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I was living here in the late 80's. I was in a public middle school in Woodside Queens. The school had some problems then, like fights, sex in classrooms, drugs and some Knife incidents. Although I never heard anything about a gun problem. It was a big change for me since I came from Colombia and there I had gone to private school.
What part of Colombia are you from? I lived in Bogotá and have been in most major cities/regions.
I have finally viewed the thread. I am sad to say that none of it is shocking..the most shocking part is that I find it not surprising at all. I did not live through the destruction of the 70s, but I was around to see the aftermath in the 80s..and those pics are accurate. I thought it was perfectly normal as it was all I knew.
I have finally viewed the thread. I am sad to say that none of it is shocking..the most shocking part is that I find it not surprising at all. I did not live through the destruction of the 70s, but I was around to see the aftermath in the 80s..and those pics are accurate. I thought it was perfectly normal as it was all I knew.
well i think the shock would come from looking at NYC now compared to what it was back then, like really sitting back and saying "look how far we've come..." i dont think it would shock anybody who lived in this era because we already knew about it, so for me and you, seeing this is nothing new. i remember this time in nyc very well even though i was born in 1981.
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Yes we have come a long way since those times, not just in the massive decrease in crime, but the overall rebuilding effort. When I walk about the neighborhood I realize how much of the housing stock is new, and when you consider the housing projects were built in the 1960s, there is very little original housing left. A few renovated tenements and some brownstones, the rest are large housing projects and new affordable housing (including condos, co-ops, and 2 and 3 family homes). I don't remember the empty shells of buildings, I only remember the blocks of empty lots..and had no concept that all those empty lots used to be buildings and homes.
I remember when I was 6 years old in 1980 waiting with my father outside Woolworth's on 34th Street. A bum was asking us for money while at the same time the Woolworth's was being held up! That about summed up New York City during that era.
What part of Colombia are you from? I lived in Bogotá and have been in most major cities/regions.
Oh I am from Cali, Colombia. I only visited Bogota once, when I was 8. I really need to visit Colombia again. You probably remember more things about Bogota or Cali and Colombia than I ever did.
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I only visited Bogota once, when I was 8. I really need to visit Colombia again. You probably remember more things about Bogota or Cali and Colombia than I ever did.
