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Doll laying in empty lot filled with rubble

Doll laying in empty lot filled with rubble

Teens clean up the rubble in order to create a neighborhood garden.

Teens clean up the rubble in order to create a neighborhood garden.

When I looked for her to give her the picture, her building had burned and she had moved

When I looked for her to give her the picture, her building had burned and she had moved

Life carries on in the War Zone

Life carries on in the War Zone

South of Cross Bronx Expressway, decals belie the truth of destruction for suburban commuters.

South of Cross Bronx Expressway, decals belie the truth of destruction for suburban commuters.

One of the high school students told me she was going to be a dental assistant. The other two said they wanted to be models.

One of the high school students told me she was going to be a dental assistant. The other two said they wanted to be models.

Large, four foot, poster on the side of a building.

Large, four foot, poster on the side of a building.

Mel Rosenthal in his old bedroom in the South Bronx

Mel Rosenthal in his old bedroom in the South Bronx

Mother and daughter pause in the ruins, which is still their home, Claremont Parkway.

Mother and daughter pause in the ruins, which is still their home, Claremont Parkway.

She had been left behind when her family and friends moved out of the neighborhood

She had been left behind when her family and friends moved out of the neighborhood

Near Bathgate Avenue and East 173rd Street.

Near Bathgate Avenue and East 173rd Street.

Storefronts on East 173rd Street. One with a German Shepard behind the roll-down gate.

Storefronts on East 173rd Street. One with a German Shepard behind the roll-down gate.

Among the last residents, [an] African-American boy standing in rubble, his "neighborhood," with abandoned buildings in the background.

Among the last residents, [an] African-American boy standing in rubble, his "neighborhood," with abandoned buildings in the background.

Among the Last Residents, their playground: Bathgate Avenue and East 173rd Street.

Among the Last Residents, their playground: Bathgate Avenue and East 173rd Street.

Candido with neighborhood kids

Candido with neighborhood kids

South Bronx site of the 1980 "People's Convention" in opposition to the Democratic Party's nominating convention downtown

South Bronx site of the 1980 "People's Convention" in opposition to the Democratic Party's nominating convention downtown

Venerable architecture of the period, slated for destruction, Bathgate Avenue and East 173rd Street

Venerable architecture of the period, slated for destruction, Bathgate Avenue and East 173rd Street

St. Athanasia's baseball team

St. Athanasia's baseball team

A Child's Playground. Bathgate Avenue

A Child's Playground. Bathgate Avenue

The daily domino game in front of the Social Club

The daily domino game in front of the Social Club

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Deserted, desolated buildings: "War Zone"

Creator Mel Rosenthal (1940-2017)
Accession number 2013.12.32 
Unique identifier MN126221 
Dated 1976-1982 
Object Type photograph
Physical dimensions H: 8 in, W: 10 in 
Medium gelatin silver print
File dimensions 18.3 in × 14.7 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 37.4 cm at 300dpi 
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Abandoned buildings
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
Building deterioration
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