This Is The Closest We've Gotten To A Real-Life Cyberpunk City

[bogey_j]

70's/80's new york city. like nas said, 'it was an uncanny era'

some cool historical videos documenting this decadent era!

 

[Fillerguy]

my grandmother used to talk about how times square was a hellhole in the 70s. in the 80s cracked out zombies used to always be walking up and down Manhattan.

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

I remember those times as a kid. It's great in retrospect but not living through. There was a point when NYC was averaging over 2000 murders a year. I lost 5 friends from that shyt. The south Bronx used to look like a bombed out third world country. Robberies everywhere, harlem was a giant crack spot and you couldnt have a car that wasnt broke into. So much creativity came from that era, no doubt, but nikkas was damn near about to burn the whole city down.

 

[Nintendough]

NYC used to be really wide open back then. I don't think any city matched 70's/80's NYC in any era.

 

[Mowgli]

I hate new york. Tryin to get my cousin up outta there. He came to L.A and was like

WTF son, these girls is like, talkin to a n1gga when i say hello n shyt. He never bagged so many numbers from dimes in 1 day in his life.

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

I hate new york. Tryin to get my cousin up outta there. He came to L.A and was like

WTF son, these girls is like, talkin to a n1gga when i say hello n shyt. He never bagged so many numbers from dimes in 1 day in his life.

 

[WaveCapsByOscorp™]

it sort of reminds me of new orleans now, minus the plethora of (artistic) graffiti and big buildings. plus, this city has more of a festive tinge to it. so i'd call this place the organic punk city, not cyber...

 

[Black Magisterialness]

I remember those times as a kid. It's great in retrospect but not living through. There was a point when NYC was averaging over 2000 murders a year. I lost 5 friends from that shyt. The south Bronx used to look like a bombed out third world country. Robberies everywhere, harlem was a giant crack spot and you couldnt have a car that wasnt broke into. So much creativity came from that era, no doubt, but nikkas was damn near about to burn the whole city down.

Sounds like 2012 Detroit....

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Very interesting thread friend. Thank you for posting.

 

[bogey_j]

some more pics, shyt was wildstyle for real

(doesn't she look like a protagonist in some low-budget cyberpunk flick? lol)

(the swag kid didn't give a fukk)

 

[Stress Welker]

Those pictures do a great job of catching how the city was. Was waiting for one of them dudes from the Warriors to pop up in one of them pics.

Dope Thread.

 

[Melt_Man]

Great post, makes me want to go back and watch style wars again

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

I always have this shyt playing in my head when i think of NYC 1980's

 

[bogey_j]

fukk it, i'm just gonna turn this into one big nyc 70s/80's appreciation thread

this video this another document of the era and has some of the dopest graffiti i've ever seen! @that ronald mcdonald at around 1:03. watch this when you're high, its some weird, captivating shyt



this is what parts of the south bronx looked like circa 1980, crazy!

damn could you imagine living through this period? has to be the most visually stimulating city i've ever seen

 

[Joe Sixpack]

I love shyt like this..

Growing up during this era was crazy..

It really looked like this. Decadence and degradation was everywhere. Times Square was filthy and the trains were filled with tags..

The bums were crazier back then too in my opinion..They would flip on you in a heartbeat..