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STUNNING pictures have emerged that offer a glimpse into the gritty life in New York City in 1979. The incredible images, taken over a decade before the famous “clean up” of the city under Mayor Rudi Giuliani in the 1990’s, show some of the Big Apple’s landmarks as they were back then including Times Square, the Statue of Liberty and a poignant view from inside the World Trade Centre. Other shots portray the other side of the city that never sleeps as Chinatown and Harlem look rundown and graffiti is sprayed all over the subway. The snaps were taken by Australian retiree Terry Dwyer (65), from
STUNNING pictures have emerged that offer a glimpse into the gritty life in New York City in 1979. The incredible images, taken over a decade before the famous “clean up” of the city under Mayor Rudi Giuliani in the 1990’s, show some of the Big Apple’s landmarks as they were back then including Times Square, the Statue of Liberty and a poignant view from inside the World Trade Centre. Other shots portray the other side of the city that never sleeps as Chinatown and Harlem look rundown and graffiti is sprayed all over the subway. The snaps were taken by Australian retiree Terry Dwyer (65), from Sydney, as he visited New York in 1979.
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