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Flashback: New York City, 1978-1980

21 photos

<p>Times Square area, around Christmas, 1978</p>

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<p>On a street in midtown Manhattan - all the remaining photos on this page are from the summer of 1979</p>

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<p>Upper West Side, Manhattan, Fall 1979</p>

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<p>More junk shops, Church and Canal Streets near the Post Office</p>

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<p>Spring, 1980: Sutton Theater at 205 East 57th Street - it was demolished in January, 2005</p>

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<p>View of Manhattan and the Twin Towers, from Brooklyn</p>

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<p>Around Macy's 34th Street in Manhattan, NYC, just before Christmas in 1979.</p>

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<p>Prospect Park</p>

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Surf Avenue, Coney Island

Summer, 1979

Surf Avenue, Coney Island

Summer, 1979

<p>Out and about in the Brighton Beach and Coney Island areas</p>

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<p>Produce tailgate in Brooklyn, near the LIRR - Summer of 1979</p>

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<p>Delacorte Theatre in Central Park (west side off 80th Street) on a rainy day - Summer of 1979</p>

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<p>Along Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, NY - July, 1979</p>

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<p>Pretzel vendor</p>

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<p>88th Road, Woodhaven, New York (Queens) - July, 1979</p>

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<p>Along Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, NY - July, 1979</p>

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<p>Neighbor on 88th Road, Woodhaven, cooking up a meal, Summer 1979</p>

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<p>Junk shops on Canal Street at Cortlandt Alley</p>

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<p>Prospect Park bandshell</p>

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<p>Aaand... welcome to the '80s.</p>

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