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The 1980s began with the Bronx still grappling with the aftermath of the 70s. Abandoned buildings remained a grim reminder of the devastating fires, and poverty rates continued to climb. Crack cocaine infiltrated the borough, fueling violence and deepening social issues.
Poverty and urban decay in the South Bronx. First shown: 01/07/1980 If you would like to licence a clip from this video please e mail: archive@fremantle.com Quote: VT60366.
Jan 15, 2013 · For Ricky Flores, one of the photographers in a group exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center, chronicling his South Bronx neighborhood transformed him from a hobbyist into an obsessive.
Jan 16, 2013 · This weekend photographs of the South Bronx in the 1980s will be put on display at the Bronx Documentary Center. While we've all seen photos highlighting the worst moments in the neighborhood, these images were taken from the viewpoint of locals.
Primarily beginning in the 1980s, parts of the South Bronx started to experience urban renewal with rehabilitated and new residential structures, including subsidized multifamily townhomes and apartment buildings. [37]
Jan 16, 2013 · This weekend photographs of the South Bronx in the 1980s will be put on display at the Bronx Documentary Center. While we've all seen photos highlighting the worst moments in the...
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Aug 10, 2019 · There’s a popular narrative that blames the blight and decline of the South Bronx in the 1970s on the working-class people who lived there. But a new film shows that it was landlords and the state who were responsible for the famous fires that ravaged the Bronx.
