Some things never change.
The twin towers of the World Trade Center are seen under construction along the Hudson River in 1970. To the left of the building is New York City's first skyscraper, the Woolworth Building.
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Several children stop to drink the water from a leaking fire hydrant on Avenue C in the Lower East Side, 1970.
Camilo José Vergara / Library of Congress
Camilo José Vergara / Library of Congress
