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Tyra: Ohh yea one more thing,
Depend on yourself and not the safety agents/ security guards. If they want to know what's going on in your life and then make rude, obnoxious comments then that's a clear...... Tyra: I'm currently a senior [class of 09] and I've enjoyed my years in ACORN. F.Y. I: if you're going to make comments about the school then at least make them memorable ones or use proper...... Janice Seifert; July 2008: Hi Ronald Lees, I grew up on 600 Wishart St. Your sisters will probably remember me. My brother Joe used to hang out with your brother Earl and Freddie Beck. I used to love how...... Janice Seifert; July 2008: Hi Ronald Lees, I grew up on 600 Wishart St. Your sisters will probably remember me. My brother Joe used to hang out with your brother Earl and Freddie Beck. I used to love how...... Junior Apprentice: Oh! and uh, I feel kinda dumb asking but, what's a flux capictator? (PS: It's not any flux capcitator, EVERYONE(especially including the Blacksmith) there is just very nice, not annoying or obnoxious like other long...... Junior Apprentice: I particpated in camp @ OBVR for 5 days and that's all it took for me to fall in love with the whole place. Those are some really great shots of the Back blacksmithing shop...... AEROne: I met Etch and Deja when i was 12 out there nowim 20 and been bombin since liven in Ga now so there s not many other ppl getting up but its cool makes mine...... Duffman1: I worked there in the 70's. It was called Textile Piece Dye works. I think the major pictures shown are of Brewster Print works next door.
It was dreary there back in the 70's. But Polyester...... Anna: I was born and raised in Kensington (K&A) right acrossed from McPherson Square. My family still lives there, and my children grew up there! When I ws growing up in the late 60's and...... myeisha: OMG!!! I'm SO glad to see all these posts. I haven't put anything on here since August of last year and I'm just amazed at all the comments from former resident's of Horner. ...... anon (c-69-139-11-88.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): hairsy: can,t remember the hot dog stand. I did remember cassidy's candy store at palethorpe and cambria; spring water from wissonoming park; seeing president kennedy at front and sterner st. if you get a...... groovehouse: Hey Joey... I'm still around. Lurking. I just haven't posted and there's no excuse. I do have some good stuff to post though!... New Jack Hater: But Bilrock, everyone knows who he is and has seen his stuff. Which is the exact opposite of you, which makes you a HATER.
Hate, hate, hate. Thats all you do on here. None of...... Rareity: I live in Marine Park- not too far from what was Barren Island. I'm 25 now but years back a friend and I stumbled upon a reference to Barren Island and had to go down...... A.E.: There is a pervert on the morning local W train and/or R train. He is tall about 5'9, skinny weighs about 150 pounds. He is of Latin decent, dark, black straight hair worn slick back....... a: Las Vegas should really be in there, it is unlike any other skyline in the world.... Brushman: anon i did know your father , he lived on lee st on the corner , didn't he ? my book is in the editing phase . i hung right there , and used to...... ASEC ALG KOB: BEL! Infamous in Norwalk. I remember when you first started out and when I first started to be interested by graffiti. When you hit up my elementary school! AHahahaha that was great though. It had...... Jamie: Hey, there's nothing wrong with a little bit of racial supremacy. Us white people have been doing it for centuries. It's all in the name of good fun. Except it isn't.... 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...... Jla: Hello to all my fellow kensington neighborsand friends, i lived in kensington all my life i grew up at 2nd and cambria then moved to D & clearfield. met my husband and moved to kensington...... jack: A SQUIRREL DIED THERE.... Kelly: It's all so gorgeous! I love this kind of graffiti and it's awesome how there's a whole supportive community for the artists. ... Liz in Canada: I am Canadian and my ancestry is Irish/Scottish. Some of my ancestors were Catholic and some were Protestant, but I am non-religious by choice. My Irish ancestors were forced out of Ireland and...... 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...... Silo: Hey stan when the guy was talking about it being dangerous at a certain point did he describe anything?
Also did he mean south from 116th street? im thinking about going down there and i dont...... Ryan: if he DOES come back though, hes not gonna be able to haul his ass around nyc AGAIN and crush shit like he used to. based on his date of birth he's 39. no 39...... Ryan: sorry to tell yall, but i havent seen ja's shit in a minute. nigga is a king, but hes old. i think he would of givin it up by now to start settling down.....if he...... Some Guy Ya: Beware the Boogeyman. He lives down there, you know!... Brushman: hello anon ,i definately lived at lee and westmoreland then , im 39 yrs old . I am writing a soon to be published book about that specific are between howard and ontario to...... Gerry: The author of this article needs to get ALL of his facts straight, for the reader. Bishop's Castle is located in the WET Mountains, NOT the West Mountains. If the reader was truly interested in...... Elijah: And with his chariots, like a whirlwind.............. That's how Christ is coming back. In the so called mystical thing that you see on the X-Files every Friday night. All the so called U.F.O 's. These...... ekc: Hi. I loved the book "there are no children here." Does anyone have information as to what's happened with pharoah, lafayette, lajoe, paul sr., lashawn, paul jr., terrance, the tripletts, and dawn mitchell?...... joe arndt: I used to live in Decatur I now live a few miles away, from what I understand, those pipes simply carry water. This is a r4eally fun part of Decatur to go to. There is...... anon (dhcp35b.drake.brockport.edu): Some of the posters up there had a very good point about Cabrini Green. Although it was claimed that it was the most dangerous area ever that even the police is scared to go...... kms: My life got flipped turned upside down. I want to type this up and tell you all about how I came to the town called Bellaire.
In Cabrini Green, where I grew up and played on...... Anonymous: In fact, I can know for certain, that if I were to walk out my front door right now and walk as far as past Ureka Gardens apts. with my i-pod on- I would see...... river otters21 girl: GCC,that is sooo good to hear.I hope and PRAY that the rest of the good people that are left will pitch in and help clean up the Kensington neighborhoods and fight for them. If everyone...... Cartlegger: **or this one?**
WATERMELON MAN
Herbie Hancock
Hey - Watermelon Man
Hey - Watermelon Man
Bring me one that rattles when you lug it
One that's erd and juicy when you plug it
Do you understand - Watermelon Man
Hey - Watermelon Man
Hey...... Waltson: My grandfather owned the Midwood Inn & the Paramont Inn, both in Flatbush during the pre-depression 1920's & 1930's....before my time. He told me that Rudi Valee sang there.... Natasha Totin: wow, people really know how to judge things. Did anyone ever stop and think that they didn't even look at it like that. My dad has worked for Staten Island Hospital for over 30 years,...... Janice P.: To OG From GCC:
I lived on E. Dauphin St. a block and a half from Kensington Ave. My cousin bought the house from my parents in 1962 and is still there. Her house inside...... Jamie: These are great. There's something that film picks up that a CCD can't
MORE PLZ... tinfoil smith: many moons have come and gone since ja started, stoped, started, quit again.....repeat. i wonder if any of us on this post (besides skuf one if that was really him, props from the middle of...... keli: It is said my Grandfather owned a bar on the corner of Empire Blvd and New york Ave in the 1940's.His name was Alphonse Callori.Is there anyone out there with the recolection of the name...... anon (d193-238-254.home3.cgocable.net): I actually live in this building right now...Theres 2 apartments, very big.... Amazon: that last shot is absolutely awesome there jeeff.... OG FROM GCC: Cecilia
Keep it up. Keep going. We brought a group of 25 to Philly. Half worked in some
gardens in the Dauphin area. We stopped by there on Thursday morning on a way...... Cecilia Midiri: I have to say that it is so true about monkey see, monkey do...every weekend when I'm off from work, I get out to sweeping and I never end up alone doing it. Sometimes...... Asha: Wow, i need to explore Minnesota more. More like Minneapolis since i've lived in this city for 9 yrs now, thats 56% of how long i've lived on earth. Green way is the best place...... 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...... LSpegal: I didn't grow up in NY but I have a few ancestors who grew up or lived in Brooklyn. I'm researching them and the areas where they used to live and Arthur THAMM lived at...... Paul Revere: I'm sure you can never receive enough accolades for your photography. Great work. Personally, I've roamed those tunnels repeatedly for the past year. As someone remarked you can't hear the train untill it's prcaticly upon...... Who Cares for Kensingtion: OG FROM GCC, Good piece! Take it back 1 block at a time. All in a given block may not participate, but those that do should stick together and clean it from end to end...and...... Lou Romero: Thanks UFF, your response was almost totally on the money, except
for the "poor Puerto Rican families" part.
Many PR families were hard-working and wanted a better living conditions as well as good schools, many who...... OG FROM GCC: I just got back from a mission trip to Kensington.
We worked at a kids camp that was located at a church on the corner of C and Indiana. Before the kids would get there. Every...... TRANS KOF 2008 : Hey all this talk about Paterson brings back alot of memories I grew up in Paterson on Main st. and Wiess St.a block from St.Josephs hospital. my neighborhood was known as little San Juan...... tangerine: so, what is being built there?... kans r.i.p: this was the shit back in the day, back when it was sohos zat. we used to smoke mad blunts and watch the video grafs we copped there back in them vhs days. ... Michelle M: I didn't live there but would frequently visit Jan and Arnold Wallace. I believe that I know most of you as I was a year younger then Linda was. My Email is: Iroot42@aol.com What a...... Stephen Barnes: I might go back to work there though cause Acorn was better than most schools. We were small but we had alot of heart, especially those days when we used to figh prospect heights and...... Stephen Barnes: Yoo I graduated from Acorn in 06.I had a great time there. I knew almost every graduating class starting from 04 all the way to 09 so the high schoool experience is basically what you...... john turvey: well done to diane dole. her and alf dole have the right to claim there pearly king status. i can vouch for that because george dole my grandfather was indeed the pearly king of st...... POWcityblog: In Toronto the authorities are pretty quick to get rid of abandoned cars. They never last more than a day or so. Having said that there is a '89 or '90 black Honda Civic hatchback...... Mike: I remember Sunset Park from the 50's and 60's I lived right down from the park. That's when It was a nice neighborhood you could walk the streets anytime and not worry about getting mugged....... Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics.
We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by...... anon: Scott, urgent, contact me. I am stuck in Hutchinson, I am from Florida and I believe my life is in danger. I keep reaching out for help but its slow coming. I am disabled, use...... 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...... VeeJay: Found this sight quite by accident. Like many of you I grew up in Bushwick and we left there in 1962 because I was mugged and beaten several times - we lived on Goodwin...... stan: I live around 116th street. A year ago I found a way in (and while down their noticed a few ways out.) I went down with a friend, a lighter, and two cellphones (which we...... NF: Someone put a picture of what the Niagara Falls skyline might be turning into....there missing a building that is under construction right now. Were building a 52 storey hotel addition onto the Hilton. I also...... anon (): ii used to live 2 blocks from there and i havent had there pizza or such in 45 yrs... jack: nice shot, i forgot about that lighthouse and the grey bridge, there was a children's book written about it when i was a child. i googled it and found out about the book, check...... Peter: a couple of new gaskets and that compressor will be as good as new!
also: there used to be some great graf on that cement wall in the background... until it got pressure-washed recently.... just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say...... Normanite: I used to live in Manhattan. Granted, this is a much different kind of action, Norman really has a lot going for it. In addition to what has been said, check the city's...... k&a mort: I just tripped over this site and took the time to read all postings and I was particularly jolted by the most recent. Almost all the 17 year old girls have dropped out of school...... Andy: I'm sure that kid isn't planning to hit any baseballs with that bat.
Some "peaceful" protest you seem to be having there.
And those comments were not written by a Korean. Someone just having fun with an...... KINE TSK: Peace to LA & NYC... heard Philly was getting HUGE?!
Anyone know who wrote this sh*t back in the day? Since there's a bunch of heads in here,
"Almost 22 years in these backstabbin' streets. Strike...... Robert: Lets us all remember that while there are trains rolling though the tunnel at 70 miles or so. The really good thing about that entire tunnel is there is no 700 volt Third Rail to...... carol: To Lp I raised 4 children in Kensington(3 of which went to college),and I thank God that they do not live in the Kensington of today.I am still here and probably will be till I...... Lp: Reading all these Stories on here really piss me off! Everyone is saying that they moved away to make a better life for theirselves/family and say how much of a "Hell-Hole" kensington is. i was...... Who Cares for Kensington: Cecilia,
My most recent comment was actually a compliment to serlingrod for posting some useful information (please read the last sentence carefully..."thanks for the contact information"). Seems that some residents would be grateful for the...... Country Boy: Peter, am sorry I didn't see this months ago so I could respond then. Thank you for your photos and update on the progress at "ground zero". I apologize for everyone for not being as...... Kassie: I went here with my friend a couple months ago. We got some amazing pictures. I've never seen such beautiful graffiti in my entire life. We had a nice talk with a...... Liz: I was born at St. Mary's Hospital, baptized at St. Matthews church on Eastern Parkway. My parents were married at St Matthews and my mother attended St Matthews grade school and then attended St Angela...... J Sears: What a surprise! I wish someone would do a before and after as was suggested. I used to live in Montreal and probably wouldn't recognize it anymore. I heard that Ben's, Ruby...... CLaSS oF '09 [Ms. Me]: Class of '09..YESS!!!, we're seniors now. But i would be wrong if I were to say that our journey thus far has not been memorable. As a senior, I've definitely grown up since the first...... Panda_Chan: As a future art student I'm amazed by the art throughout my city. I didn't know this place existed and from the photos I'm tempted to take a walk through myself. It's nice to know...... Anne - Ontario: I remember Eric Teal working for Painter's Greengrocers - he was always very pleasant and seemed to enjoy his job there. Eric and his family lived on Turner Avenue and had a sister...... CartLegger: I gotta agree with you on this one Peter. With all the nutritional wonders of NYC, nothing can quite measure up to the magic of the Dekalb Farmers Market. The food is from everywhere, the...... Peter: yo mav, ill be keeping my eyes peeled for a MAVone burner on there any day now!... Ross: Sure, You can walk under it though side to side only, not lengthways! You can also walk along the eastern side, cycle over the western side, climb the arch, and there's even a museum...... VALKYRIE: I brought my boat from upstate NY yesterday and was confronted with the Spyten Dyvil swing bridge in a closed position. There are no signs on the Hudson River side of the bridge with...... Corinna : If it's not raining, but there is a chance, or it's just drizzling, just go! There are always at least a few people there. ... Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny...... Outside the box...: When you hear and see what is going on down in that part of town I find it difficult to feel sorry for the majority of those folks. The previous post hit the nail on...... Eddie : I agree with many of the posts that have been written, having grown up in Chester, PA, Kensington is like park place, at least you can drive out of there to a...... Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Sheila H, On the Coronation party photo, there is a group of ladies, the one nearest the camera wearing a dark dress and a white paper hat is my mum and to her...... Captain Obvious: What really grates about Quebec's degenerate infrastructure, is that they have not only incredibly high taxes, but they *also* have incredibly high subsidies from all the more productive provinces, BOTH.
To have billions poured into a......
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