1970 S New York Subway Graffiti

By 1970 residents of the five boroughs could view the handiwork of their own local graffiti writers who painted their crudely written pseudonyms on the sides and interiors of subway cars.

1970 s new york subway graffiti. But in the late 1970s when. In 2014 new york city s subway cars look mostly homogenous with exteriors of blank steel and interiors decorated with the smiling faces of venmo lucas and dr. Crime in general was rising in the 1970 s and it was exploding in the subway. A man stands at the 125th street elevated train subway platform in may 1973. Originating in the new york city subway and spreading beyond it graffiti is among the most common forms of vandalism committed today. New york subway 1976 1984 1990 graffiti and all complete version part silent movie duration. Such efforts posed a major threat to the 1970 s graffiti writers as subway cars had become essential tools for ferrying new work across the city and building reputations with writer c a t.

The bmt jamaica line late 1970s courtesy nyt podcast 111 art. On the wild times of the subway graffiti era 1970 1989. 87 describing the city s trains and buses as international routes the writers soon fought back with waves of protest graffiti. A man rides the subway in may 1973. Graffiti laced train carts poverty stricken beggars and drug addicts side by side with colorfully dressed gang members harassing the passengers who gladly give up valuable possessions in exchange for their lives were a normal sight back then. Graffiti was one of those crimes that added to the sense of disorder and anarchy that both encouraged other crimes and made new york kind of a scary place to be. Bbus129 by dondi on a new york city subway car 1984.

1 train marked with extensive graffiti in may 1973. A man stands on a. Graffiti has divided new yorkers since it first appeared on walls signs and lampposts in the late 1960s. Published on aug 18 2019 around 1970 71 the center of graffiti culture shifted from philadelphia to new york city especially around washington heights where suspects such as taki 183 and tracy. New york city s subway in the late 1970s and 1980s looked like it came straight out of the walter hill cult classic warriors.