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Re: The subway during the 1970's, how bad did it really get? |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Feb 23 21:30:35 2005, in response to Re: The subway during the 1970's, how bad did it really get?, posted by Richard Rabinowitz on Wed Feb 23 17:21:36 2005. This photo I took is a similar angle, and shows what happened after the onslaught. While unfortunately, it's not an exact angle as the "before" photo, most of the buildings seen in the earlier photo on the right of the RKO Bushwick theater are gone, especially the ones right up against the el. There is now a new Mc Donalds across the street from the once totally dilapidated RKO Bushwick Theater:  It was such a sight riding between Myrtle and Bway Junction. All you would do is stare into open holes that used to be windows. And now it has come full circle. New construction is rampant along the Broadway El, and even the RKO Bushwick Theater found new life as a high school now, when just a couple years ago, it appeared nothing but demolition could have put it out of it's misery: 1993:  1994:  I remember the red brick building in the background (along with that whole block - I think Putmam or Madison) behind the RKO Bushwick was abandoned (but not burnt) up until the early 90's. They are also now refurbished. |
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