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Hands and Feet: Just got this today. The reality is this all started about the mid fifties or earlier. I remember moving several times before I was five years of age. This was due to depressed economics in......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Margo-murray: How amazing to find this site. We, the Murray Clan, my parents Terry and Denis, and my brothers, David, Brian and Mike (my sister wasn't born yet) lived at 4100 Benny from around 1953 to......

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

LUCKY: hairsy ......

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

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

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

sharon, swansea: hi to all thanks for the lovley comments, like i said, it was karl`s way of getting the message through, it was a very vivid dream, i`ve always been a sceptic, when......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Gary Sparkes: sure will peter,but as i said i am still a few peices short of the jigsaw namely shops, names,although i have the layout and surrounding area i am still unsure of the correct number of......

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

cyril bagshaw: Hi Anne I dont know if you have managed to see any of the old Twenty Row photos yet, but one in particular has come to light on the Irlam and Cadishead Ancestry site.It was taken......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

madi: i wrote this short story some years back....THE PORCH i remember the hot summer nights and the ladies who sat on the porch miss gladys,miss mary,my mothermiss lula,trixie,barbara,and i would listen to their laughter, their tears,fears,and......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

kidcapri22yrs: ok, ok what some people are saying are that, the nazi-ideology has infiltrated the american gov't from 1930's to present, built one of their many capitol structures to capture and enslave non-anglo americans. what are......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Dean Ogden: Wow, what a site. Im only 25 and i feel like i know what everyone is talking about. I see pictures of what Irlam and Cadishead use to be like and listen to the stories......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Re; KOTS: Hi James, I dont live in Cadishead anymore, now live in Hazel Grove after living in moton for 8 years. The great thing about Cadishead and Irlam was that There was lots of people to......

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

The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time. --- We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When......

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

CartLegger: nice shots Peter. They remind me of an cherishable short piece by Joseph Mitchell, about the shad fishermen of Edgewater, NJ. An excerpt from "the Rivermen" is here: [[http://neglectedbooks.com/?p=46]]...

in response to: Shad Crossing by Peter

JoeyD: What Might be even a bit better would be some of the photos of the band that opened for RATT that eve. "Faster Pussycat" the lead singer looked like a shorter version of what Marylin......

in response to: Way Cool JR. by JoeyD

Rob Tynan: Hi Norma, Yep, I thought it was....In later years it became a Funeral directors for a short time before being converted into flats or houses...difficult to really tell. As for the camouflage pants.....don't really......

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

Peter: wow, what a great set... the first thing that popped into my mind after seeing some of these shots was a curiosity of the level of official involvement (er, or "unofficial" involvement of officials) of......

in response to: Olympic Torch Relay by chiamattt

EvilGentleman: What's a telephone? Ohhhh, wait... Is that one of things that is like a cellphone, but plugs into a wall, and has wires coming out of it? Hehe, seems like yesterday, when my VCR remote had......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Tex: I have to agree, I've moved to places because of the tremendous increase in pay, thinking that would make up for the shortcomings of the town where the job was located, and at first it......

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

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,......

in response to: Pervert Masturbates on Subway by Peter

John Dereszewski: Puffy, Linden between Central and Evergreen is a block that has undergone a considerable transformation over the last decade or so, clearly for the good. I knew this block very vividly during the bad days of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bianca Alvarez : I grauduated in June 2007 and I have to honestly say that my four years in this school was nothing short of memorable. I was a very shy person and would usually only speak when......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

BDP: Absolutely amazing! I loved this cathedral since I watched a short movie on TV three years ago. This is a great achievement. I hope that they will not demolish it, that would be crime. Salutes and......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

Cyril B: Hi Alan, Wilf Hesford was my main supplier for many years. His farm was the first farm you came to at the top of Fiddlers lane, and was ideal for me to pick up all the......

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

Dom Smith: I was taking a short cut through Back Piccadilly and was upset to discover this....

in response to: Demolish the Railway Arches by Andrew Smith

Mike: Hells Angels member arrested on assault charges Hybrid Apr 11, 2008 12:29 PM (3 hrs ago) by Staff, The Examiner SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News)- A Pacifica member of the Hells Angels was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assaulting......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Tex: The powers to be will never focus on building Hutchinson to be a city that provides for it's working middle class or enable people to get the education they have to have to get there.......

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

Andrew Smith: Here's some photo's contributed by Dom Smith (friend but no relation) - photo's of Irlam in the late 1980's The parade on the estate - butchers on the left, newsagent in the middle (run by Dom's......

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

Pearlykingjim: Wotch ya Kim I know what you are saying and i agree 100% the problem is that we have a wave of new pearlies with little or no cockney pearly history,and they seem to forget that......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Pearlykingjim: i would like to thank the person or persons for the vile and nasty E-mail that was sent to my address, it is someone on this forum form what was said i only hope we bump it......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Martin Kavanagh: Thank Rob, my only memory of Neville Drive was a short cut to school through the estate and most puzzling I seem to remember a shed at the front of the house?? I've looked......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

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....

in response to: Oldskool Coke Machine by Peter

LefOptorGofep: Summer is here, its time to shed some pounds! And its never been easier than now, now that Anatrim is available. Anatrim is the revolutionary new product designed to help users not only shed......

in response to: UFO in Sno by GGP

Sheila hilton: Hya Sue, I also used to go (albeit for a very short time), to the dance place above the Red Rose Inn. Didn't it used be be called The......

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

Bob Salmon: A bit late, sorry, my internet connection broke down. Hi Alan You are correct with what you say about the sky lighting up. Having worked in all the areas that could light up the sky, I will endeavour......

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

Herb Holland: I grew up in Ithaca. B.1924. Grad IHS 1940. Then to Cornell. Then WW II. Back to Cornell. Worked for a short time at Ithaca Gun in 1950. Left Ithaca. Lived south hill first, then......

in response to: Ithaca Is Gorgeous! by Peter

Robert Davies: Rob, I remember Harry Crask "Hairdressers" I think he only knew two styles Short back and slap and a bowl cut. I used to sit on the wooden plank over the chair arms when my......

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

ahh a ghost: heres my list of the top 10! (im from the chicago-land area) First off, all you dallas-houston and toronto-montreal people fighting, shut the hell up. 1.Tokyo, Japan- to me, every picture i see of tokyo looks great.......

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

The Irlam weather watcher: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook England early on Wednesday morning. One man was injured when a chimney fell through his bedroom ceiling and many homes and businesses were damaged by......

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

Rob: 'Have to say, it's been a fascinating experience reading all of these posts and comments. I vistied Bushwick this afternoon as a tourist and while there's only so much ground you can cover in that......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Alan Taylor: Hi Marissa, Three different books, The Salford Council inspired book as you have, another of same size called The Manchester Ship Canal, then a rather older one in A5 size Irlam to 1914 by James GOODIER,......

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

NewYorkDave: Thanks, but... I was already enrolled there for a short time and left because I didn't care for all the right-wing politics. I would still like to know the location of the pretzel factory, but......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Alan Taylor: Hi Joanne, At a quick glance I find that - Roy Edward MINOR born 5th Sept 1946 died 4th quarter 1976 registered Trafford 39/1915, also found a - Beatrice Mary MINOR born 3rd Jun 1896 died 2nd quarter 1976......

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

B. B: I live in Henry Horner as well from 1982 until 1989. I have to say that my time in the Horner projects was a learning experience. I raised 5 children there and none......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Hunter: After a month or so of reading the comments in this column (thread?) i am wondering what it is that the critics think is missing in Hutchinson. It can't be movies-Hutchinson has several: it can't......

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

Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril et al, Yes now I remember and heck it was a short period as a flower shop :-) I remember only too well Cyril Bagshaw SENIOR and his chippy, was it 6d [six pennurth] of......

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

Mike Tess: I agree that when parrots bite it is usually with warning and a reaction to the bitten person's actions. I just got home and had to google parrot bite in response to what happened today.......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

Mist One53. Tdt=The Deadly Type.: Hello JA From Mist1 Sheffield England uk. I was first in Nyc in 1989 and saw SANE eveywhere. At the top of the World trade centre, not much bigger that this text on the screen.I......

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

Alan Taylor: Hello everyone, lots of names cropping up that I recall, but more are from after I left my birth town in 1965/6 although I continued at the steelworks until 1972 & transfered to Scunthorpe Works.......

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

Fred, The.: Good morning, I can see that there are some misconceptions out there about this ridiculous mess of a town.. I've created a video......

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

Diana Manchur-Henke: Rick, Michael lives upstate now near Albany. I'll let him know you asked for him. My father passed away 2004. My mom lives in Queens and is doing well. I'm glad the neighborhood is......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Lydia: Hi Uchie, You are so right! I also have fond memories of Melrose Street, remember I lived in 350 Melrose street from 1976 to 1980 and my sister lived in the building next to yours.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Elicar: It went up to 14.9 C yesterday; warmer today. Dunno the exact temperature. Which reminded me of the third week of January in 2006. I came back from Cuba wearing denim shorts planning to change......

in response to: Spring in January? by Elicar

John Dereszewski: To DeSales again: My long excursion into the history of this street might not have answered your question, which probably was: How would it be to live on DeSales Pl. now? The fact is, DeSales is one......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Gems: This is like the worst city on earth, there is nothing to do. Not only in La Junta not "One of America's best kept secrets! La Junta is a growing city on the High Plains of......

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

Bk Finest: I never lived in Bushwick but am very familiar with the nieghborhood. Its funny back in the days Bushwick was known for its good weed. As far as I can remember we'd take trips......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Keith Smith: Hi Cadisheaders,I used to live on Atherton lane behind the George hotel,and spent years down the bamas fishing on the newt pond,had a great bonfire every year on the bamas,shooting slug guns on the railway......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: 50 - You can see miniskirts, sandals and shorts alongside parkas, fur boots and scarves during a snowstorm....

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

Anonoymous: I will try to be succinct with my words. The symbols, ideology, artwork, whatever you prefer to call it serves one grand purpose, and this purpose, I will reveal in the conclusion of this......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Shevo: This board is hilarious..I practically lived in Forte Green projects for about 3 months and nothing happened to me. I am what one would call an black white girl. I grew up......

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

Elicar: In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still......

in response to: Lest We Forget by Michelle

Anony Mouse: I'd be interested in seeing those because short of something in the Gleaner that was vague, Heritage seemed to be making a lot of demands without any real alternatives. I'd be curious as to how......

in response to: Soon to Be Demolished: York House by CE

does it matter?: If you view Winnipeg from the south, so that Osborne Village is to your left and Fort Garry Plaza is to your right, you can see Winnipeg from a much more complimentary angle. Unfortunately, most......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Gary: Much of what I read here reminds of comments about what gentlemen the German officers were in restaurants after they had invaded France! Listen here: The Hells Angels, each and every......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Genny: Oh dear, all these tales of sadness and I have my own to add. My previous bike was stolen last year from where it was locked in front of the Canadian Tire on Yonge St. and......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

adam: Philadelphia has no shortage of protestors.. Damn shame it doesn't do much...

in response to: End This War by serlingrod

Bob Salmon: Re the Bobs Ferry Accident: As remembered by Bob Salmon, an Inquest Witness. On the morning in question, I was awoken by a neighbour in Lytherton Avenue Cadishead, saying that she thought there was a gas leak......

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

Cynthia: i would appreciate if anyone who has recent photos as of today could send me some at shortielady2006@aol.com! thanks again! have a great day & weekend to all!=).......

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

Indeed Bill Harding they cut kite lines, but with what type of line??: Pakistan province lifts 2005 kite ban Kite flying is a popular sport in Pakistan The government of Pakistan's Punjab province is to allow kite-flying during the Basant spring festival in February 2007. But officials said the kite-makers......

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

quarkwiz: The Metro Mall, on Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village (at the end of the M line), is a horrific, brown-walled, brutally ugly monster of a building. I'd say it should definitely be on a shortlist......

in response to: Ugliest Building in New York? by Peter

Elicar: Yes, it is ONLY 12 hours. And it is a looooong 12 hours. You can only watch so much movies and can only sleep so much in those cramped economy seats. On rare occasions, my......

in response to: Alaska, From Above by Elicar

little ukraine: my oh my those are amazing, especially the second one. only 12 hours from toronto to tokyo? shorter than i expected....

in response to: Alaska, From Above by Elicar

think about it: hell try living in miami,, go out at night to go to the store and not worrying about geting shot by a drive by,,i swear people,, i view your comments,and laugh, hutch is boring yes......

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

Susan C. from Pueblo: I saw Bishop's Castle 2 weeks ago and was truly amazed at the work that Jim has done on the castle. He had to have God's help with this phenomenal work of art. ......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

missjhyde: My husband was one of the steamfitters who built this Ravenswood Co-generation power plant. It was completed three years ago and built right next to the old Ravenswood. The three tallest stacks are from the......

in response to: Kraftwerk by Peter

Mark: Thanks for posting the photos of Barton power station; they have assisted me enormously with my research. I'm a legal academic in the field of environmental law and am putting the final touches to a......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: It means fun. He looks like a lot of fun, much like the french girls in your story, but with shorter, less hairy legs....

in response to: French Dog by Ilona

observer: through the years i've known many great people in Hutchinson.Sadly, most of them are gone now but memories of them remain close. There also are people in Hutchinson whom I learned to loathe.You will not......

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

jack: oh my goodness, a john lennon fan, i think the first pic was his apartment, the beatles, the dakota, manhattan in fall, soon i will take my family to connelly's for our annual Christmas in......

in response to: 5 Ave 58st by barry

jennpants: Yeah, night shots are always fun. The effects are due to what's called "reciprocity failure." In short, the films chemicals are made to really only be exposed for a short amount of time...when you set......

in response to: Color Abberations PDX by stillseeingred

John Dereszewski: Smudgy, your block is not doing that badly. Most of the really nice buildings on Linden between Bushwick and Evergreen, e.g., #64, are still there and doing very well. The few buildings that were lost......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Wyoming Native: My Mom lived at 1920 Grove Street for a short time in 1938. I found Grove Street in Bushwick on a current Brooklyn map, but then found some old articles on the area, and at......

in response to: Winter in Brooklyn reminds me of spring in Moscow by shoshannah

D.Bennet-lived in 1943 apt 606: I grew up in the Henry Horner Holmes a.k.a. the Hornets i live in 1943 4 trey i also grew up with pharoah and laffy and that movie portrayed them as innocent fun loving children......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

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

2less2: it's to bad that you guys haven't taken the time to see the actual truths as they relate Las Vegas and all you've managed to find fault with. first, one of the biggest reasons the......

in response to: Viva Las Vegas, Part 1 by aer suzuki

February 6, 1958 United players killed in air disaster: The Munich air disaster took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany.......

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

Bobs Ferry Accident: We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When the walk had ended I had a chat with Mrs Heap the ‘Irlam Historians’......

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

jack: holy canoli those are my shorts there, and my blanket....

in response to: Brooklyn to Africa by CartLegger

Rudy: By the way, I have lived only 5 miles from this tunnel for 38 years, and it still gives me chills to drive through it. Not because of fear, but because it's amazed me that......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

bed sty-cee!: ....and another thing you mexicans i cant believe you let your country go to hell by corruption and stealing. instead of staying there fighting and taking back your country you run here. work so called......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Kiminbushwick: Hi, new to the site, but have been following along in more ways than one. I am 7 years proud in bushwick, and just wanted to say, that I think ALL of this conjecture and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

dazman: lovely building destroyed a picture frame trying to identify it will be billing you all shortly ...

in response to: The Chrysler Building by Pakko

Andrew Smith: Paul - the area opposite Irlam Locks was a bit of green land between the canal and the 'old river' (the River Irwell old course - the Ship Canal swallowed the Irwell). I have always......

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

bixaboo: eh, life is short!!! i started longboarding two months ago, fell on my arse twice (got yelled at by my older brother and was told not to bow to the judges anymore because i looked......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

EvilGentleman: Did you not know about the new law that was recently passed requiring all non-profit performance art to follow the New National Narcoleptic Non-profit Nomenclature, or 5N for short?...

in response to: Nation of Sleepers by Andy

EvilGentleman: Hey, no prob, dude. As you rightfully state, there are many other places to go, and I realize it must be difficult for you gay guys to find decent places to hang out. Do not......

in response to: Le Stud by EvilGentleman

CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

kobie: Dont worry not all council housing in glasgow or britain is as bad as this lol there are many decent council areas around and a lot of areas are being regenerated. I will be......

in response to: Glasgow Schemes4 by kobie

Fast Eddie: To supplement: I'm in Toronto. We have never kept food or garbage on our deck. Starting some time last Winter, the coons poops right in front of our sliding door where we get in and......

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