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There are 100 comments about "there are no children here"

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......

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

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. ......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

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......

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

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......

in response to: NYC: The Empire State Building at Sunrise by Peter

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......

in response to: Black Hebrew Israelites by serlingrod

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?......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

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......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

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......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

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......

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

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......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

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

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......

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

Violet Birchall: Hello Anne and Brian, Seems such a long time ago when we all went out for a drink together and such a suprise to find you on this site ,we are both enjoying retirement there is......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Cecilia Midiri: All the people up there who are talking about when Kensington changed are talking about when the neighborhood became desegregated and people of color started moving in. Anyway...I work every day and so does......

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

Renee Harrold: Hi, I lived in 111,1957-1968 and 120 until 1972, 1847 until 1974. I, read the book there are no children here and I remember a much better time. We could sleep with our doors......

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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

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......

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Susan Taylor (nee O'Reilly): Hi Annon I am one of the O'Reilly's from Caroline Street. Very respectable family! You will see an earlier entry about my dad Tom, he had an allotment on Tramway Road. Both he and my......

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

Sandra Hampton aka Sand 120, 111... 1956: RIP Alfred, Harold, Gladys, Keith Hampton i am the grandmother of 5 of the grandchildren of lajoes older sons i have had recent contact with the family of the book. they are doing fine and......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Open your eyes !!: I have read mostly all of the comments on here and it makes me sad to see how ignorant some people really are. What a lot of you need to do is......

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

PJS: These posts are so fascinating. I grew up at Lawrence and Huntington. Went to John Welsh Elementary, then Girls' High. Mos.t of my friends went to St. Edwards at Seventh and York. I remember the......

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

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 (itsc083.itsnpt.com): East Orange is only an address. It's the people who are the products of young parents who have little education and poor parenting skills that have made the places in East Orange unsafe. ......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

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

Melissa: I googled "I hate Jacksonville" just to see what I would find... and I have found this site here. The only reason I "dislike" Jacksonville is that I have been ripped from my home......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

RAY ALAN: I have lived in jacksonville fla. all my life 51yrs. to be exact.First I cant belive Jacksonville fla. is being called a small town because there est.800,000 people reside here and it is......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

jaime: it's great to hear of a town that takes the time to know there neighbors i love it. although i've never been there it sounds great. my husband visited yesterday and he said it was......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 9 by Scott Sargent

Andie: Cody, I know you and your family personally. I grew up in Hutchinson and attended church with you. You are not representative of the average Hutchinsonian. Your mother is a hospital administrator and your father is......

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

67502 May 7, 2008: Hutch has not grown since I came here in 1978. It's a retirement town with lots of low income housing and those people DO NOT support our downtown or help us stay in business.......

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Eric from Port Richmond: A Richmond boy with a few comments. Its NOT just Kensignton that took a turn for the worst in the area. I grew up in the late 70s and 80s in Port Richmond. The neighbors would sit......

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

Sue Hadingham:24th April 2008 -19:50 GMT: My Grandfather was the senior administrator at Netherne for many years and similarly my Grandmother worked on the wards as a nurse. My fondest memories were also visiting the pantomime and staying at my......

in response to: Netherne Mental Asylum by Simon Cornwell

Joe: Hello CB Dare, Sounds like you have very important things to say and the courage to go with it. I can only explain my experience with my early years in Kensigton. There is somethimg to be......

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

Joe: To hairsy. I thought I would add clarity to my message from April 16th. The only thing that I left was Kensigton. My first marrige ended when my wife left me and this opened the......

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

anon (host86-142-66-149.range86-142.btcentralplus.com): Hi Rob, I well remember those slides on Lord Street park; my younger sister fell from the top & sustained a nasty fracture of her arm. As for the Irlam ones, I recall having great......

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

yolanda deberry-franklin: wow, memories, memories,memories. my family and i moved into the henry horner projects when they were completed around 1956-57. i was about 4 years old at the time. we thought that we......

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Kelly: I just finished reading There are no children here for a college psychology course. I thought it was a well written book and it sheds a lot of light into where the boys grew......

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Ess: To Unsure- I don't know about all the "God's children" stuff and the worn-out (and not-very-helpful) phrases like "don't give up, seek help", but I can say, as a recovered meth addict, you need to......

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

CSR: There Are No Children Here really moved me to do something about public housing, and raise awareness about it. Being a kid myself, I don't know what I'm going to do about it, but I'll......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Renee: I wanted to add. I don't advocate for living in unsafe areas at all. Hell, when I decide to get married and have children I will definitely want my children to be safe. ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Renee: I enjoyed reading this thread. However, there are a lot a personal prejudices and biases here. However, that's Americans for you now isn't it. I enjoyed the person who said judge people......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Deb Simpkins (nee Massey): Wow! My Uncle Cyril (Bagshaw) put me onto this site and I have just spent the last hour reading all the comments. My mum (Edith Jaques) was born in Irlam and my dad (Jim Massey)......

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

Sheila Hilton: My children talked about playing on "the Jezzies". I didn't realise at first that they were talking about the jerry works. It was always the jerry works; never the jezzies when we were younger. We......

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

EvilGentleman: Well Elicar, my previous article on this particular location has become something of an online focal point for those who lived there during its heyday, much like Corsatki's {Cabrini Green} articles. Thus, this page is intended......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

Fred, The.: MS. Lady.. I understand your concern for the little child... It makes me mad and angry like Al Capone when I see little children being abused. I believe in knocking the living **** out......

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

Marissa Chaplin: Hi Joanne That shop (next to hairdressers) near st. johns, was owned by the Smith family. They had 2 children, unfortunately the son was killed a few years back in a tragic accident. Then it was......

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

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Rob - Thanks for the info, I have checked out the google earth, fascinating stuff. I was back home for a visit in 2004, and I think they had just started cutting off Victory......

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......

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D.bennett: All right real talk i`m tired of hearing people say they`ve read the book there are no children here that book the movie was all bullshit ok u don`t have to feel sorry......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Hannah: I read the book "There are No Children Here" by Alex Kotlowitz a few weeks ago and it was a wonderful book. A real eye opener to the terrible conditions of the housing projects in......

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Achiever: I like living in Hutchinson; however, it has shrunk. When my family moved here in 1980 there were more than 50,000 residents in the city, not the whole county. Because of our wonderful city government,......

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

Mike: Hairsy-thanks for responding to my comments about Violas. I'm the youngest of the grandchildren (42) but I remember Hairs Logan well. My mother is Mr. Violas' daughter (Jean). My father, Tom Barnes, bartended there for......

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

Diane Dole: Hi Tammy, it has been a while since we have seen each other we have had some great times together in the past. When we all got together especially at our guild meetings we thourougly......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Taylor: Hey, my class just read "There Are No Children Here" by Alex Kotlowitz, about Pharoah and Lafeyette. It's interesting to actually see the buildings that they lived in with so many other people; i wish......

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anon (ppp-69-219-38-192.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net): Thats so true sb people should not go by every thing that they read and every thing you said is true, when ever the gangs was in war they will tell every one to get......

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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

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

New York: So what has become of the Rivers family and the two boys? (Lafayette and Pharoah)? Anyone out there know? I heard Kotlowitz speak about 6 or 7 years ago here in Brooklyn and I liked......

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Mattie - December 10th 2007: I just finished reading "There Are No Children Here". The story of that family and especially Pharoah & Lafayette brought me to tears. I was wondering what are they doing now did they finish......

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Pettis - December 09, 2007: Your comments resonate the truth in so many ways. When you peel back the years, you'll find that many families raise their children in the Henry Horner Homes. The Mitchell family was a......

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Logan: I am a 38 year old man born and raised in bushwick. I have seen bushwick go through many changes. I can remember when the wiseguys used to spend their days in the coffee shops......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Cp: I'm not from Salina, but live here now. I've lived in some larger cities and now that I have children I now that this is a great pace to raise them. I agree with the......

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

Jennifer : I too have read "There are no children here" and was very touched and saddened by what happened there. I know some of you want to put the blame on LaJoe for having so many......

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Frank: I have 3 or 4 huge fat raccoons that visit regularly on my flat garage roof. The mess they leave behind is utterly disgusting! I have to go up there at least once a week......

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

Varie: I live in the Hornets also but my fam was fortuniate enough to get out. As soon as I started saying Vice Lord, we were out. We moved to Gary, IN. which wasn't that much......

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average joe: it's fairly easy to make people believe that hutch is a shithole, well for one because it is,but yet you only show photos of a building on 20th and monroe. thats where the AA meetings......

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

Bass Girl: I love those old photos above! It's good to see Hutch had a good start. I wonder what happened? I had an interesting visit with a neighbor who has been trying to......

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

EvilGentleman: I saw this post the day it was first posted, and had not looked back it till today. What a lot of comments about stolen bikes in the Toronto area! Incredible. Reminds me of this guy......

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

Anonymous: If I was a parent I would not send my kids to this school. The majority of kids don't wanna learn and they're typical common ghetto trash. They disrupt classes and prevent other students from......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

jack: wow, here it is september 2007 and i'm listening to all of you talk about the theatres in brooklyn, yes karen those were great day's waiting in line to run into the theatre on a......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

Teresa: Jim, I took your email and will be in contact some time soon. A reunion of some sort would be awesome, especially the school in the school, I've wanted to go in numerous times just don't......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

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......

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Xavi: There are many stories of Puerto Rican families who are making a killing off of their homes by selling and moving to Florida, or back to Puerto Rico or wherever and they do so for......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Myeisha: I received the book "There Are No Children Here" two years ago for a birthday gift and I've read it numerous times since them. I try to picture the way things were in my......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

karlo: I appreciate your views BBH,but i have to disagree. You should read as much as you can about the hunger strikes,or better still,take a trip to Ireland and talk to the families,friends or people who where......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

Jay: these type accomadations are nothing "new" in Amsterdam, or any large city in Holland, the older ones are a multi urinal screen barracade type you walk into and use, with only the head and feet......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Jen: First of all Karen you need to go to another place to talk about being against one another because you are being racist and that this is NOT the topic is talking about. The TOPIC......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

realworldgirl9: You know, the reason our entire country is in a shit hole right now is because of the lousy attitudes of people today. I have lived in many places in my life, for instance:......

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

anon (cache-dtc-ab07.proxy.aol.com): I grew up in north philadephia kensington area. I still live here. I have to say yes this area is horrible to live in and raise your children in. It's full of drugs and violence. But......

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

S.B.: first of all you shouldnt go by what you read in books because everything isnt true. I lived in 1943 W. lake for 18 years. I loved living there it was always some place I......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

ghost of grandin: ok i know personal anecdotes are almost totally irrelevant in terms of social theory but, my 'normal' mother and father loved myself and my two sisters well and we all played with blocks, dolls, water......

in response to: All the Whores Shall Go to Heaven by Sohail Moughal

jack: its all about freedom of expression, since there are no stars on the flag it is not a real american flag, many nam vets are still upset with the way america changed its views on......

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

caron June 22 2007: I too grew up in Luna Park. We moved in when it opened in the early 60's and my parents lived there until 2000. I didn't realize when I was growing up how wonderful Coney......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Local ASS: Hey, Hutchinson is growing! With old folks homes and fat women having worthless children. READ THE HUTCHINSON NEW ASSHOLE. LAST YEAR THE JOB GROWTH IN THIS TOWN WAS 1 JOB!!! WOW it is growing! And......

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

elizabeth mcadams: let me tell you about kensington before it changed it was beautiful,people took pride in there homes, children were into all sports, you could sleep with your door open,and everyone was like family, i would......

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

Karen: I think it is nice that they feel free to use them come on this is not the USA where we are private, why are you worried about your children watching someone pee in a......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Erica: I just finished reading There Are No Children Here. It was such an amazing book and really opened my eyes to what poverty in America really is. Before I really had no idea.......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

jen: I just finished the very last page of "There are no children here". What an amazing life this family has endured. My best to all of them! I too, have been exposed to what was......

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Tasha: I read the book There are no Children Here and thought it was amazing. I now realize that I never knew what poverty really was. I promise you once you pick this book up you......

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sara: I lived in kensington (A St.) from birth until I was 9. I still have fond memories of being a kid there. I haven't been back to that neighborhood for many many years. Unfortunately the......

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

Andre: Pharoh And Laffy was real friends of mines. Me and Pharoh use to watch Saturday Night Main Event at house and play Baseball all day. I am glad the book was written but in the......

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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......

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terri: i stilllive in kensington born and raised her but it'snot like it was when i grew up i'm working on getting me and my family out of here there are to many drugs prostitution and......

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

teachnyc: I work in bushwick's schools and I can't tell you how many times I hear my counterparts from our sister districts in queens talk about how bad it is in BW (they never want to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

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

Anonymous: Coney Isalnd has alot of family memories for me and many others. It has been there for many years and i enjoy taking my children to a place where my parents once took me......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

CE: If you had read what I wrote at the top you would know that calling this area of town the "wrong side of the tracks" was in no way supposed to be an insult towards......

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

Earnest ( Bubble) Pettis, Crane '68": Well I grew up at Henry Horner at 1920 W. Washington # 606 and like John Bland, a classmate of mine so aptly stated this plan has been in effect for many years due to......

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K Bernstein: I lived in an apartment building at Eastern Parkway and Troy Avenue in the 1950s. Eastern Parkway was a beautiful street, with its two pedestrian malls with benches and trees. The street was lined with......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

upfromflames: BD: I truly appreciate your response. Maybe that is why I posted it. Thanks for taking the bait! Your perspective is clearly rich in experience, and me, well, I am a non-NYer who has just......

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