tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838188789058326203.post5222064824038703957..comments2024-03-19T14:23:20.560-04:00Comments on Nathan Kensinger Photography: The North Edgemere ShoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838188789058326203.post-13605786597932017392013-04-03T01:09:16.719-04:002013-04-03T01:09:16.719-04:00I was a founding resident of the Edgemere projects...I was a founding resident of the Edgemere projects. My lower middle class Jewish family moved there in 1960 <br />when I was 5. I've lots of fond memories. The festive summer bungalos. Long strolls on the boardwalk Wednesday nights to see the fireworks from Rockaway Playland. The little mom and pop shops along Edgemere Avenue...and then it came. Mayor Lindsey, Robert Moses, urban 'renewal', and the city's new, generous welfare program followed by the influx of poor southern blacks attracted to it. The 'dumping' began. The middle class fled. Murders and mayhem ensued. The rest is history...<br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18036874291704002597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838188789058326203.post-61190219172809417902012-01-21T13:39:15.172-05:002012-01-21T13:39:15.172-05:00Thank you for your photos, they're really GREA...Thank you for your photos, they're really GREAT! My teacher described what it was like there but from your photos--I really now understand!Your work is really amazing!RBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838188789058326203.post-47492920674411262752011-04-27T13:56:46.904-04:002011-04-27T13:56:46.904-04:00How sad. My grandparents lived on Norton Avenue. M...How sad. My grandparents lived on Norton Avenue. My father was a NYC firefighter. When the bay would flood due to a hurricane, he'd put on his high boots and carry us up to our grnadparents' door. I have wonderful memories of fishing and crabbing off the dock, light planes buzzing overhead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838188789058326203.post-27801736751673861632011-03-23T00:01:02.479-04:002011-03-23T00:01:02.479-04:00The area is ripe for gentrification ,which is what...The area is ripe for gentrification ,which is what is happening ,its about time soon you will see cafes ,art galleries ,shopping ,movies etc & upscale homes ,dont forget this borders the wealthy Atlantic Beach ,Lawrence & Bayswater to the east & north.The artists from Manhattan are being seen thanks to Bloombergs bike lanes.Little by little some of housing projects will be torn down & they will move somewhere down south.The vision is realAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838188789058326203.post-41343243690773978282010-10-29T10:14:23.485-04:002010-10-29T10:14:23.485-04:00"Be careful what you wish for. True, the area..."Be careful what you wish for. True, the area has many problems. But you want the city (and developers!) to shine a spotlight on the area?-- OK...but just beware what the potential outcomes are."<br /><br />Can't go anywhere but up from here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838188789058326203.post-72370147910785167502010-10-29T08:44:15.362-04:002010-10-29T08:44:15.362-04:00Anonymous that's a creepy comment. Nathan, I t...Anonymous that's a creepy comment. Nathan, I think this project is AMAZING. I am fascinated. Wonderful photos. -- Risa's sisjennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838188789058326203.post-28047635844422148572010-10-29T08:03:38.773-04:002010-10-29T08:03:38.773-04:00Be careful what you wish for. True, the area has m...Be careful what you wish for. True, the area has many problems. But you want the city (and developers!) to shine a spotlight on the area?-- OK...but just beware what the potential outcomes are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838188789058326203.post-81704138529670281042010-10-20T15:07:54.651-04:002010-10-20T15:07:54.651-04:00Nice. Better than the standard "ruin porn&quo...Nice. Better than the standard "ruin porn" photography that's so standard these days. You clearly have an understanding for the beauty of the area. Seems a shame that it's so neglected, because otherwise it would probably be an affordable and reasonable community to live in.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018355164187481759noreply@blogger.com