Two Women Sitting Outside On The Fire Escape In Harlem, NYC, 1978
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And I thought I had a tiny deck.
In the first half of the century, there was a health driven culture of putting the baby outside for the night on the fire escape to sleep in NY.
This photo gives me anxiety.
Where I live we don’t have these Fire Escapes.
Could someone explain to me how safe it is? I mean, can some thief on the street ou even your neighbor from another floor just go upstairs and steal your stuff?
Cool pic, but they were trying to escape the heat of their apartment I’m assuming
I used to do this lol.
Finally some actual old school cool material!
Today – “with sweeping deck view – 4000 dollars a month”
Simpler times
Really captures the time does this photo. Brilliant.
Sweathog entrance.
Ex NYer here
Fire escapes were our balconies
Look at how clear that road is
How often do fire escapes get inspected to make sure they are still secured to the building?
Used to do this in San Francisco, 2008-2010. One of my favorite memories ever was just sitting there listening to music, taking the city in.
I used to love hanging out on the fire escape when I was younger. Thats how we used to go to our friends apartment without using the hallway.
We smoke weed out here cuz
Nope, nope, nope! Love how the one lady is looking down!
Looks like a handy book to be reading.
I looked quick the first time and read it as “two women *shitting* on the fire escape.”
Yes, you may commence your collective expression of disgust in my general direction.
I prefer the old Harlem to this current Harlem.
This was the way back in the day.
Sigh. I miss those days.
Amazing Greatful Dead concerts in 78
Sittin’ out there smokin’ them left handed cigarettes
I bet that metal gets hot as hell in the summer