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Comments about times squareThere are 39 comments about "times square"
Bob: I was born in Bushwick in 1950. I lived on Starr Between Wilson and Central, great place to grow up. We had to move in 1962 because the city wanted to knock down PS 53...... EvilGentleman: The first picture is very close to my grandparents' old apartment, which was at the corner of Water and Fulton. Of course, Fulton is now known as either Old Fulton or Cadman Plaza West, but...... Elicar: No offense taken joey. It was really modelled after New York's Times Square and, London's Piccadilly Circus. There were pro's and con's about the "development". I. for one prefer what it is now if I...... joey: globalization; corporatization; it's all about brands.
no offense, it looks like times square, ny canadian style... rac: Well, I've been living in Bushwick for 6 months, now (off the Myrtle stop). I was born in the Bx and used to live in Hell's Kitchen for many years; and really its about...... 106!!: well well.... i guess us cycling types need to band together to protect one another.... a few years ago my girlfriend bought me a new bike for my bday!! i was my first new bike...... jack: at one time randalls was an adventurous place, dumps, weird people, but in the 70's they built apartments and a tram and now it's respectable. don't be afraid of times square, i worked at...... serlingrod: this is actually a fairly unique shot of times square. most of those touristy shots are in-your-face, straight-up into the jumbotrons and scrolling marquees. I know you probably sat the camera down to steady the...... Peter: yo bazz, i used to live right in that neighborhood... 45th and 4th ave, actually. that area is great. be sure to walk up to 5th avenue for the good shopping, diners and amazing produce....... Frank S. Besner: From experience:
Only task harder than finding condoms in Times Square at 10:30 PM on a sunday night,
Picking your nose with boxing gloves on.
Diametric opposition of scenario: Times Square, 1979.... Brad: Wow, looks like Times Square on steroids. Would love to see night shots of that area!... .nanotech.: [[img:18501]]
NAZI REGIME.911.REICHSTAG - parliament of Germany
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Even the location was a deliberate attempt to conceal it by constructing it in Denver Colorado's 1 mile high mountain area, knowing that planes flying at a maximum altitude will...... GGP: [[img:18099]]
Times Square subway station, NYC.... colavitos ghost: i guess the designers' intention could be to make a statement against ads cluttering the public space. most observers, however, probably won't "get it" and it will serve the same purpose as a place...... JNJ: Your reflections are very impassioned and provide a perspective that I could never understand as a caucasian and an outsider to the neighborhood. I guess what I still don't understand is why, I would be...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Times Square always makes me feel like on on 20 cups of coffee. Sensory overload.... EvilGentleman: What about the guy who, back in 1991, used to live in Cabot Square (or pigeon park, as you call it) who had a plastic beer cup that lived as long as "Wilson" in the...... EvilGentleman: I will always remember all the stories my grandmother told me about wartime New York. Blackouts in case of a surprise Nazi air raid, or perhaps a U-Boat could get close enough to bombard the...... GUS BRENNAN: [[img:13318]]
lucky john, and yours truly, on a break in times square new york. check the hawian shirt... coool eh!!!!
... EvilGentleman: One must take the view that all that is done in public is open to be published in the open domain. Otherwise, a whole bunch of considerations will overwhelm everything until **nothing** is fit to...... jack: i think i know this hotel right off times square and near the guitar store. so i can check out the name of the person in room 1821 and then we know who ea...... EvilGentleman: Reminds me of a time in the 80's when I was in Times Square and bought a walkman off a folding card table that was piled up with merchandise pretty much like this. (minus the...... Staci: Wow. This blog is great. I'm a resident of Humboldt Park for two years now and just signed my lease for another year. I don't have a lot of time right this...... Peter: the owner of this bike was unfairly arrested by the {nypd} in their monthly {critical mass} crackdown... [[http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/powerplays/archives/002384.php]]
"It was completely unsafe, it was unbelievably reckless," said Bridget Kennedy, a 27-year-old Columbia University law student who...... sine: i love that place. so much hipper than times square, even today.... Jamie: Amazing photos and i particularly like the ones of Shinjuku's Yasukuni Dori. It's like {London}'s {Picadilly Circus} or {New York}'s {Times Square} to the power of ten. Amazing.... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I ain't knocking tourists, but if you need to get from A to B walking or in a car, you never go through Times Square. If your destination is Times Square, then that's a different...... elaine: hum. west end is where the theatres and big shops are and tourists go and the queen lives. not that many people live there, but it would be good to live there if you were...... Xaostica: Stop crying you gallery neutered girls! Neckface has done his thing and all you can do is knock him for lack of talent or for doing something already done! What is really going on is...... Peter: lol... theyre the "tribes of benjamin" [[http://www.factmonster.com/spot/israel1.html]]
theyre a pretty fringe element of folks who believe that theyre linked to the "lost tribes of israel" via their african heritage.
they are renowned for standing in times square,...... benrox: Alright - I've read a good amount of these posts. Let me start off by saying that I am white. I've been living in "the hood" my whole life. I don't live in Humboldt Park,...... Peter: heh! i love that you caught a shot whilst the dont/walk sign was blank! reminds me of the photos i made of the blackout when times square was completely dark. rare indeed.
also: my cam is...... 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,...... Anonymous (adsl-68-72-17-235.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net): i grew up in logan square with my mom and we had to go down to humbodlt park wen i was little to go get welfare checks for my mom now that i am older...... Peter: woah! i think theres something like this in {times square}, as i used to see similarly fluxing colors from my window when i lived there. i like the series of shots here. good, as always!... Peter: wow, jeeff, this is great! shibuya totally reminds me of times square.... Peter: yeah! we used to live near there, an avenue west of times square, and go listen to it alot. you just stand on a metal grating in the median and you an hear it very...... rip: the subways in nyc are public art spaces. this is a piece of public art in the times square station that tells you to go home. awesome.
bush was a mistake...both times. ... Jerry Hoff: I like your photography.You really have an affection for NYC.
I'm from Rochester,but I lived six years in NYC,5 on Thompson & Spring,1 at Park Slope.The whole time I lived there,except to maybe pass through,I never......
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