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![students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s with 'Letter' jacket [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/570-us02--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s with 'Letter' jacket [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![B-boys in downtown Manhattan, New York, United States, 1980 or 1981. [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/571-us23---b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "B-boys in downtown Manhattan, New York, United States, 1980 or 1981. [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![shop assistant in Punk / Alternative / New Wave clothing shop (Trash & Vaudeville?) , St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/572-us38-b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "shop assistant in Punk / Alternative / New Wave clothing shop (Trash & Vaudeville?) , St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
!['Tillie' the famous face on two sides of 'Palace Amusements' (including 'The Fun House') , Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, this photo, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/573-us55--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "'Tillie' the famous face on two sides of 'Palace Amusements' (including 'The Fun House') , Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, this photo, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![graffiti street scene, New York City, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/574-us70--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es--3.jpg "graffiti street scene, New York City, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
!['TRYGOD' licence plate and assorted Christian bumper stickers, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/575-us85--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es.jpg "'TRYGOD' licence plate and assorted Christian bumper stickers, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
!['25c Peep Shows', 42nd Street, New York City, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/576-us87--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es.jpg "'25c Peep Shows', 42nd Street, New York City, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/577-us01--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![B-Boys busking in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1980-81 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/578-us22---b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "B-Boys busking in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1980-81 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![At the heart of Palace Amusements was 'The Fun House' which featured wobbly stairs, a rotating barrel, surreal, distorted perception rooms, jets of air intended to blow ladies skirts up in the air and surmounting it all a giant, mechanical gorilla. All now sadly gone. This photo of mine is from the early 80s. [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/579-us60--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "At the heart of Palace Amusements was 'The Fun House' which featured wobbly stairs, a rotating barrel, surreal, distorted perception rooms, jets of air intended to blow ladies skirts up in the air and surmounting it all a giant, mechanical gorilla. All now sadly gone. This photo of mine is from the early 80s. [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![mannequin wearing 'Devo' style hat with pink flamingo and James Dean t-shirt in one of the alternative / retro / vintage clothing shops on or near St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/581-us35--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "mannequin wearing 'Devo' style hat with pink flamingo and James Dean t-shirt in one of the alternative / retro / vintage clothing shops on or near St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/582-us06--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Calvin Klein billboard, New York City, USA, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/583-us67--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "Calvin Klein billboard, New York City, USA, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
!['Madam Marie' fortune teller's booth (made internationally famous by name check in Bruce Springsteen's song '4th of July'), Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, this photo, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/584-us62--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "'Madam Marie' fortune teller's booth (made internationally famous by name check in Bruce Springsteen's song '4th of July'), Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, this photo, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![B-Boys busking in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1980-81 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/585-us32---b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "B-Boys busking in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1980-81 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Traditional carousel in Asbury Park Casino (the building opposite Palace Amusements where one of the dream sequences in an episode of The Sopranos was filmed), Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, this photo, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/586-us105--b598835mmctbb1tfb6400es.jpg "Traditional carousel in Asbury Park Casino (the building opposite Palace Amusements where one of the dream sequences in an episode of The Sopranos was filmed), Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, this photo, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Punk (or punk-ish) clothing shop Trash & Vaudeville on St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/587-us51--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es.jpg "Punk (or punk-ish) clothing shop Trash & Vaudeville on St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Two gentlemen playing the KISS pinball machine (by Bally Manufacturing Co.) in Palace Amusements', Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/588-us88--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es.jpg "Two gentlemen playing the KISS pinball machine (by Bally Manufacturing Co.) in Palace Amusements', Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/589-us12--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![B-Boys busking in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1980-81 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/593-us26---b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "B-Boys busking in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1980-81 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![street scene, South Side, Philly (the real life setting of the 'Rocky' films), Philadelphia, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/594-us74--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "street scene, South Side, Philly (the real life setting of the 'Rocky' films), Philadelphia, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Porn movie theaters and garbage, 42nd Street, New York City, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/595-us82--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es.jpg "Porn movie theaters and garbage, 42nd Street, New York City, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![female students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/596-us05--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "female students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![shop assistant in Punk / Alternative / New Wave clothing shop (Trash & Vaudeville?) , St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/597-us49--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es.jpg "shop assistant in Punk / Alternative / New Wave clothing shop (Trash & Vaudeville?) , St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![posters in one of the Punk (or punk-ish) clothing shops on or near St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/598-us33--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "posters in one of the Punk (or punk-ish) clothing shops on or near St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![The newly opened Trump Tower, 725 Fifth Avenue, New York City, USA, photo 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/599-us106--b598835mmctbb1tfb6400esisrd-2.jpg "The newly opened Trump Tower, 725 Fifth Avenue, New York City, USA, photo 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Bally's (excellent) 'Fireball' pinball machine in Palace Amusements', Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/600-us104--b598835mmctbb1tfb6400es.jpg "Bally's (excellent) 'Fireball' pinball machine in Palace Amusements', Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Afro-American female student outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/601-us09--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "Afro-American female student outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![sign and shop window of Punk / Alternative / New Wave clothing shop Trash & Vaudeville, St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/602-us48--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "sign and shop window of Punk / Alternative / New Wave clothing shop Trash & Vaudeville, St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Christmas in New York City with The Salvation Army and Calvin Klein, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/603-us90--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es.jpg "Christmas in New York City with The Salvation Army and Calvin Klein, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![B-Boys busking in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1980-81 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/604-us29---b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "B-Boys busking in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1980-81 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Statue of Liberty undergoing conservation-restoration, New York City, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/605-us76--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es.jpg "Statue of Liberty undergoing conservation-restoration, New York City, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Poster with graffiti in Punk / Alternative / New Wave clothing shop (Trash & Vaudeville?), St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/606-us40--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "Poster with graffiti in Punk / Alternative / New Wave clothing shop (Trash & Vaudeville?), St Mark's Place, New York City, USA, 1981 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![Ghost Ride in Asbury Park Casino (the building opposite Palace Amusements which also housed a traditionally crafted Carousel and where one of the dream sequences in an episode of The Sopranos was filmed), Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, this photo, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/607-us56--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "Ghost Ride in Asbury Park Casino (the building opposite Palace Amusements which also housed a traditionally crafted Carousel and where one of the dream sequences in an episode of The Sopranos was filmed), Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, this photo, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
!['I'M A BELIEVER!' and 'VOTE REPUBLICAN' bumper stickers, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/608-us93--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es.jpg "'I'M A BELIEVER!' and 'VOTE REPUBLICAN' bumper stickers, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/609-us108--b598835mmctbb1tfb6400es.jpg "students outside Neptune High School, Neptune, New Jersey, United States, early 80s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![B-Boys busking in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1980-81 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/610-us30---b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es-.jpg "B-Boys busking in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1980-81 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![traditional American diner, New Jersey, USA, photo early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/611-us68--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400esisrd--3.jpg "traditional American diner, New Jersey, USA, photo early 1980s [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![street scene with graffiti, South Street, Philly (the real life setting of the 'Rocky' films), Philadelphia, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/612-us97--b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es.jpg "street scene with graffiti, South Street, Philly (the real life setting of the 'Rocky' films), Philadelphia, USA, 1984 [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
![World Trade Center ('Twin Towers'), photo: 1984, [photo © Ted Polhemus]](http://www.tedpolhemus.com/tedsgallery/plog-content/thumbs/galleries/usa-in-the-80s/small/613-us78-b598835mmctmbb1tfb6400es2.jpg "World Trade Center ('Twin Towers'), photo: 1984, [photo © Ted Polhemus]")
