Anyone remember Times Square and 42nd St in the 80s?

Interesting article on what 42nd and Times Square was during the 80s compared to now. Probably another reason for the soaring ticket prices along Broadway.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/us/80s-times-square-then-and-now/index.html

Updated On: 5/14/16 at 07:23 PM

I remember it. Kind of scary. But I would rather walk past nympho sluts than Minions and Elmos.

Nathan's, Orange Julius, 3 HoJo s, porno, heroin, pimps, hookers, Times Sq. low tech arcades, gangs, the Colony Record store. Yea yea! Bring back the slime! I miss you, old Times Sq. $ 1.00 standing room. I saw every show back then.

It was a little scary....but very exciting!

I blame Hamilton.

Bring back the Gaeity! But maybe not the punch bowl in the refreshments room.

Brew Burger and Steak n Brew, and Zum Zum.

And the Roxy, and the Astor

But now we have The Olive Garden, TGI Fridays and Shake Shack!

Yes, Roxy, the Roxy half demolished, the pix of Gloria Swanson, the inspiration for Follies!

I didn't mind 8th Avenue or 42nd Street myself (though my husband was mugged in the middle of a crowd in Times Square). But it was a bit dicey with two children under the age of 12. To this day, I instinctively drop to the back of any walking group in order to watch out for stragglers.

And let's not forget the Morosco and the Helen Hayes, and the Bijou. The day the wrecking ball came was a day I will never forget. And all those hundreds of famous and not famous actors out there, crying their eyes out. Too little, too late....the petitions lost out.

Yeah, I almost miss all those 3 card monte guys and their shills and lookouts, unfortunately, the tourists are mostly as vacant/distracted/dumb as ever. Who let's their cute blonde children be hugged by some stranger in Times Sq?? Oh, and opening your wallet to some random dude. Oh, I just shudder when I see this!