1970's New York City

**Radiohead** · February 6th, 2008, 05:47 PM

This thread will feature pics of NYC in the 1970's. Please add pics if you have any.

First off are b/w's from the 1977 blackout. Anyone remember that? I was just a little kid. Many here probably weren't even born yet.

(UPDATE 11/09: Sorry, the b/w pics must have been deleted by the Flickr poster. I'll try to relocate them and repost ASAP)

**Radiohead** · February 6th, 2008, 05:56 PM

**Radiohead** · February 6th, 2008, 06:04 PM

**Radiohead** · February 6th, 2008, 06:25 PM

A Con Ed spokesman, I presume

**Radiohead** · February 6th, 2008, 06:43 PM

Here's some non-blackout pics

1971 (courtesy of Bridgeport Mike at Flickr)

**Radiohead** · February 6th, 2008, 06:50 PM

1971 cont.

**Radiohead** · February 6th, 2008, 06:52 PM

From the top of the WTC 1977

**Radiohead** · February 6th, 2008, 10:44 PM

Below 10 photos by Richard Friedman http://www.rchrd.com/photo/

Carnegie Hall 1971

6th Ave at Waverly Place, October 1970

55th Street & 8th Ave October 1970

Twilight October 1970

8th Ave and near 45th Street October 1970

8th St @ 6th Ave in the Village, October 1970. Is this the precursor to the Naked Cowboy?

Greenwich Village 6th Ave @ 4th St March 1971

Central Park March 1971

Greenwich Ave October 1970

Sheridan Square in the Village October 1970

**Radiohead** · February 6th, 2008, 11:47 PM

East River Drive

La Guardia

West Side Highway 1

West Side Highway 2

**Radiohead** · March 2nd, 2008, 08:09 PM

Thumbs up

Notice the Jersey City skyline (or lack of it)

Sunday morning jog

Lennon in Central Park

Next 3 from 1971-72

Dave's Restaurant in Soho

**Radiohead** · March 2nd, 2008, 08:29 PM

Dave's interior

Soho at night; dark, deserted and neglected:

Thanks to Brooklynparrott at Flickr for all the Soho pics.

**Radiohead** · March 2nd, 2008, 10:24 PM

North across Canal

Back when 42nd St was grittier and seedier

View from Washington Square Hotel

1972

**BrooklynRider** · March 2nd, 2008, 10:30 PM

Nice postings. As a kid back then, it all seemed very nexciting.

**Luca** · March 6th, 2008, 04:31 AM

I keep thinkign "Taxi Driver" and "Mean Streets" but I'm sure there was a lot of fun and just ordinary life too, obviously. I'd love to have a time machine and visit New York over a week skipping a decade each day... Say start in 1925, then 1935, 1945 and so on... Maybe visit Times Square, Wall Street, some Mid-Town hotel and Central Park, just to get the zeitgeist