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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

Steven: Back in the early 80's I lived in a great old dump of a building on Kings Hwy directly overlooking the N Train line as depicted in the last image. My fire escape hung......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

Snoop: reading about these buildings is one thing and living in them is a whole different story...i lived in these projects for 10 years at 120 north Hermitage and it is not like that book there......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Danny Fresh: lol i like the pic of the rat look like its goin into the building and i seen da joose tags on da the 6 line in da bx cool beans...

in response to: NYC. 3.3.07 by barry

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

CE: I like these fire-extinguisher tags when done right. I've been seeing a lot of them in Montreal lately. Half are done well and look very impressive and the rest tend to look like......

in response to: Curtis & Ster by Peter

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

Steven H.: antBlack is right. I grew up in Bushwick in the 60's and 70's, and moved to the other side of Brooklyn in 78. I remember it being a true neighborhood, my friends were black, hispanic,......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Saiz: Im not sayin thers a "guide to graffiti: dos and dont's" What I meant was I see a lot of kids putting up graffiti in the city, but they dont do their research first, they......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

Rob Tynan: Found more pics. This is one of the cottage on the corner of Boat Lane and Ferry Road during demolition!! [[img:25512]] This one is of Hulme farm opposite taken from Ferry Road during demolition for the......

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

AsianDallas: Shanghai is better then NY, trust me that little skyline you across the river is only a small percentage of the buildings. The amount of high rises is literally sickening. Hong Kong does out do......

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

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

anon (wnpgmb01dc2-99-69.dynamic.mts.net): WINNIPEG may not have as many buildings as Calgary but it does have a decent skyline,many rivers,bridges and tress galore.. and to its credit..the best collection of heritage buildings in Western Canada and the reason......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

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

tom: The bridge was designed and built under a Democratic administration (Karl Rolvaag). Approximately half of the time since its construction there has been a Democratic governor in the state. The Democrats are now......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

justAgirl: I think it's kinda interresting that Scott says he ate at the first Dennys one day and the second Dennys the next when all four of these photos are of the exact same building from......

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

Lee: I was 4 years old when we moved into 120 N.Hermitage apt# 1401.Back then they were called "Henry Horner Homes"...But in relity they were an cultural experiment perpetrated on disadvantaged people.During the 11 years that......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Tehoke: This picture seems to be taken about 5 blocks west of The Sun Life building, from an upper floor of what is now the Quality Inn on Crescent Street or More likely the building that......

in response to: Montreal Circa 1979 by CE

Armstrong: All this talk of crime is interesting yet Bushwick is changing everyday. It is inevitable. I think it will change for the better, remaining a mixed neighborhood demographically and economically. It is closer to Manhattan......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: Quite the good series. I did not even know about the fire until a friend of mine from Kahnawake called me to tell me about it on the news. The ice is quite spectacular looking,......

in response to: Fire on Ste Catherine by CE

upfromflames: good question. glad you asked that, as I just pulled out my CB4 (Bushwick) zoning map out last night after too long. And now I get to use it! Y'see, its pretty easy for the city......

in response to: The Tower of Bushwick by upfromflames

Andre: I grew up in horner as well. Born in 1920 W washington #303 Then at 1943 w Lake #410 then at 120 N. Hermitage. So you can see I know the hornets well. I grew up with......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

anon (pool-70-104-204-105.nrflva.fios.verizon.net): Having grown up in Gardenside during the 1960's, I and good friend Jim Varney frequently rode the Versailles Road bus past this home and wondered about how neat it would be to live there. ......

in response to: Stone house on Cardinal Hill by Goingincirclez

upfromflames: Word on that, from JimQV, although I did disagree with you yesterday for your approach. But on that last point, its true. Real Estate speculators have an interest in manipulating people---but its not just the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

.nanotech.: [[img:18457]] [[img:18458]] [[img:18459]] [[img:18462]] [[img:18463]] [[img:18464]] [[img:18465]] [[img:18466]] [[img:18467]] [[img:18468]] [[img:18469]] [[img:18470]] [[img:18471]] * The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy. * There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

C0S1: SANE R.I.P THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUVE BROUGHT TO THIS CULTURE YOU BROUGHT BEAUTY TO THE GHETTO SMITH THANK YOU FOR KEEPING YOUR BROTHERS NAME ALIVE XTC IS THE ILLEST GRAFF KREW OUT THERE PROPS TO - AOK,BYI AND......

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

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

The Chi-ster: We need to see the bigger picture here. Its almost heartbreaking to see people of a common struggle wasting time and lives with petty arguments. I am boricua, I stayed on Kedzie and......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Aaron J Ban: As a resident of the neighbourhood, and an artist, and as a person that recently purchased a home at West Side Lofts I can't say enough how rediculous your argument is to make 48 Abell......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

M@C: Where Im from people only see badly made gang graf.The dope artwork is hidden behind buildings and on roof tops.Because of the pigs only people trying to get their name up have out in the......

in response to: Scrawl on the Wall by Natali

Michelle: I am happy to have stumbled upon this chat. I live at 48 abell st. and am part of a newly formed residence group called Model48 that is fighting alongside Active 18 to keep......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Micah: The Moncton skyline as viewed from Lewisville Road is much more impressive: you see not just the tall commercial buildings but also some nice old ones, church steeples, etc., too that are hidden when viewed......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Biff: This is what I e-mailed my councillor and the mayor: Please consider making 48 Abell Street an heritage building. I think the city should stick to it's official plan.There have been too many exemptions .......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Grant: You could come and you would, generally, be safe. But interviewing people is different than "walking through". If you actually wanted useful interviews it is sometimes helpful to have a contact or a......

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

Nickle, Dime, Quarter: Thanks for explaining your point. I see where you are coming from. My favourite vantage point for the skyline is at the very end of the Leslie St. Spit (on the lighthouse hill). From there,......

in response to: The Last Bird by Biff

BVD: for some reason woke up yesterday thinking way back to high school and graffiti/symbols of that time which included the flipped glass of ‘missing foundation’ and other things...started googling and found this site...back then as......

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

"harpo" middle village: The Italian landlords really ruined Bushwick and Ridgewood They rented to multiple families of central and latin Americans - at a ridiculous rate of rent and forced the whites out of the area As usual these......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Matlac: EG, "geo-nerdiness" is contagious. While reading about your earthquake research in the St. Lawrence Valley I remembered about the 1663 earthquake which hit Quebec City and Charlevoix surrounding. The Atlas of Canada says it was......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

shelia/neworleans : It seems to me you pretty much know what it is you want to do. So... don't ask questions that you already know the (your) answer. No I don't think they should rebuild "public housing"......

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

Chris Erb: I definitly agree with the paint being an issue. With existing painted houses, there's nothing that can really be done other than removing the old paint and re painting with an environmentally friendly paint.......

in response to: Vinyl Siding by CE

Genaro: During the late 1940's and 50's, many of The Manhattan Elite thought it proper in calling the less popular working or the poor social White under class, WHITE TRASH! This would also include Whites who......

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

Shbi: Amazing photographs...i live in Bickley not too far from the old Aquila site and i still remember cycling down to the gate sometimes when i was younger, curious as to what it all was..i never......

in response to: MoD Aquila (Part Two) by Simon Cornwell

EvilGentleman: Maybe there is some product that was being sold in the store that is not compatible with owning a Canada Post franchise, or perhaps there was some structural, security or square footage issue with the......

in response to: Home Pt. 2: Bills Corner Grocery by CE

tangent: these photos are of the highest quality, and i'm especially interested by undergrowth-face and pulling-faces-girl. The old Department of Employment building looks folorn, i love decrepit and abandoned institutuional building like this. they are seedy......

in response to: Leaving Manchester by Myke

Tyfoid Kid: I did a little digging (thank you U of M libraries) and found some more stuff on The Ivy (actually probably more then you'd want to know:) ******************************************************************************************************************** From an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune Dec......

in response to: Ivy Tower by Tyfoid Kid

imt-dstr: Where do you go in downtown WPB? There used to be few abandoned buildings by dixie, but those have all been torn down. I think there's a few drama/normel/baler throw ups there. I've seen a......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

Chris Erb: I saw a few Nixons while in Montreal. i remember them being pretty good. I also saw a lot of Sake. I will include on when i do my Montreal Graffiti post. For......

in response to: Montreal Noise: Saint-Laurent 6 by EvilGentleman

Jamie: I'm not sure how i feel about people tagging trees/bamboo etc. something which has it's own aesthetic value (especially something which is a living thing) should be left to stand on it's own without......

in response to: Bamboo Graffiti: Akaka Falls State Park by barry

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

jeeff: canada's constitution provides for 2 levels of government - federal and provincial. cities (municipal government) are a creature entirely of the province. cities have no constitutional authority, so in most cases they have......

in response to: Toronto Island Airport Bridge by Cameo

EvilGentleman: And lest someone accuse me of America-bashing because the antagonists in the previous story were so clearly all Americans, Canada is no better. A year and a half later, in December of 1990, my American......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

Franny Wentzel: [[img:10063]] One of the more compelling skylines in the small city catagory is the city of Albany, New York. Until the 1960s there were only a couple building over 20 storeys tall but with the construction......

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

jeeff: all hail the information age. [[http://sageauthoring.com/fdny/construction/vacant.pdf]] Fire Department, City of New York __FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES__ __VOLUME 1 BOOK 3__ **MARKING OF VACANT BUILDING** **1.3.1** As vacant buildings shall be identified and marked to indicate the degree of hazard involved. In marking vacant......

in response to: Slated for Demolition by Peter

Ronald Underberg: Though only a resident of Brooklyn for just over six months, I have long been one who has an appreciation for urban and cultural heritage and the value of having or allowing it to persevere.......

in response to: Underberg Building, Goodbye by GGP

Chris: billy i dont believe u have ever been to the UK judging from ur... review of it. I have met many cool americans that apreciate there only allie on the planet and are nice......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Peter: {fedex} trucks are sort of an ongoing theme/joke here. ergo the {fedex} tag. click it and see. otherwise, check: [[http://www.citynoise.org/search/fedex]] re: why i find it interesting... just because i do doesnt mean you have to. my......

in response to: FedEx Goes to Washington by Peter

EvilGentleman: cool-tsk, it is a shame that you wish to suppress freedom of speech when your chosen art form (and YES, I can see the artistic merit in your work) is all about freedom of speech.......

in response to: Destruction of Lisbon City by cool-tsk

GGP: makes me think of the famed Women's Pentagon Action demo way back when (in 1980): "Four huge female puppets created by Bread and Puppet Theatre led some 2,000 women in a march past Arlington Cemetery to......

in response to: Wholesome Urban Graffiti by groovehouse

colavito's ghost: Don't get me wrong, I have a profund appreciation for great graffiti (I'm a parttime tag artist myself), but comparing buffing out graffiti to burning books--even as a joke--is pretty insane. And take that......

in response to: The Buff Strikes Again! by Peter

NET ONE 156 KRT: Words of the Prophets Take to the Rooftops by Cathy Hong SUBJECT — The Extreme Graffiti Hall of Murals LOCATION — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens Les had no equipment but a backpack full of spray cans. (He......

in response to: Wherefore ART Thou, Ellis? by GGP

Jamie: Dude, take some photos of {Horncastle} form you ##uniquely gay## perspective. **Also: ##Bannovallum Mens Only Club##** would be interesting. Maybe it could take up residence in that building they're refurbishing on bridge street. Lincolnshire's Premier......

in response to: Another Small Town by Jamie

Peter caine: its true. Some one did a wheat paste on my building of a Boy with Boxing gloves jumping in a puddel of water. Its real nice I would post it but cant figure out how you......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Peter Caine: The differnce between duchamp and this idiot is not even close. Duchamp was doing something new. He is not pushing anything New,its old and every kid with a spray can can do it. You most......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Peter: yep. thers definitely crap graffiti out there- dont get me wrong- im not trying to make a blanket statement here regarding the fact that good and bad graf exists. but its when people label potentially......

in response to: best of the bombers by jeeff

JayEastsider: I took the pictures to make a mini documentary on the difference between graffiti artwork vs. tagging everything from peoples homes to historic buildings (and everything else between) and Jafer is by far one of......

in response to: best of the bombers by jeeff

jack: i believe there were apartment buildings and cottages for summer renters at brighton beach. the hand ball courts are famous for some of the best games in the country. if you were travelling down ocean......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

seeking a future I agree with you: The thing is ---there are a lot of factor that can be attibuted to not moving up---Firstly the U.S createda system of dependency when FDR intorduce Operation Bootsrap which was ppart of the NEW Deal--in......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

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

Peter: nice building... i love the {golden hour}, myself. its #1 for photography. that abandoned building looms creepily. also: the most fun part of this entry was watching the development of the montage from the original to......

in response to: secluded graf by elaine

Jamie: Yeah, although i don't personally agree with tagging or writing onto old architecturally interesting buildings, though there are plenty of post-war concrete boxes around here....

in response to: The Extent of Graffiti by Jamie

WrekOne: To find the best pieces, look for large buildings with wooded or wild areas directly beside/behind them. That is where I often find great pieces that are hard to see from the street. After "Jasper"......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

lisnaskea resident: Apparently!"shots taken in the vicinity of my front door" those of you reading from afar should realise there is only one front door(to recently renovated flats) on a street that is otherwise completely commerical buildings,......

in response to: Beat-up Derelict Buildings in my Neighbourhood by Jamie