Category: Places & People
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See how culture, architecture, and everyday life looked decades ago, captured in timeless frames.
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#40 Black Jack Exotic Book Store on 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenue features the “latest and greatest.” These stores were rampant in the 1970s.
This black-and-white historical photo captures the storefront of the Black Jack Exotic Book Store on West 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenue, a vivid snapshot of old Times Square street life. Bold signage advertises “paperbacks,” “films,” “peepshow,” and “magazines,” with the address “210 West 42nd St.” visible on the marquee above the entrance.
