EPISODE · Aug 28, 2024 · 35 MIN
Rewind: New York City in the 80s
from Everything 80s · host Jamie Logie
"Ford to City: Drop Dead..." These are the words that appeared on the cover of The Daily News in 1975. Financially, New York was hanging by a thread and the city appealed to President Gerald Ford for some federal help. As the 70s came to an end, and the 1980s began, it felt like a make-or-break decade for the city that never sleeps. Today, we look back on a tumultuous decade for the Big Apple and how it started to turn the corner. But a lot of amazing things came out of NYC in the 80s, and we also look back on the music scene, Broadway, and a lot of beloved 1980s movies set in Manhattan. Special Guest: Greg Young (The Bowery Boys History Podcast) National Lampoon's Vacation Movie Review: Patreon.com/80s
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