The 1970s was a tumultuous decade in Boston. Vietnam War protests were held across the country – 50,000 people attended one such event in April 1970 in Boston.
On a local level, the Boston school desegregation conflict dominated the whole decade. The John Hancock Building went up – and down – after a 1973 storm sent some of its glass panels crashing to the ground. And, in 1978, a massive blizzard struck Boston.
These fascinating black and white photos were taken by
Meredith Jacobson Marciano that show street scenes of Boston in the late 1970s.
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Boston. Dover Station, circa late 1970s |
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Boston street vendor, 1975 |
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Boston street graffiti, 1979 |
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Boston. Buzzcocks, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Church garden near Arlington T stop, 1978 |
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Boston. Dead Boys, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Dover Station, circa late 1970s |
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Boston. Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Fur coat lady with poodle, 1975 |
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Boston. Girls A Single, 1979 |
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Boston. Iggy Is In, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Lesbian Turds, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Murry's Deli on Broad Street with Grain Exchange Building, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Neighborhoods #1, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. North End alley, circa 1979 |
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Boston. Old gas station, circa late 1970s |
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Boston. Old service station, circa late 1970s |
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Boston. Ramones, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Real Kids Rule, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Real Rock, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Salvation Army singer, 1975 |
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Boston. Santa girls at Boston Public Garden, 1975 |
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Boston. Sea of Possibility Love, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Sham 69, 1979 |
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Boston. The Doane, circa 1979 |
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Boston. The Hideaway Bar, circa 1979 |
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Boston. The New York Dolls, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. The Real Kids, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. The Space, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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Boston. Tom's Place, circa late 1970s. |
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Boston. Wow, 1979 |
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Boston. X RAY SPEX, Financial Zone, 1979 |
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