The exhibit would be come permanently known as the New York Transit Museum. With pimps and prostitutes populating the streets, an economic collapse and a crime filled subway system, the streets of Manhattan in the 1970s were a … Though you and I are only familiar with a single MTA map, dozens of other maps have attempted to make the NYC subway, er, reasonably comprehensive over the years. Watch. An elderly woman plays the accordion for change on the subway. Hertz’s design firm, Michael Hertz Associates, was hired by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the 1970s to redesign the subway map. The subway was known as filthy, noisy, dangerous, and tagged with graffiti. New York City’s subway in the late 1970s and 1980s looked like it came straight out of the Walter Hill cult classic, Warriors.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. $59.99. or Best Offer. By 1979, over 250 felonies were committed every week on the transportation system, making it the most dangerous in the world. But one eagle-eyed Reddit user spotted an old map from the 1970s that shows what NY's subway system could have looked like, had the MTA gone with a different plan. In the 1970s, the New York subway became jokingly referred to as "the muggers express." $25.00. Welcome to the New York City Subway System. ... NYC Subway Map New York City MTA Transit December 11 1988 Archer Ave Opening. 19 of 41. NYC Subway R42 1970s Rollsign Piece - Coney Island. Business Insider. The New York City Subway System only added to the city’s darkness. New York’s Subway Map Like You’ve Never Seen It Before By Antonio de Luca and Sasha Portis December 2, 2019 New York City was on the brink of bankruptcy in the 1970s. The streets of Manhattan were known as dark and dangerous; crime was at its peak. $2.00 shipping. Vtg. A vintage 1970's Massimo Vignelli subway map, noted for its clean, abstract aesthetic, has been uncovered at the 57th Street/6th Avenue F train subway station! 1990 NYC New York City Subway Map … New York City during the 1970-1980’s was not the same city we know today. Classic 1970s Vignelli Subway Map Uncovered At Midtown Subway Station By Ben Yakas Oct. 11, 2017 3:28 p.m. ... Gothamist is a website about New York City … Watch. Doug Grotjahn photo, Joe Testagrose collection. Even throughout the dark period of the late 1970s, there were improvement plans, many of which really were implemented. $6.15 shipping. Bicentennially-painted R-46 "1776" (680) sits in the New York Transit Exhibit, July 5, 1976. The New York City blackout of 1977 was an electricity blackout that affected most of New York City on July 13–14, 1977. Rare photos of dangerous New York City’s subway system, 1970-1980 During the late 70’s and early 80’s, New York City’s subway system was one of the most dangerous places a person could be.