New York in the Late 70s and Early 80s

that drummer's name was gene palma. very little information about him other than the "taxi driver" bit. anyone know more?

I could do a book of NYC in the 1960's and

70's & 80's I keep hearing that"the photo's

are great and then "who would buy this?".

Good Luck,guy,good luck.

Travis Bickle was a pussy! Filth and crime are awesome!

1984 was not the year of the monkey. But then, I doubt that anybody would have tossed a silver coin in the bucket for a rat.

New York was a filthy, disgusting, perverted cesspool. Gawd how I miss it!

Points for camel toe, furries, and a monkey.

I like photo #14 (second one, bottom row).

Napoleon Dynamite at Rockefeller Center.

i see a mcdonald's in pic 7 and alot of silly 70's fashion.

so much for no chain stores and unique people.

"People see what they want to see and disregard the rest".

An excerpt from a very nice song about NYC from the 70s.

The pictures are great! This is NY before Guliani cleaned up 42nd Street(for our own good, of course)and the mouse invaded. It was really survival of the fittest and i loved it. And cncrocket, piss off...i have a feeling that you will always be annoying.

People were thin back then.

The guy in Picture #2 looks like my old accountant.

Actually the REAL New York was back when they didn't hire any Irish. THOSE were the days.

ha!..... hey, wait a minute!

looks pretty much the same to me. despite what aging ny'rs think, NYC IS STILL AWESOME. you old-timers dont miss the old new york, you miss your YOUTH. its our turn to be YOUNG and ANNOYING. deal with it.

It is not how NYC "looks". It is how it 'feels'.

NYC was definitely more exciting then. Clubs nowadays are stereotyped. There were no legions of chain stores then. Many more specialty boutiques. Mom and Pop specialty stores. People dressed individually, not like everyone else now who shops at the Gap. There was an emerging music scene. More ethnic diversity.

Methinks cncrocket is a tad jealous.

FEEELS FIIINE. If old-time NYers find no more joy in NYC why not leave yourselves, rather than blasting the newcomers for enjoying themselves? Perhaps things were different, more grungy and exciting, but I refuse to take your word for it that it was BETTER. I hate homogeneity as much as the next emerging artist, but if you really think that NYC is completely bland and homogenized, you are a moron. It's still the capital of the world, and a thoroughly rewarding place to be.

"I hate homogeneity as much as the next emerging artist"

You actually wrote that?

Who the hell calls themselves "the next emerging artist"?

Oh, I know: an emerging bullshit artist!

Do yourself a favor and visit: diehipster.com and see how real NYers view "the next emerging artist"

that's a valid point. some of these pics were before my time but some of us just like vintage things. the store signs, for instance, are pretty interesting too considering that computer graphics wasn't widely available.

I that is best i've heard that put... and when i get older and grow bitter i fully plan on bitching about all the new arrivals ruining my city.

The guy in pic 6 is the "now back to Gene Krupa's syncopated style" guy in Taxi Driver.

^ yep...aka fun city!

I get what comment #1 was trying to say.

this is the nyc i remember as a kid - esp the times square picture.

Can anyone make out who was performing at Caroline's? Is that Elaine Boozler?

everything about nyc ruled in this era.

Great pics...

Go figure, a man standing on the corner of times square back in the day with a trench coat(pic #17).

fuck bowie! i wanna see Bob Seger!

to be honest these pictures look like they could have been taken last week. That's what non evolving fashion looks like. we've been in a state of perpetual boredom and non-inventiveness since the late 90's.

Yeah, there were never rich folks in Manhattan before 1998.

They guy in #6 with the painted-on hair. I remember him. Boy, I am old!

life before spoiled kids invaded