Greenwich Village MacDougal Street area - from the 1970s onward

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Published 2016-09-25
For my children, who grew up on MacDougal Street. Some of these photos are not from the 1970s--I sometimes had to user older or more recent shots. We lived in the yellow and white building that shows in the first and last frame, 134 MacDougal Street, from 1969 to 1977 (that building is no longer there, having been purchased and replaced by NYU). I tried to get pictures of the places we knew, for a feeling of what it was like there at the time.

Audio: Leave the Light On, from the album of the same name, by Chris Smither.

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All Comments (21)
  • @valeriejrt66
    Yes,…revisiting these streets as I knew them…oh so many years ago…🙏🏼❤️☮️
  • @abdelkrimchikhi678
    What those years were thinking back then we were young hippie style ,long hair,large pants,poetry,love,flowers,artists of all kind , coffee shops,guitars playing in the streets ,bands at bars .such an extraordinary period to be young ,seems like the whole world belongs to you.the music was good ,the tv was black and white ,movies on large sceens,then came the stereo,the big speakers,electric guitars,synthethysers, electric organ ,drums sets ,accoustic guitars singers . what a wonderful time to be alive
  • @flashflame4952
    This video brought back some seriously wonderful memories for me. Just walking around the West Village was always just a great time to be had for free..
  • @deborahpaley21
    This is the sweetest love song to the Village I've ever seen. And heard. Perfect.
  • @frankciborski835
    I walk the streets I walked... So many times before. And remind myself I do not walk them like before. The times, they are a changing. And I, like they, ain't that way anymore.
  • @thomasklugh4345
    Very nice. I'm not a native New Yorker but I've lived here for 39 years, and I've seen a lot of changes. I first lived in Washington Heights, then the Upper West Side, then Brooklyn, then the Village, then the Upper East Side. I love this town... oh, I do love it so.
  • @JillASim
    Grew up in NYC. My husband of 30 years and I met on West 4th and we used to hang out at La Lanterna di Vittorio and Cafe Dante on MacDougal. Lovely times.
  • @tonyvaldes8352
    I was last there,on MacDougal Street[Autumn 1972]Greenwich Village,Manhattan...Had been there the first time in 1966...That Fall an acquaintance & I drove from Miami to NYC...Took us 29 hours.
  • @paulag3392
    My neighborhood was great when I lived there. Now not so much. Moved at the right time. Thank you NY!
  • @gdw34
    i moved to NY as a young actor to study at gene Frankel's studio- on MacDougal st. Met a guy there and we opened up the first taco stand in the Village called Tortilla Flat- on 7TH AVE. AND 10TH ST.--- Then expanded to Washington Place and 6th Ave, and also one on Thompson st.---- it was a beautiful period to be living in the Village with the music and art bursting out every where--- went back recently after many years away and was blown away by the changes-- glad i made the move to California in the early 70's but there will always be a place in my heart for that time i spent in Greenwich Village.
  • @michaelhayes7616
    I used to hang around there when I was younger I should have embraced it and loved it
  • @stephenhenion8304
    I played Folk music under the Arch in 2010.... in September, at the Folk music reunion... it was a highlight in my life !! We played till the sun went down. All kinds of song circles, people from all over America, connected by the music!
  • @albertangeloro5832
    from 1958 to 1961 i played flamenco guitar at the Cafe Flamenco on Bleeker Street, and worked with dancer Maruja and sometimes Mairo. one night, broadcaster Walter Cronkite and his wife were in the audience. the waitress passed the hat for our pay. my refuge was the Reggio Cafe on MacDougal Street and the grilled sandwiches and pastries. i also remember the Swing Rendezvous and "Smitty From Under The Bridge" at the door. my favorite years.
  • @zeeqq105
    Although I was born in NY I wasn’t raised here. But I went back to go to college. I had the most wonderful time in the 80s. The village was the place to be. My girlfriends boyfriend worked at an ice cream shop on Macdougla Street. And Bleeker street was full of surprises. Fresh hot doughnuts cooking and buying just anything at anytime. Going to Supercuts and All the vintage stores. Andy’s cheapies! Ughhhhhh I miss those days.
  • @michaelwalker5257
    The song is by Chris Smither...who played in all those clubs, from the late sixties on. Now, he's 78 (12 years after writing the song)...and he still gigs. And kills it.
  • @MegaSickcat
    Being born and raised in the city, all these photos immediately took me back to those times when the streets were alive with music...great place for people-watching for sure. Spent many nights walking along all the blocks of both the West and East Village...all those little cool shops that weren't part of a big corporation...Those were great days ...