Art

The Streets of 70’s NYC by Camilo José Vergara

Have a look through the camera lens at Camilo José Vergara’s 1970’s Gritty New York City

Lower East Side, 1970

Lower East Side, 1970

South Bronx, 1971

South Bronx, 1971

65 East 125th St., Harlem, 1977

65 East 125th St., Harlem, 1977

65 East 125th St., Harlem, 1978

65 East 125th St., Harlem, 1978

East Harlem, 1970

East Harlem, 1970

Girls with Barbies, East Harlem, 1970

Girls with Barbies, East Harlem, 1970

Puerto Rican Wedding, East Harlem, 1970

Puerto Rican Wedding, East Harlem, 1970

Fifth Ave. at 110th St. E. Harlem 1970

Fifth Ave. at 110th St. E. Harlem 1970

Cadillac Fleetwood, Harlem 1970

Cadillac Fleetwood, Harlem 1970

Black Power Mural, Lexington Ave., Harlem, 1970

Black Power Mural, Lexington Ave., Harlem, 1970

South Bronx, 1970

South Bronx, 1970

East 167th Street, S. Bronx, 1973

East 167th Street, S. Bronx, 1973

South Bronx, 1970

South Bronx, 1970

View of Lower Manhattan from the Manhattan Bridge, November 1979

View of Lower Manhattan from the Manhattan Bridge, November 1979

Hoe Avenue at 172nd St., Bronx, 1970

Hoe Avenue at 172nd St., Bronx, 1970

Bronx River, Bronx, 1970

Bronx River, Bronx, 1970

Social club sign, South Bronx, 1970

Social club sign, South Bronx, 1970

Militant display, Window, Bushwick Brooklyn, 1970

Militant display, Window, Bushwick Brooklyn, 1970

Avenue C, Lower East Side, 1970

Avenue C, Lower East Side, 1970

Boy, Morrisania, S. Bronx, 1970

Boy, Morrisania, S. Bronx, 1970

Hunts Point, South Bronx, 1970

Hunts Point, South Bronx, 1970

1148 Longwood Ave., Bronx, 1970

1148 Longwood Ave., Bronx, 1970

Lower East Side, Manhattan, 1970

Lower East Side, Manhattan, 1970

Eagle at Westchester Ave., Bronx 1970

Eagle at Westchester Ave., Bronx 1970

On the Way to Harlem, 1970

On the Way to Harlem, 1970

East Harlem, 1970

East Harlem, 1970

View of the World Trade Center under construction from Duane Street, Manhattan, 1970.  The homeless man in this image woke up as he was being photographed and asked Vergara to buy him a ham sandwich.

View of the World Trade Center under construction from Duane Street, Manhattan, 1970. The homeless man in this image woke up as he was being photographed and asked Vergara to buy him a ham sandwich.

Garage, Bushwick, Brooklyn, 1971

Garage, Bushwick, Brooklyn, 1971

Lower East Side, New York, 1970

Lower East Side, New York, 1970

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