From the era of great NYC movies like "The French Connection", "The 7-Ups", "The Taking of Pelham 123", I was inspired as a teen to wander and photograph the demise of the city. Abandoned West Side Highway with a stolen, burned out Camaro. New York. 1975

I originally uploaded this image about 6 years ago. I'm hoping that people who haven't seen it previously can experience its iconic look at New York during the depths of the city's financial crisis and malaise era.

Here's a quote from a great book about 1960s and 70s New York called "The Ungovernable City" by Vincent J Cannato...

"Stabbings, robberies, muggings, graffiti, arson and rape began to strike a wider and wider portion of the population. Burglaries made people feel vulnerable, even in their once-safe homes and apartments. It wasn't just the reality of crime and sense of broadening disorder that hurt. It was the raw fear and perception of vulnerability that seeped into every interaction of daily life...."

By the way, here's the same view today:
www.google.com/maps/@40.7464587,-74.0079914,3a,75y,5.87h,...

Taken on: March 12, 2011

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