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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Many bystanders cheered on the looters, but others were outraged by what they saw. Complained a black man in East Harlem: "The shop owners don't live here, but the people who work for them do. They run these stores out, and they run out the few jobs in this neighborhood. The lights are gonna come back on, but what about the jobs?" A man in his 30s bitterly taunted marauding teenagers: "You dumb niggers. You get busted, you get hurt for a pair of sneakers. You're dumb, niggers. You're dumb. Sneakers. Christ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE BLACKOUT: NIGHT OF TERROR | 7/25/1977 | See Source »

...Curbside checkin. Plentiful baggage carts. Seven near-identical, two-story terminals connected by buses (25?). Longest walk: 1,320 ft. Baggage checkout: good. Hotels/Motels: good. Hyatt House adjoins airport, at least eleven hotels or motels within 5 min. Amenities: dismal, though waiting lounges are spacious and airy. One coffee shop in each terminal. Cafeterias offer prewrapped food on Styrofoam dishes. Only one sitdown restaurant, attractive Host International. Two bars each terminal, open 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Shopping facilities: minimal. One barbershop. Emergency treatment center attended by paramedics (24 hr.), but 13 hospitals are within 5 min. Overall: uninspired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...Baggage checkout: good. Hotels/Motels: adequate. Three in immediate vicinity, four within 10 min. Amenities: meager. Standard lounges. Main eating facilities: stand-up snack bars in corridors, open 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Only restaurant: Terrace Room, overlooking runways. Six bars open until 10:30 p.m. Shopping facilities: minimal. One barbershop, one beauty shop. First-aid station. Overall: best no-frill people mover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...Springs ($5), Boulder ($3). Eleven commuter airlines. Parking: adequate, mostly close in. Flow Through: sprawling, old-fashioned layout. Lounges attractive, comfortable. Some sidewalk checkin. One four-level terminal. Longest walk: one mile. Baggage checkout: fast. Hotels/Motels: ample. Ten within 10 min. Amenities: excellent. Lounges pleasant and comfortable. Good coffee shop open until 7:30 p.m. (beef tacos, $2.50); crowded self-service cafeteria. Best restaurant: Crossroads West. Six bars, most open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Shopping facilities: offbeat. Western and Indian wares. Spanish shop, flower stall with fresh-cut Colorado varieties. One barbershop. Private changing rooms with basins and toilets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...sidewalk checkin. Baggage carts. Single terminal traversed by moving sidewalk in 4 min. Longest walk: 1,800 ft. Baggage check-out and immigration: efficient. Customs: you could bring in an elephant. Hotels/Motels: fair. Two hotels, the Sheraton and Steigenberger, at airport. Amenities: everything imaginable. Three snack bars, one coffee shop. Twelve restaurants, best of which is Rôtisserie 5 Continents. One bar, open noon to 10 p.m. Shops of all kinds, including a supermarket and "Dr. Müller's Sex Shop." Two barbershops, one beauty salon. Hospital equipped for surgery. Overall: superefficient and sterile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

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