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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......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Cecilia Midiri: Okay so, like I said some days are better than others. I'm trying right now to get 4 houses next to me cleaned and sealed. I'm here in the 25th police district. ......

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

phantom: Actually, a number of sociology papers have been written on "white flight" in Kensington. Census & demographic data supports the theory that the largest exodus was to follow jobs. As the mills closed (Houghton's, Stetson......

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

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

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

jack: in picture number 8 behind the red W on the sign in the distance is where i worked, that's my building for 26 years, 130 cedar street. i miss it, thx for the pictures......

in response to: WTC Commute by Peter

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

Packer: I lived in Kensington for a number of years with my Dad when my parents split in the early 90's I lived back a coupple blocks from frankford and sommerset on Rush St. many people......

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

janet: Steve--I must have known your father when I taught at Tilden from 1958 to mid-1960 (I had graduated from Tilden in 1951). It was a fine school in those years. Most of the graduates......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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

Ben Baillargeon: Let me tell everyone the number one way to stop bike theft! Don't be stupid for one without critisizing anyone, but if you love you bike bring it everywhere you go! seriously i ride my norco......

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

Anne Fahy: Hi Keith (Smith) What number did you live in Atherton Lane? My husband Brian Fahy lived at #43 for most of his early life. They moved to 19 Victory Road, when he was already working at......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Anne Fahy: Hi Keith (Smith) What number did you live in Atherton Lane? My husband Brian Fahy lived at #43 for most of his early life. They moved to 19 Victory Road, when he was already working at......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

John Dereszewski: Puffy, Linden between Central and Evergreen is a block that has undergone a considerable transformation over the last decade or so, clearly for the good. I knew this block very vividly during the bad days of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

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

Len Lipner: For Alma (Weinstein) Scull: C'mon, toots, I didn't answer your emails 'cause I didn't get 'em! You know I still love you, and would've answered every one. The funny thing about Tommy's was that when it changed......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

ahh a ghost: heres my list of the top 10! (im from the chicago-land area) First off, all you dallas-houston and toronto-montreal people fighting, shut the hell up. 1.Tokyo, Japan- to me, every picture i see of tokyo looks great.......

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

Joanne Amorello-minor: Hi Mary, hi Rob, hi Marissa,hi Norma,hi steve... as much as I would like to go to the mosslands I cannot as I live in Portsmouth!but I shall listen anyway...you never know my wish may come......

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

Tex Re: Hunter: Hunter, I'm tired of you giving out false statements. As I said before, I did not come up with the crime statistics, they came from the F.B.I. You can review them at this......

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

Hunter: I'm back again, and will comment again on Tex's "statistics". Tex your reply to my criticism of your use of crime statistics was simply to attribute the data to the FBI, but I did not......

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

Mist One53. Tdt=The Deadly Type.: Hello JA From Mist1 Sheffield England uk. I was first in Nyc in 1989 and saw SANE eveywhere. At the top of the World trade centre, not much bigger that this text on the screen.I......

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

janet: I moved from St. Johns Place between Schenectady & Troy to St. Johns & Albany in early 50's and boarded IRT to Manhattan at Kingston. Wish I could remember Famous Restaurant on Schenectady,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Alfred: I live in Hutchinson, and I knew this article was pure propaganda right when I saw the photos. The first photo is of an entrance gate to the State Fairgrounds, which the author describes as......

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

Rachel: I CAN NOT stress enough how much that you should avoid this creepy crawly many legged creature motel. DO NOT GO. It has horrible and has bugs. Not to mention the horrible......

in response to: Felix Mexican Restaurant by groovehouse

alana: I am currently applying to universities, and Goldsmiths is my number one choice - the course is perfect and the whole ethos of the place seems to suit me down to the ground. I am......

in response to: bleak day, new cross by elaine

Genny: Oh dear, all these tales of sadness and I have my own to add. My previous bike was stolen last year from where it was locked in front of the Canadian Tire on Yonge St. and......

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

chiamattt: Thanks adam. Testeez, I am a Torontonian that has been living and working Seoul, South Korea for the past five years. Every year or so I head to Osaka to get my Korean employment visa......

in response to: Osaka Part One by chiamattt

Michael: I grew up in Yorkville in the 1950's. We lived on 90th St between First and York. I remember the fireboat station at the foot of 90th St just outside the fence at Schurz park.......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

EvilGentleman: The simple reality is, Americans are welcomed warmly by most Montrealers, and generally disliked but tolerated by the rest. And that dislike is often because they are getting mistaken for Torontonians, or other English-speaking Canadians. Dislike......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

February 6, 1958 United players killed in air disaster: The Munich air disaster took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany.......

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

Bobs Ferry Accident: We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When the walk had ended I had a chat with Mrs Heap the ‘Irlam Historians’......

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

Alec: I did an engineering internship there 21 years ago when I was 19. I went there this morning and viewed basically the same thing as the photos show (my first time back there). ......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

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

EvilGentleman: I would agree with the majority of what has been said, but I will state my opinions on each issue, so it becomes obvious where I stand. I think the best way to have notification on......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

BDweller: "The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?" Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions. I'll take your bait. The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks......

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

dimeadozen: Thank you to everyone for this discussion especially The Truth and those following who elevated the discussion. I moved to Bushwick very recently and completely randomly. Although I work hard, support myself and am forced......

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

upfromflames: Planned Shrinkage was no accident: It was a well planned and thought out concept. Faced with a shortage of funds and a number of deteriorating neighborhoods, the city’s Housing Development Commissioner, Roger Starr, basically said:......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Anthony: I live near Denver International Airport and have been there many, many times and have seeked out and found everything mentioned here and then some. I first heard about the DIA conspiracies a few......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

jack: for advertising purposes when you look at an ad you come in on the upper left side of the picture, then your eyes travel down to the upper right, then the branches brings you to......

in response to: Snow on Third Ave by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

amnda fouracre: do you remember julie anderson at number thiteen ,,and karen and marie cunningham that lived at number three,where you with us when the jarvis's went on holiday and we snooped around their house after finding......

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

This is real!!!: I sit here sad as hell listening to all the disrespect everyone has for each other. WOW. im trying to understand how can we be so ignorant and not get our act together. I lived......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Brian McCue Dec 29,2006: Extremely inspirational. Are the folks there so limited in there thinking to even suggest it be removed. Look at the great number of people who are inspired by his creation. The government should thank him......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

jack: i went out once with a girl that looked like the 'girl'???in pic number 8. she was a rough girl, a gang member, from a chinese hatchet gang in chinatown, her sister, like the......

in response to: Cosplay by chiamattt

jeeff: there's a big difference between regular bike clubs and biker gangs like the hell's angels. you're doing normal bikers a big disservice by blurring that line. the hell's angels who moved into the......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

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

anon (cache-los-ac07.proxy.aol.com): I've Just gone through some of the comments about pearly kings and queens. to the pearly king of Brent about your statement about PEARLYKINGJIM get your facts right before you engadge your north and south. pearlykingjim was......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

JNJ: Everybody is missing the point here and underlying factor. I grew up in Humboldt Park. I lived there for 32 years. Yes, it was stressful. However, I had allot of fun......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

EvilGentleman: Ok, it looks like someone is making false posts with my name now. I do not appreciate this one bit. Whoever is impersonating me, nice try. I know Sirhcbre IRL, so it will be hard......

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

Where will the smokers end up?: It has been a few months since the bill 112 came into effect in Québec and I have to say that I do not see how ¨Québec is breathing any easier¨as the government funded propaganda......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

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

Sirhcbre: There's a good reason for that though, the reason Europe and North America have so few on this list is because their major cities are all cities that were booming when building heights wern't as......

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

Nick: I'm embaressed by the number of stupid Brits here who have come looking for an arguement, by slagging off the US in the most derogatory, assinine way possible. I'm a Brit and I also *shock......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Mark: I'm sorry, but I don't think Toronto should have made this list. Evilgentleman said some good things. There are newer cities than have seen and corrected the mistakes of the past to create some of......

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

EvilGentleman: Canadian-Canadian, why do you say: ##"Half of NDG is immigrants on welfare already."## That seems like a pretty narrow-minded view. Do you have something against immigrants? And I seriously doubt your numbers, since most people......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: The new configuration of the complex, when completed, is supposed to have close to 550 new housing units in it (There are still a number of veterans remaining from the original complex as well, who......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Dave (a Bushwick native): I see it more as a class war than a race war. I'm from the last generation (born mid-1960s) of German-Americans from the Ridgewood/Bushwick area before the Great Exodus of the 1970s. If I claimed......

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

EvilGentleman: Chris, I agree it is cool to see us having an effect on the charts here, but after the initial excitement wore off, I realized it is better to just post because something is too......

in response to: Dilapidated by groovehouse

TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were......

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

aer suzuki: far, far sexier than a seattle metro bus, look at those way cool headlights, and you can't go wrong with blue and white. seattle busses are painted up whores. really, they're putting huge garish advertisments......

in response to: L\'autobus by CE

anon (belf-cache-1.server.ntli.net): A Belfast man called Karlo: 12th Apr 2006 - 00:37 GMT i feel i must say something to at least let people know there are those of us that live in Belfast who DO posess a......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

shandy: I'm white and my place in Bushwick was the first I moved to when I came to New York. I had no idea what neighborhood meang what, I moved there firstly because my friend lived......

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

EvilGentleman: Chris, I can tell you from experience, that while the majority of police try hard to do a decent job, cases of police overstepping the bounds of the responsibilities entrusted to them by the citizens......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

EvilGentleman: Matt, if I have offended, in part it was intended, but I know I was overreacting. I felt that being mocked over my objection to products that cause harm to myself and even 72% of......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Rick Paulos: Every thing old will be new again. First invented and sold in the 1890s. They were called Sociables in the 1890's. They used to make 2 or 3 wheel versions. Regarding the bike pictured: I own one too. ......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

EvilGentleman: Maybe if they applied other tests at the same time as a driver's test. Like have the examiner offer beer to the applicant to relax them when they first get in the car. If the......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: chiamatt, your points are valid, but if Canada can pass laws that state that tobacco companies cannot sponsor sporting events or family-oriented events where children are present, so as to protect children from being influenced......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

chiamattt: It is sad that people assume this ad will increase the number of drunk drivers. Lets just get rid of all advertising at gas stations. What if there is an ad for eyeliner and someone......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: jack, wind burn is when the cold air blowing against your skin does not go so far as to cause frostbite, but instead slowly tans your skin darker. The intense sunlight from reflections off snow......

in response to: Flying Pigs by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

EvilGentleman: Thanks, GGP. I suspect almost all of us that post here have a number of these sort of shots lurking on our hard drives, just waiting to be rediscovered. Just look what Elicar found in......

in response to: Photographs of Photographers by EvilGentleman

Elicar: [[img:10973]] I forgot to include this. The TTC subway track under the Bloor Street Viaduct[[http://www.answers.com/topic/bloor-street-viaduct]]. The viaduct itself became the centre of controversy when the city council approved in 1998 the construction of a barrier due to......

in response to: From Underground to Above Ground by Elicar

EvilGentleman: One of the most dintinguishing features of my cats was that three of them could bark. You see, when I was a toddler my parents had our cat, as well as a succession of dogs.......

in response to: Cock-a-doodle Do by lisacat

A Belfast man called Karlo: i feel i must say something to at least let people know there are those of us that live in Belfast who DO posess a bit of wit,understanding and compassion..it really is quite sad to......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

jeeff: haha that's great. i sometimes do the reverse when i'm bored in a public place. i dial random 1-800 numbers from payphones. you will be amazed at what you find, particularly if......

in response to: Bored at Work by Peter

EvilGentleman: On May 5 of 1989, I was in the middle of a long road trip with my best friend, Mike. We were in San Diego, California, after having driven 5000 miles through two Canadian provinces......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

EvilGentleman: Hmm, you may have something there. But since the burnt ends of the cigarettes smell so strongly, it would be akin to putting a bounty on dog shit: not for the faint of heart. Perhaps......

in response to: Fag Butts by Elicar

chiamattt: oh yeah! when you park, you MUST put your handphone number on the dash, so that someone can call you to come move your car. If you don't the police spend 3 hours screaming your......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Parking by EvilGentleman

Chuckles: Well Sean, believe me. I have a humungous number of photos that I've zapped off with direct - in your face flash - and always at a hootenany, masquarade or party. Strangely, some have even......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

LOL: The illest gang war ever in Humboldt park: Almighty Crazy Gay Latin Kings (Saying : Dicks up, Asses down) vs. Insane Cocksucker Gangster Nation (Saying: All Cocks in our mouths!) Here’s what happened one night in the......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

EvilGentleman: Lyle, thank you very very much for the compliments/advice/vote of confidence. I do not know if I have it in me to achieve a professional level of photographic talent, but I am sure hoping to......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Thank you for your insight and your sharing. When I look back and reflect upon my time spent in the remote nothern areas of this country, I find that I generally loved it, but sometimes......

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

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

Elicar: Discovering Citynoise made me more aware of my surroundings. I was crossing Front on Yonge going north yesterday afterwork when I noticed this slim and extremely tall building. I said to myself, "Where did that......

in response to: Icinoise by GGP

EvilGentleman: I thought you might like that, Peter. You really seem to be a proud {New Yorker}. My family has always had connections to New York, too. My dad lived under the {Brooklyn Bridge} (NE corner......

in response to: WTC Builders Speak Up by EvilGentleman

Jury's Verdict on Evil Gentleman: A fundamental premise of justice, is that it is blind. Whether you choose to stand on moral values or not, whether the colour of your skin is black, green or white, whether you are a......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

EvilGentleman: Well, I have gotten some rest and have done a little catching up on what was posted here while I was away. I am coming to the realization here that no matter what somone posts,......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Responsible Biker: She was the first to commit assault by throwing food into his car. She started the fight by taking it upon herself to play litter-vigilante. He didn't behave appropriately, but it's hypocritical to act like......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

What's Really Going On Here: It's interesting that this is primarily a concerned citizen vs. a s***head matter, not a cyclist vs motorist issue. The reason why it has exploded as the latter is due to the decades of......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

4 mode observation: This incident is an excellent example of some of the worst features of human behaviour and the consequences that result from the actions of those who are misguided and self indulgent enough to believe they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

driver and cyclist: Cyclist should really get a clue and stop trying to a motorvehicle when its convenient for them, and a pedestrian when its not. I can't count the number of times that I am turning right,......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

To 'She Had in coming', 'The Motorists' and Everyone else.: It's too late to defend this very very dumb individual. Why is it everyone who claims to know him personally writes the exact same way? So "Brother in Law" are the kind of......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

anon (toronto-HSE-ppp4056517.sympatico.ca): I read every post from beginning to end. It wasn’t a very productive day at work… Some people made me laugh others pissed me off and a lot made me think. This is an example where you......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

j: interesting that many of the folks who disagreed with what Leah did then have to call her a number of names, threatened to beat her up, display their hatred of cyclists, basically accept littering as a right......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

hbirdman: If you read Leah's account at 27th Jan 2006 - 22:45 GMT there were 5 assaults across 2 incidences. the first two were trivial food assaults of trash food and coffee then according to......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

hool: i was told by police that the courier could be charged with assault for throwing the food at the motorist, and mischief for the car damage (if the motorist chose to press charges) - and......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Corporal Diaz U.S.M.C.: Some time has gone by since I first laid my thoughts on this forum. I can see nothing has changed sine I left Humboldt park. And to some degree it saddens me, but it does......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

David: You say Eire is the third richest country in the world,well that might be,good for you,but it is not our country.If Russia wants us to be part of them, or Germany or the U.S.A or......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie