Vintage New York City Photography

Retro New York on Instagram: “31st and 3rd Avenue, 1952. 📸: Ernst Haas”

Collection of old New York City photos

The 1970s were a time of deep change and growing pains for New York City as the country faced a recession. By 1970, the city gained notori...

“A rainy winter day in NYC, 1943”

Explore Christian Montone's 41407 photos on Flickr!

Checker taxi cabs on 34th Street. I found Dad's diary and he wrote on August 16, 1938: “We swung across town and in a bit were on the Henry Hudson highway leading south. And believe it or not, first thing you know we were once again at the Hotel New Yorker. On the way down, we had a thrill as we passed by a huge ocean liner, all lit up, as it lay at the dock. It was the Normandie.”

This thread will feature pics of NYC in the 1970's. Please add pics if you have any. First off are b/w's from the 1977 blackout. Anyone remember that? I was just a little kid. Many here probably weren't even born yet. (UPDATE 11/09: Sorry, the b/w pics must have been deleted by the Flickr poster. I'll try to relocate them and repost ASAP) http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/809471511_a01ca20b41_o.gif http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1321/809472263_f6bc388ed0_o.jpg