New York City

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New York City 1978, by George Wright

Street Shots of New York City in 1978
Street Shots of New York City in 1978
Street Shots of New York City in 1978
Street Shots of New York City in 1978
Street Shots of New York City in 1978

 

In 1978, George Wright was in New York, staying with a friend on the city’s Lower East Side. “New York in 1978 was still referred to as ‘Fear City’,” Wright recalled. “The NewYork Ripper was still at large and the Son of Sam mass murderer had only recently been apprehended. On every pillar on every subway station platform was scratched the word ‘PRAY’. Comatose bodies littered The Bowery, porn shows were ubiquitous in Times Square and the city was bankrupt.”

(via flashbak.com)

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Typical Americans by State, by Sara Thompson on Midjourney

New Jersey
New York
Michigan

Recently, a writer at BuzzFeed, Sara Thompson, decided to see what would happen when she asked Midjourney what a typical person from each American state looked like (AImericans?). These are the three from the states I’ve lived in, but you can see all 50, here.

Why does Indiana seem the only state that’s happy?

(via @mymodernmet.com)

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NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis

NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis
NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis
NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis
NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis
NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis
NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis

Pierre Pullis had a photography studio on Fulton Street, in New York City, but he spent a lot of time working outside its walls. For about four decades in the first half of the 20th century, he lugged his camera to some rather inconvenient places around the city—including beneath its boulevards. Read more

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Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon

A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon

Photographer Danny Lyon‘s images of New York City subway riders in 1966 were featured in an exhibit by MTA Arts & Design. Lyon has had a distinguished career as a photographer and filmmaker, most notably documenting the Civil Rights Movement and motorcycle gangs in the 1960s. Returning to New York City in late 1966, Lyon’s mother gave him the advice, “If you’re bored, just talk to someone on the subway.” Using a Rolleiflex camera and color transparency film, the images in “Underground: 1966” have never been publicly exhibited prior to this.

(via ABC News)