Boston in the 1970s Through Fascinating Black and White Photos

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.

Boston. Dover Station, circa late 1970s

Boston street vendor, 1975

Boston street graffiti, 1979

Boston. Buzzcocks, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Church garden near Arlington T stop, 1978

Boston. Dead Boys, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Dover Station, circa late 1970s

Boston. Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Fur coat lady with poodle, 1975

Boston. Girls A Single, 1979

Boston. Iggy Is In, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Lesbian Turds, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Murry's Deli on Broad Street with Grain Exchange Building, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Neighborhoods #1, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. North End alley, circa 1979

Boston. Old gas station, circa late 1970s

Boston. Old service station, circa late 1970s

Boston. Ramones, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Real Kids Rule, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Real Rock, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Salvation Army singer, 1975

Boston. Santa girls at Boston Public Garden, 1975

Boston. Sea of Possibility Love, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Sham 69, 1979

Boston. The Doane, circa 1979

Boston. The Hideaway Bar, circa 1979

Boston. The New York Dolls, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. The Real Kids, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. The Space, Financial Zone, 1979

Boston. Tom's Place, circa late 1970s.

Boston. Wow, 1979

Boston. X RAY SPEX, Financial Zone, 1979