#blackout 1977

[gotankgo]

Blackout, July 13–14, 1977

[haikumaker]

The NYC blackout of 1977

[rodpower78]

Stranded people sleeping in the lobby at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel during the blackout in New York City in July 13-14, 1977.

[writtenbychip]

I'm new here!

Hi all! My name is Chip Francine and I’m new here at, Tumblr. With great enthusiasm, I’m thrilled to be here, and eager to share my fiction writing with all of you.

Having dedicated the past ten years to writing fanfiction (which brings me immense joy!), I have now mustered the courage to introduce my original fiction to the world. Scary process, a little, but also thrilling and exciting. 

I am excited to share my debut serial story with you, titled “A Bronx Romance.” This is a coming of age story focusing on two 19-year-old girls from New York City who fall in love in 1977.

As the weeks progress, and I figure out how to use this platform more, I will be posting snippets from the story, share a few facts about that era and talk about my writing process a bit.

I hope it will be an enjoyable and exciting experience for everyone! Thanks! And remember to follow! :)

[mosleyboxing]

Mike TYSON x Cus D'Amato x Incredible Bongo Band x Grandmaster Flash

[1977blackout]

Excerpt from Restaurant Confidential: The Down and Dirty Exploits of a Restaurant Manager

1977 Blackout in New York City

On July 13, 1977, at around 9:15 pm I am in the International Arrivals Building (I.A.B.) doing a walk-through to ensure that the food units and bars that usually close at 9:00 pm were indeed closed. I was nearing the end of my shift and my girlfriend Paula was going to pick me up in my car and we were going to go to her parents’ place in Vermont for a four-day mini-vacation. . .

Within one hour the backup lighting system failed and the airport was totally dark. Being a manager, the first thing you learn is to get the money, so I had all my management staff pull the gates in front of each bar and food operation and collect the money from the patrons. . . '

Available at Barnes and Noble - HERE

With the entire city and the airport blacked out, all flights were cancelled and literally thousands of people were roaming the airport in search of shelter and comfort.

Available at Barnes and Noble - HERE

[outofeverythingthisnamewasleft]

[onarangel]

Blackout by James Goodman

Paperback,July 5 2005

On July 13, 1977, there was a blackout in New York City. With the dark came excitement, adventure, and fright in subway tunnels, office towers, busy intersections, high-rise stairwells, hotel lobbies, elevators, and hospitals. There was revelry in bars and restaurants, music and dancing in the streets. On block after block, men and women proved themselves heroes by helping neighbors and strangers make it through the night.

Unfortunately, there was also widespread looting, vandalism, and arson. Even before police restored order, people began to ask and argue about why. Why did people do what they did when the lights went out? The argument raged for weeks but it was just like the night: lots of heat, little light-a shouting match between those who held fast to one explanation and those who held fast to another.

James Goodman cuts between accidents, encounters, conversations, exchanges, and arguments to re-create that night and its aftermath in a dizzying accumulation of detail. Rejecting simple dichotomies and one-dimensional explanations for why people act as they do in moments of conflict and crisis, Goodman illuminates attitudes, ideas, and experiences that have been lost in facile generalizations and analyses. Journalistic re-creation at its most exciting, Blackout provides a whirlwind tour of 1970s New York and a challenge to conventional thinking.

Info:amazon,com

[castlebyersafterdark]

getting distracted reading about big nyc blackouts because I wanted to look up one tiny thing for my wip. literally unimportant, the entire point just revolves around them living in the city, there's a summer heatwave as a plot device to put will in lingerie during it, but nooo. wikipedia ensnared me again...

[screenshot-thoughts]

“New York during the blackout of 1977.”

[doraemon-facts]

Nobita doesn't like throwing things away. He says a broken lamp can be used during a blackout, a broken fan when it's not hot, and a broken glass when he doesn't want to drink anything.

Source: 四次元ポケット, 1977 (manga)

[mitchipedia]

People sleeping in the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel during the 1977 New York blackout.

[beatleskinkmeme]

During the New York City blackout of 1977, John and Paul get trapped in the Dakota's elevator.

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[tomhardymyking]

NEW 𝗧𝗢𝗠 FILM ON THE WAY, YEAAAAAAAAH!!! 🙌🏻🤩💓🥳💖

𝗧𝗼𝗺 will star, with 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗶, in the crime thriller 77 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒐𝒖𝒕, directed by 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮, and it's about a night when the city that never sleeps lost power and plunged into chaos and lawlessness 🔥

The plot is:

“In 1977, five rogue police officers formulate a plan to rob three criminal strongholds – the Hong Kong Triads, the Italian Mafia, and the Harlem Mob – all in one night. When a blackout sweeps the city the night of the robbery, the crew is forced to navigate a hellish landscape as years of being overworked and underpaid forces each of them to confront their own morality.” 💥

He will be 𝗘𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗹𝗲! "𝗘𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲" ❤️ I'M SO EXCITED 🥹💖!!! What a great way to end a week, with this big news 🥰

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¡¡¡NUEVA PELÍCULA DE 𝗧𝗢𝗠 EN CAMINO, SÍIIIIIII!!! 🙌🏻🤩💓🥳

𝗧𝗼𝗺 protagonizará, con 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗶, el thriller policíaco 77 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒐𝒖𝒕, dirigido por 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮, y trata de que una noche en la que la ciudad que nunca duerme (Nueva York) perdió el poder y se sumió en el caos y la anarquía 🔥

La trama completa es la siguiente:

“En 1977, cinco policías deshonestos formulan un plan para robar tres fortalezas criminales: las Tríadas de Hong Kong, la Mafia italiana y la Mafia de Harlem, todo en una noche. Cuando un apagón azota la ciudad la noche del robo, el equipo se ve obligado a navegar por un paisaje infernal mientras años de exceso de trabajo y mal pagados obligan a cada uno de ellos a enfrentar su propia moralidad.” 💥

¡Él será 𝗘𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗹𝗲! "𝗘𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲" ❤️ ¡¡¡ESTOY TAN EMOCIONADA 🥹💖!!! Qué grandísima manera de acabar una semana, con este notición 🥰

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