Whenever we see an old pictures like this, we wish we could have been there, in that magic era when b-boys ruled the streets, New York City had real grit, and tube socks were the bomb.

Never mind that if we actually had ventured into the South Bronx in the early ‘80s, we would have been bat-shit terrified by all the urban blight we now find so charming. The point is: it’s in the past, so we can fully embrace it’s awesome cool-osity. (I mean, c’mon: when was the last time you saw a kid from the ghetto rocking a pith helmet for Christ’s sake?)

Click on this link to see more amazing images:

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/raw-and-real-inside-the-south-bronx/

Photo by Ricky Flores (http://rickyflores.com)