Reply With Quote^PAS looks a whole lot better today
Miscell shots from 1suisse/flickr
Any present WNY'ers in this photo?
Yes 400 PAS will rise on that corner.
With respect to The Drake, that was simply a victime of the economy.
The photo of Madison in the 1970s simply depicts urban decline.
^PAS looks a whole lot better today
Miscell shots from 1suisse/flickr
Any present WNY'ers in this photo?
Here are some great shots found over at ForumNYC. These are Flickr hosted photos from member Weezer. They appear to be from mid-decade.
The Port Authority, IMO the ugliest building in NYC
Marquee may date this to 1977-78
More photos HERE
Great pics. LondonLawyer would have a heart attack, especially considering how much history was knocked down in the few years prior.
Look at all that trash on the streets. I love all the small shops though, not a Duane Reade or bank branch in sight.
It was a big nasty mess back then. You can feel the energy of the city in all those shots. Great to have been around to play in it.
Fordham Road still offers all of those small shops, as do most commercial thoroughfares in the Bronx.Originally Posted by Derek2k3
Everyone was getting laid like crazy back then.
I thought I saw Richard Pryor in post # 213, pic # 7 from the top.
People still do. When I was single, I scored constantly. The rooftop lounge of the Peninsula on a spring night was a gold mine. I can't even imagine the action at the Standard.
What's that beautiful pedimented building? Is that somewhere on 8th? What a f..ing shame that it's gone.
The great Rivoli Theatre "one of the grandest theaters on the east coast" :
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/555/
Thanks, Fabrizio.
What a crime.
This beautiful building on the left is another devastating loss.
Last edited by londonlawyer; November 20th, 2009 at 09:19 PM.
That shot is from 1949.... but the title of that film would have been right at home on any Times Square movie theatre in the 1970's...
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