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Apr 6, 2024 · In the 1970s, Long Island’s cultural landscape was as dynamic as its ongoing suburban development. From the booming discotheques to the bustling school corridors, you could feel the vitality of the era. Disco and Music Evolution. Disco fever took Long Island by storm in the 1970s.
Nov 6, 2020 · Have a Story to Share? Crazy Facts About Long Island From the 1970s. Arts & Culture. By Lon Cohen Published: November 06 2020. We dug into our archives to find some of these zany facts from...
May 11, 2013 · If you lived in Long Island during the 70s, then you likely remember the February of 1978, when the island, and much of the Northeast was blanketed with the worst storm of the decade. Let’s take a look back at the memorable blizzard of 1978 that brought New York to a standstill.
Jul 28, 2019 · Did you grow up in Nassau County in the 1970s or 1980s? Here are five places you might remember.
- See Floyd Play. Pink Floyd has been known to extend the boundaries of rock music into the visual realm, both with their elaborately orchestrated live performances and in films like ’82’s The Wall and ’83’s The Final Cut.
- A Lovin’ Homage. Folk-Rock pioneers The Lovin’ Spoonful have some roots on Long Island. Drummer Joe Butler met bassist Steve Boone in Westhampton and formed their original band The Kingsmen in 1963.
- Doin’ Time on the Island. When Vans Warped Tour first came to Uniondale in 1995, its aim was to provide fans with an alternative to music festivals like Lollapalooza that were more entrenched in the mainstream sounds of the time.
- Axl Gets Bent. Guns ‘n’ Roses were slated to perform at Nassau Coliseum on June 17,1991 at the reasonable hour of 9:00 pm, but mercurial front man Axl Rose had other plans.
Apr 26, 2016 · Long Island was segregated at the time, no longer live there so don't know what it is like now. The town you lived in was generally identified as being Black, White or Hispanic. Being Hispanic back then generally meant your family was from Puerto Rico.
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Jul 27, 2021 · July 27, 2021. A look back at the Island in the 1970s. Credit: Newsday/David L. Pokress. President Gerald Ford speaks in front of a crowd of 16,000 people at the Nassau Coliseum on October 31,...
