40 Images of New York and its Cars in the 1960s and 70s The people, the streets... and the cars of a now-distant era

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37. Inviting Neighborhoods

Photo: Facebook / Dirty Old 1970's New York City
Inviting Neighborhoods

When we mentioned at the outset that New York in the 1960s and 70s was not very inviting for tourists, this was the kind of neighborhood where it was better not to find oneself.

38. Washington Street, at the intersection of Washington Square, mid-1970s

Photo: Facebook / Dirty Old 1970's New York City
38. Washington Street, at the intersection of Washington Square, mid-1970s

This 1973 Ford Torino came to a tragic end. Its owner may have come out of it damaged as well. One can only wonder what could have caused such an accident. A little bet on alcohol?

39. Snowstorm of 1979

Photo: Facebook / Dirty Old 1970's New York City
Snowstorm of 1979

In 1979, New York City was hit by a storm that left some 30 cm of snow on the ground. While this amount is more routine in our country, it causes a lot more problems for our neighbors to the south and we can imagine that with the cars of the time, the city must have been pretty much paralyzed for a while.

40. Dirty Old 1970s New York City

Photo: Facebook / Dirty Old 1970's New York City
Dirty Old 1970s New York City

We end this gallery with another image that probably needs little explanation.

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Photo: Facebook / Dirty Old 1970's New York City (Bob Gruen)
Two of the better-known adoptive New Yorkers of the time, en 1973