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16 Photos Of Times Square In The 1970s

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Jen Carlson

Published Mar 27, 2013

Modified Mar 27, 2013

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"1977: Clean washing hanging out to dry above a laundry one block west of the more glamorous Times Square."

 

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Published Mar 27, 2013

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The 1970s were a bad time for Times Square, which was marked with an excess of Xs and was suffering from a soaring crime rate. Click through for a look back at Times Square in the bad old days of the 1970s, before Giuliani scrubbed out the seediness. Below, you'll also find two videos featuring photos and footage from the area during the decade (each with very different soundtracks).

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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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