Vintage Photograph from 1984 Shows Happy Balloons Juxtaposed With a Deteriorating NYC Subway Train

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Balloons in the Subway, Frank Horvat, 1984
Balloons in the Subway, Frank Horvat, 1984
Photo: Frank Horvat

As part of his New York Up & Down series, New York City street photographer Frank Horvat captured this incredible juxtaposition of a bunch of colorful, happy balloons with a rusty, deteriorated, graffiti-filled subway car in 1984.

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