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THROWBACK THURSDAY: STYLES OF THE 80’S

February 16, 2017 | 11:11 PM
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Check out some more colorful photos of the Upper West Side in the 1980’s by Stephen Harmon.

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Franconia Gent
Franconia Gent
8 years ago

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

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kaylord
kaylord
8 years ago

Love these!

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Lois
Lois
8 years ago

Love this. Did he photograph any other decades?

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Sean
Sean
8 years ago

I knew the woman in green in the first photo. She was from Italy and a fixture in the W70s. I cannot remember her name.

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Stuart
Stuart
8 years ago

I remember the Embassy Theater. I remember lots of movie theaters (and supermarkets) in the neighborhood, and now they’re all gone (sigh)

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Sherman
Sherman
8 years ago

That woman with the red jacket and the 1980s hairstyle brings up horrible memories of high school for me.

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Terry Rosen
Terry Rosen
8 years ago

LOVE These! Thanks–

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Eln
Eln
8 years ago

Absolutely love these photos! Thank you!

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Kenneth
Kenneth
8 years ago

Once a fixture, you don’t see stacks of the Sunday NYT like that any more.

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Ruth
Ruth
8 years ago

the woman with the pushcart was there what seemed 24/7….I still look for her.
Stephen’s photos are so wonderful . More please.

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Gina
Gina
8 years ago

Don’t see a big change you have
folks who are “Stuck” in the 1980s
and still look like that today.
Now 1960 may be a different look.

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Stephanie
Stephanie
8 years ago

The saddest photo for me was the last one, with the NYT stacked up nice and tall, ready to be purchased on Saturday. I hardly ever see a pile of The Times in front of a newsstand anymore. Now especially since Mohammad had to close his Newsstand February 1st on Broadway and 100th Street. The rent was $25,000 a month and he just couldn’t hack it anymore after over 20 years. Another sad day on the UWS. Another fond neighbor, gone.

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Cat
Cat
8 years ago

The young couple, guy with sunglasses and girl with purple knit hat, look familiar. I’m almost positive that he’s an actor from the Sopranos (among other things).

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Sean
Sean
8 years ago

It’s a photo shoot. They’re models.

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