LES and East Village Photo’s from the early 80’s (via Gothamist)

LES 80’s punk/hardcore graffiti

LOOKING BACK ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE IN THE EARLY 80’S 

I grew up in Buffalo which was in the heart of the rust belt and in the early 80’s when the auto and steel industry took a crap, a lot of my city and many other cities in the region, I’m sure, resembled this. The photo in my header pretty much says it all.

MORE PHOTOS HERE

Photo’s by 30 year LES resident Steven Butcher

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