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In the early 1970s a large movement of residents to the suburbs created a fiscal crisis in New York. Many residential buildings fell into disrepair, or lay in ruins throughout the city’s more marginalized neighborhoods where crime became an increasing concern. Despite its adversities, the city continues to make strides. The first NYC Marathon is run, making it the largest in the world. The West Village begins its annual tradition of the Halloween Parade and LGBT Pride March. The city adds staples such as B&H Photo, CBGB music club, Gray’s Papaya, and Times Square TKTS booth.
Aerial view of the East River showing Piers 17 and 18, South Street Seaport at Fulton Street.
Artist Credit: Celia Orgel. Reprinted with permission.Officials of New York's Port Authority discussing office space with a scale model of New World Trade Center in background.
Artist Credit: Thomas J. O'Halloran. Reprinted with permission.Construction underway at the future site of the World Trade Center. Both of the Twin Towers are more than halfway completed.
Artist Credit: Thomas J. O'Halloran. Reprinted with permission.Overhead view of lower Manhattan with World Trade Center & other construction in progress.
Artist Credit: Thomas J. O'Halloran. Reprinted with permission.Photograph of the interior of the World Trade Center Lobby under construction.
Artist Credit: Warren K. Leffler. Reprinted with permission.Elevated perspective of the World Trade Center construction. The Empire State Building and midtown skyline are visible in the distance.
Artist Credit: Thomas J. O'Halloran. Reprinted with permission.The construction of World Trade Center 1 and 2, colloquially known as the Twin Towers.
Artist Credit: Thomas J. O'Halloran. Reprinted with permission.Photograph looking south on Westside Highway at Pier 25, with the World Trade Center visible in the distance.
Artist Credit: Unknown. Reprinted with permission.Photograph of wall paintings on Houston Street which would grace the backdrop of many films and mark the style of the era.
Artist Credit: Danny Lyon. Reprinted with permission.Photograph of a taxi driver with his arm hanging outside the window in Downtown Manhattan traffic.
Artist Credit: Dan McCoy. Reprinted with permission.A nocturnal cityscape of skyscrapers and lights captured through an open window on Park Avenue.
Artist Credit: Balthazar Korab. Reprinted with permission.All of the misfortune and poverty of the early 1970's would come to a head in the latter part of the decade. The city faced its darkest hours as it continued to deteriorate into... Continue Reading
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