The Bronx in the 1980s: Fascinating Photos of Street Scenes and ...
WEBThe 1980s began with the Bronx still grappling with the aftermath of the 70s. Abandoned buildings remained a grim reminder of the devastating fires, and poverty rates continued to climb.
Rebuilding the Bronx: 1986-1995 - Urban Archive
WEBMelrose, where the majority of the tour takes place, suffered particularly acute devastation. Returning to these same sites today reveals a stunning transformation: vacant buildings have been restored and made habitable again, and empty lots have given rise to new affordable housing.
Then & Now - Back In THE BRONX
WEBMany of the buildings, stores, movies, intersections, and entire blocks have changed or even vanished since the days you grew up in The Bronx. But they still are there, alive and well preserved for posterity, within the pages of this beautifully bound book, “The Bronx, Then and Now.”
Then & Now: Old Photos of The Bronx - Welcome2TheBronx
WEBJan 30, 2019 · We’re back for another look at old photographs of The Bronx. Most of these images are from 100 or more years ago and are from the New-York Historical Society’s Digital Collections. So much has changed and yet some are …
[WATCH] This Vintage Footage Shows What The Bronx Was Like …
WEBApr 11, 2017 · The Bronx in the 1980's, is a visual put together of how The Bronx looked, felt and was inspired by the arts back in the day. The creation takes you around the area of NYC and gives the inside look of what it was like to live around there.
Take a Virtual Walk Through The Bronx of The 80s
WEBSep 28, 2017 · “las machinas” aka the carnivals that once dotted South Bronx landscape in empty, rubble-strewn lots during summer months, was one of the surprise finds encountered at 80s.nyc. This particular site is at Third Avenue and 156th Street where Aldi’s, Foreman Mills and many other stores are located.
From the Bronx to the Bowery, 21 Photos of 1980s New York
WEBDec 8, 2014 · When I was photographing Times Square in the '80s, the number of pictures taken in a day was, I suspect, in the dozens.
The Grand Concourse: A Look at The Bronx’s Most Famous Street
WEBMay 22, 2020 · Grand Concourse and Kingsbridge. But despite deteriorating conditions from the 60s through the 80s, the Grand Concourse held on. The fires that ravaged the South Bronx seemed to have left the boulevard relatively unscathed and intact. However, inside many buildings, that wasn’t the case.
Reassessing American “Ruin” - The Gotham Center for New York …
WEBSep 15, 2020 · During the 1970s and 1980s, the South Bronx was the epicenter of American “ruin.” In the popular imagination, flames engulfed acres of developed cityscape; poverty and violence mingled with the remains of abandoned buildings; and a crack epidemic degenerated entire neighborhoods. Urban Legends: The South Bronx in Representation and Ruin.
Nowhere but the Bronx: A Trail Marks Cultural History
WEBApr 15, 2015 · One incubator of the great cultural wealth of the South Bronx — the 80-year-old Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education — is now embarking on an initiative to make sure that this history is marked and remembered.
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