55 Incredible Color Snapshots That Show Street Scenes of New York City in the 1970s _ USStories

   

Stunning color photographs reveal 1970s New York City street scenes rich in historical and artistic significance. During this period, New York City underwent many cultural, social and economic changes, and these images capture the vibrancy and diversity of urban life in the 1970s. represents the blend of many social classes, cultures and life styles characteristic of New York City. This is a treasure trove of memories and inspiration of this great city's past.

Take a look to see how much New York has changed from the 1970s through these amazing color snapshots below.

 
5th Avenue and 58th Street, 1970

 

7th Avenue and 42nd Street, New York City, 1970
 
9th Avenue and 40th Street, 1970

 

34th street between 5th and 6th, 1979

 

 
42nd Street, 1975
 
57th Street, 1979

 

59th Street and 5th Avenue, 1977
 
Atop the World Trade Center, 1976

 

Broadway and 12th. St., 1970
 
Broadway at West 48th St., Midtown Manhattan, 1978

 

 
Brooklyn Bridge, 1973

 

Cedar Street, NYC, 1975
 
Columbus Ave. and West 73rd Street, 1979

 

Coney Island, 1973

 

 
East Second Street between Avenues C & D, facing North, 1980
 
Fifth Ave., 1979

 

Greenwich Village, NYC, 1973

 

Harlem, 1971
 
Looking south along the Damrak, Amsterdam, ca. 1970s

 

 
Lower East Side, 1971

 

Madison Ave and 64th Street, 1979
 
Madison Ave., 1979

 

Main Street and Kissena Boulevard , Queens, October 15, 1973

 

 
Manhattan Bridge tower in Brooklyn, New York City, framed through nearby buildings, June 1974
 
Manhattan, New York, 1970

 

Morton St. looking east, 1973

 

Morton Street, 1973
 
New York City, 1970

 

New York City, 1975

 

New York, 1970
 
Nippon Club, NYC, 1971

 

NYC in 1976

 

NYC in 1979
 
NYC in 1979

 

NYC in 1979

 

NYC in 1979
 
NYC in 1979

 

NYC in 1979

 

NYC in 1979

 

NYC policemen, 1975
 
NYC subway, 1973

 

NYC, 1974

 

Ohrbach's, NYC, 1979

 

Park Avenue, 1979
 
Park Avenue, NYC, 1970

 

Second Ave, looking uptown, just north of the 59th St. Bridge, 1977

 

Second Ave., 1979

 

Seventh Ave and W22th street, Jan. 1976
 
Sixth Ave., 1973

 

Subway car in NYC, 1973

 

Times Square, 1972

 

Times Square, 1973-74
 
Times Square, 1974

 

Times Square, 1975

 

Times Square, 1976

 

W23 Street, Jan 1976
 
WTC twin towers, NYC, 1978