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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...... Grant: Thank god Park Slope windows didn't show up for our two appointments we scheduled for an estimate. Sure they wasted 2 days of my time, missing both appointments, however after reading all these comments,...... Peter: nice... i know exactly which building this is... last time i passed it, i thought ##"wow, those windows sure are heavily protected"##...... Jamie: Well, that's what i thought immediately after I made my comment. "Wee" is quite a {Scottish}/{Irish} thing to say and those windows look ever so [[1173:Scottish]] also.... Peter: seconded on the models.
the bar-less windows, green lamp-post and lack of any other graf/tape/mark whatsoever on the pole make me think def not nyc, heh...... janet: Hi Alma--Sorry, the name Rubin is not familiar (though I knew a Judy Kessler). But I certainly remember the fish store! (Thanks for reminding me that one needed to walk up a couple of...... Mitch: Well, the May 21st deadline passed and Still nothing at all has changed at Bens--still standing and untouched. Haven't heard anything on the news either about its fate.
I think Hydro Quebec disconnected its power a...... Carol : googled w.o.h. ny and came up with windows of hope dominican nuns helping people
hope this is helpful to you ... jasmin: everything looks destroded and ruined.the windows were all broken ... 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...... EvilGentleman: A few suggestions in order to reduce damage in future disturbances:
1 - Do **not** leave portable metal street signs with plate metal bases lying around on the streets when large events are taking place. Most...... Mitch: Passed by Bens today, as of April 22nd it's still standing as it's always been...no sign of any demolition yet. In fact someone removed the brown papers covering the inside windows and ripped off one...... marie: you mentioned one main reason Saskatoon did not make cut was because there were no distinguishing features. I often sit in car or walk along Spadina viewing our skyline in wonder at the very...... Paul: I live in downtown Toronto and I think our downtown is quite impressive, with the coloured lights on the Skydome and CN Tower it really enhances the night view and the Royal Bank Plaza glitters...... Mitch: I also lived at 969 Carol Street from 1952 (born) - 1960. I also went to PS241. You might know my two cousins who also lived in another appt in our building at the same...... Edwin DeBerry: This picture means a lot to me. I was raised in 141 N Wolcott, #1302. As a matter of fact I can see our bedroom windows. While living there for 12 years...... ya boy $$moneymike$$74: If anyone who dont know the picture on the top of this page. Taken from the street first is the gate Im sure you can see the dude walking in the back, broken windows up...... Poor side of town: I live in Hutch and I am poor. But I am proud. My complaint is this town is getting getto and trashy looking. Come on people,clean up your yards and pick up your trash. Bathe...... sonnet: I grew up on Cambria St near Emerald in the 1940's and went to Willard School. My grandparents had a store on Kensington Ave and lived above the store. The el roared by...... Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril,
That glow would be from one of two sources, when they ran the manganese or pig into the beds aside of the blastfurnaces, was rare really, the other would be from the slag ladles...... Rob Tynan: Hi Mary,
You are right about the co-op. I mentioned on the 25 Jan that I got them mixed up. The windows are different to the one in front of the Ship It also...... Rob: Rob Tynan: 24th Jan 2008 - 19:06 GMT
I have looked at the picture of the Cooperative shop and it not the shop on the corner of Silver Street as the upstairs windows are completely...... Vicki: I grew up in Kensington (Coral and Clearfield) or Coral and Elkhart...block down from Frankford Ave. I went to Mastbaum for HS, Conwell for Middle and Williard for Elementary. I have many great...... Park Slope Windows and Glass: As a long-standing member of the Brooklyn community and a company that has recently gone under new management, we would like to take this opportunity to invite any current or past customers with outstanding issues...... MB: I agree with the previous commenter. We put new windows in an entire building through Park Slope Glass and just had a few problems - but you get nothing but a run around from...... PR: My experience with Park Slope Windows and Glass has been a nightmare. I am still waiting for a window to be installed. I cannot comment on the window itself because I am still...... joey: no longer parking here as one day returning from work many car windows were broken... janet: Dubrows on Eastern P’kway, just off Utica: the name was set in big art deco letters (red neon?). Inside, cafeteria style. with big windows, a cashier that you gave a punched card to.. Was...... jack: yeah, it looks like a nice building, the old architecture must give way to the newer sleek buildings, i am old architecture, and i have given way to the newer sleeker young buildings that have...... Elicar: Freaking out is such a strong and "offensive" word, EvilG! We are just spoiled, is all! ;)
But here is where the snow has been going.
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There were also two more of those trucks...... Randy: I remember the July 13, 1977 blackout if it was yesterday, i was 21, me and my brother had brought a brand new car that we shared an oldmoble 98 regency, we loved that car,...... misty: I like the pics they are awsome.I agree you should get some of the morgue,I love anything that involves paranormal or haunted this would be a cool place to go.How
ever here in salem oregon where...... Susan C. from Pueblo: I saw Bishop's Castle 2 weeks ago and was truly amazed at the work that Jim has done on the castle. He had to have God's help with this phenomenal work of art. ...... jack: i worked up stairs on the 40th floor of penn plaza, the windows went from the ceiling down to the floor and if you stood right up against the glass you could almost see straight...... SCAM28: that's savage!
does anyone else the shapes the little windows form??? like the upper left kind of looks like one of them egyptian statues and and the upper right kind of looks like a bird....... SCAM28: well maybe jack....but it's also called "girls in bikinis behind glass windows"....who can resist ^^... jack: by the way evil, i posted the girls in bikinis behind glass windows in march and it has been hit over 2000 times, is that a record or what?????... wanderer: I remember Kensington and Cambria... there was a little sandwich shop where the best steaks I ever had. My Dad said they used old grill grease to clean the windows :)... Losnah: There's tons of cool shit here, just keep lookin', cause the buff is quick... I spot dope pieces a lot. Lately: Gime, Fever, Jeab (mad throwies) Jukes, Snore (throw ups too, up High), Sherm...
Portland's...... zeeaapjae: Statistically, StL is NOT the most dangerous city in the US, that was 2005 data, not 2007. That being said, the Quinto list is a poor standard because the City of STL has a...... 99˘Dreams: Hey Peter, do you live in Bushwick, or are you just often there?
I ask because your post reminds me of a photo project I've contemplated, but never executed: "Bushwick Gates"
I'm referring to a quintessential Bushwick...... autumn: I think I am headed for the psych ward. I removed all outside sources of food, closed-up my home and felt safe until these little devils started opening my windows to get in, repeatedly ringing...... Dee: These pictures just make me angry and depressed. My poor mother had to live in this shit. NO PIZZA DELIVERIES NO CHINESE FOOD DELIVERIES NO DELIVERIES OF ANY KIND. WE looked like the poor bastards...... Bronxman: Hello,
Are there still some Redbirds and other old Types
kept for heritage services on NY-Subway or to be looked at Museums?
Does anyone have Photos of the Redbirds and old Steeltrains p.e.
the ones with the...... joey: i'm drawn to the reflections in the upstairs apartment windows. and with the water gushing. this is a strange one.... lady: Stop hatin', ahve you ever even been to brooklyn b4?! even our high scholls have bars on the windows!!! SHUT UP AND RIDE.... KB: Lived in Bushwick on Eldert Street, btw Knickerbocker & Irving, from when I was born, until we moved away in 1967, when I was 16. Things had gotten rough in 1966, when there was...... maybetoday: While on my trip, I noticed bay windows nearly everywhere I went in Boston. If I recall correctly, the building in the second picture is in the theater district. I remember seeing those...... jeeff: hi maybetoday, i liked this post. there seems to be a real strong circular undulating rhythm to the row houses in your photos. is this a boston thing, or just one neighbourhood? ...... WINAZZ: ive been there alot and never saw any cops there we never broke shit or stole shit.
when we where in a small bulding right down the way from hilltop i we saw a cop car...... fuchsh@hotmail.com: shades of Guernica! Picasso should have lived here! Maybe someone can post a few shots of those new (glass/out of place) new developments on Pacific Street and also Washington Avenue (big glass windows...... EvilGentleman: Nah, I'm just a guy who likes to take lots of pictures and post them on the internet, sharing the world I see with others, using my preference for a comprehensive photojournalistic presentation style. I...... CE: It is important to remember that every city has many different faces and this is just one of them. Montreal has the ability to change drastically from one block to another. Just a...... Anne M. Berger: I grew up in Brooklyn in the forties and fifties. It was truly the melting pot. I went to St. Joseph's on Sydam St. My Irish friends went to St. Lenords on Toutman?...... autumn: Coyote urine bought online DOES NOT WORK, don't waste your money. Raccoon repellent bought in store irritates every living thing that comes in contact with it, inc. birds,humans,pets and the envirement. I returned it. When...... iman: damn bro, that sucks. the police over there are a lot more strict than here. well, actually, they're not more strict, they just abuse they're authority. in fact, when i was on long island, on...... joey: now that's a fat slice of new york. did this hotel have a previous name ?
the only sky one sees is in the reflections on the windows.... Guy McLaren: Just for you Catherine the door and window frames are chocolate and the windows are castor sugar.... Deb: Very well done.
I was raised at River & Dundas throughout the 60's & mid 70's. I can't help but follow the changes that are happening; it's like a part of it is always in...... Charlie: Spotted off West Side Highway, just south of GW. Also continuing to hit windows on the E and N trains.
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... jack: you know what i like about this pic, its the lights in the windows. its that time of day when lights start to go on in apartments, twilight time, that was the time of...... Barbara: Thanks so much for the photo of the Third Ave El, 1954. I lived on Third between 90 & 91 St, and I can actually see the windows of our apartment in that photo....... joey: i know how to fix car windows like that. my toyota did that a lot. and i enjoyed the photos... Michelle: I am happy to have stumbled upon this chat. I live at 48 abell st. and am part of a newly formed residence group called Model48 that is fighting alongside Active 18 to keep...... Jim Knapp: Great story and pictures. I grew up on E. Lincoln St. & Aurora St. If you look in the reflection of the windows in the 'Wig Shop' picture, you will see the house...... Cameo: Today: looks like they are giving the windows a shine...I'm glad I'm not up there!
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[[img:15656]]... EvilGentleman: All I can recall is that in 1990, I was heading into the city on an elevated freeway coming from Chicago while riding on a Greyhound bus. The abandoned freeway was lower than us, and...... chiamattt: The windows in the second picture say "boobs, gazongas, jugs, tatas, Whatever you call them..., get them checked!" and
"Jewels, balls, nuts, the boys, whatever you call them..., get them checked!" Haha, is that...... The Owner: It has lots of windows - just not facing the street. They mostly face south. I believe I get a net gain from solar energy.
It exists to provide shelter for the owner...... EvilGentleman: For a derelict building with numerous broken windows, there sure are tidy surroundings. I dunno whether it could be considered an eyesore or a trasure, but it sure fits on citynoise. Urban decay sure seems...... EvilGentleman: A hydroponic pot growing site, perhaps? Not too many windows and none of any size to be noted. Then again, less windows would reduce the costs of both heating and air conditioning, so maybe it...... Chris Erb: I find that vinyl siding gets pretty crappy looking at around the 10-15 year mark. it gets faded and warped and might have holes and dents in it. With vinyl siding, you can't...... jack: EG i was about 3 yrs old at wars end but i remember curtains on our windows for blackout because we lived too close to coney island. check out the movie, 'radio days' and...... Chris Erb: I guess I'm living proof that the clean windows do indeed work. I could have gone without the headache though.
I just realized that I was standing on the foot of my [[4485:future street]]. ...... Andrew Smith: That's the guy Jack. I'm sure the guide said the wood came from Sherwood Forest! He was a bit of a turncoat, though, and sometimes used to steal windows from the poor to give to...... jack: dale, wasn't he with the band of outlaws known as robin hood and his merry band of theives. he probably left the sherwood forest after they were pardoned by richard the lionheart and went...... Chris Erb: This is the oldest style of busses in the cities fleet. Some new funding is being thrown at transit in Canada (this may change with our new Conservative government) so I imagine these busses...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Very clear aerial pictures! They must have just washed the windows.
(I had a good laugh at the ants joke too. Thanks.)... Chris Erb: I tried getting to windows in the Mariott but there were no windows from the hallways and I wasn't brave enough to walk into rooms that were being cleaned.... 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...... Biff: I don't think it's Windows more like a Mac...... EvilGentleman: Banks in NDG tend to get robbed a lot, so they prefer to keep their glass clean. Had you been running with a money bag when you hit the glass, you would have wound up...... 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...... Chris Erb: I have pictures of the protest prior to the arrest which I will post when I get home. If you were there, you would know that the protest was completly civil and low key....... Jamie: It'll be picasa messing them up then. U prob don't notice the border in windows's my pictures for the simpl reason that the window background is also white. If u bought your camera new it...... Biff: I don't seem to have any software for resizing .My orginal photos are too wide. I e-mail each picture to myself Using Picasa2
and hope for the best, save it to my Pictures (Windows tm)...... jack: i do believe that this building was used by the rank studios to film alister sim in a christmas carol. the windows are so dickensonian. they grow on you the way e-coli goes...... Tyfoid Kid: I did a little digging (thank you U of M libraries) and found some more stuff on The Ivy (actually probably more then you'd want to know:)
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From an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune Dec...... Grange: geshhhhhhhhh , fighting among the irish , some times I think the worlds gone nuts . Maybe ya should just get it over with ,then the scots can have a go settling the land..lol........ sarcastic magician: Ahhh, Louisiana. Gotta love them coonasses. EG, you missed the drive-thru windows at the liquor stores! (yep, not only seen 'em, patronized them once on a trip over there) Now about the legal...... EvilGentleman: There has been some confusion as to defining exactly what constitutes an outdoor structure or patio. I have heard that any structure enclosed on more than two sides will be considered to be indoors, and...... jeeff: very cool photos. i agree with peter - i'm surprised they don't make it more clear that this is fake. it could be a huge distraction on the highway.
once while my...... Chris Erb: I really like the gables on this house and the positioning of the bottom two windows. Where is Repentigny?... Chris Erb: The townhouses next door were actually designed by my landlord. There are a bunch more to the right and behind and are about 10 years old. It's actually not a bad development for...... Michelle: Here's what I see looking out my windows onto my Toronto neighborhood...
So I start out by looking out my bedroom window onto my front street. Our maple tree is just about to break out its...... jack: aah, catherine as soon as you see raunchy clothes in the store windows you have to know that there is more raunchiness inside. but your like my wife, you are not accustomed to shopping...... Elicar: At least the windows are clean!... Get out of your car, buddy: And now (10:30PM) she/he is living high on hogtown trash. When I was a kid, I had a baby racoon as a pet (long story as to how that happened). They are cool...... grange: bay street , Like wall street in NY .I like the pics but for some reason the thought of homeless people sleeping in the streets on the weathiest street in Toronto just irks me to...... Peter: even microsoft photo editor (that ships as the detault photo viewer with windows) has the ability to resize photos... maybe try that? or send em to the editors and theyll do it......
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