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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

Who Cares for Kensington: Everyone has someone else to blame and I guess that's the ameriacan way for losers these days. Buildings, streets and real estate agents do no breed ignorance, but sub-cultures do and Kensington is definitely a......

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

zagg: Let me dig some more up for you kids then! (they're a bit lacking but sure, more Napier for for all. Oh diptheria - such good times!...

in response to: An Epidemic of Diphtheria by zagg

Al Pierro: Just came across this website in search of info on what has happened to St. Joseph's church where we used to play softball back in the 50's & 60's. I attended a grade school on......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EMILY: i saw another one something like this in a pier in greenpoint, brooklyn... it looked pretty old but idk...

in response to: Revs Hope Graf Sculpture by Peter

Peter: hmm, i dont know whats better... the snakeskin guitar, the sequined-vested drummer, the leather pants, the white-guy-dreds or the tattoo/piercing-enhancing mesh shirt on the singer... hahahaha. btw, this post has gotten their ##"round and round"##......

in response to: Way Cool JR. by JoeyD

Jimmy Legs: i say that part of Melrose is pretty safe nowadays. to me the litmus test is to go there on a weekend night and see how comfortable you feel. and to Jim QV: th worst......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: Last time GGP found a [[3629:bunny]], citynoise went crazy! [[img:27192]] Heh, I was viewer number 50,000. Random. Glad to see a happier bunny this time. Can I do a special bunny request? Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs!!!!!...

in response to: Lost Bunny by GGP

Andrew Smith: Nice photo's Jamie, On the subject of the Great British Seaside, Hunstanton in Norfolk has most of the things you would expect. A fairground and promenade [[img:27106]] [[img:27107]] A Pitch and Putt course [[img:27108]] and beach huts [[img:27109]] It did have a pier too......

in response to: The Great British Seaside by Jamie

EvilGentleman: You mean we can get arrested for not using government-authorized positions? I am soooo busted... ##Six months later, in a Toronto courthouse...## Defense: "Your Honour, my client maintains his innocence in the face of these outrageous claims.......

in response to: Fuck Police! by Elicar

Louise R. March 30th 2008: Hello! I'm working in this shopping center. I work for a chiropractor who's situated on top of Tim Horton. The first chiropractor ''Dr Pierre Paquin, chiropractor'' opened his practice in 1950 and Dr Carl......

in response to: Norgate Shopping Centre by CE

Re hutch native: If you want to make good money, you have to move to the bigger cities, and I've lived in several large cities and couldn't be happier. If Hutchinson is so great than why is......

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

Anne Priestley (nee Rigby): Hi Cyril Dr Walker was my Dad's doctor I recognise the name. I went to Irlam County Primary School one of my teachers was Miss Cotton who lived on Liverpool Road I think. What......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Sammy Perez: Let me start by saying, this is unbelieveable. On a whim I typed in Enrico Fermi JHS 111 on Google and up comes this blog. What's even greater is that there are one......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

pierre: cat's usually remove the wings and feathers before they eat birds....

in response to: Little Wing by Peter

Pierre: Yre's is the best chicken I ever tasted. It was a real treat to get some when I lived in Gloucester. Unfortunately, I moved 70 km east of Ottawa. I haven't been to Charlotte St.......

in response to: Save Yre\'s! by EvilGentleman

jeeff: pierre: that's nigeria...

in response to: A Call for Reason in Our Country Kenya by magu nguru

pierre: i thought u were going to ask me to wire you USD10k for USD10mio....

in response to: A Call for Reason in Our Country Kenya by magu nguru

Allen T: I visited New York and found this Pier by accident. What a pity that NYC haven't recognised what a tourist attraction this could be by saving it from just rusting away and turning the entrance......

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

HutchGrrl: I'm from Hutchinson and I can spell! I graduated from HHS in 2001. I don't know anyone from my graduating class who chose to stay in town. Hutchinson is adorable. Many......

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

pierre: Lenny: Mr Montesano was the best music teacher in 111 (the orchestra and chorus sucked), i graduated in '77, i also went to ps274. good to see that others made it out successfully....

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Mark L.: not sure if it was up for demolition or not, but as a NYC resident i know it's still there. It's part of the Hudson River Park, and the Chelsea Piers entertainment complex. the titanic......

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

pierre: ps: much better than montreal pool room...

in response to: Frites Dorées by serlingrod

pierre: its pretty good in fact, the fries are hand cut by the owner himself(!) and they make their poutine and italian poutine sauces from scratch (fresh veggies) try it!...

in response to: Frites Dorées by serlingrod

Former Hutchinsonite: I packed up and left years ago, moved to Dallas, job pays about twice as much as what I could earn in Hutchinson, no state income tax, no taxes on your vehicles, just pay for......

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

EvilGentleman: Wow! Just wow! Great post, TK. As far as the "20/20 hindsight" inspections of other structures **after** the collapse goes, we have the same thing happening here. After the overpass collapse that killed 5 people in September......

in response to: Bridge Removal by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct. Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just......

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

Joining the Whine: Young Hippy - go and see the world. Travel. I saw some of it. I've traveled all over the U.S., the Caribbean, and Mexico. Hopefully soon I'll get to visit the......

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

EvilGentleman: My hometown is {Kahnawake}, across the {Mercier Bridge} from {Lasalle}. I have been living in {Dorval} for the last two years, and I have also lived in {Lachine} and {Verdun}. I am also very familiar......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

pierre: isn't that jefferson street?...

in response to: A Snow Falls in Brooklyn by Peter

jeeff: it's the arboreal equivalent of body piercing....

in response to: We Nail Road Signs to Trees. by AG

jayeastsider: I think it is pretty cool that you all liked my photos I have been out of touch for awhile expierenced a divore with my wife and kinda fell into a rut but back on......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

Tex: I was born in Hutchinson, Ks. (in fact it was at the Grace Hospital, which is the second picture from the top). Back in the 70's Hutch was a going jessy, vibrant downtown, lots......

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

Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap! Things just aint the same for todays traceurs, Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs Yamakasi and the Belle are aging, The old traceurs, well they're all changing, Making way for new......

in response to: Parkour Trip to Lisses by Ben Nuttall

mousey-squeakity: OLA! ve been reading this site for ages and now my eyes have truly gone square (or is that just with TV?) any who! i am really eager to get into stickering more so graff but that......

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

jack: i was hitting balls at that range last summer, the parachute jump, and next to it was a carousel back in the old day's, from the parachute looking down the boardwalk you can see some......

in response to: Coney & Surroundings by kricket

steve di pierdomenico: I arrived at Barren Island in 1929 as a 5 yr old. In the late "30rs,as a teen.I would screen the old dumps, and many summers dig up a coffee can of gold--from baby rings......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

CartLegger: [[img:22084]] Army Terminal as seen from the safe distance of the ferry pier on 58th St. ...

in response to: Brooklyn\'s Rusty Shores by CartLegger

Frank S. Besner: Well the factory itself was sold to another flour producing company, at some point last year. That said company, did indeed have plans to take down the sign and replace it (presumably) with their own crappier,......

in response to: 5 Roses by Cinic

matt: i smoked pot for the first time at the end of that pier....

in response to: Pine Island Salt Flats by sine

pierre: it must suck to live next to this ahole, the house should be burned to the ground...

in response to: Urban Eccentricities: The Bird Man of Lenox Rd. by CartLegger

blueeyes: Last year, I moved from Williamsburg "Prime" (Bedford stop), where I lived happily but cautiously for 7 years. During that time my next door neighbor was held up at gunpoint at our front door (2005),......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Brad: [[img:19366]] Took this picture on the forbidden Triborough Bridge last month on vacation. The white signs on the right are "No Photography" signs. I didn't realize what they said until we rode past them, we also......

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

jack: iman you sound like a smart kid, in the 50's in brooklyn there were little street gangs on every other corner. a gang then were just a group, a clan, kids from down the......

in response to: But There Is No Other Door for the over 50 Year Old Gang by jack

pierre: when did they rename knickerbocker park? ...

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

pierre: that's the Bushwick I remember...

in response to: Once Was a Wasteland by upfromflames

upfromflames: I want to thank you all for your links, especially the fire statistics from Brad. And Pierre, you know well that you are not alone in your experience, in Bushwick, or in NYC. And......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

pierre: i lived on the corner of Evergreen and Dekalb in the mid 70's. i remember a fire on the opposite corner that took down the whole Dekalb side of the block, something like 10......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

pierre: i remember knickerbocker park and the avenue were so nice when the italians dominated the area. it's a shame to see what it's become....

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

pierre: BD: thanks for reminding me about the SP classes, I was in SP1 which is why we took French instead of Spanish and why all SP1 students were in the band with Mr. Montasano (i......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

BDweller: My friend Mike graduated from JHS 111 in the early seventies. It had already acquired a rough reputation by then, as I recall. Like Pierre said, the gang/thug threat was present. All......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

pierre: i graduated in 1977, it was a good school in the mid-seventies, i was in the band, we had a orchestra and a chorus. i remember that we couldn't go past a certain point......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

pierre: hey i know that area i went to JHS 111, Starr St between Central and Wilson. I met my wife in the area 28 years ago....

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

jack: the fourth picture, is that a small scale of that thing in scotland or is it ireland or around that area somewhere that has those big rocks leaning up against each other, it seems that......

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

pierre: isn't this the entrance to the holland tunnel?...

in response to: Apartment to Let by jack

pierre: there's a very thin line between crooks and cops....

in response to: Would You Park at 8 or 9 PM? by Joel Ballon

pierre: typical for the asshole cops...

in response to: Would You Park at 8 or 9 PM? by Joel Ballon

RICH W: maritza,i agree with u 100%,i wrote before but it didnt get posted..theres a affordable housing shortage everywhere.i live between boston and n.y, every apartment building is being bought up by these people from n.y and......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

RICH W: MARITZA,you tell the truth,but my family who were forced out off the same block as u,lived in h.p area from 1920 till about 1970. we were forced out by the crime and lawless people that......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Chris: Brilliant store. My girlfriend loves the clothing selection and prices, whilst I would recommend the piercing area to anyone, anytime. Friendly staff, low prices and a huge selection in both sections, check it out....

in response to: Taxi Taxi by groovehouse

aer: love the story jack, i have a total mental image of an attacking spider crab scuttling across a pier. thanks for the photo too....

in response to: Empty Beach by jack

colavitos ghost: i like the one on the left as well; although it saddens me that you would no longer be allowed to drive your station wagon out to the end of e. 9th pier....

in response to: Gone Lakefront Memories by joey

jack: chubby people are happier and more friendlier. slim and beautiful people are always conscious of other slim and beautiful people....

in response to: In the Gym by Guy McLaren

Nug Flex: I didn't know cows could be that small. I wonder if they are sedated...its crazy that they just got them to sit there like that. I bet they would be happier on a......

in response to: Cows Going Shopping by jack

corina gomez: so i freakin love taxi taxi...great place to buy clothes and trade in your old ones...they've got a really nice body piercing place on the inside...

in response to: Taxi Taxi by groovehouse

TruLyes: "stop" is actually a french word in origin, which was actually an arguement that was made a little while ago by the French Language Police, but the end result was that STOP was originated in......

in response to: Montreal Signs 4: Westmount and Mount Royal by EvilGentleman

Susannah: Sometimes the truth is creepier than fiction....

in response to: Cold Ghost Child & 39 Blanks by aer suzuki

joey: evilg; knows his history- Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau Foreign dignitaries also attended, including Cuban President Fidel Castro, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and the Aga Khan, who were among the pallbearers, together with......

in response to: I Left My Transmission Fluid in Cuba by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I'm not 100% sure, but I believe Castro has been to this office. He was in Montreal for the funeral of his friend, former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 2000. I can't imagine......

in response to: I Left My Transmission Fluid in Cuba by EvilGentleman

Kat: Ahhh good ol' home crafting. They tell you it's useful for making papier mache, sewing, but no one explains how useful it is for roadkill posing. You can learn how to make a......

in response to: Party Squirrel by hool

EvilGentleman: My life has become so good, that unfortunately, I have had to give up having fantasies, since they are constantly being exceeded by reality. Such are the prices we pay to be fortunate. I do......

in response to: Everything Looks Perfect from Far Away by zagg

EvilGentleman: Ah yes, this was put up this summer on Pierce Street, a little residential lane that runs between Sainte-Catherine and de Maisonneuve a half block west of Guy Street. I turn down this lane on......

in response to: Eco-Quartier Graffiti by CE

hool: use a photocopier to enlarge prints. get big prints made cheaply at kinkos, or similar print shop. it's not expensive to get black ink printed on plain paper in large sizes....

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

July 16 History channel: Secrets of Titanic have a pix of the old pier in that show... Blessings.. Ace's Nanna...

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

jack: actually i was not the hippie type like way into the drug scene, rather i was what they would call cool, like between a rocker and a mod. my thing was manhattan in the......

in response to: End Gender by Biff

ROB: YOU CAN BUY SUMTHING LIKE WRAPPING PAPER (PLAIN) AND GET IT PHOTOCOPIED WITH YOUR DESIGN JUST ASK TO PUT YOUR PAPER IN THE PHOTOCOPIER...

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

anon : What is true is that this was Lusitania's NY pier - she opened the Chelsea Piers in 1907 - first ship in. At that time the sheds were sinlge story though. The Chelsea Piers were......

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

anon (dialup-4.172.150.78.Dial1.NewYork1.Level3.net): This was not the intended pier for Titanic. That would be Pier 60. It is true of course that Carpathia and the Titanic survivors used this pier - Carpathia was a Cunard vessel...

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

Pat: I'm doing research on the White Star Lines - the RMS Baltic, in particular. My mom was an immigrant to this country in 1928, and I'm trying to put a history of her journey together......

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

sonofabitch: RIP sane a true nyc legend....u cant really know what where talking about unless u expierence it. like all the peeps that live in nyc...

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

EvilGentleman: Actually, the driver is a woman. They seem to be a couple touring together. But when we saw this in front of us, it was lucky that Arcticwoman was able to grab my camera and......

in response to: Don\'t Mess With Teddy! by Arcticwoman

GGP: these birds go through so much to survive; it's amazing they make it at all, esp. these days. on a chirpier note, I have reason to believe a mourning dove is nesting on the sill beneath......

in response to: Birdnoise (mostly) by kc

rich: grew up pierce/kedzie in the fiftys,hood was mostly norwegians/poles and irish.2 luthern churches, at pierce/spalding and lemoyne/spalding, not much crime at all,kings were just starting near div.st,we were the hirsch st lords. one of the......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Rapunzel: Jack! Read the Handmaid's Tale! And read "Until I find you..." while you're at it...(John Irving) he's not Canuck, but might as well be with most of his writing. I've been pierced and tattooed, but......

in response to: Little Shop of Horrors by Biff

EvilGentleman: I just found my answer at some commercial website here: [[http://commerces.arrondissement.com/Mercier_Hochelaga_Maisonneuve/commerce.asp?id=114&sortcode=8.3]] [[img:9760]] Decorative articles - zen - feng shui - Chinese/Japanese pottery - jewellry - body piercing - books - incense - and "bonsai naturals?" ...

in response to: St. Patrick\'s Fire by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I see they also offer hair cut, high lights, and colour piercing. The hair cut is easy enough to understand, and I guess the high lights help you to see better at night over a......

in response to: It Was on Special by Elicar

elaine: i want the tiny teddy bear as well, from up the tree. he would be happier at my house. he could play with the monkey and make me laugh and laugh....

in response to: And This One Is for Elaine by Elicar

woodrow wilson/oh goody big woody: in todays society,cowboys in nyc is a dieing breed. It seems our youth favors sex - technology - fast easy money - and drugs. yet children as well as adults all humble......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

jack: people used to talk about events that happened 25 years ago and call it the good old days, now its pre 9-11. looking at your pics make me realize that at that time we......

in response to: Video Stills of the Pre-9/11 New York by EvilGentleman

Matt: Cunard later merged and bought out White Star Lines this pier was own by White Star but after the merger the company was renamed Cunard-White Star Lines...

in response to: Cunard White Star Lines by Peter

jack: i went out with a girl who graduated from bimbo university. she majored in mini skirts. she took classes on like how to wear spikes while working as a crossing guard. i......

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

elaine: enough with the paedantics, jack. leave em to jamie, he's happier in the role than you ;-D hahahahahahaha...

in response to: Chess, Take 2: by Hobart

jack: did i ever tell you girls about the big womem with the cleavage like the grand canyon who held a puppy to her sweet flowing breast and the puppy decided to vacate itself of the......

in response to: In My Back Garden by Guy McLaren

GGP: or iron nose-piercings?...

in response to: robot building by elaine

justlookatthatevileyedpsycho!!!!!!!!!!: TO:Vancouver, Yes ok,some people carry things they use often in there trunks, necessities, be it leisurely items sports;hockey sticks ok maybe even baseball bats in the winter. However,those who do and I gather like......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

jt: kudos to the motorist. dont let some pretentious activist mess with you. these people think they are incincible. And the fact that it was a woman only makes me happier. You nailed two birds with......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

sho fizzle: What's wrong with horking a great big green loogey on his windscreen? It doesn't hurt anyone (unless you've got TB), it doesn't permanently damage property, and it appropriately expresses a biker's disagreement with a situation. ......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

jack: i once had a party at chealsea piers. they have an ice rink indoors and tables on the veranda with an open bar and a big bbq. it was a special occasion, all......

in response to: NJ, off Pier 60 with Ghost Elph by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

jack: strange things happen to a person when they walk down those steps into the subway. the mind begins to think of strange things. your thoughts become more sexual. when you go up......

in response to: 7th Avenue Station by Peter

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'm feeling a bit "devil-posessed," too. But the first sunny day will make us both happier. Until then, a cup of tea and a decent book should tide us over. ...

in response to: Cross Street and Blossom 2002 by Jamie