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The New York City subway in the late 1970s and 1980s was a world unto itself. It was a microcosm of the city above, reflecting its grit, its diversity, and its unyielding energy. It was also a place of stark contrasts, where the glamour of the city rubbed shoulders with its darker side.
16 lut 2018 · Photographer Helen Levitt chronicled the NYC in the 1970s through her candid subway photography. The black and white photos are a discreet look at the everyday folks who rode the subway, from canoodling couples to those lost in thought. What's clear from these images is that the subway is a stage.
21 sty 2019 · Legendary New York-based fashion, documentary and street photographer Jamel Shabazz has been scanning the scenes of New York City for about 40 years now, reflecting its lifestyles, moods, fashions, and social struggles.
26 paź 2014 · Board the nostalgia express with these photos of the age-old subway system and her retro rides of yesteryear.
30 lis 2020 · The 1970s were known as the Subway Graffiti era in New York City. Here, you can see riders in 1976, surrounded by drawings in a train car.
16 paź 2021 · Take a look at the New York City subway riders through these 27 fascinating vintage color photographs taken by Spiller from the late 1970s to early 1980s:
6 lip 2012 · These photographs of the New York City subway system were taken mostly from the 1970s and early '80s, when graffiti was a mainstay on train cars and everything underground was, for the most part, grittier and more worn than it is today...
