Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Avenue C and Sixth Street in 1984

Here are two shots taken by Steve McCurry that can be found in the Magnum Photo archives...with their descriptions...



New York City. 1984. Avenue C between Sixth and Seventh Streets in the East Village (looking south).



New York City. 1984. Children playing on East Sixth Street at Avenue C in the East Village (looking north).
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4 comments:

  1. NYCDreaminMarch 10, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    The car in the top photo look like it would be much more at home in say, Dallas or Albuquerque. Urban Cowboy I guess...

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  2. LisaMarch 10, 2010 at 9:41 AM

    Ya know, between the New York pictured in landscape and the one suggested by ads for Chanel, I'll take the 1984 Avenue C any day...

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  3. Laura Goggin PhotographyMarch 10, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    Cool - love those cobblestones!

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  4. kingbMarch 10, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    might look nice and "vintage" in pictures...but lets be honest we considered these areas sh*tholes back then. I know i did. actually i still do, albeit for different reasons now.

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