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Travel Back to NYC in the 1970s
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Jen Carlson
Published Mar 27, 2009
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Finally, photographer Allan Tannenbaum is releasing a new book of photographs that will transport you back to NYC as it was in the '70s. Sex, drugs, street gangs, disco divas, politicians, homeless, celebrities, musicians, hookers, and literally every other thing (and person) that went down during the decade are amongst the images included. It's nearly impossible to narrow down just a few from the book, but consider this a preview (minus all the sex club, disco orgy, x-rated shots). The book is out April 2nd, and the preface is written by Yoko Ono, with a foreword by P.J. O’Rourke.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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