al, that 1979 pic of the Hollywood you posted is fabulous. In fact, that was right around the time that I was there and mentioned it in my post above . notice all the trash in the street. i notice an orange looking structure just before the pic cuts off, adjoining the theater, right near 47th, does anyone know what that structure was?
you are saying the block between 770-782 was a well-known problem block?
I also wonder how the motor lodge at 790 (48-49th) did business on 8th Avenue and was pretty successful when guests would step outside and see what i saw, i would imagine that based on what i saw in my post above this was an area with lots of characters wandering around, particularly at night?
curious, back in the late 70’s was the immediate blockfront where the hollywood sat(47-48th) a big prostitution and drug sales block? i ask because back then when i was a teen the few times i would walk thru there i didn’t see any activity (kind of quiet) but i do recall one afternoon seeing a bunch of people who were so creepy looking (as well as a transexual hooker out with their pimp) it made me wonder, were the upper 40’s along 8th any better, worse, or as bad as the famous corner of 42nd and 8th. i vividly recall the block across the avenue by the firehouse(old Biltmore property) had a run down and abandoned area with these decrepit brownstones and in subsequent years whenever i would pass there people would always be hanging out who looked really down and out. there was always something going on on that corner (now a Starbucks) not sure if this was what 8th was like all over
how far up did the prostitution and drug sales go before it stopped? was the old parking lot (where Worldwide Plz sits) that replaced the old MSG also a problem block?
al, that 1979 pic of the Hollywood you posted is fabulous. In fact, that was right around the time that I was there and mentioned it in my post above . notice all the trash in the street. i notice an orange looking structure just before the pic cuts off, adjoining the theater, right near 47th, does anyone know what that structure was?
you are saying the block between 770-782 was a well-known problem block?
I also wonder how the motor lodge at 790 (48-49th) did business on 8th Avenue and was pretty successful when guests would step outside and see what i saw, i would imagine that based on what i saw in my post above this was an area with lots of characters wandering around, particularly at night?
curious, back in the late 70’s was the immediate blockfront where the hollywood sat(47-48th) a big prostitution and drug sales block? i ask because back then when i was a teen the few times i would walk thru there i didn’t see any activity (kind of quiet) but i do recall one afternoon seeing a bunch of people who were so creepy looking (as well as a transexual hooker out with their pimp) it made me wonder, were the upper 40’s along 8th any better, worse, or as bad as the famous corner of 42nd and 8th. i vividly recall the block across the avenue by the firehouse(old Biltmore property) had a run down and abandoned area with these decrepit brownstones and in subsequent years whenever i would pass there people would always be hanging out who looked really down and out. there was always something going on on that corner (now a Starbucks) not sure if this was what 8th was like all over
how far up did the prostitution and drug sales go before it stopped? was the old parking lot (where Worldwide Plz sits) that replaced the old MSG also a problem block?
fill me in, curious about this section