hoping for exactly that, so they'll have an excuse......

in response to: Abandoned... NY State Pavilion by Peter

rick: I lived at 881 Washington Ave (Carroll St) across from Botanic Gardens, Clara Barton (H.S. for Homemaking) and PS 241. What a place to grow up - deadend street to play in plus three school......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

...just lookin for a job, lookin for a job...: OMG! I thought I lived in a pretty good place until I stumbled onto this site while surfing for nursing jobs in this area. I've been HappyInHutch for 30+ years and known about......

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

You can reach City of Toronto's "Bill Harding" at:: Bill Harding City Of Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation tel: 416-395-6003 e-mail: parks@toronto.ca...

in response to: Kite String All over Milliken Park by Michelle

Larry, here is an article about this in the paper today in Toronto: The Toronto Star THE FIXER Irresponsible kite-flyers need to clean up their act Oct 16, 2007 04:30 AM Jack Lakey Staff Reporter Telling someone to "go fly a kite" is a rather gentle rebuff, but kite flying can cause serious problems. Few......

in response to: Kite String All over Milliken Park by Michelle

jack: my aunt lived on bay 8th street and i loitered many an evening in the parks there, also we played lots of ball there off the belt, i must have walked those pathways a million......

in response to: VZ Sunset by BillyRanger

colavitos ghost: not to be cynical here, but aren't there public parks in montreal that have basketball hoops in them? isn't this basically the same thing?...

in response to: Griffintown Community Board by CE

jeremy : I wish I had a time machine. Id go back to the early 1900's when Luna, Steeplechase, and Dreamland were up and running. It would seem that every other ride you see in amusement parks......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Bass Girl: LOL @ all of the comments made since I last stopped by. I can't help but shake my head when I see people hanging on to the "but we have the Cosmosphere, the free......

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

99¢Dreams: Car vs bike has never been a fair fight. But c'mon guys, the city was designed for HORSES, aye? Those early bikes had it rough on the cobblestones, though far less deadly. ......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

Bushwick Girl: My Bushwick...I love this neighborhood. I've been in the bush since 1988 I migrated here when I was 8 yrs old. Back then I was too young to understand what was really happening in this......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: 48 pics in one post? Holy shit, glad I have a fast connection. The night shots are awesome. Pictures #2, 15 and 17 need explaining. #4 makes me dizzy, but I love it. #11 seems so lifelike, feels like......

in response to: Gwang-ju by chiamattt

Hutch=LOW INCOME: The person that posted the "special" things about Hutchinson. Let me ask you a question. DO ANY OF THESE THINGS BRING EMPLOYMENT ON A LARGE SCALE BASIS THAT PAYS OVER MINIMUM WAGE??? NO!!! AND ALSO......

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

procyon: General consensus seems to be a combination of luck (sometimes it's just unlocked) and being polite/respectful to the people who work there (i.e. if you see people working inside, try asking nicely if you can......

in response to: The Tent of Tomorrow, Revisited by procyon

upfromflames: Rumours travel quickly. Truth travels slower. Yes, there was a problem. But all was a misunderstanding, and settled by the end of the day. No one is going to stop the Bushwick mural. Come......

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

upfromflames: Rumours travel quick. Truth travels slower. Come out to Bushwick, and see the truth for yourself, painted on the wall. Yes, there was a problem. But all was quickly settled, as a misunderstanding. No on......

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

Bushwicker: If you haven't already, definitely show your love and support for the artists from El Puente and the Academy for Urban Planning. The NYC Parks Department tried to shut the mural down today (Tues, 7/31) because......

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

little ukraine: oops, posted too early.. pictured above are Astoria Park, the Triborough Bridge spanning Hell Gate, and a marker at the entrance of the Charybdis Playground (where's Scylla? Presumably Ward's Island) next to the Astoria Pool,......

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

Bass Girl: I moved here from a town of 2500 people about 7 years ago, and I've watched this town die around me. Many businesses have come and gone, major industrial places for large employment have......

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

Nando: Hey guys I have to say this is definitely one of my favorites entries ever. I am a native of Corona (on which the park lies) and I can honestly say that my life......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

Nicolas: It's nice to read those comments, so many memories shared! Montreal is full of little districts that were condemned or abandonned. Now the situation is reversing, people are "coming back" in the city after the suburban......

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

Marilyn : I have lived in Norton for 32 years. To some people it may seem "boring" but I assure you a person can be as busy and involved as they want to be. We have......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 5 by Scott Sargent

parkse nb: its nice to see pictures of home. but posted under this lable it pissies me off. not only to dwell on this being the poor side of town, if you zoom in on the people......

in response to: Home Pt. 6: Wrong Side of the Tracks by CE

upfromflames: 1989 [[http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=186]] ...

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

SULLIVAN: The Prospect Park zoo had elephants, polar bears, monkeys, lions, tigers, and a pony track where kids could get a ride in a poney wagon. In addition, there were row boats & peddle boats on......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

upfromflames: Planned Shrinkage was no accident: It was a well planned and thought out concept. Faced with a shortage of funds and a number of deteriorating neighborhoods, the city’s Housing Development Commissioner, Roger Starr, basically said:......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Antoine Whitfield: Yo, I was born & raised in bushwick (Wilson ave btwn. cooper & moffat st). Growing up in bushwick btwn yr. 71'& 88' I was fortunate to see the neighborhood go through transition.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: esmer, your probably too young to know what this is about so i'll explain it simply to you. since the inception of this nation we have always depended upon men and women to fight......

in response to: Untitled by dfwtiger

procyon: sort of; important but not too important. the '33 world's fair was there, and it was the site of mayor daley's famous, ridiculous late-night bulldozing in 2003. from the next day's Trib: "Mayor Richard Daley launched......

in response to: Adler, 12th St. Beach and the Former Meigs Field by procyon

jack: i went out once with a girl that looked like the 'girl'???in pic number 8. she was a rough girl, a gang member, from a chinese hatchet gang in chinatown, her sister, like the......

in response to: Cosplay by chiamattt

JNJ: Your reflections are very impassioned and provide a perspective that I could never understand as a caucasian and an outsider to the neighborhood. I guess what I still don't understand is why, I would be......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

Richie Riley: This is very true...bank when the lost was open 24 x 7,it was the hottest cruise spot for gay men for every age and race to get laid good. Why ? Located in a clandestine......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

karina: memories,1953,and that era,walking along the "boardwalk", as we called it. We (7 children ), and mom leading the way--from our walkup on east 81st.A pleasant outing. A playground, a fountain spray for tots in summer,......

in response to: Saturday Walk by Laura

A Volunteer: An Offer to Karlo : - Stop hiding behing the sniper and bomb planting ? Its SO YELLOW !! If you want to take out people, then at least face them on before you execute them. You know ,......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

GeneralTsao: Wow, what a closed perspective we have! The author posted several shots of the same building and people now don't want to have anything to do with Salina Kansas? Observation #1: Author should have been more......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

aer suzuki: for the time of year it depends on what kind of weather you like. if you like having a huge grey smear hanging above your head for a sky (which i do, mostly, perversely) and......

in response to: Japanese Garden by aer suzuki

TwoSteaks: Are you kidding? Burn it down, baby! Industrial eyesores reminiscent of the days when you could walk on Lake Ontario, the Don have to go. Almost like trying to save the Lakeview......

in response to: Dereliction by Cameo

Susan: I agree that "If the best thing a town has to offer is 'national chain outlets' which 'offer convenience and competitive shopping', I don't want to be there." La Junta does have some other things going......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

Steve: 44.Whistler tips. Go through any area that may be considered ghetto, ever trailer parks, and you may hear these. http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/39.html is a news story about them that is inadvertently(sp?) humorous thanks to a man named Bubb Rubb.......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I'm honestly not 100% sure on this subject, but I know in most cases, alcohol is not permitted on streets or in parks, except for places like sidewalk cafes and the Six Flags La Ronde......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: So far as I know, drinking in public parks is only permitted at certain events where permits are given for the sale of alcoholic beverages for that day or days, and the event organizers are......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

indykid: Interesting observations can be drawn from these photos about the role of the car in North American culture. Just look at the size of the car parks in these photos versus the number of cars......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

Charlie Lupo: I think Riverside Park is stunning and beautiful and offer's New Yorker's many different ways to enjoy a piece of green space in a city as complex as we are. But to say......

in response to: Riverside Park by Peter

shandy: I'm white and my place in Bushwick was the first I moved to when I came to New York. I had no idea what neighborhood meang what, I moved there firstly because my friend lived......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

procyon: there were two fully feathered snow-white wings and a few bare gray bones connecting them in front of the building where i live a few weeks ago. since i started school in chicago i thought......

in response to: Decapitated Bird (Warning: Yes, Really) by jeeff

Peter: jayne: if you havent read up on the neighborhood lately, check these links out... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Park,_Brooklyn]] [[http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=2icgk57bchg5t?dsid=2222&dekey=Marine+Park&sbid=lc06b]] [[http://www.answers.com/topic/marine-park-brooklyn]] [[http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/park_info_pages/park_info.php?propID=B057]] ...

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

roland: cow parade in london was tops - a great excuse to go visit loads of urban parks i'd never heard of, my fave was a VW camper-cow along the embankement...

in response to: Colander Cow by Tyfoid Kid

latin girl: wow i wish they had parks like that in Arizona ...

in response to: yosemite park by michael fuller

EvilGentleman: To my way of thinking, graffiti should be both encouraged and it's location controlled within reason, with penalties for those who put graffiti in places where it has no business being. Now, before you all......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

Get out of your car, buddy: Nice! Everytime I'm in Houston, I am amazed at the number of carparks (and the size of some of them). Let's call this progress, even if it is being replaced with luxury housing. ......

in response to: Parking Garage Demolition by groovehouse

Peter: linear parks can be problematic? how about {riverside park}? its one of my all-time favorite parks in {nyc}... not only have i spent countless hours lounging about in it on sunny days, watching the river......

in response to: The Highline Debate... by Nick Aster

joeblow: i live in Toronto too and I have to agree. Paris might be an older city but the French have a good understanding regarding the quality of life. Paris has great transit system, lovely parks........

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

Chuckles: G'day Sean: Appreciate your response and interesting comments. The great thing about photography is it truly allows the "shooter" to express themselves in ways that are really quite remarkable. There is no right way / wrong way......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

Jo : March 18 2006, The Elevator is not run by the parks department, or at least not Physicaly. The Elevator Operators are outsorced. They are from a private company that applies for a contract each year.......

in response to: Public Elevator by stillseeingred

EvilGentleman: or we could go back in time and install public washrooms under parks, like this: [[img:8476]] (From my [[2916:Ice Cream Toilet]] article)...

in response to: When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go! by Elicar

jeeff: haha, i doubt it. the cn tower's security set-up when i worked there was pretty intense. bce place too, no doubt - it represents serious $$$$$$. that said, i've seen lots of opportunistic pissers......

in response to: When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go! by Elicar

908: am a white female from the suburbs south of Chicago. I am English, Swedish, German, Polish Russian, English, and Scottish. Driving through Humboldt Park .....It's beautiful. There are beautiful homes and parks, but the......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Unknown: I am a white female from the suburbs south of Chicago. I am English, Swedish, German, Polish Russian, English, and Scottish. Driving through Humboldt Park .....It's beautiful. There are beautiful homes and parks, but......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

proud pretentious activist: pretentious activist eh?? I dont see a problem with being put in the same catagory as Martin Luther King, Rosa parks,Ghandi, and any other "pretentious activists" that are fighting an ongoing battle to better......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

sparks: Why so hateful? And what is not to appreciate? Do you honestly mean that you can look at a shadow today and not see it from a different perspective than you had before Ellis' 'art'......

in response to: Brooklyn Street Art Initiative by Peter

Ramón: Humboldt Parks belongs to humanity. Many people and many cultures have enjoyed its beauty, some have contributed more than others. I grew up on 2735 W. Division and for some reason going home......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

elaine: fab. instant visual holiday. those two pictures belong together so well. black trees mirror black sands. i love the californian outdoors. i was driving up the coast on the one a couple of winters ago......

in response to: From California; It\'s the Same Pacific Ocean Barry Is Looking at in Hawaii by joey

Peter: yeah, good stuff. i love the hydraulic elevated car-parks, too. and yes, must second... more {mitch waxman} :)...

in response to: NYC. Home Sweet Hell by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

jeeff: hi jo. here's a quickie travel guide for toronto, ##but## i'm writing this with one condition for you: please take some photos, write some stuff, and post an article here about your trip! first off,......

in response to: Toronto for a week by jo

elaine: it's the first public park. birth of leisure, innit. it is nice having such a big park nearby. the royal parks are all west of the city, and most green space is 'fields' or 'commons'......

in response to: sunset in viccy park by elaine

Peter: whats up with that park? it looks so green, desolate, clean and rose-filled! it also looks huge, and without all the traffic barriers, signs, and official air that parks around here have. thats very cool.......

in response to: sunset in viccy park by elaine

fuzzytank: oh i miss rollercoasters... pacific northwest dosent do themeparks...

in response to: 88th & CPW by Peter

Peter: things are so compressed here, residentially and socially, that the parks are some of the only large, open spaces to do anything outdoors. theyre kept up well enough, and are constantly filled with all sorts......

in response to: Prospect Park by Peter

Anonymous (xxx1118oth.si.edu): I love how the parks and squares really are used by neighbor residents in New York. I wish more people in DC did. Rather they are merely havens for the homeless....

in response to: Prospect Park by Peter

Peter: yeah, thats pretty stringent. sorta like disallowing long-haired men from entering the park: [[http://www.snopes.com/disney/parks/longhair.htm]] [[http://www.snopes.com/disney/disney.asp]] is a fascinating read, btw... especially the part that led me to [[http://www.europa.com/~cabelsa/flash]]... hehehehe......

in response to: I Want To Eat Your Brain by Jamie

elaine: well ##i## like it. london is a semi/post industrial city. big, mean and dirty, and this neighbourhood is not exactly posh, but it is interesting and i think friendly. people say london is not friendly......

in response to: Acton\'s Lock by elaine

elaine: it is a sad kind of place, a mental hospital, underfunded, decrepit, long lists and desparate people, and the flowers outside half tended, but the incidental beauty of a dandilion among roses seemed gentle and......

in response to: today by elaine

hasslehoff: heh, the coasthopper. you can catch that all the way up to sunny hunny i think. where i spent much of my childhood summers. there and heacham. We used to ride our bikes at great......

in response to: Untitled by elaine

Peter: this is a great entry, marc. thanks for showing up on this site... im fascinated by much of what you wrote, and indeed, couldnt have put it any better in regards to hacking-via-transportation... ive often thought......

in response to: Hack the City by Marc

James M. McDonald, NYC: For me, Riverside is for the residents and Central is for the tourists. When in Central Park, you're in a circus-type atmosphere, where people are showing off and exhibiting for the out-of-towners. When......

in response to: Riverside Park by Peter

trouble: what a great looking amusement park entrance. makes me think (as much as i didn't care for the city as a whole) of one of the parks in myrtle beach s.c. nice shot....

in response to: St. Kilda, Melbourne by O