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Marie: I grew up in LaJunta and when I hit college, I learned that I had gotten a great education. I was far ahead of the other students in math and science and history. ......

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

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

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

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......

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

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......

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

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......

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

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......

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

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......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Ajay: i live in kensington and it is changeing alot.i am 17 an almost every one i know has droped out of school and is abou to become a mother. but it is taking a turn......

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

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......

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

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......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Chris : First of all Toronto is hated on by all Canadians outside of the Golden Horse Shoe. One of the main reasons why is,....... the Toronto Maple Losers!!!!!!!!. It's a hockey country and the leafs used......

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

Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

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

river otters21 girl: It is a darn shame to see hear what happened to Kensington. Oh, I agree with YourOwnFault 100% except that this cancer known as white flight took place more recently than the 50s and......

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

Maureen: Does anyone have any photographs from Irlam Central/Alfred Turner school around 1958 to 1962 ...

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Danger Jim: I grew up at kensington & Tioga at Harrowgate Park in the 60's it was like Happy Days!Now the goverment has turned into a dump!I am now a Forester in Washington State 3,000 miles away. Danger......

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

Tracy Kelly: What a great site first visit but will definately be returning.i have been talking to a great couple, and Mr Jack Scallan told me that No 7 Marlborough Road used to be a police station......

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

EvilGentleman: Hehe, it kept their maintenance guy busy for two days. The last two photos were taken thru my rear view mirror because he saw me taking the 5th pic and started glaring at me like......

in response to: McBuffin by EvilGentleman

Me: Re to Tex I don't work at the hospital,and I work split shifts,different shifts during the week,so I post on off time. And what does Hutchinson matter to you anymore? Why does it matter if you......

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

Me: Re to Returnee What baffles me is that these so called "happy and better off since I left Hutchinson" people just keep posting their negativity on this site. If they are so much better off and......

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

Returnee: Just happened on this site and was amazed that so many "high Paid executives" would spend so much time bashing someplace. Is your glass half full or half empty? Don't bother to reply......

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

Jamie: I generated a couple more which turned out quite pretty also [[img:28228]] All time authors... [[img:28229]] ..and all time cities...

in response to: This Month On Citynoise by Jamie

Tex: I'll post a picture, this is Memorial Hall Convention Center. This is the building that the city spent over 2.2 million to fix up and still can't be used because it can only seat......

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

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

Me: Re to Peter Can't say I wouldn't blame you after reading so much negativity,but people like Tex who don't even live here but keep posting negative and slanderous comments,especially about the man who committed suicide,is enough......

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

T J O'BRIEN, ANNANDALE, VA: The article below it will mention the Luna Park. During the WW II I worked part-time for the New York Daily News as a copy boy. One afternoon I came in early at......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Peter: wow, the comments in korean are fascinating... i mean, im as prone to think that america is the global authority on conspiracy, but i think its a bit of a reach to say that america......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Kevin_in_the_Uk: My oh my. There you are talking about the word c**t and with reference to it being a socially acceptable word in the Uk. Trust me my friends, although it might be......

in response to: Passing Airliner Triggers Wonder in Arctic by EvilGentleman

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

Bob Salmon: Hi James Off hand I cannot remember Mike Melani although the name rings a bell somewhere? Peter Robinson I remember from school and have not heard of him since we left school. Malcolm Kennedy was a good......

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

Allison: Well, I was born in Flatbush and even though I've been out for 20 years the place still gives me the willies whenever I return. I live in Manhattan now and am constantly amazed at......

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

Mike L.: Jack, thanks for taking the time to look at these photos. I served 1971-75, but in Turkey, not a combat zone. My son returned from his 2nd Iraq tour (as a combat medic)......

in response to: Bryant Park, Vietnam War Protest, 1970 by Mike L.

jack: it hurts to see these era photos, it was my time then as a young man, a returning soldier from war. ...

in response to: Bryant Park, Vietnam War Protest, 1970 by Mike L.

Mark Sidman: Bravo Jim! I just visited your castle this last weekend with my son and grandchildren. I googled to find out more information on the history behind your castle when I returned home to Wyoming. I......

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

B Street: I grew up across the street from one of the few working factories in Kensington starting in 1965 until I was forced out 22 years later. While I too have fond memories of wall ball, swimming......

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

Biff: Every Spring Cathy and Heathcliffe return to the cement pond on Ryerson University campus in the heart of the city....

in response to: The Ducks Are Back! by Biff

Bill & Sara from Missouri: We just returned from a 10 day trip around Colorado and I made it a point to go see Jim's Castle. It was unbelievable, better than the pictures. We got to sit down with Jim for......

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

luna park: i don't think so. my landlady told me this tree was planted by her italian grandparents, who emigrated to brooklyn at the turn of the last century. here's another crack at a recent nytimes article......

in response to: Brooklyn Backyard by luna park

joey: i think we turned off of canal rd into a driveway leading to some gravel business truck loading zone. i almost felt like a trucker in the kia suv rental car we were driving. you......

in response to: Cleveland in May by joey

Jerry Lowry: I lived in Kensington on 2800 Hancock St. from 1948-1968. Went to Vietnam in "69" and never returned to Kensington to live. A good deal of the names sound familiar. I'd like to call out......

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

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Samantha: Hi... I've just come across this site accidentally as most of you did... I'm currently living in Dubai but I spent most of my life living in Irlam in between living in France and Abu-Dhabi... I......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Annoyed: I seen a raccoon by my house. It was looking straight at me and I yelled at it, it just stood there looking at me so I went in my house. Then last night I......

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

sharon, swansea: hi could i explain why i`m posting this please, I LOST MY 19 YR OLD SON KARL,( AKA KARLO...) TO METHADONE MISUSE, IN OCT 2007, AN ABSOLUTE WASTE OF A LIFE, HE WAS......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

upfromflames: More to the point, you are confusing problem with solution, and memory with history The cameras by Maria Hernandez park are part of the [[6459:Bushwick Initiative]], the latest in a long line of projects to fight......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Anon: About people who want to get out of Kensington. Some men will find an unsuspecting lonely woman, tell them a tall tale of many reputable jobs that they have had, tell them of the......

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

anonymous: It is a shame the cops have pretty much hassled the boys at kensington and rorer that the no longer are out. Their dope, last stop, was the most consistantly good heroin in town.(btw i......

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

Dean Ogden: Hi Sheila, Yes my dad was the youngest. He always used to spend his time on Barton Grange Farm with his mate Steve Ratcliffe messing around with cars and motorbikes. He was born when the......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

James cashan: Hello Bob Salmon, Yes Vincent Cashan is my father, coincidentally i have just spoken to him on the phone, he says he remembers you well and says hello, said you were at the same......

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

ROB WALLS: i think irlam is great, i have lived and died here in this sunny suburb. But the sadest thing i have ever watched with no power over is the demise of the fish population of......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: Thank god you clarified that, Jamie. I was about to tell you that I don't post those ones. And kudos to you, Montrealbunny, for recognizing the tiles of the Lionel-Groulx station. I had not noticed that,......

in response to: Montreal\'s Largest Mural? by Montrealbunny

Joe Seeking Contact: Check the current demographics on Elkin school and it is evident that the neighbor hood makeup has changed. Just like Kensington was wonderful to us as kids, so it is today for the current residents.......

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

Peter: looks like its set to return to {manhattan}'s west side this fall (~september 2008)......

in response to: Intrepid in Repairs by jack

bill: Hey katwoman. C.H.I.C. is on orlands and chestnut right in front of the reds. I graduated last year. I still live in the area and it really sucks whats happening. I did get a homeless......

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

jack: ok, i stand corrected, i know that they are a studious people and creative, but i guess your correct about some people here thinking that the north is wanting to invade the south, i guess......

in response to: Cosplay by chiamattt

Broken Window, Cracked Business: Hi. I've had a problem with Park Slope Window and Glass for several months, and have not been able to get any response from them regarding some very shoddy worth they did on my place.......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

James cashan: Re: jon burgess, I agree, on the one hand people say every body knows your business on the other its good to have a sense of community and roots which a lot of people......

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

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

Joe: As I review most of the comments posted it seems that there are many faded memories of a better time for Kensington (including many of my comments and memories). I do love history and therefore......

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

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

danny: i grow up on that on 45 th till i was was ten return 22 years later that firehall was the fisrt pic i took when i was there ...

in response to: Old Lachine Fire Station on 45th by EvilGentleman

RandomName: MAn I found this page searching for too old skateboarding like a lot of you. I hate this idea to pieces. in the time it takes you to turn 15 is the same time it......

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

Andrew Smith: Hi James, glad you want to add photos. If you want to add photo's first you'll need to resize them to no more than 600 pixels wide, in photoshop or the like. When typing your post in......

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

Joe: I still wonder if my fond memories of growing up in Kensington are real or simply a product of youth. It is striking that most people I encounter have such a favorable memory of their......

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

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

EvilGentleman: I know the area well. CE and I have biked around this area before. Sunsets there are quite beautiful, with the sun reflecting off the tops of the colourful buildings, and that in turn reflected......

in response to: Lachine Canal at Dusk by Montrealbunny

Alan Taylor: Explanation of OCCUPATION ROAD, but does not resolve the question of 'where in Irlam'. My finding regarding the ‘Bolton to York’ route has caused me to re-assess Francis White’s Map of the Ainsty particularly with regard to......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Ron Urry: Hi , I have read Bob Salmons comments with interest having just come across this site. My maternal grt grandmother was a Royle from Flixton and my grt grandfather was a Davies from Cadishead, lately of......

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

EvilGentleman: Actually Peter, logic would tell you that a loss would have been catastrophic, I agree. But that is not the case in Montreal. Had the Canadiens ##lost##, the crowds would have been grumpy and sullen,......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

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

davidoneleven: Fred is,and always has been a calculating, devious, thieving snake. Only last year he escaped justice(by turning Queens evidence) in the matter of the Spalding double murder.He has never shown any remorse.Do NOT feel pity......

in response to: Dancing Fred by clarky

Outside observer: I had a chance to recently visit the fine city of Hutch for a job interview. I would say that the city faces many of the same issues that other cities face in the mid-west.......

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

Joe: In response to LINDA from 4/13/2008. I left 29 years ago and also felt at that time that I had to GET OUT of Kensington. I had just purchased a home there (my wife wanted......

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

From P.a.: I have moved to hutch alittle over 3 years ago,and I wish I could return back to Pa. This town is not what all the other people keep bragging about. I have a 20 year......

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

From P.a.: I have moved to hutch alittle over 3 years ago,and I wish I could return back to Pa. This town is not what all the other people keep bragging about. I have a 20 year......

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

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Dom, I will pass on to my son John the photos of the housing estate shops where he and his nana Jaques ( Vi as she liked to be called) had the greengrocery at the......

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

Nobody: Leaving the addicts, thieves & general POS'S to pray on themselves? They have those sorts of communities in NYC. Theyre called Projects. Projects, incidentally, were originally supposed to be these sorts of community-centered entities that you're daydreaming......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

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

rosanne underberg: I'm sorry but I have never heard of a Ronald Underberg - what is your grandfather's name???? My father was Samuel Underberg and maintaining a building of that size both inside and out is a......

in response to: Underberg Building, Goodbye by GGP

darren mccaffrey: fond memories anon is right, wish the clock could turn back...

in response to: Castle Balfour by barry

Martin Kavanagh: Hi, I left Neville Drive when I was about 6 or 7 and returned to Ireland with my family. As far as I can remember it was just built, we moved from a place......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

CartLegger: That would be the [[wiki: tompkins square park police riot]], I believe. Quite a historical turning point in the gentrification of NYC....

in response to: A Tree and Resident in Tompkins Square Park by jack

CartLegger: That would be the [[wiki: tompkins square park police riot]], I believe. Quite a historical turning point in the gentrification of NYC....

in response to: A Tree and Resident in Tompkins Square Park by jack

sonnet: When I hear parents talking today about arrangeing "play-dates" for their children, it makes me laugh as I think back to a real Kensington childhood. We just all played outside on the sidewalk (or......

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

clucky hen: We just returned from Kauai, and we must also admit, the birds made the trip. Everywhere you go, from Walmart to the beach- you will see birds. They are hillarious and beautiful. Not to worry,......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Michelle: To whom it may concern (and really it should concern all of you...) Last night was Earth Hour from 8-9 pm. Why were your lights on? I live in an apartment building so looking off of my......

in response to: Not So Green... by Michelle

Anonymous: I just got my letter about the high school i'm going to. It turns out that I'm going to this school. The kids in my are telling that this is a bad school. Now I'm......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

SV: I just got my letter about the high school i'm going to. It turns out that I'm going to this school. The kids in my are telling that this is a bad school. Now I'm......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Andrew Turner: Trying to get in touch with friends from my past,Lived in Lisnaskea until I was 16 then got dragged to England in 1985, Miss all the good friends I once had, I never kept in......

in response to: Summer Holidays. by barry

wendy: Hi Andrew I`ll probably explore more when the tiddler starts school, take it in turns with the dogs, I quite like walking but its a bit difficult with little legs or a buggy lol I`m managing to acquaint......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith: Wendy I'm sure you'll get to meet people soon enough. The pictures of the two signs above were actually taken up the moss from Cadishead, not Irlam. If you drive/walk all the way up New Moss......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Kent Arnold: Had one of these brand new a few years after I returned from the Korean War. I have had 7 or8 Pontiacs since then but this one was one of the best, if not the......

in response to: Classic Cars 5 - 1957 Pontiac Star Chief by EvilGentleman

Kent Arnold: Had one of these brand new a few years after I returned from the Korean War. I have had 7 or8 Pontiacs since then but this one was one of the best, if not the......

in response to: Classic Cars 5 - 1957 Pontiac Star Chief by EvilGentleman

LI Varmint: "Those Chevvies were pretty lousy cars, IMHO. You don't see a lot on the road today" Well, I'm the proud owner of 5 GM vehicles, 3 of which date from or before the Nixon administration. ......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

ExKansan: I guess I missed all the above mentioned incest, pedophilia and lynch mobs growing up in Belleville, but I must say that would hardly be boring! Like other posters here I moved away to a......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

anon (wnpgmb01dc2-99-69.dynamic.mts.net): Winnipeg has a decent skyline. There are ecrtain angles it must be taken from. East looking west: Southwest looking North East and South looking north are best. Winnipeg is preforming better than anywhere else in Canada at the......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Helen Salmon: Hi Rob, My dad (Bob Salmon) actually flew out to Tenerife this morning and won't be back for a week! I'm sure when he returns he will add some bits onto the site though. I've given him......

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

j.smith: I do not think we have met, i have never been to the Dominion theatre i think you have the wrong Mr Smith. if you met my father some 15 years ago, you must be a......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie