Decade of Fire is an interesting new documentary from directors Gretchen Hildebran and Vivian Vazquez that reexamines the history of South Bronx blight in the 1970s, from the perspective of…
Back in the 1970s and 80s, graffiti on New York City's subway cars was commonplace. In recent years however, the sight of a tagged up subway car is quite rare. So when our friends at…
Chilean-born photographer Camilo José Vergara was working on a graduate degree at Columbia University in the early 1970's. He spent his time in the City photographic as much as he could, and…
As you may have heard, Netflix's newest critically acclaimed series, The Get Down features the 1970s Bronx. While investigating the real life inspirations for the Get Down's origins, Bustle…
YouTube channel That's Classic recently put together this great compilation video showing off some vintage footage of the Bronx in the 1980s. The Bronx in the 1980's, is a visual put…
Here’s a pretty cool subway, rail, and trolley map from the early 1900’s. This particular map was commissioned by Cord Meyer, an attorney who developed a large portion of Forest Hills
Compiled by YouTubers Wonderful Life, this great video slideshow shows 30 incredible vintage photographs from all around New York City in the 1910s, with captions. Check it out!
Compiled by YouTubers Wonderful Life, this great video slideshow shows 30 incredible vintage photographs from all around New York City in the 1910s, with captions. Check it out!
In this recent video from Vox Media, learn how street dancers in the Bronx introduced breakdancing to the world back in the 1970s and 1980s, and how it has evolved since. Breaking, popularly…
Seed bombs, the "tree lady of Brooklyn," and the roots of urban gardening. […] New York City looked a lot different in the 1960s and 1970s. A sharp economic decline and white flight meant…
