Vintage Photographs Show Bushwick, Brooklyn in the Early 1980s

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AbukusPlace recently put together this great roundup of street photography from an unknown photographer showing the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick back in the early 1980s.

Handshake Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, September 1984.
Handshake Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, September 1984.
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Roller Skates, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, circa 1984.
Roller Skates, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, circa 1984.
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High Hat Hand Raised, Bushwick, Brooklyn, April 1982.
High Hat Hand Raised, Bushwick, Brooklyn, April 1982.
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Sherlock's Shadow, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, 1984.
Sherlock's Shadow, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, 1984.
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Boy in a Tire, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, 1984.
Boy in a Tire, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, 1984.
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Unisex Beauty Salon, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, 1984.
Unisex Beauty Salon, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, 1984.
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Boyz to Men, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, October 1982.
Boyz to Men, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, October 1982.
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Photo: AbakusPlace

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