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The Great Wall of Gerritsen
What ever happened to the days of picket fences, iron fencing, or even stucco “fencing”? Now we have 6 foot cinder block walls acting as fences. Although this home is not alone, there are others properties that have similar “features”, this is one that stands out. 42 comments to The Great Wall of GerritsenLeave a Reply |
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I totally get the need for privacy and security these days but I'd be more afraid that it would become canvas for graffiti. It's only a matter of time I am sure.
But I do understand the need for people to build walls to keep the monsters out.
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why is this even a TOPIC?
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Because it looks ghetto.
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its would look ghetto if there was graffiti all over it
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Give it time.
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what if someone didnt like the way your housed looked and posted A picture of it on the internet. how would you feel?
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The rule in these free United States is that anyone may take photographs of whatever they want when they are in a public place.
How would I feel? Well…. frankly…..embarrassed.
so put up a pic of your house and let us comment on it. lets see how you feel?
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Im still waiting for the pics of your house. gerristenbeach.net
om dying yo see how your house.
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He lives in his grandmother's house rent free.
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that explains everything. now i know why hes such a tight ass
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Maybe the residents should get together and have a mural painted before it's loaded with grafitti.
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i like that idea. i got the paint
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Riiiiiiiight. Except you're anonymous so offering paint is pointless.
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OK, Arthur B…. what does the B stand for? Braver than anonymous? LOL LOL
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No my last name. My entire name was written out when Disqus was installed though.
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Murals are for ghettos
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Rap and R&B Themed murals are for Ghettos. Not all Murals are like that.
How about the 9/11 Memorial Murals on Ave V and Nostrand Ave? Those are awesomely done and professional murals.
It's a pretty small wall but maybe a painting of waterscape and bridge visible from the end of Gerritsen Ave would be appropriate. Pretty soon it's going to be a new landscape with a new bridge and commemorating the old bridge from the 30's would be kind of cool.
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My son is a boy scout in troop 396 last year they had tee shirts made with that scene on the back of it that is now there new troop shirt.
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she did that because people were throwing garbage in the yard
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That makes no sense!
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why doesnt that make sense sould she made the wall higher?
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how do you know you took a survey?
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How about simple logic. When a person, or group of people are confronted with a petty obstacle to their continued pattern of behavior they are not likely to stop that pattern of behavior. Especially if there are other motives for that behavior. They are lightly to laugh off the attempt and continue to behave however they wish to the dismay of the property owner. That wall is not tall enough to prevent anyone from tossing garbage into the homeowners yard. If that's really the reason they built the wall it was a poor one.
Perhaps there are other reasons that the owner installed this type of wall but since the owner hasn't publicly announced those reasons the community can only be left speculating. It could be for something as simple as privacy. Though that too is a poorly served function for that wall, as anyone over 5 feet tall can poke their head over it.
In any case, there is either a logical reason for the home owner building a wall that's out of character with the rest of the the community, or there is no logical reason. If there is no logical reason, then…"It makes no sense…"
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this is way its her house and she can do what ever she wants.
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And now they can throw the garbage over the wall and no one will have to see it. Thanks so much for building the wall, and keeping Gerritsen Beach Beautiful.
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like A BUNCH OF BABIES .keep on crying its going to help
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At least buy a couple of gallons and paint the wall – it looks like a construction site.
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why dont you paint it
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I don't blame the owner for not painting it. Anything that looks nice in GB gets destroyed in time. Just take a look at the Skate parks, Bus Shelters and trees. Be thankful they didn't put the appropriate barbwire that this neighborhood deserves.
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OMFG SOMEBODY THAT MAKES SENSE THANK YOU!!!!!!!
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Whats the matter, you people don't like grey?
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How about making it look nice at least maybe some paint or stucco. Maybe that is what they will do eventually I don't know how long the wall has been up but lets give them the benefit of the doubt and maybe once it starts getting warmer they will make it look better.
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what smart person i wish more people were like you
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what a smart person i wish more people were like you.
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Obviously they have very valuable stuff in there and need to protect it. At least do what they do in mill basin and get the more decoative block and top it with limestone cap.
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Fear not ,if the concrete footing under the wall isn't right it'll fall down anyway.
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Two words……..NUDE SUNBATHING!!
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can i come over?
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Never mind the fences remember the lots we all had bike paths in to get from one block to the other? Nobody had a fence back then! That was the real "Beach". We never had to ride our bikes on the courts or avenue we just had our short cuts thru the lots. We had so much fun! Sometimes I still wish the beach was like that.
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Yet again, like abunch of teenage girls.
OH NO!!! THIS PERSONS FENCE IS MAKING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK BAD! GET OVER IT. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS HORRIBLE TO BEGIN WITH nothing to be proud of….
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