32 Strangely Beautiful Pictures Of NYC In The 1970s

Some things never change.

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The twin towers of the World Trade Center are seen under construction along the Hudson River in 1970. To the left of the building is New York City's first skyscraper, the Woolworth Building.

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Several children stop to drink the water from a leaking fire hydrant on Avenue C in the Lower East Side, 1970.

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A group of young girls play with Barbies on the stoop of their East Harlem apartment, 1970 (left). Outside of St. Paul's Chapel, a man has his shoes shined in August, 1979 (right).

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A group of women walk down a sidewalk of China Town in the Lower East Side of New York City in August, 1979.

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A Chinese dragon makes it way down a city street during the Chinese New Year's Parade in Chinatown, 1975.

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The start of the 1978 New York City Marathon is seen from above on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge.

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A New York City police officer waves traffic around an automobile accident involving a taxi cab and a Chrysler on Manhattan's Central Park South during evening rush hour in 1972.

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An man lays injured on the city street as police arrive at the scene on Hoe Avenue at 172nd St. in the Bronx, 1970.

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A family looks through the open door of a peep show and adult bookstore in Times Square as they walk past, circa 1975.

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45th Street and Broadway are illuminated at night in 1970.

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An old horse drawn carriage makes its way to Harlem in 1970 (left). A view of the World Trade Center under construction from Duane Street, Manhattan, 1970 (right).

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Philippe Petit, a French high-wire artist , carefully walks a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7th, 1974.

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Fans attempt to take apart Yankee Stadium in New York City, on the last day of the season on September 30th, 1973. It was the last day of the old stadium, in use since 1923, prior to a large renovation of the building.

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Firefighters in the Bronx battle flames in one of the many fires raging in stores throughout New York City during the blackout of 1977. The blackout across New York City lasted 25 hours and was infamously marked by looting and chaos.

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Construction of a 33-story tower in midtown Manhattan is shown on January 21st, 1972.

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An aerial view of Central Park, looking north, is show with Manhattan high-rises on either side of the park, 1975.

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A women's liberation rally in New York City makes its way down Fifth Avenue on August 26th, 1971.

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In winter 1971, a large Christmas peace message reading "War Is Over!" was plastered on a billboard in New York City from John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The message protested against US involvement in the Vietnam War and was simultaneously displayed at Montreal, Toronto, Los Angeles, and at six European cities (left). John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono speak at a peace rally in Bryant Park on April 22nd, 1972 (right). The rally and march of some 30,000 persons in New York City was part of a nationwide day of protests and demonstrations against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

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Marchers in the annual Gay rights parade made their way from New York's 4th street to 59th, 1975.

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Partygoers dance the night away at the famed Studio 54 night club in Manhattan, 1979.

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A Puerto Rican wedding floods into the streets of East Harlem in 1970.

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Grafitti coats the walls of New York City subways and Buses in July, 1972.

A young boy from South Bronx poses for a portrait in 1970 (left). A group of children walking home from school climb atop of a pile of housing ruins on Fifth Ave. at 110th St. in East Harlem, 1970 (right).

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Children fly a kite in a street bordered with fire-gutted buildings in the South Bronx section of New York City in 1977. That year, the Carter Administration agreed to revive urban renewal projects in an effort to revive the neighborhood.

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A street scene of the Garment District in New York City in November, 1976.

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A view of Lower Manhattan from the Manhattan Bridge at sunset in November, 1979.