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#27 The hulking West Side Highway closed and abandoned, New York, June 1974

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#27 The hulking West Side Highway closed and abandoned, New York, June 1974

Dirty and Polluted New York City in the 1970s: Vintage Photos Show the Another Side of NYC Before the Great Clean-up Began

#27 The hulking West Side Highway closed and abandoned, New York, June 1974

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