New Classic Shorts
Description: One thing New York City has never been short on is NYC t-shirts for tourists and locals alike to snap up from street vendors and shops allover the city. After John Lennon moved to New York City in 1971, he too grabbed his share of designs including this one most famously seen during a 1974 photo shoot, just six years before he was tragically murdered upon returning home to his New York apartment.
Description: A bold, dystopian-style artwork inspired by the cult classic Escape from New York. Featuring the fallen Statue of Liberty and gritty urban chaos, this design captures the dark futuristic tone and action-packed energy of the 80s sci-fi masterpiece. Perfect for fans of retro cinema, cyberpunk, and vintage movie art.
Description: The Facts of Life is an American television sitcom that ran from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it one of the longest-running sitcoms of the '80s. The series was a spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes, the series featured the Drummonds' former housekeeper Edna Garrett becoming the housemother of a dormitory at Eastland School, a private all-girls school in Peekskill, New York.
Description: C. 1920 print promoting Staten Island, New York. The print with a map of Staten Island with locations for proposed subway lines, ferry locations and railroad lines. The top of the print with a quote from George William Curtis " God Might have made a more beautiful place than Staten Island, but He never did ". The bottom of the print printed with " Most healthful place for homes, most desirable for commercial purposes ".
Description: New Edition is an American R&B/pop group from the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1978. Their name is taken to mean a new edition of the Jackson 5. The group reached its height of popularity in the 1980s and is considered the blueprint for what would become the modern boy band.
