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NYC in the 1970s: See old photos of life in another decade

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New York Yankees’ Reggie Jackson hits one of three consecutive home runs in Game 6 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Oct. 18, 1977, at Yankee Stadium. Photo Credit: Newsday / Paul J. Bereswill
  • Thousands attend a peace rally protesting against the Vietnam War in Bryant Park on April 15, 1970.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Joe Dombroski
  • Protesters march down Fifth Avenue on Aug. 26, 1970, as part of a nationwide Strike for Equality Day. The National Women's Strike Coalition had urged women to stay away from work, avoid doing menial chores and boycott products that were deemed demeaning to women on that day.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / George Argeroplos
  • Professor Edward J. De Roo, of Jamaica, Queens, sits on the steps of Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens on Nov. 8, 1970. De Roo, a drama teacher at Nassau Community College, was at the forefront of an unsuccessful movement to have the borough of Queens secede from New York City.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Stan Wolfson
  • The Loew's Valencia theater on 168th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Queens on Jan. 20, 1971. The theater, now used as a church, was designated a landmark in 1999 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Ken Spencer
  • On Aug. 26, 1971, thousands of women demonstrated and leafleted in various places in Manhattan, including Wall Street and St. Patrick's Cathedral. The Women's Rights Day activities culminated in a parade of nearly 6,000 people, including this woman, down Fifth Avenue in support of equal rights.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Jim Peppler
  • The center of the shopping area on Fordham Road at the Grand Concourse in the Bronx on March 31, 1972.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Jim Cavanagh
  • An abandoned car sits on East 146th Street in the South Bronx on March 31, 1972.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Marvin Sussman
  • A group called
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Jim Peppler
  • School children walk down Willoughby Street in Brooklyn on May 5, 1972.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Cliff De Bear
  • Walt Frazier, of the Knicks, goes up for a shot in the first half of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden on April 27, 1973. The Knicks lost the game, 110-100, but won Game 7 against the Celtics. The Knicks faced the Western Conference Finals winner the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals, beating the Lakers four games to one on May 10, 1973 to capture its second NBA Championship.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / John H. Cornell
  • The view from 3102 Newkirk Ave. in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Aug. 18, 1975. Singer Barbra Streisand lived in the apartment as a young girl.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Karen Wiles
  • Abraham Beame became the first Jewish mayor of New York City when he took office in January 1974. In this Oct. 29, 1975 photo, Beame reacts to President Ford's declaration that he would veto any bill calling for a federal bailout of New York City during the city's financial crisis. Beame served one term as mayor, losing his bid for a second term to Ed Koch in 1977.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Alan Raia
  • Police and emergency crews remove the body of one of the bomb blast victims from the main terminal building at LaGuardia Airport on Dec. 29, 1975. The bombing was the deadliest act of terror in the city before Sept. 11, 2001, killing 11 people and leaving 75 injured.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Dick Kraus
  • Police officers sift through debris searching for clues and pieces of the device which exploded inside the main terminal at LaGuardia Airport on Dec. 29, 1975. The bomb killed 11 people and injured 75, and was the deadliest act of terror in the city before Sept. 11, 2001.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Don Norkett
  • David Mulia, of Park Slope, reads the sign on the door of the Brooklyn Public Library branch on 6th Avenue on April 3, 1976. Due to cut-backs the library had new hours and was closed on Saturdays.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Jim Peppler
  • Street scene at the corner of 7th Avenue and Union Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on April 3, 1976.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Jim Peppler
  • Heavy traffic on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on June 15, 1977.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Bill Senft
  • A crowd at the TWA terminal at Kennedy Airport during a massive blackout on July 13, 1977.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Alan Raia
  • Long Island Rail Road passengers get on buses at the Jamaica station to go to Brooklyn and Manhattan during the blackout on July 13, 1977.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / John H. Cornell Jr.
  • The New York City skyline in darkness at about 11 p.m. during the blackout on July 13, 1977.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Dan Neville
  • A Strauss Store on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, had its metal curtain ripped down by looters during the blackout on July 14, 1977.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / John H. Cornell Jr.
  • Hotel guests sit outside trying to keep cool in the shade of a building, which was a lot cooler than unairconditioned rooms during the blackout on July 14, 1977.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Walter del Toro
  • Photo Credit: Newsday / Stan Wolfson
  • New York Yankees' Reggie Jackson hits one of three consecutive home runs in Game 6 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Oct. 18, 1977, at Yankee Stadium.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Paul J. Bereswill
  • Fans celebrate on the field at Yankee Stadium after the Yankees win the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 on Oct. 18, 1977. More than 56,000 fans attended the game.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Karen Wiles
  • Handbags for sale on Orchard Street in Manhattan on Nov. 9, 1977.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Stan Wolfson
  • Shoppers walk along Jamaica Avenue and 163rd Street in Queens on Sept. 30, 1978.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Paul J. Bereswill
  • Bronx-born Mayor Edward Koch at his first inauguration at City Hall in Manhattan on Jan. 1, 1978. Koch would go on to serve three terms as mayor, losing his bid for a fourth term in 1989. He was famous for asking constituents
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Dan Neville
  • Yankees' Jim Spencer, No. 12, hugs rookie pitcher Jim Beattie, and is joined by infielder Brian Doyle, left, and backup catcher Mike Heath, right, to celebrate the team's win in Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 15, 1978. The Yankees would win the Series in Game 6 against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium two days later.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Gerald S. Williams
  • Pope John Paul II enters Madison Square Garden in the popemobile on Oct. 3, 1979.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Bob Luckey

The 1970s were about more than just flower power.

From the Yankees winning several World Series championships to protests over the Vietnam War and equal rights for women, New York City in the 1970s was a happening place.

Take a step back in time with these notable photos from the 1970s in NYC.

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