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Old 07-30-2010, 07:55 PM
 
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prior to 1986 when Worldwide Plaza was built at 825 8th Avenue between 49th and 50th streets. The site was a big avenue wide parking lot from 1968 (after the old MSG closed) to 1986

My dad used to say the the 8th Avenue "Minnesota Strip"(prostitution/drugs) went from the Port Authority to about 49th/50th back in the day

My question: Was this northern end as badly infested with prostitutes and drug trafficking as around 42 street or was it tamer? I know it was run down and very unsightly but was it a place where you had to watch over your shoulder like 42 street??
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Old 07-31-2010, 06:51 AM
 
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I don't know about '86, but there were prostitutes when I moved there in '95. It was still sketchy.
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