Eagle Avenue and 161st Street, South Bronx, 1975. On a hot summer day, local youths open a fire hydrant, intending to sell the hydrant’s parts for scrap so that they can spend the afternoon at a swimming pool. | Viewing NYC

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Eagle Avenue and 161st Street, South Bronx, 1975. On a hot summer day, local youths open a fire hydrant, intending to sell the hydrant’s parts for scrap so that they can spend the afternoon at a swimming pool.