Citynoise.org
Citynoise.org is a public photoblog where people with a love for the urban form, modern world, or a general appreciation of their environment gather to post stories, narratives and often upload photos of their favourite cities, hometowns, travels, or current locations.
I became involved with citynoise.org in 2002 when i provided Peter with the source code of my blog for use in his cool new project. The site quickly grew and was completely overhauled in 2005. Traffic sky-rocketed overnight.
Citynoise, three years on from it’s last major overhaul is in need of some hardcore TLC from yours truly. Things move fast on the Interweb. I’ve been promising big things for at least a year and now at last some actual progress is being made. Some of the major performance bottlenecks have already been ironed out, hopefully making the current site much less painful to use. Comment spam prevention has also been tightened.
All feedback from the user survey is being considered and many more features (along with a facelift) will be arriving in due course. I’ll be posting updates here as I make upgrades and improvements to the site.
Among the Cannons and Buses of Downtown Tehran
Posted in: Tehran, Iran by Reza.
The central square of Tehran, Iran was built in 1867 as part of a process of urban reformation initiated under the monarch Nasreddin Shah Qajar. Called Meydan-e Toopkhaneh (Cannon House Square), the Square marked the northern extent of the old, walled city and the entrance to the modern, planned city to be built to the north.
The Qajar palace was (and is still) located directly south of the square, while an old neighborhood alongside it was demolished and made into a city park, displacing the area's residents but giving Tehran's Europeanized elite a place to promenade. A block away, meanwhile, is the large garden that houses numerous government ministries (pictures here). Over time, the elite moved further north and although the government ministries stayed put the area lost its patrician feel, developing into an entertainment center (complete with an officially regulated red light district).
A boarded up theatre ("Tehran Theatre) on Lalehzar-e No street, the heart of the old red light district.
Over the years, Toopkhaneh lost much of its appeal; the building pictured was demolished to make way for a parking lot that serves as a bus and taxi station, while the streets extending out from the square have been widened. Imam Khomeini Square, as it is now called, is a maddening mess of traffic.
Despite this, in the alleys that meander away from the Square and the grandiose schemes of shifting modernities and regulations, glimpses of beauty can still be found...
Toronto Island Before the Crowds Hit
Posted in: Toronto, ON by Michelle.
Discarded Candy
Posted in: New York City by Jarrad. I do a blog documenting the food I see on the streets of New York City.
streettucker.wordpress.com/
food found food food porn
Sunny Sunday in Riverdale
Posted in: Toronto, ON by Michelle.
Cool artsy wall in Cafe Florentina (Danforth east of Broadview), and they serve up a nice brunch too!
The Annex
Posted in: Toronto, ON by Michelle. Rainy Brunswick and Bloor.
Dog waiting outside Future's.
Over Under Sideways Down
Posted in: Cleveland, OH by joey.
Downtown skyscrapers from West Side Market an eastern view
Carnegie Avenue Bridge an eastern view
Mayfield Road CSX railroad overpass an eastern view. Entrance to Little Italy, birthplace of Henry Mancini.
May Day Strike!
Posted in: New York, NY by i'm batman.
may day strike general strike rise up ows occupy wall street economic justice acab protest direct action civil rights nonviolent civil disobediance The whole world is watching!
occupywallst.org/article/nyc-ful . . . d-and-unpermitted-may-da/
twitter.com/#!/owsmayday
#MayDay #M1GS #GeneralStrike
National Lawyers Guild in NYC: 212-679-6018
E 3rd and E 9th Streets
Posted in: Cleveland, OH by joey.
In the canyon lands of downtown Cleveland, Superior Avenue, US Route 6. Grand Army of the Republic Highway
AKA Rock and Roll Boulevard
