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slopefarm, we’re sorry.
What does your house look like? Is it frame construction? If it is, it most certainly could be from the 1850s. The one at the corner of Adelphi & Lafayette is probably 1830s.
It wasn’t a threat.
They basically were like “stop this guy, he’s crazy.”
Afghanistan is about producing poppy production and oil pipelines. Shortly after the American invasion they became the world’s #1 producer of heroin. In short, Taliban wasn’t producing enough heroin, Iraq was producing too much oil. War is a racket.
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I completely agree. It’s a matter of time before the suicide bombers who are blowing up random places in Iraq and Pakistan make their names here in NYC as “Martyrs”
i dont think they will pick NYC for a while. the psychic part of my brain thinks they will start in texas, california, and hawaii.
Oy, can we talk about something fun, for a change?
Not that the following is fun for many of you, but . . .
For you house history buffs, I’ve been able to dig a little more and came up with a new nugget. Previously, I’ve been able to find a former owner of our property at our exact street address listed in the 1869 Brooklyn City Directory. Now, I think I’ve ID’d someone in the 1859 directory, a ship carpenter, who was married to the record title owner of the property at the time and who lived at the approx location (our street, near the nearest avenue, but no street address given). This raises the possibility, though far from certain, that our house was standing in 1859, making it at least 151 years old. Lots of uncertainty. No street address, parcel could have been bigger and they could have resided at a different location on our block, or it could be on our lot but an earlier house, etc.
Incidentally, the NYT article on the Dutch houses has links that let you link through to Brooklyn geneology sites, which link to on line searchable Brooklyn directories from the mid-19th century.
slopefarm, we’re sorry.
What does your house look like? Is it frame construction? If it is, it most certainly could be from the 1850s. The one at the corner of Adelphi & Lafayette is probably 1830s.
Ok, sorry, I guess I’ll take my little post over to a real estate blog where it might be more relevant. Sorry for the disturbance, all.
“When someone emmigrates from the U.S. to Canada, the average IQ of both countries goes up”
ROTMFFLMMFAO!
When someone emmigrates from the U.S. to Canada, the average IQ of both countries goes up.
Think about it.
all this war talk making me want to EMIGRATE (TextperV, this is correct right? ie instead of “immigrate”) to Canada.
It wasn’t a threat.
They basically were like “stop this guy, he’s crazy.”
Afghanistan is about producing poppy production and oil pipelines. Shortly after the American invasion they became the world’s #1 producer of heroin. In short, Taliban wasn’t producing enough heroin, Iraq was producing too much oil. War is a racket.
quote:
I completely agree. It’s a matter of time before the suicide bombers who are blowing up random places in Iraq and Pakistan make their names here in NYC as “Martyrs”
i dont think they will pick NYC for a while. the psychic part of my brain thinks they will start in texas, california, and hawaii.
*rob*
DIBS I think Joe has pretty clearly identified his views. Pointless to engage him. I’ll be back at my usual camping spot.
Oy, can we talk about something fun, for a change?
Not that the following is fun for many of you, but . . .
For you house history buffs, I’ve been able to dig a little more and came up with a new nugget. Previously, I’ve been able to find a former owner of our property at our exact street address listed in the 1869 Brooklyn City Directory. Now, I think I’ve ID’d someone in the 1859 directory, a ship carpenter, who was married to the record title owner of the property at the time and who lived at the approx location (our street, near the nearest avenue, but no street address given). This raises the possibility, though far from certain, that our house was standing in 1859, making it at least 151 years old. Lots of uncertainty. No street address, parcel could have been bigger and they could have resided at a different location on our block, or it could be on our lot but an earlier house, etc.
Incidentally, the NYT article on the Dutch houses has links that let you link through to Brooklyn geneology sites, which link to on line searchable Brooklyn directories from the mid-19th century.