Gothamist: Looking Backwards

Santos Dennis

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:57:46 -0500

young babes nn young The Rolling Stones cancel a gig in Hawaii and postpone other tour dates as Mick Jagger suffers throat troubles...

X-new yorker

Sun, 14 May 2006 18:17:18 -0500

rev pays I remember waiting with a huge mob in the street outside of Bonds waiting to buy tickets for the Clash. I also recall being squashed like a sardine watching them play there. I miss that huge Nathan's in TS:(

rev pays

Sun, 14 May 2006 18:10:55 -0500

Less traffic and less people. I remember coming out of Bond's when the Clash played there and the subway and streets were quiet. Before shows, we'll go to the Nathan's in TS. I've always wondered what Xanadu was, I think it was a clothing store? or a club? or a store that became a club? An old timer please chime in. Other places that were empty at night, Delancy Street and the Fulton Street station when A & S was there.

basil

Sun, 14 May 2006 17:56:44 -0500

it sure does seem like NYC had much less traffic. would be nice to have less cars in the city who seemed to honk every time they feel slowed down or inconvenienced by pedestrians.

meesalikeu

Sun, 14 May 2006 15:13:58 -0500

great normal shots. i appreciate that. it was fun to see my own nabe back in th day so to speak. it would be easier to view these as a slideshow tho. cliking on slow loading indiv pics is an unnecessary pain.

garth

Sun, 14 May 2006 14:20:23 -0500

Toby, just click the links and you should get to them. "Testsuo Kogawa's" links to the color photos and "New York Paranoia" links to the black and white ones. here they are just as addresses: http://anarchy.translocal.jp/newyork/newyork_bw_70s/index.html and http://anarchy.translocal.jp/newyork/NYcolor70-80s/index.html

Brightliner

Sun, 14 May 2006 14:03:17 -0500

The '70s were the best! Although the '80s weren't bad, either. It's depressing to realize that there are college students today who remember nothing about those times. Enjoy your era, kids, because before you know it, another generation will have their turn in the sun and they'll be calling you the old farts. Am I imagining things or were those big-haired gang members in a fight in two of the Chinatown pictures?

Toby

Sun, 14 May 2006 13:56:32 -0500

Where are the photos from? I can't seem to find them on the New York Paranoia site or the Times site. Plus, they look like they are from the 1980s.

Mothra

Sun, 14 May 2006 13:17:17 -0500

hey, since this pic is online now, that Toshiba sign actually sort of is "In Touch With Tomorrow".