New york in the 70s

New York City, 1970

Two pedestrians stand on Broadway at West 44th Street in New York's Times Square on a November night in 1976. In his new memoir, critic James Wolcott writes about his life in 1970s New York.

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Color New York | Ernst Haas

Some things never change.

It’s well known that Times Square in Manhattan endured a massive facelift during the mayoral tenure of Rudy Giuliani in the 1990s. Disney became an investor in the area, which soon became a touristic haven for Madame Tussaud’s and stores selling overpriced fare from Godiva’s, M&M’s, Quiksilver, and Lids. The main casualty of this process of turbo-gentrification were the charming porno houses that dotted the area in the 1970s and 1980s. Maggie Hopp worked in the administration of Mayo...

America in the 1970s: New York City - The Atlantic

New York in the 1970s.

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Proof that this city hasn't slept in over a century.

NYC 1975 Photo by Rene Burri / Magnum Photos

East 165th Street and Fox Street, Bronx NYC. 1960s

NY 1970s

Times Square 1974