New York of the 70s

Chilean photographer Camilo Jose Vergara photographed the depressing streets of New York in the 70s and its inhabitants in a simple, unbiased manner.

In the early 1970s, photographer Camilo José Vergara visited New York, and here's what he saw there: 

1. Puerto Rican wedding in East Harlem, 1970.

2. East Harlem, 1970.

3. Avenue C, Lower East Side, 1970.

4. South Bronx, 1970.

5. South Bronx, 1970.

6. South Bronx, 1970.

7. Cadillac Fleetwood in Harlem, 1970.

8. Fifth Avenue, East Harlem, 1970.

9. South Bronx, 1970.

10. Lower East Side, 1970.

11. Bushwick, Brooklyn, 1971.

12. Lower East Side, 1971.

13. South Bronx, 1970.

14. Brooklyn, 1971.

15. The Bronx, 1970.

16. East Harlem, 1970.

17. Hunts Point, South Bronx, 1970.

18. South Bronx, 1970.

19. View from the subway platform, South Bronx, 1970.

20. Metro, South Bronx, 1970.

21. The World Trade Center under construction, Manhattan, 1970.

22. 167th Street, South Bronx, 1973.

23. Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1970.

24. The Bronx River, the Bronx, 1970.