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Some Old Skool NYC Desolation

If you remember when NYC looked like this, you’re old skool.

Photo: Run Down Buildings With a View of the Empire State Building Off in the Distance
Run Down Buildings With a View of the Empire State Building Off in the Distance
Photo: Unidentified Person Walking by a Vacant Lot with Abandoned Buildings in the Background
Unidentified Person Walking by a Vacant Lot with Abandoned Buildings in the Background
Photo: Unidentified Person Walking Past Building
Unidentified Person Walking Past Building
Photo: Mothers and Children Playing in Courtyard of a Boarded-Up Building
Mothers and Children Playing in Courtyard of a Boarded-Up Building
Photo: Squatters Corner NYC
Squatters Corner NYC
Photo: Lower East Side - This Land is Ours by Marlis Momber
Lower East Side – This Land is Ours by Marlis Momber
Photo: Abandoned Buildings with a View of the Twin Towers off in the Distance
Abandoned Buildings with a View of the Twin Towers off in the Distance
Photo: Children Playing in a Vacant Lot with Abandoned Buildings in the Background
Children Playing in a Vacant Lot with Abandoned Buildings in the Background
Photo: Abandoned Buildings and Cars
Abandoned Buildings and Cars

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Homelessness in NYC

Been a while since I’ve seen something like this in NY. Doesn’t seem as common a sight these days as when I was growing up, but I know it is still a reality for many.

Photo: Homelessness in NYC
Homelessness in NYC

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Hopping the Train

Here’s an old photo of someone hopping the train in a New York City MTA subway station. For those who don’t know, “hopping the train” meant not paying your fare.

Photo: Hopping the Train
Hopping the Train

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