Step into the Streets and Everyday Life of Brooklyn in the 1980s Through Striking Photos

#1 Visitor Admires Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1984

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#2 World Trade Center Seen from Brooklyn Bridge, 1984

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#4 Empty Factory in Downtown Brooklyn, 1983

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#5 Shore Hotel and Nathan’s Restaurant Signs on Coney Island, 1983

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#6 Manhattan Bridge with Glimpse of Williamsburg Bridge, 1983

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#7 Detail of Stauch’s Bath House in Coney Island, 1983

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#8 Wonder Wheel on Coney Island Boardwalk, 1983

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#9 World in Wax Museum in Coney Island, 1983

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#10 Brighton Beach Boardwalk with Gated Storefronts and People, 1984

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#11 Brooklyn Bridge Walkway During Renovation, 1984

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#12 Brighton Beach Avenue Under Elevated Subway Tracks, 1985

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#13 Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1985

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#14 Elevated View of Brooklyn Public Library, 1985

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#15 Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg, 1985

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#16 Jehovah’s Witness Headquarters Through Trees, 1985

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#17 Conga Drum Store Skin on Skin in Carroll Gardens, 1985

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#18 Weathered Sign for New England Hand Laundry in Brooklyn Heights, 1985

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#19 Montero Bar and Grill on Atlantic Avenue, 1985

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#20 Crowd at Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s Giglio Feast in Williamsburg, 1985

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#21 La Barca at Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s Giglio Feast in Williamsburg, 1985

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#22 Street Scene in Vinegar Hill, 1986

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#23 Mourners Leave Funeral Service for Crime Boss Frank DeCicco, 1986

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#24 Williamsburg Bridge from 6th Street and Kent Avenue, 1986

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#25 Rev. Al Sharpton Paints Mark on Crack House Door

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#26 Taxi Drivers Protest on Ocean Parkway, 1986

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#27 Beds for Homeless Men at a Brooklyn Armory, 1987

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#28 Apollo Store in Carroll Gardens, 1987

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#29 Fuel Storage Tanks in Red Hook, 1987

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#30 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, 1987

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#31 Abandoned Gas Station in Greenpoint, 1988

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#32 Silos on Gowanus Canal, 1988

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#33 White Russians Street Signs in Brighton Beach, 1988

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#34 White Russians Outdoor Cafe in Brighton Beach, 1988

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#35 White Russians Street Signs in Brighton Beach, 1988

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#36 White Russians Oceana Cinema in Brighton Beach, 1988

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#37 White Russians Russian Deli in Brighton Beach, 1988

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#38 Last Exit to Brooklyn Filming in Red Hook, 1988

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#39 ACT UP Demonstrators Block Brooklyn Bridge Access, 1989

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#40 Public Enemy Films ‘Fight the Power’ Video in Brooklyn, 1989

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#41 Jewish All-Girls School in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1989

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#42 Abandoned Apartment House in Red Hook, Brooklyn, 1989

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#43 New York Dock Company Building in Red Hook, Brooklyn, 1989

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#44 People Enjoy Sunset in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1980

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#45 View of Williamsburg Bridge, Early 1980

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#46 Couple Walks Beneath Elevated Subway in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1980

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#47 Cast and Crew of ‘They All Laughed’ Near Brooklyn Bridge, 1980

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#48 Wood Frame House at 69 Orange Street, Brooklyn, 1980

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#49 Side Entrance of First Unitarian Church, Brooklyn, 1980

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#50 House at 129 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, 1980

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#51 Entrance of Brooklyn Museum, 1980

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#52 Federal-Style House at 135 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, 1980

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#53 Eastern Parkway Facade of Brooklyn Museum, 1980

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#54 Federal-Style House at 24 Middagh Street, Brooklyn, 1980

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#55 View of Lower Manhattan from Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, 1980

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#56 Pollution Along East River by Brooklyn Bridge, 1980

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#57 Man Sits by East River Near Brooklyn Bridge, 1980

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#58 Commuters Walk Over Brooklyn Bridge During Transit Strike, 1980

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#59 Grandmaster Flash Poses Under Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn, 1981

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#60 Arrests Near Brighton Rug Shop in Brooklyn, 1981

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#61 Children Ride Carousel at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1982

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#62 Food Stand on Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, 1982

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#63 People at Nathan’s Food Stand in Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1982

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#64 View of Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan Bridge, 1982

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#65 On Brooklyn Bridge, 1981

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#66 Myrtle Avenue-Broadway Subway Station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1982

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#67 View from Myrtle Avenue-Broadway Subway Station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1982

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#68 Beach at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1982

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#69 Shoppers at The Big Banana in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1982

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#70 Pedestrians in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1982

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#71 Pedestrian Crossing in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1982

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#72 Cars Stranded on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Blizzard 1983

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#73 Sanitation Workers at Brooklyn Bridge’s 100th Birthday, 1983

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#74 Cal Abrams on Dodgers’ Parade Float, Not from Brooklyn

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#75 Baton twirlers celebrate the Brooklyn Bridge’s 100th birthday, 1983.

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#76 Parade spectators at Brooklyn Bridge’s 100th birthday celebration, 1983.

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#77 Cinart Cinema, a pornographic movie theatre in Brooklyn, 1983.

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#78 Boarding house with furnished rooms sign in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, 1983.

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#79 Defunct Circle Fish Monger shop with a view of the Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn, 1983.

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#80 Jehovah’s Witness headquarters in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.

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#81 Sweeney Manufacturing Company building in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.

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#82 View of Brooklyn Bridge and World Trade Center Towers, Brooklyn.

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#83 Empty Sweeney Manufacturing Company Building in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.

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#84 Brooklyn Bridge viewed from the Brooklyn waterfront.

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#85 S & S Coffee Roasters building in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

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#86 John Jay High School football team in huddle, Brooklyn, 1983.

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#87 Men play doubles handball in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1982.

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#88 Runners on 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge viewed from the Gowanus Expressway, 1981.

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#89 High school cheerleaders react to a touchdown at Midwood Field, Brooklyn, 1980.

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#90 Lincoln High cheerleaders react to a touchdown at Midwood Field, Brooklyn, 1980.

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#91 Abandoned lot in a poor Brooklyn neighborhood, 1988.

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#92 Spring blossoms in Brooklyn Botanical Garden, 1988.

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#93 Young girl does Double Dutch jump rope in a Brooklyn schoolyard, 1981.

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#94 Temporary ramp over the Brooklyn Bridge during renovation, circa 1980.

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#95 Schoolgirls play double Dutch on a Brooklyn side street, early 1980s.

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#96 Vintage image taken from Brooklyn Bridge at winter dusk, early 1980s.

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#97 John Jay High School football team marches from practice field, Brooklyn, 1982.

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#98 Runners await the starting gun in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 1981.

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#99 View of Brooklyn Port Piers and Twin Towers, 1987.

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#100 Southwest view towards Manhattan from Tompkins Houses, Brooklyn, 1988.

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#101 Jones Temple in East New York, Brooklyn, 1987.

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#102 Chevra Sphard of Perry Slow in Brooklyn, 1986.

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#103 Broadway Junction Elevated Station of the L train, Brooklyn, 1983.

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#104 Brownsville AME Zion Church in Brooklyn, 1981.

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#105 Subway train arrives at a station in Brooklyn, 1980

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#106 Stone house in Brooklyn, 1980s

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#107 Skyline view of Brooklyn, 1980s

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#108 Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1980s

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#109 Brooklyn Museum, 1980s

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#110 Full Mission Church in Brooklyn, 1980.

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#111 Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1980.

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#112 East New York view from the Sutter Ave. L train stop, Brooklyn, 1980.

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#113 New Hope Pentecostal Church in Brooklyn, 1980s

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#114 Public housing in Brooklyn, 1980s

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#115 Former Aidlin Automation in Brooklyn, 1989.

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#116 Broadway view from Sumpter St., Brooklyn, 1989.

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#117 Former Aidlin Automation in Brooklyn, 1989.

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#118 Bushwick Houses in Brooklyn, 1989.

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#119 Howard Houses rooftop view toward Bergen St., Brooklyn, 1989.

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#120 Community Supermarket in Brooklyn, 1988.

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#121 J.R. Food Center in Brooklyn, 1988.

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#122 443 Glenmore Ave. in Brooklyn, 1988.

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#123 Tompkins Houses view toward Park Ave., Brooklyn, 1988.

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#124 Day Care and Senior Center in Brooklyn, 1988.

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#125 Prospect Houses view on Prospect Place, Brooklyn, 1988.

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#126 Fence made of flattened cars in East New York, Brooklyn, 1988.

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#127 Mt. Zion Holiness Church in Brooklyn, 1988.

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#128 Tompkins Houses view toward Park Ave., Brooklyn, 1988.

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