The only toy I'm talking about this X-(clan)-Mas

Fisher Price 938 Little People Sesame Street Playset. Comes with Trash Truck, Oscar in Trash can, Sesame Street sign, Big Bird and nest, Mailbox (might be a JUNIOR 161 tag on there, not sure). I am sure the "brownstone" is pretty spot on for details in upper Manhattan circa 1974, Except the absence of graff, but there's a wall in the back made of discarded doors, a spanish bodega, boxes and trash piled up in the back under the wall of doors, and a broken basement window. wow. I need to find the fisher price Travis Bickle© playset that would compliment this perfectly.

PHILLY GRAFFITI 1982

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Courtesy of ICONJOHN, the legendary VISIONS tv show graffiti clip. Narrated by the great Vernon Odom. Often spoken of by many , only seen by a few, relentlessly pursued by Dan Murphy (who actually spoke to Vernon's people and learned they dumped their copy decades ago), this is the raw. Incomplete, but its the rosetta stone of this (philly) thing of ours. whoever styled these guys in the clip I think went on to invent Williamsburg in the 90's. All of the guys pictured are alive and well. wow, the post-heroin, pre-crack era built 'em to last. ICONJOHN got more heat, check his site for more 80's class action. 

DIRT NASTY '1980'

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