Photo Gallery: What Brooklyn Looked Like Back In The Day

Drugs and mobsters ruled the streets throughout the seventies and eighties while Brooklyn fell into disrepair as the city cut back on basic services. Still, the borough remained a destination for a diverse set of immigrants from places like Russia, China, and Puerto Rico who intermingled with traditional Brooklyn populations of African-Americans, Italians, and Jews. The archive of 29 pictures shows what Brooklyn looked like before the hipster invasion. Check the gallery here.