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‘Old Photos In Real Life’: 35 Pics That Show How Much Time Affects Everything (New Pics)
Interview
Our passion for photography is only matched by our love of history and everything that’s vintage. We firmly believe that only a solid grasp of history can help us avoid repeating the mistakes of the past and lead to a better future for everyone. And there’s nothing like a direct comparison to really show us how much time and life have changed things.
That’s the beauty of the ‘Old Photos In Real Life’ subreddit, a celebration of the contrast between the past and modern life. The page features photos from both the past and present, comparing them side by side in order for everyone to truly get how deep some of the changes go. And, in some rare cases, how in some locations things have pretty much stayed more or less the same over the decades and even centuries.
Scroll down for the best pics featured by ‘Old Photos In Real Life,’ and remember to upvote the ones that impressed you the most. Tell us all about your favorite pics and why you enjoyed them in the comment section at the bottom of this list, dear Pandas. Meanwhile, if you’re in the mood for some more great examples of rephotography, be sure to check out these articles right here and here.
Bored Panda got in touch with moderator u/Npbugati who told us all about the history of r/OldPhotosInRealLife, how they created a 'ghost' bot to help moderate the community, and why the subreddit is important to them. Scroll down for Bored Panda's interview with them, as well as for our chat about rephotography with professional photographer Dominic Sberna.
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#1
Holland, 82-2020
Stephanie Austin 3 years ago
Holland is a small area. The country is Netherlands! Utrecht is in the NETHERLANDS
Richard Dagelet 3 years ago
Utrecht is NOT in Holland, it’s in the province of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Moderator u/Npbugati was kind enough to tell us about the entire inspiration behind the subreddit. "Much like many other subreddits created here on Reddit, this subreddit spawned from a comment thread in another unrelated subreddit where a set of images was posted on another subreddit," they said, drawing attention to something that has happened time and time again.
"A friend of mine from high school (who has since deleted his account) originally created the subreddit and added me as a moderator. The first post on the subreddit can be found here and is the image that spawned it's creation," they shared with us.
According to the redditor, their role as moderators is usually pretty hands-off. "We want to allow the community's upvotes to provide most of the encouragement to keep posts high quality," they said that they trust the community. However, in some cases, the mods inevitably have to get involved for everyone's sake.
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#2
Here’s A Wonderful 1915 Pasadena Craftsmen Located In Bunglsow Heaven That I Had The Pleasure Of Purchasing And Restoring A Few Years Back. Although This House Was Only 950 Sqft It Took Nearly 2 Years To Complete The Renovations Due To Working With The Pasadena Historical Society And City Permitting
Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
Bless you. Bless you. Bless you. Craftsman houses were built in response to the whole Victorian house popularity. Practical design. Simple, yet elegant interior and outdoor design features. Smaller, affordable homes with much more practical room flow. I'm moving into a new studio apartment that will be my forever home for the "final quarter" of my life. It's going to be my quiet, peaceful, deep sigh place. Paint colors, furniture and lamp style. All from the Craftsman Period. I hope that the show "Restored" is renewed. Repeats are on. Fascinating show. Different period homes that are ingeniously, and solidly renovated by a very knowledgeable host who also relies on Historical Societies for pictures of the original house. The craftsmen he uses are brilliant and skilled. It's shot in Redwood California. Sometimes at the start of the show, when I see what's been done to the period houses over the years I could about cry. By the end there's always a big smile on my face.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
It was a shame it had been allowed to deteriorate into the shape it was in for the Before picture. It looked like it had been used as a crack house. But now—-WOW! Amazing what some TLC, know-how, an eye for a worthy restoration (bet it has great “bones”, which I bet you saw immediately when your real estate agent showed it to you), plus a love of the period design can do! The main exterior color looks right, the exterior trim looks right, and even the landscaping looks right for early 20th Century Crafts,an houses. Job. WELL. Done!
#3
Chróstnik Palace 2009 vs. 2021. Chróstnik, Lubin County, Poland.
Michelle A 3 years ago
I know! I hate to see those beautiful buildings fall into such disrepair it cant be restored. Allthat beauty, history and skill.
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Leigh Jones 3 years ago
So many of those country houses got left to rot in England. The art and the architecture meant nothing to mid C20 money making. Spawned the likes of Boris Johnson as PM. As PM ffs. The class system has it's faults, and the worst of the fault is that money took over decency.
Margaret Zahn 2 years ago
If it was renovated between 2009 and 2021, how come the bottom pictures says 2014?
"Sometimes, we will have posts that encourage some user to act out in the comments or become overly political or rude. In times like these, we will step in and moderate as necessary to keep the comment section positive. As I am a software developer, I have created a 'ghost' bot of my own that monitors every post and every comment made on the subreddit, scanning for potential issues and even specific keywords, and will create custom reports for us. This bot does not have moderator status itself to keep its identity completely private and its actions invisible," they told Bored Panda about how they've made their own easier by using their real-life skills.
For the moderator, it's the historical, architectural, and even scientific aspects of the photo comparisons that keep them passionate about the entire community and the photos posted. "I of course think that it is important for us to have a great understanding of history and its importance to how we function today. I also just find the preservation of these ancient buildings and structures into modern-day very interesting to look at and research more as they are posted."
They continued: "Even if a user is not involved in the related history, the comparisons of the effect that rebuilding and expansion of locations over time can be amazing to compare."
#4
Borodyanka, Ukraine – Before The War And Today
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Infuriates the f**k out of me. Especially when I think of the families that used to live there, the businesses that used to be there, the neighborhood that used to be there. It was lovely and alive before. Now, even the goddamn tree is burned to a crisp. I wholeheartedly agree with Old Joe. Putin needs to go. I don’t even care how, prison or death, he just needs to be gone. More than that, he needs to replaced with someone who is too young to have experienced the old USSR, who is up to date with the zeitgeist, whose ideas are more progressive, who equates nukes and aggression with stupid pissing contests the dismantles every nuke and signs peace agreements with the rest of the world, and most of all, someone who is totally immune to becoming drunk and stupid—-and therefore dangerous—-with the power they’ve been given. A woman would be a good fit. I believe Russia hasn’t had a woman in charge since Catherine the Great. Long past due to have another.
Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
Heartbreaking and infuriating. When this is over I hope the world flocks to Ukraine to help rebuild and invest in an amazing country.
thEBOrdeSTpaNDA 3 years ago
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Pearl 3 years ago
thanks, but you shouldn't cover it. People should see it so they can downvote it.
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#5
Edinburgh, Scotland
Kerry Fisher 3 years ago
Did it stop raining in the time between those photos? NO! ITS BLOODY SCOTLAND!!
Heather Vandegrift 3 years ago
That's what happens when you try to corral a stream; the water always wins
Sheila Stamey 3 years ago
Even the thousand words of this photo has a Scottish burr. There may be a wee bye on the brrrrridge any second.
#6
Railway Station In Okhtyrka, Ukraine
Doggo 3 years ago (edited)
Nazis and Putin are looking more and more alike... This is so sad :(
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Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
Goes to show, the more things change, there's still a chance it can end up all going to hell in a hand basket. All because of a psychopath who will destroy anyone who refuses to bend to his will and submit. Speaking of going to hell.....
ARTHUR HENSLEY 2 years ago
HOW DARE YOU INSULT GERMANY LIKE THAT YOU PHYSICALLY UNSTABLE NUCLEAR AASSHOLE DRIPPED IN S****Y F*****G S**T YOUR MOM IS SO UGLY WHEN SANTA WENT DOWN THE CHIMNEY HE SAID “HO HO HOLY S**T”!!!
Meanwhile, photographer Dominic shared his opinion on rephotography. "I think that comparing the same place in different years is fascinating. It can show great progress in an area of the world or how things may have not changed for the better. It's just really cool to see how a place looked before in comparison to now," photographer Dominic shared his thoughts with Bored Panda.
Bored Panda was interested to get the photography expert's opinion on the technical side of things, too. We asked Dominic how to get the biggest amount of detail in our snaps.
#7
Moore Hall, Ireland, 1800s vs. Today
cr0w_is_vibin 3 years ago
i want to run through the abondoned halls in a flowing cream dress, laughing like a joyful spirit
Quasar 3 years ago
better yet, wait for tourists to visit and pretend to be a ghost
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Viv Hart 3 years ago
These lovely Irish mansions were owned through the centuries by 'the landed gentry', who sometimes fell on hard times, or had no heirs. You can imagine how much the upkeep of it would cost, which is why you see many desolate ruins of one-time lovely houses. I visited Powerscourt, a home owned by the Slazenger tennis family, ruined by fire, but restored, so beautiful.
Ivan Petrov 3 years ago
It still looks astonishing. I love abandoned buildings, being retaken by nature.
#8
For The First Time In 76 Years, Wwii Veteran Robert White Stands In The Vicinity In Which He Landed After Jumping Into Germany In March Of 1945. He Was As A Paratrooper With The 17th Airborne Division.
#9
Odessa, Ukraine 1942- And Today
Joshua Seaman 3 years ago
FYI: "Odessa" is the Russian transliteration. The Ukrainian one is "Odesa", which is now the standard spelling.
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
This is a much more reverent way to express this than what I had in mind...... thank you
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aartdesigns 2 years ago
oh, the irony (in my head, distinctly heard someone say, "some things never change")
Amelia Earhart 3 years ago
Hot wars are obsolete. This one will impoverish Russians for generations...even if they win eastern Ukraine.
"Increasing detail really comes down to the equipment being used. While there are editing techniques to bring out more detail, you need a good baseline to start with," he explained that every photographer should focus on the gear first and software second.
Dominic shared that, in his opinion, mirrorless cameras (aka digital single-lens mirrorless or electronic viewfinder interchangeable lens cameras) have been a major recent breakthrough in photography technology. "I cannot say how soon I will be buying one, but I do believe there is a solid outlook for the future of these cameras," he said.
#10
Newcastle Castle, UK - 1895 To 2022
Zed Muk 3 years ago
it's still only 900 years old whereas the old castle was 1,500 years old :)
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Zed Muk 3 years ago
Cool to see my hometown on Bored Panda :) I tried merging a photo I took with one of the old ones of the Castle Keep 10497221_1...4adfc1.jpg 
Em Watson 3 years ago
I love Newcastle, I live in Northumberland, and love a trip to the town!
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please visit :) I live in Newcastle and the people are very friendly but you'll need to wrap up warm for most of the year :) we're only a 40 minute drive from Alnwick and Bamburgh castles, too (Alnwick Castle was where the exterior shots of Hogwarts were filmed in the first Harry Potter film)
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julien 3 years ago
CARCASSONNE, France is a medieval fortress dating back to the Gallo-Roman period and restored by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1853. car-6241ea...d6bd08.jpg 
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A 3.300-Year-Old Chariot Bridge Is Still In Use Today. The Arkadiko Bridge Was Built Between 1300 And 1190 Bce, Making It One Of The Oldest Still-Used Arch Bridges Still In Existence. It Was Built On A Road That Linked Tiryns To Epidaurus, And Was Part Of A Larger Military Road System.
Zalzany Games 3 years ago
Yeah bet they had to enforce a crazy strict weight limit this whole time lol. On US big rig on that or s**t loaded amazon delivery truck its toast...
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Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
The Arkadiko Bridge or Kazarma Bridge is a Mycenaean bridge near the modern road from Tiryns to Epidauros on the Peloponnese, Greece. It's one of 5 Bronze Age bridges in the area,
#12
Tunnel Rock At Sequoia National Park, 1952 And 2020
Raena Celis 3 years ago
The road was closed off to preserve the structure of the hanging rock. And to prevent someone from getting smashed I'm sure. May it last another 100 years
Heather Vandegrift 3 years ago
As cars are built bigger, there's more possibility of both, unfortunately. Would honestly make a cooler footpath anyway
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Amelia Earhart 3 years ago
Too soon to see much wear... the lines only look rounded because the '52 photo is really quite beautiful, shot with a better lens and good film, producing much greater depth and texture, and emphasizing it's mass by taking the photo late in the day to deepen the shadows.
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Nick Massal 2 years ago
I was living in the area when they closed the road under the rock. The bypass had been built years before, but many who rented motor homes, or were new to them, or did not read the height limitation, drove into the rock! So, to prevent further incidents (And calling a tow company that was miles away, among other things), they closed it off and removed the multiple layers of scraped off vehicle paint.
The r/OldPhotosInRealLife community is made up of 626k members and counting. The subreddit has been active since 2016 and runs a tight ship with regard to the content posted. For instance, they ask their members to, at most, make a single post each day.
“To reduce spam and karma farming in general, do not post more than once a day. If you fail to follow this rule the posts will be removed and you may receive a temporary or permanent ban,” the mods stress that quality is more important than quantity.
#13
Bhitargaon Temple, Kanpur, India. 1875 And 2011. Built In 5th Century Ce And Renovated By British In 1901. It's The Oldest Surviving Brick Structure In India
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago (edited)
Glad it’s one ancient site being preserved and restored rather than shelled or knocked down.
#14
Before And After Boston's Big Dig, 1980s vs. Now
Bobbie Meyers 3 years ago
Wait, what? A city got rid of a road in favor of greenery? Bassackards but I love it.
CV Vir 3 years ago
It’s underground now. The economic problems created by the elevated roadway left a huge mess.
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MizAdeleM 3 years ago
Ah! The famous Big Dig. Went waaaaay over budget, but so lovely to walk along there now.
Donny Cromwell 3 years ago
Boston Politicians pulled some strings got the majority paid for federally meaning the rest of the country paid for it.
Thomas E S Thomas 3 years ago
I swear every major city where it snows needs to have arterial its highways underground.
#15
The Arch Of Ctesiphon As It May Have Appeared In 600ad. Compared To Its Remaining Ruins Today In Iraq
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago (edited)
Much of its damage is a lot more modern than you might think. It was heavily hit by the British during WW1 and no doubt by later invasions from various factions.
Kira Okah 3 years ago
Except most of the remains of Ctesiphon were pulled down in the 10th century in order to use the bricks to build the Taj Palace in Baghad. Most of its damage is actually nearly 1000 years old.
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Aware Deshmukh 3 years ago
What's wild is that the arch looks like it was the STRONGEST part of the structure!
What’s more, the moderators ask the members of the community to be excellent and polite to each other. There’s no room for rudeness when there are so many fantastic photos to enjoy.
Rephotography can be as varied as the photographers who snap the pictures. For instance, some professionals make sure to take the photo in the same location during the same season and similar time of day, from the same angle and using the same framing.
Naturally, that requires a lot of research and lots of hours spent examining a particular historical photo in minute detail.
#16
Washington Square Arch In NYC
Wendy 3 years ago
Now there are people taking smiley selfies next to the 9/11 memorial pools..
Load More Replies... Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
Not permitting that building to be built blocking the view of Freedom Tower and leaving those beautiful trees there would have been a more fitting decision.
Heather Vandegrift 3 years ago
It's interesting that Liberty Tower looks smaller than the Twin Towers did, even though it's much taller
Expector 3 years ago
Is this taken from the opposite side? Why does the scene behind look so different?
Grace Austin 3 years ago
What do you mean? This was taken of the twin towers before and after 9/11
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The Monstrosity That Was The Kowloon Walled City
秋也 篠原 3 years ago (edited)
The thing is, most of the people living there were forcibly kicked out without anywhere to go. They wanted to clean the space because it was a stain on the image of the city, not because they cared about the welfare of the people. They were compensated of course. Of roughly $350 million, divided amongst the ~50000 residents. Which equates to roughly $7000 per person. Which is nowhere enough to survive without a home. Was the walled city awful? Yes. But the people living there, lived in their own prosperity; in their own eco-system, untouched by outside authorities. It's debatable to say whether demolishing the city is actually progress, or if it's just capitalism.
DDmaybeandor 3 years ago
What an eloquent and informative comment. Thank you very much, as I knew nothing at all about this before today.
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Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago
50,000 people used to live in there. 50,000 people in only 0.01 square miles of space. Awful.
Wendy 3 years ago
And where are those 50.000 people now? If you think they are some place better, you are delusional.
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Ally MacMann 3 years ago
The Kowloon Walled City had an equivalent population density of 1.2 million people per square Km. To put it into perspective, New York has 38,000 per square kilometer. It was the most densely populated place in human history and also totally unregulated and ignored by authorities.
Rannveig Ess 3 years ago
From one of my very favorite sites: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city
LAP 3 years ago
There are so many dumb, uninformed comments. Everyone should read this article you provided the link to, before revealing their privilege. Many thanks to you.
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sleepy bean shaped bugcat 3 years ago
during early colonial times the walled city was still subject to qing rule. it was later left on its own after the fall of the qing dynasty
Phoenix 3 years ago
I studied deeply into the topic of the Kawloon City. There were lots of people who are good people and minded their business but there was also a lot of dangerous activity going on that held all the good people in that City hostage in many ways. I understand that people had nowhere to go afterwards but they were compensated to help them which is more than some people get but the fact is that place was extremely dangerous and needed to go. Studies a topic and you'll find out for yourself that turning it into a park was much better for the people.
#18
Wrocław 1945 And 2022
Others, however, take a more relaxed approach when it comes to ‘then and now’ pictures. For them, the location and the approximate similar angle are more important than everything else. Whether you go for a thoroughly analytical or more chill rephotography philosophy comes down to personal taste and differences in character.
Rephotography isn’t just great to look at, it provides real-world value. For example, scientists can compare photos to see how erosion affects the land in a particular location. Meanwhile, sociologists can compare photos to understand social change better.
Scientific value aside, when we can directly compare historical photos, we can track change and understand—in great detail—the events that happened in the past. That way, we can have a firm grasp of the truth and avoid fake news, misinformation, and historical revisionism.
#19
Panch Ratha Monument, Mahabalipuram, India. Monolithic Temples Sculptured From Granite Rocks Between 630 - 668 Ce. 1825 Sketch By J. Braddock J. Gantz And Now. It's A Unesco World Heritage Site.
TheWeeb 3 years ago
Those trees typically live 70-80 years, though some can reach 100. But they cannot live 200 years like the time between these two images.
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Display Name 3 years ago
You can see a few more here - https://twitter.com/desi_thug1
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Interesting how the artist made it look bigger and more substantial.
Amelia Earhart 3 years ago
Tree roots can be very damaging to foundations. Those structures look like they were sculpted from the earth surrounding it. I wonder how tall they can make those buildings?
Cheryl Carter 3 years ago
It looks like it shrunk! They looked like huge buildings in the top pic and this one it isn't much taller than a human. Sad also that they took out the vegetation.
#20
Circa 1803 Hope Plantation, Windsor, North Carolina Before And After Restoration
Joe Rusynyk 3 years ago
it's just a building. Relax. Animosity towards a building makes even less sense than animosity towards a statue. Remembering the past is not the same as celebrating the events of the past.
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dIsReSpEcT 3 years ago
bro theres something in the window on the old picture, right window, closest to the door. zoom in and youll kinda see it 😭💀
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Probably a rag stuffed in a hole in a broken window. Or an old floor lamp. Or a piece of shredded curtain hanging down. Trick of the light. Listen, I actually believe in the possibility of ghosts, and would love nothing more than to see one myself. But, Occam’s Razor. The simplest explanation is usually the truth. There’s always a simple, as well as rational and logical, explanation. And the majority of the time, it ain’t supernatural or alien.
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Lisa Savage 3 years ago
It's an historical structure. Something beautiful and positive out of such a distressing time in our history. We cannot undo history, but we can give it a nice, beautiful face in the future. Good things always come out of bad situations. It's taking way too long, but we are making strides in eradicating racism. We'll get there. We have it in us to see that we get there. ❤️
#21
The Lincoln Memorial In 1920 Before The Reflecting Pool Was Built.
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago (edited)
The reflecting pool does add to the site. It looked abandoned before and like the swamp it probably was.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
That’s why DC has so many metaphors about swamps applied to it—-it was actually built on old swampland. Which also explains the weather, especially in summer. Heat and humidity so intense when you go outside it’s like walking into the mouth of an overheated dog—-but smells way worse. Great in the rest of the seasons, if you can leave and spend the summer somewhere cool.
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Nojman 3 years ago (edited)
DC was a desolate swamp that was awful to live in when it was founded. The only people that inhabited it then was the president (kind of), Congress (almost never), and the Marine Corp (which until 1805 with the Barbary Wars, was pretty much only the president's personal band)
Cathy Hurd 3 years ago
The reflecting looked like a garbage dump when I was in DC a few years ago. It was disgusting and shameful.
Joseph M. Pierre, a professor of psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, previously explained to Bored Panda why some people believe in conspiracy theories, how they’re tied to historical events, and which events appear to attract more lies than others.
According to the professor of psychiatry, people in the past were just as smart as we are now. And, with a few exceptions, a similar part of society tends to believe in conspiracies throughout history, no matter the time period. But the less safe people feel, generally, the more conspiracies thrive.
#22
Same Car 1988 vs. 2021, Somewhere In Japan
Amanda Mazon-Smith 3 years ago
They could have at least tried to move the guys head hanging out the window maybe it would have looked more real.
#23
Captured Japanese Mini Submarine In The Aleutian Islands, 1943 And 2021
#24
Bok Tower (Built 1929) And Today …
Carlos Moreno 3 years ago
Trust me once you are there and the music goes off, it is LOTR
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Nazda Pokmov 3 years ago
Bok Tower in Florida...When I was there as a kid some 70 years ago it would play chimes on the hour. Very lovely tunes.
Ryan Wisniewski 3 years ago
I have yet to visit Bok Tower, still a bit of a drive from Orlando.
Sarra Johanssen 3 years ago
I was there a few years back and Bohemian Rhapsody was playing on the carillon :D
“The only spike [in believing in conspiracies] from the 20th Century occurred during the 1950’s communist ‘red scare,’” Professor Pierre said. However, this doesn’t change the fact that some conspiracy theorists choose specific historical events over and over again for whatever social or political aims they have in mind.
“It is true that certain historical events do tend to attract conspiracy theories and there is evidence that times of societal upheaval or crisis when people are feeling unsafe and desperate for clarity offer a kind of fertile soil for conspiracy theory beliefs,” the expert revealed.
#25
Unknowingly Captured The Same Image In 2020 That My Dad Took On Vacation Back In 1965 - Shenandoah Np
#26
Times Square A Few Years Apart
Bryan Dehler 3 years ago
You only say that because you can't smell it. I love when people speak nostalgically of things from the early 20th century as if they weren't awful conditions that you'd run intermediately back to your time machine over lol
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RafCo 3 years ago
When I was living Manhattan in the late 80s, Times Square was all strip joints and 25 cent peep shows. It was a very seedy part of town. Disney started buying property there in the 90s, and quickly changed the whole area to the tourist trap it is today. Basically, i avoided Times Square in the area because it was fully of shady new yorkers, now i avoid it because it's totally devoid of shady new yorkers
Nazda Pokmov 3 years ago
I used to have to walk thru Times Square to go to work at WOR-TV...it looked like the first pic LOL
Erase Data 2 years ago
Wonder what it'll look like in another 121 years. BTW, that year will be 2142... Let that sink in a minute.
Amelia Earhart 3 years ago
I visited Times Square as a kid. I thought, what an ugly place. There’s neon everywhere. Guess I didn’t understand the point.
#27
The Mahabodhi Temple At Bodh Gaya, India, As Seen From A Second Century Plaque And How It Looks Like Today
Just me, myself, and I 3 years ago
I'd love to see something that old! Would I be allowed to touch it? I love touching old things and imagining the people from the past who have touched it too.
Abhishek Shekhar 3 years ago
I was born in that city. You can even go inside the temple. It's really quiet and peaceful.
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“Over the past 60 years, the assassination of JFK, the death of Princess Diana, and 9/11 are the most obvious examples of national traumas surrounded by conspiracy theory beliefs,” the psychology professor told Bored Panda.
“We should acknowledge that many conspiracy theories, like the idea that the Earth is flat, aren’t really based on any kind of obvious traumatic event,” he added that not all conspiracies or instances of fake news are associated with traumatic events.
#28
Manhattan, 1931 To 2018
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago (edited)
And yet there’s actually LESS people living in Manhattan today than there was then (in 1930 it was 1,867,312 and today it’s around 1,694,251). We’ve just added more skyscrapers and found new ways to live.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
And the wealthy buy up properties, either as “investments, or just to launder money, then never put them to use. There are enough vacant properties in all the expensive cities that have huge homeless issues, that everyone could have a roof over their head and, with competition from a glut of vacant properties for rent flooding the market, affordable homes to rent or buy. Little to no need to build more.
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Susan L. Miller 3 years ago
And Central Park lives in to protect the sanity of the residents.....
#29
Chernobyl Power Plant Control Room In 1986 And Now
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago (edited)
Probably looks a lot worse now due to the recent Russian take over.
Joe Reaves 3 years ago
More worrying is the fires in the exclusion zone, releasing everything that had been trapped in the trees and vegetation.
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#30
Sas-Bahu Temple, Gwalior Fort, Gwalior, India. 1869 And 2019. The Temple Was Built In 1093.
Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago
It is the same construction, just looked after to survive.
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crowspectre (he/they) 3 years ago
Damn. By the end of my lifetime, it'll have been up for ten thousand years. That's pretty wild.
“People who believe in conspiracy theories are also often attracted to the Manichean narratives that conspiracy theories offer, involving battles of good and evil pitting against each other in an almost apocalyptic fashion. So, it should come as no surprise that conspiracy theories might sprout up from World War II—a real-life apocalyptic battle between good and evil,” the expert told us.
#31
Clifton Rocks Railway, Clifton, Bristol. 1905 And Today
phil bishop 3 years ago
There is a restoration group working to get this running again. Support them online.
Raye West 3 years ago
If they ever restore it I hope someone gets a ventage hotdog stand and never leaves that spot.
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Lee Crane 3 years ago
Clifton suspension bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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#32
Family Farmhouse 1912-2022 (I'd Especially Like To Note That The Green Bench Has Been On The Front Porch For At Least 110 Years)
Nadine Bamberger 3 years ago
On the right side photo, next to the left column and in front of the window, there is a ghost woman with a hat.
Andy Frobig 3 years ago
It I bought a house like that and it wasn't haunted, I'd want my money back.
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Geordie Girl 3 years ago
Nadine Bamburger, well spotted. Now tell me where the green bench is, please?
Sharon Heim 3 years ago
There is not a front porch in the 1912 photo, so the bench was not there until the porch was built later. ( I'm jus' sayin'.)
#33
Hiking On The Faroes Guided By The Old Cairns
Mark Buckrell 3 years ago
King Solomon's mines are just beyond that peak on the right (or were in the film), I think.
#34
Edinburgh Princes Street, 1996 - Now
Rodney Schon 2 years ago
Isn't that from that movie Planespitting? A skin head gangster movie about spitting on planes and running amuk, offending the good town folk?
#35
Nickelodeon Studios In The 90’s vs. The Same Building Today
Raena Celis 3 years ago
I'm so sad. It looks like all the happiness and fun childhood was painted away
Cadence Evergates 3 years ago
Yeah, that's in Orlando. When they stopped filming at universal Orlando, the space was taken over by the blue man group. The parts that were closed off still had the Nick stuff inside, and the bathrooms over there have slime patterns in the floor tiles.
#36
The Manufacture, Lodz, Poland. 1980's vs. Now
#37
My Town’s Fire House: Circa 1926 vs. 2021
#39
Mont Saint Michel, France, 1908-2016
Fat Harry 3 years ago
I didn't like it. It looks wonderful, but the lower levels are just full of tourist trap cafes, restaurants and souvenir shops. The actual monestary part was interesting and beautiful, though.
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Radar O'reiley From Opening Credits Of M*a*s*h 1972 And Me In Close To The Same Spot 2019.
Ogre Juan Canolli 3 years ago
Yes It Was Filmed There. Shooting Winter Scenes In Summer Was Hell (Pun Intended)
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#41
Irpin, Ukraine, Europe
steampunk dandelion 3 years ago
this deserves more than a "damn you putin"
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#43
I Went To Petra, Jordan; Where They Filmed Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
Agnieszka 3 years ago
yeah, but I felt so sad for that old knight, being all alone for centuries...
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Scott Gamble 2 years ago
Petra was first utilized for a fantasy adventure film by producers Chas. H Schneer and Ray Harryhausen in SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER (Columbia 1977). When THE LAST CRUSADE came out, I was surprised that Lucas & Spielberg didn't change the visible the architecture with a matte painting, or something, since it had already been very visable in the previous movie and famous as a travel destination by 1989. That's like utilizing the Giza pyramids as some unknown mystical location. Loved the movie, but questioned the location usage.
#44
Rio De Janeiro, Brasil 100 Years Apart
SoftKittyWarmKittyLilBallo'Fur 3 years ago
Pretty sure it is! Looks like the 2nd photo was taken a little closer to the mountains.
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Griffith Park Observatory With The Los Angeles Cityscape In The Background (Ca. 1930s / 2019)
#46
Royal Hotel Also Called As Rajkumari Bai Ki Kothi, Jabalpur India. Built 1857. Photos From 1860 And 2109.
#47
Over 100 Years Apart, Newcastle's Central Station, UK (Angles Slightly Off)
#48
Detroit: A Decade Of Change From ~2010-2021 (Google Maps)
#49
Vamana Temple, Khajuraho, India. Built 1050. Pictured In 1871 And 2010.
#50
C.1904 Colorized Library Of Congress Photo Of The Eden Park Reservoir And Pumping Station Near Cincinnati, Ohio. Built From 1866 - 1878 And In Use Until 1965. Remains Shown In Photo Below.
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago
Shame it’s been lost, that is a beautiful structure in the top image
JazzyfromtheNati 3 years ago
Near Cincinnati? Try directly in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, this is on the south side of Eden park, just simply a gorgeous park. Home to art museum, Krohn conservatory.
Kellie Young 2 years ago
But it's obviously no longer needed and it's not of any substantial historical value. It's a shame to waste the green space.
#51
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 1930 And Now
#52
Ooth Kadal Bridge, In Middle Of Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. 1891, 2019, 2021. Built In 1670's By The Mughals. Restored In 2021 With The Help Of German Government.
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago
The middle picture actually looks quite nice. The 2021 doesn’t look appealing at all.
#54
Over 100 Years Apart, A Bridge And House In North East England
Pat Bond 3 years ago
That's Saltwell Park, it's 55 acres and is in Gateshead, it's well known, and not just some house & bridge in the Northeast.
Zed Muk 3 years ago
I am really surprised how many of these are from Newcastle and Gateshead
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#55
The First McDonald's In Worcester - 1964 vs. 2021
Rodney Schon 2 years ago
Well... what a 'Crock' of Sh*t' by comparison. Ray would roll in his grave!
Anton Swanepoel 2 years ago
Can anyone explain why the useless story text Bored Panda delights in adding to articles that don't need it went from photography to conspiracy theories between images 21 and 22?
#56
Zebra Drawn Carriage Outside The Albert Hall, London, 1894.
Elizabeth Elliot 3 years ago
Could be Lord Rothschild - he was famous for a zebra-drawn carriage!
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#57
Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, India. 1890 And 2019.
#58
New York City Blackout In 1977 And Now.
#59
Rysstad, Norway, 1888 - 2013
Nilsen 3 years ago
https://www.google.com/maps/@59.0936338,7.5364585,3a,75y,302.99h,85.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4Y6FiNoaNEr6wtusub-jKQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 Rysstad in Setesdal. The pants of the man in the old picture, really long and with a big leather patch in the seat, are typical for the area. And Setesdal was one of the last places in Norway where people used traditional clothes
#60
Museum Of Fine Arts - Santa Fe, Nm. 2022 - 1920?
#61
My Grandmother's Photo Of The Matterhorn From Zermatt And Mine, Approximately 50 Years Apart
#62
Small Home In Detroit 2009, 2011 And 2015
Vision Jinx 3 years ago
That headless mannequin/doll in the top window of the second picture is incredibly creepy
Kira Okah 3 years ago
I'm curious about what happened here. There does seem to have been a fire at some point, but the siding has been stripped. What on earth happened?
B Jean the Jelly Bean 3 years ago
In Detroit, it's typical urban decay.....it is everywhere.
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#63
Lower East Side In New York City (1980 And Now)
Gail Gibson 3 years ago
yes, but now its all smog and cars, if you are out there you could not breath at all from the exhaust
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Comparison Of Chicago Midway Sent To Me By A Friend (1950s/2010s).
#65
1878 Victorian In Central Pennsylvania, United States Photos: 1920s & 2021
#66
Bristol Harbour, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, UK. Late 19th Century And Now.
Penny Fan 3 years ago
My daughter is just finishing her BSc and about to do her MSc in Bristol. She loves it there.
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Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia 1909 - 2020
#68
King Island Alaska, Abandoned Some Time In The Mid Century
Kira Okah 3 years ago
They didn't have much choice in the matter. The native people's kids were forciby relocated to the mainland after the Bureau of Indian Affairs closed their school, which forced the elders onto the mainland because they couldn't maintain their way of life without their children.
Queen Shay 3 years ago
Trying to figure out how they got into their homes. Amazingly built into the cliff side
#69
The Llandoger Trow Inn, Bristol, UK. Built In 1664, And One Of Britain’s Oldest And Most Well Known Pubs, It’s Said To Be The Inspiration For Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island”, And Daniel Defoe’s “Robinson Crusoe”.
Kira Okah 3 years ago (edited)
1664 one of the oldest? The UK has a great number of pubs easily dating to the 11th/12th century, and the oldest still running is 8th century. It's not even anywhere near the oldest pub in Bristol either - Bristol has a few 12th-14th century pubs. This is though a very nice building and glad that it is still around.
Joe Reaves 3 years ago
There could have been earlier pubs on the same site. There's one is Cambridge which claims to be able to trace it's history to the 6th century but the current building was built in the 15th.
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Robin DJW 3 years ago
Somehow I never imagined the Admiral Benbow as being that big or that urban. Just me, I guess.
John Kremm 3 years ago
I as well. Always (as a child) envisioned it sorta away, close to town but not in it. Of course progress has engulfed it like most everything. Still a great place in the imagination.
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Old Manchester Town Hall, Manchester. Photographed Between 1878 And 1897 And Today
OctoPaige 3 years ago
These don't look the same to me- the missing arch, the slightly different columns... I also wonder if it was disassembled and moved
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago (edited)
When they built the new town hall the old one was turned into a library before being demolished but some campaigned for the façade to be saved and they won. It’s now in Heaton Park in Manchester. So yes bits have been lost from it but some has been preserved at least.
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#71
When Grandparents Are Gone, The Family Is Over
#72
Then & Now: Curates Street, Ephesus, 2nd Century Ad. / Illustration Credit: Akg-Images
#74
We Used To Have No Neighbours For Miles, But Times Have Changed. It Was Better Then.
#75
The Photos Are 1900-2021 Of Brookfield Farmhouse, Weston Road, England.
Pat Bond 3 years ago
Brookfield Farmhouse still looks almost the same today as it did on this postcard, although it has long ceased to be a working farm. However,the barn on its right has gone and also the front garden and its wall. These disappeared when the road was widened. The road leading off front-right is Highlands Road. The curved high wall and trees seen on the right following the line of the road were reduced in size or removed, respectively, when the war memorial was erected there after the First World War.
#76
La Seine, Paris, 1930 / Now.
#77
Boston 1888 & 2015
#78
Oak Tower In Kansas City. The Building Was “Updated” In The 70’s By Removing The Terra Cotta And Gargoyles.
Inga Paškevičiūtė 3 years ago
In the past it had character, and now looks awful. Just boxes on top of each other
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
In the world of old/vintage buildings and cars , "updated" is a CURSE WORD
#79
Budapest - Elisabeth Bridge 1903-2003
#80
Tbilisi, Georgia. Botanicheskaya Street In 1916 And Now.
#81
The Horse-Drawn Tram Depot In Amsterdam
#82
Early 1900s vs. 2021, Same Location. Aukra, Norway
#83
This Isn’t Perfect, But I’m 38 Now And This Is Me Making A Pie In Middle School And Standing In My Moms Kitchens Now.
#84
Things Have Changed A Lot In Manhattan Since The 1970s.
Sammie 19 2 years ago
First photo is heartbreaking 💔 as someone who doesn't live in the USA can someone please explain what was happening here?
Blue Pearl 2 years ago
New York in the 70s was hell on earth. Poverty, crime, you name it, it happened. It truly was a concrete jungle, as lawless as the wilderness itself.
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Kennecott Copper Mines, Alaska
#86
Warren Sq. (Defunct), Roxbury, Boston Ma, 1902 (Colorized) vs. 2022 (From Google Earth)
#87
Grandma's House 1979 vs. Today
SuePrew 3 years ago
Can't tell if there is any difference, you have the photo over it. Why do people do that?
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
Sometimes it's really cool. This one is too, but a standalone new picture would be an enhancement to all such collages.
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#88
Central Railway Station Of The Capital Of Ukraine
Fat Harry 3 years ago
They haven't made it as far as Kyiv. The Russian army has only shown how thoroughly incompetent it is.
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Construction For A Sewer In 1913, And Work Being Done In The Spot 109 Years Later. Ogden, Utah.
Fat Harry 3 years ago
That's about standard for a municipal building project.
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B Jean the Jelly Bean 3 years ago
Was a beautiful street now just cold ugly apartment buildings.
#90
The Waldo/Robin Williams Tunnel, San Francisco, Ca. 1971/Now. (1971 Shot Is A Still From Dirty Harry)
#92
11 Years Of Decay - Martindale Feed Mill - Marshall, Texas
#93
Before And After Of Baquedano Square (Santiago, Chile). Destroyed By Constant Riots
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
Unless I am mistaken, this is a finest example of the fruits of attempted authoritarianism ........
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Athens, Greece
Jasper Cool 3 years ago
I know the building enroachment in the 2nd picture is bad but it's a beautiful photograph just generally.
#95
Battle Of The Bulge, 77 Years Apart
#96
The Day The Sky Turned Orange In San Francisco vs. Today
#97
A Lot Has Changed In Manhattan Since The Early 1940s
Sammie 19 2 years ago
That's the "modern" look apparently everyone wants which is why people buy old properties and either tear the building down or renovate (destroy) it, making it all white/grey and totally destroying all character and charm from it. Makes me incredibly angry and sad at the same time.
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1921 vs. 2021, Vienna, Austria
#99
E. 49th Street And 5th Ave, Manhattan, NY. (1940-2021)
jkenby 2 years ago
That was my first thought - such a pretty church/historical building to be lost. Very sad.
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Hannover, Germany | Then And Now
#101
Things Have Changed A Lot In The Bronx Since The 1980s
#102
President's Residence, University Of Idaho
#103
Crawford Notch In New Hampshire, In An 1839 Thomas Cole Painting And A 2018 Photograph
Izzy Curer 3 years ago (edited)
The painter took quite a few artistic liberties to make the structure of the landscape look more dramatic. Pretty interesting
#104
Random Street Corner In Detroit (2001 And Now)
#105
Grand Rapids Michigan - 1968 & Now
#106
Old Town Square In Prague, 1918 And Today
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Kel_how 3 years ago
I was waiting for Sagrada Familia...for the before and after to look the same 😁
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