Sunday morning in Manhattan. NY 1978
Manel Armengol was in New York in 1977 and 1978. A year earlier he’d been in Barcelona, where he’d witnessed the hated ‘Grises’ attacking people protesting for ‘Libertat, Amnesty, Estatut d’Autonomia’ (Freedom, Amnesty, Autonomy). New York had its own problems. This was ‘Fear City‘. The Council for Public Safety advised visitors never to leave mid-Town, stay in after 6pm, carry your keys between your fingers and be ready for fight or flight. In The Ungovernable City by Vincent J Cannato, New York was profiled:
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…
Buy, boy, was the place vibrant. Manel transports us there:
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At the Bronx. Woman with a 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 stroller. NYC 1978
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At The Bronx. NYC 1978
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Central Park. Manhattan. NY 1978
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Central Park. Manhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978
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ST. MARK’S PLACE /Manhattan. NY 1978
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LITTLE ITALYManhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan NYC 1978
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LOISAIDA COMMUNITY, LOWER EAST SIDEManhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978
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CANAL STREET, GENERAL STOREManhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978
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The Bronx. Manhattan. NY 1978
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The Bronx. Manhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978
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JOE COCKER AT CARNEGIE HALLManhattan. NY 1978
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At CBGB – Manhattan. NY 1978
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At CBGB – Manhattan. NY 1978
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Studio 54 – NYC 1978
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Andy Warhol at Studio 54 – NYC 1978
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“The Neon Woman at the Nightclub”, Hurrah (36W 62St). Written by Tom Eyen, Directed by Ron Link, Starred Divine as Flash Storm, as strip club owner. Manhattan. NYC 1978
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Washington Square Park Manhattan. NY 1978
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Central Park Manhattan. NY 1978
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Washington Square Park. Manhattan. NY 1978
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Washington Square Park. Manhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978
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Manhattan. NY 1978

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