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The Deuce is an upcoming television series from HBO which focuses on the sex industry in Times Square during the 1970s and 80s. The series will star actors James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal,…

There’s a 550-foot skyscraper in Lower Manhattan with no windows, no logos, and no obvious purpose. Officially, it was built in the 1970s as a telecom switching hub—but behind its Brutalist…

Old color film from New York City in the 1940s shot by Edward Theiss. Dated around Sept. 17th 1945

Popular Netflix original series The Get Down is all about the birth of hiphop in The Bronx during the 1970s. The series is back with the highly-anticipated second half of season 1, and a…

New York City was a crime-filled place in the 1970s and early 80s, a place where street gangs, muggers and violent criminals ran loose in the streets without fear. While much of the history…

Redditor ScronaldRump recently created this great video slideshow showing vintage photography of Broadway and Upper Manhattan and how the same angles look today. Check it out!

Mike Moy says he was a gang member in New York City's Chinatown. He was recruited at his school's gates and then got involved in a gang in the 1970s. Moy claims he was involved in gambling…

A new original series on Netflix titled The Get Down is all about the birth of hiphop in The Bronx during the 1970s. Summer 1977. New York City is broken down and beaten-up. Armed only with…

A new original series from famed director Baz Luhrmann on Netflix titled The Get Down is all about the birth of hip-hop in South Bronx during the 1970s. "The Get Down is a mythic saga of how…

From stereographs of New York State 1860-1910 You can find all original source photos at the Library of Congress.