1974 In 1974, America was buying its cars and TV sets from former enemies in Japan and Germany. The plants that once built them here had closed; so had the industries that supported them. Once mighty railroads had faltered, merged and failed anyway. The economy was sliding into recession. Domestic industries and the middle class were rolling out of New York on an Interstate highway system that was not even 20 years old. The city itself was on the verge of bankruptcy. In and around New York, 1974 was a year between eras. The new one had not yet taken shape. All around were remnants of the old – including the west side of the Hudson River in New Jersey. More about 1974 here. water & wood Former barge repair yard, North Bergen beauty & the beast Jersey Central Railroad Terminal, Jersey City late afternoon Jersey Central Railroad Terminal, Jersey City free gift Illegal dump, Ridgefield Park plymouth Illegal dump, Ridgefield Park day room window Hebrew Convalescent Home, Piermont, NY mirror shards Hebrew Convalescent Home, Piermont, NY 439 Former barge repair yard, North Bergen  missing planks Former barge repair yard, North Bergen bring your boots tunnel under the tracks at an abandoned railroad station, Ridgefield Park all the trains you missed Naporano Iron & Metal, Newark wonder bread Colden St., Newburgh, NY, waiting for the urban renewal that never came (1970) back home