We’re currently living in an age where we have a new model of everything coming hot off the press every 30 seconds. We want new and better things, and we want them now! Every so often we like to remind ourselves of just how much things have changed and how we genuinely enjoy reflecting on the past and all of our heartfelt memories. Ready to take a trip back in time? Here are 22 photos from New York in the 1960s that will leave you completely mesmerized!

1. A New York City model sporting the most chic of trends, the 1960s retro-style eyeliner.
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So stunning! How great is this?
2. A stroll on New York City's Bleecker Street in 1967.
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3. There's not too many things more adorable in this world than seeing nostalgic photos of children in their vintage attire!
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How much would you like to bet she's counting down the seconds in her head until she's able to take that hat off? Things will never change!
4. Singer and songwriter Janis Ian photographed in New York City in 1967!
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Getting her start in the music business as just a teenager, Janis Ian is known as one of America's greatest folk musicians.
5. Taken in 1963, you can see the vintage sign for Syracuse's Holiday Inn!
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We miss our flashy eye-catching signs!
6. The Browns Hotel in the Catskills of New York!
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Our hearts are breaking just a little to see this vintage photo! It was only several years ago that the hotel which inspired the movie Dirty Dancing was burnt to the ground in a horrible fire. We appreciate photos like this so much!
7. A steady flow of traffic in 1968 on State Street in Albany!
8. Looks like someone, well maybe everyone, had a little too much fun at the 1969 New York festival, Woodstock!
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9. Reminding us of the nearly half a million free spirits who took on 1969's Woodstock, this blast from the past photograph is unbelievable!
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10. New York City, taken in 1962!
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These vintage cars are melting our modern day hearts.
11. New York's residents making their way to the New York World's Fair.
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12. Walt Disney and Roy Crump at the 1964 New York World's Fair!
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13. If you attended this 1964 fair then you'll surely remember this fantastic Walt Disney attraction.
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The New York World's Fair was one-of-a-kind!
14. Taken in 1967, this photo reminds us just how far fashion has come!
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15. Times have most certainly changed! How nostalgic is it to see this 1960s ice cream vendor!
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16. A boy enjoying the sensational Washington Square Park water fountain!
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This kid has the right idea!
17. Taken in 1966 on New York's MacDougal Street, it would appear someone wasn't having the best of days!
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18. Capturing one of New York's more passionate residents, this photo was taken at an Anti-Vietnam Rally in the Big Apple.
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19. The Vietnam Peace Moratorium in New York City.
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20. Another photograph taken from the late 1960s at an Anti-Vietnam Rally.
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21. Taken during one of New York's heaviest rain storms on August 27, 1967.
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22. A nostalgic look into the reflection of a New York City puddle.
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This is such a great photo!

Did you enjoy taking a blast into the past? We’d love to see your own nostalgic photos from this era in New York state! Find us on our Facebook page, New York Only and tell us your favorite 1960s memories of New York!

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