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It is incredible what story two pictures, put side by side, can tell us. And what a difference decades or hundreds of years can make to our landscapes, architecture, and overall history. Therefore, something like rephotography has gained huge interest from people by showing contrasting images, one from the past and one from the recent times of the same place.

We will never run out of sights to rephotograph, therefore, the subreddit OldPhotosInRealLife will always have something new for us to explore. In this post, we have selected photos that illustrate the most visible changes. A place that was just a plain field has more recently been inhabited by fish. Some places that were full of life are now abandoned and overgrown, or vice versa.

Seeing how much, in the relatively short period of time that cameras have existed, things have changed, we can only imagine what the world was actually like thousands of years ago. Luckily, in the future ahead, our grandchildren will have something to look back at, but for now, we invite you to explore the already existing shift. And if you feel hungry for more, see our previous posts on Bored Panda here and here.

In addition to this post, Bored Panda got in touch with an incredible photographer named Mark Hersch who specializes in rephotography and adds his little twist to it. Instead of putting pictures side by side, he combines the images into a single one, which reveals parts of the old world and the new one. Feel free to visit his website and for the interview, read down below.

More info: markhersch.com

#1

Elsie Allcock Has Lived In The Same House For 104 Years

Elsie Allcock Has Lived In The Same House For 104 Years

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Lee F.
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many bricks she's shrunk!

Biliegh they/them
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's what I was gonna post. Also there could have been a porch? Settling house etc. I know we shrink but that seems like a lot.

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RoanTheMad
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looking great for being over 100 years old!

Mary Daniel
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's seen electricity be introduced in her home

DEW
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is so cute. Good for her. My family has lived in the same house for 52 yrs. in Sept. 2023

Alexandra Davis
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow I couldn't imagine living in the same part of the country all my life (and I'm mid 30's) I've moved around the UK and lived abroad so much! Lived in my current house for 7 years and that feels like a lifetime! She looks very happy though

yellowphantom
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I kind of envy people who have had this lifestyle. I start to feel settled if I live the same place for 104 weeks.

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A Jones
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's awesome. I love the new garden.

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    #2

    Today I Got To Fly In My Grandfathers Restored WW2 Hurricane!

    Today I Got To Fly In My Grandfathers Restored WW2 Hurricane!

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    DEW
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has to be one of the best hand me downs ever

    Phasmainmachina
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are so few Hurricanes still flying, to be able to fly in her granddad’s warbird is remarkable. Over 14,500 were built, only around 12 are still flying around the world. There were 20,000+ Spitfires built, there are 200 surviving: 76 airworthy, 65 on static display, 59 stored or under restoration. Considering Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires during the Battle of Britain, and shot down more than half of the German aircraft, it’s sad the Hurri is overshadowed by the Spit. All down to charisma, the Spit is a beautiful aircraft.

    Mario Strada
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So is the Hurricane though. It was the blue collar warbird and saved England.

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    Bubbles and sparks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh wow, that is some legacy to enjoy 😊

    philip mc donagh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what you call following in the footsteps.

    V V
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He would be so proud.

    Mario Strada
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The number of events that had to go just right, starting with her Grandfather not getting shot out of the sky during WWII and saving and storing a warbird for 70 years, continuing with the granddaughter getting a pilot license all the while the plane remained flyable, is staggering. However, it's very satisfying to know that things like this are possible.

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    #3

    Düsseldorf , Germany - 1990-2019

    Düsseldorf , Germany - 1990-2019

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    Zia Barrett
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More green is always good :)

    EMRS
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Usually it goes other way around from green to concrete.

    Orshi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In some places it does unfortunately. Like in Hungary for example.

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    Clown fish
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice to see Green being put back

    Shark Lady
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I visited Düsseldorf about 10 years ago and absolutely loved the place. The city felt so alive.

    Jigsaw's Puzzle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought they had the dates mixed up for a second.

    Emma Kilcup
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WooHoo! *clap**clap**clap**clap**clap*(add more claps if you wish!)

    CGZ
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish we could do that in Manhattan. But we need those highways. This city will be a tough nut to crack.

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    Mark is one of the many people who have an interest in both history and photography. That has led him to rephotography. Mark has shared with us his experiences with this style of images. “Photography and history are two of my lifelong interests. A few years ago, after coming across some really historical photographs of Chicago, I went to those locations to recreate the photographs in the present day. But I wasn't content to look at them side by side, so I started experimenting with ways to combine them into one. As my technique improved, I did many more.”Make sure to take a look at Mark's adaptation of this style. It is truly incredible.

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    Even though most of his images were taken in the US, you will find some from England too. “Today I have over 500 images across 16 US cities plus London, England.”

    #4

    Abandoned Mansion In Poland, Left In Ruins. But Now, It Has Been Restored To Its Former Beauty

    Abandoned Mansion In Poland, Left In Ruins. But Now, It Has Been Restored To Its Former Beauty

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    Sarah Pryde
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bless whomever threw the money to restore this beautiful property

    Headless Roach
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dariusz Miłek, owner of CCC brand and one of the richest people in Poland. The renovation costs were estimated to fall at about 60 million Euro. Btw, Chróstnik Palace if anyone wants to look out up.

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    Jessica Bertram
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in fewer than 5 years, no less!

    A Bobcat From Philly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES!!! I love seeing classics like these restored!

    StrangeOne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to do this with all abandoned old buildings.

    Id row
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's amazing what money can do.

    MimSorensson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That made me SO happy! The right way around, yey!

    AndersM
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should do that with all the French châteaus as well.

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    #5

    From Abandoned To This

    From Abandoned To This

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    Alexia
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks awesome. I'd definitely live there.

    Nicole Weymann
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the kind of old-expanded-with-modern house I like! I vastly prefer this one to the brick mansion currently at #4 "Before-And-After Photo Of Abandoned Building Renovation"

    Paul Navarrete
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I was invited to this house, I would stand there in confusion over where the front door was. Is it up one of the sets of stairs? The blue door under the windows? Or did I somehow find my way to the back of the house?

    A Bobcat From Philly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Top looks like it's haunted... bottom is a dream home!

    Nancy Lynch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yes. Much better.

    Fieke Engelen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW. Fantastic, beautiful well done

    Tabi Frost
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still looks like it may fall in

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    #6

    My Hometown Kharkov In Ukraine 2022-2022

    My Hometown Kharkov In Ukraine 2022-2022

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This war is so senseless. Ukraine is Ukraine and Russia is Russia. The borders were fine for decades and then Putin annexed Crimea.

    Sue From Michigan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The world would be a much better place without Putin.

    Chickie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am so sorry about this. I hope Karma is real...and that it's a tank that will run over Putin.

    RoanTheMad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    heartbreaking. f**k pootin i hope the bastard gets a bullet in the head soon.

    Tiffi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is heartbreaking.

    Barong
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah man.. They're using laser weapons now? Damn, I feel bad for the senseless loss of life, destruction of property and disruption of normal day to day life those people are suffering from. My friends mother was able to make it out but her father is still there.

    Sh_alien
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes my heart ache. I can’t even begin to fathom the immense pain of witnessing your beautiful city and country getting completely obliterated because of one power-hungry little man. Absolutely gutting. I’m so sorry

    Barbara Ryan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is soooo sad. putin is a monster for doing this to people.

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    In order to recreate images that match the original, photographers must have a basic knowledge of composition and lighting. But besides that, there are more things to consider. Mark shared with us his process of choosing the perfect location and what he looks into to make the image more interesting.“I look for locations that are easily recognizable by viewers. These would include popular neighborhoods, streets, buildings, and landscapes. I also look for pictures that contain a lot of era-specific reference points (e.g. clothing, vehicles, etc.). When I go out to shoot my contemporary photographs, I take great care to match the angle, perspective, focal length, and even the season and time of day of the original image.”

    For most photographers, the afterward editing should not take too long, but Mark takes his time due to his unique method of merging the photos. “Once I'm back in my studio, I merge them in a way that reveals the most compelling portions of each image. I use very detailed and time-consuming editing techniques to make a seamless and believable transition from old to new.”

    #7

    Manufaktura, Łódź, Poland (1994 And 2014)

    Manufaktura, Łódź, Poland (1994 And 2014)

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    Argha Chowdhury
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The second picture seems to be a 3d model?

    CGZ
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No it's real. It's a place called Manufaktura in Lodz, Poland.

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    EmbersAreOut
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poland had to rebuild almost all of their historical buildings after WW2. They used the same blueprints and building materials as the original buildings, to make it seems as if there was no damage.

    Phasmainmachina
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Restoration and refurbishment, exactly as it should be.

    LK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've just toured the area in Google Street View, and it looks great.

    StrangeOne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read that town likely very wrongly.

    Lesa Gilbert
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s quite an accomplishment in 20 years.

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    #8

    Before-And-After Renovation

    Before-And-After Renovation

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    Adele Maestranzi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is the old jail in Salem, Massachusetts, Now really cook rental condos. I can see it from my window.

    Nonya
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people have such an incredible eye for restoration!

    Nancy Lynch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even the house next door.

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    #9

    Minami-Sanriku (Japan) 2011 vs. 2020

    Minami-Sanriku (Japan) 2011 vs. 2020

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    Full of Giggles
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They took heartbreak and turned it into beauty.

    Mary Daniel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Japanese are fascinating and resourceful people

    Kim Lorton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are wonderful, amazing, inventive, and sometimes terrifying!

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    Phasmainmachina
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Extraordinary! I remember sitting and watching the tsunami foe what seemed like hours, and signed up to Twitter to follow tweets from people in the city. That’s the first time I’ve seen a photo of the reconstruction and it’s beautiful.

    philip mc donagh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only the Japanese could do that in 9 years. If that was here in Ireland it would probably still look the same if not worse.

    Fat Harry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought the 2011 photo was 1945. Was it hit by a tsunami?

    Yvonne Blau
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Terrible earthquake that happened in March 2011, the resulting tsunami also caused the Fukushima disaster.

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    Janice Strickland
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely check out the crop circle far right lol

    StrangeOne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like they improved their natural disaster defenses. Hopefully it's enough if it happens again.

    Nancy Lynch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That took a lot of work and it paid off too!

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    Some knowledge of rephotography comes from experience only. So before you go out to make your first shot, we advise you to learn from Mark's experience in the field. “I've had to adapt over time to accomplish what I set out to do. Early on, I just assumed I could find the original location and start shooting. I came to learn that some of those locations either don't exist anymore or the viewpoint of the original photo has changed, making recreation impossible. So now I use a variety of finding aids, including Google Street View, to ensure I can get the shot I need to create the final image," shared the photographer.

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    All of these images have something to say to us. Everyone picks up the message they seek, though we wanted to know what is hiding behind Mark's rephotography. “My work is intended to convey to the viewer a sense of wonder. To show how things change over time, but also in many ways stay the same.”

    #10

    My Mom And I Sitting On The Stoop Of The Bronx House That's Been In Our Family For 100 Years, Recreating A Photo Of My Great Aunt And Great-Great Grandmother Taken In The '40s

    My Mom And I Sitting On The Stoop Of The Bronx House That's Been In Our Family For 100 Years, Recreating A Photo Of My Great Aunt And Great-Great Grandmother Taken In The '40s

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    Phasmainmachina
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100 years? That’s ancient by American standards!

    Kim Lorton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet the inside is so lovingly preserved and cared for and best if all, lived in and loved on!

    Hobby Hopper
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool place! I'd want to keep it in the family too.

    Kim Lorton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love old buildings and homes that are cared for!

    Nofacenocase
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bronx ny?? House prob worth like 3million

    Holly Stevens
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drainpipes were so much better in black

    RL R
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful and very well recreated picture.

    Kim Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fascinating.If those walls could talk.Really cool.

    Tabi Frost
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty much the same it's all good

    dab
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they had a better looking car

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    #11

    Before-And-After Photo Of Abandoned Building Renovation

    Before-And-After Photo Of Abandoned Building Renovation

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    CGZ
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome. It's a shame the addition is still so out of place.

    Janice Strickland
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too much brick too little rustic wooden house vibes

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    Hobby Hopper
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone know where this is? For some reason, I'm thinking Detroit. No real reason, just a feeling.

    Notthatbored
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the American Brewery in Baltimore, Maryland

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    dab
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well, except for the new stairs

    Hilary Mol
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's an odd combination of factory below, Addams Family above.

    David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does this look like The Addams Family remodeled the bottom three floors?

    Nicole Weymann
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel the exact opposite: original Addams mansion in the back, then someone expanded and put that square-ish construction in front. I'd have liked to see it restored without that modernistic box glued to it

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    Katie Kins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That box thing is an elevator shaft next to stairwell

    alice yang
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's like a cross breed of mini hogwarts and modern front

    Thomas Ewing
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would be nice to know where this is located with some history.

    Me
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.nps.gov/articles/american-brewery-md.htm

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    #12

    Before & After ~ Move It Or Lose It!

    Before & After ~ Move It Or Lose It!

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    Materyst
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is it possible to move an entire house?

    WindySwede
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of hydraulic jacks and lots of i-beams is a good start. Then specialised moving rigs. Something like that as far as I understand.

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    Tiffi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to see the inside.

    RedRose
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They can feel free to move it over to my place for me

    El Cucuy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like San Francisco...

    Notthatbored
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, Webster Street, San Francisco, California

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    Shark Lady
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just can't get my head around moving a whole house. How do you lift it off it's foundations.

    Jb Dean
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Victorian is my all time favorite architecture style!

    Lisa Wittwer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a kid, it was fairly common to move a house, but they were built a lot more solid way back when.

    Lisa H
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like if Buster Keaton's character knew what he was doing in the film "One Week." Also, if he wasn't sabotaged, either.

    Amber Love
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After my dorm burned down in 2001, they moved us into an old house that had been turned into a restaurant, then abandoned after the owner was murdered in the kitchen. The house was incredible-- it was one of those homes bought from a JC Penney catalog in the early 1900s, with stained glass windows and a turret. Probably the coolest place I've ever lived. At the end of the semester, the school sold the house for $1, the only caveat being that the new owners had to move it. They disconnected the power lines through town and put the entire house on a flatbed truck, then just drove it down the road to its new foundation. It was turned in to a fancy "Victorian Day Spa", I've driven past a few times, it's still beautiful!

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    You can re-take the shot without any regard to the specifics mentioned before, such as the season, right angle, and such, but to get the best possible results, science comes into play. “I often say rephotography is both a science and an art. Science typically comes first. This is where all the technical parts of photography come into play: shutter speed, aperture, focal length, and lighting. All of which have to match those of the original image. It can be tricky because the equipment we use today is very different from a hundred years ago. It just takes practice and a fair amount of trial and error. Once I get the science right, the art is in creating an image that pleases the eye,” shared Mark.

    And on some occasions, you will have to adapt to the location even more. Mark told us about the most challenging locations in his past and what it takes to capture them. “Occasionally I'll find a source image that wasn't taken from ground level. So I may need to use a ladder, lean out a window in a building, or even pilot a drone to get the shot I need. For one particular image, I had to have my assistant stop traffic on a busy street long enough for me to climb up a step ladder in the middle of the street to get the shot. A few motorists weren't happy, but I got the shot!”

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    #13

    Machu Picchu, Peru 1915/2020 One Of The New 7 Wonders Of The World

    Machu Picchu, Peru 1915/2020 One Of The New 7 Wonders Of The World

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    Bruce Scheiman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wowsers! That is fascinating, wonderful and one of the coolest before and after, I've ever seen.

    GoGoPDX
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is amazing how the earth reclaims the land after humans are no longer there.

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    Boopsie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still want to know how those small Peruvians climbed those very large stone stairs. I had two walking sticks and still was amazed at the work it took.

    Lollipop Girl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peruvians are awesome. Must have been all that quinoa! Lol

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    Upstaged75
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's some excellent landscaping!

    Winnie the Moo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the gardener who planted all those bushes rolls over in his grave: whyyy!

    Yasmin Janette
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i read yesterday (2023) they have closed it to visitors.

    deborah ahn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    while it's great we can see the ruins of an ancient civilisation, it's a shame about the damage to the environment.

    Unknown
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. This is one special place that I'm ok with humans reclaiming back from nature reclaiming, from humans reclaiming after nature had claimed. Phew

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    #14

    Crater Lake In 1982 And 2022

    Crater Lake In 1982 And 2022

    humblehomiesco Report

    Helen Jane Witten
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank goodness this place hasn't been vandalised.

    GoGoPDX
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope, us Oregonians take a lot of pride in this sacred place.

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    Nat of Clan P
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love that they still have a Toyota :)

    RL R
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is the same 1982 Corolla. He just replaced panels and bits and pieces when they got busted.

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    Jb Dean
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Toyota Forever! 🙌🏼❤️🙌🏼

    JM
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still wearing Nikes, it looks like

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    #15

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

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    Marco Richter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    love it that the nature came back

    Nolgoth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother is from edinburgh. Still owns flat she grew up in. Whole life never seen a fox. Now they are in the garden

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    censorshipsucks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    pretty sure Edinburgh looks basically the same. It's like hogwarts.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you know that Hogwarts is supposed to be (fictionally of course) in Scotland? For some reason that blew my mind!

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    Duane Ringlein
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Met my late wife in Edinburgh Scotland in 1973, loved her and that city very much

    Maxi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still the same atmosphere

    30_Helens_Agree
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can’t wait to get back here in 2 months!

    Chewie Baron
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do believe this is the Stockbridge area.

    Lesa Gilbert
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s the beauty of many countries, they restore the old beauty. In the U.S. we tear down and put in concrete, glass and steel.

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    #16

    Gaardbrug Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Gaardbrug Utrecht, The Netherlands

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    𝖊𝖆
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The world must have been so dull before colour was invented (this is a joke, don’t @ me)

    Midnightoil
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not much real change but now in color!

    Lisa Hutchins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow. And the water look really clean.

    Tom Hardeveld
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in this city, let me assure you... it is not clean. It is beautiful tho

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    FreeDragon
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure why this was not here: changing a motorway in a canal in Utrecht. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fePpwYCs_JM

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    #17

    Lake Mead 1983 vs. 2021

    Lake Mead 1983 vs. 2021

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    Roy Zobel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "There's no such thing as climate change!", D. Trump, Sept. 2020

    Goth Nurse
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Finland. We used to have LOTS of snow, and in the relatively recent years, it's drastically changed. Affects our ecology in so many ways. I am terrified and very sad :( Climate change deniers have no f'n clue what they are talking about, it's a world of circlej3rking with them!

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    Zia Barrett
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just wanting to point out that the first in 1983 is at full capacity, and this reservoir has only ever done that twice in its 87 years of existence. Yes, the current levels are bad and climate change sure does this, but that comparison from 83 is a historical high that has only happened twice, nt regularly how it was in the 80s.

    Amy T
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I blame people trying to turn a desert into an oasis.

    Ben
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need to Google where Lake Mead sends water. Just because its close to Vegas does not mean that is the only place it goes.

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    UtanaYona
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not being intentionally offensive, but here are a few facts to consider. In 1968 the populations of California, Arizona, and Nevada which is supplied by Lake Mead, was a total of 21,504,000. Today the total population for those states are...49,443,000. This does not include the increase of irrigation for farming. The size of the lake has not changed although the population has. Now climate change does happen. It has ALWAYS happened. Would there be a shortage of water had there been no droughts in the three states? Probably not as bad...but yes. Over twice the people and irrigation for farming today as in say, 1963, from a lake that has not changed in size or capacity. These are facts...not opinions.

    Pam Page
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Climate change is real, but this is NOT a manifestation of climate change. Experts believe only a change in water policy can contribute to saving the lake.

    Gustav Gallifrey
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop watering the grass. Americans waste VAST amounts of water on lawns.

    Zander Porbanda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So many murderers sweating nervously.

    RoanTheMad
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh. that's actually quite frightening.

    Dar Mal
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now the question: How much water has been sold to Nestle et al.?

    Unknown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately nestle just gets there's free in the North East US, they bought the land and started pumping, and haven't stopped

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    Mike Crow
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to know what the water usage is. How much of it is going to industrial and commercial purposes?

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    #18

    The Paghman Gardens In Afghanistan 1967 And 2008

    The Paghman Gardens In Afghanistan 1967 And 2008

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    Tiramisu
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes I wonder what is happening to us Muslims. Our lands used to be respectable. Home to educated people and educational institutes. Breathtaking architecture and art. Competent governments. All these countries claiming to follow the commands of Allah in creating an Islamic State are the furthest from it. There is poverty, death, and destruction. They restrict the rights of women in the name of securing their honor, yet the honor of the woman according to Islam is much, much different to whatever evil they hope to disguise with inspirational words. Our holy book, the Qur'an, dedicates an entire chapter, called "An-Nisa", "The Woman", outlining the rights of a woman to protect her from the barbaric practices of pre-Islamic Arabia, and yet here we find similar practices in our own lands!

    Fat Harry
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not muslims, it's people abusing religion for their own gain. The Taliban don't believe in the Quran, they just use it as an excuse to subjugate anyone who poses a threat to their rule.

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    Irish woman abroad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's even sadder than the landscape is the change for the women there - they could no more dress like that, and have that freedom to just enjoy a day in the park, than they could fly to the moon, now.

    David H
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Taliban ran the country from 1996-2001, though controlled most of the country from 1989 to 2001. Meaning that the US ran Afghanistan longer than women were forced to dress like that, yet when we took it over, we just loosed the regulations, rather than take them back to the 80s, a time when women were 50% of medical students and more

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    Eva Kašu
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Evacuate all women and children from countries ruled by religious male-shaped animal leaders. Let them extinct.

    Brenda Leigh
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha, good thought! They do not deserve women.

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    Fabian Bernard
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never lost from view that first and main victims of islamists extremists are Muslims themselves

    Jessica Bertram
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i haven't lost that view either. but in my country, Islamophobia has taken hold. it is so ugly.

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    Zia Barrett
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Gardens were destroyed in the Soviet-Afghan war, place was a battleground between the Soviet and Mujahideen forces. The gardens were rebuilt about seven years ago.

    Stephen Lyford
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing how ruined every country becomes after extremist Islamic governments take over.

    Brenda Leigh
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Extremes are never good. The golden middle route...

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    Michelle Carlson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Taliban and constant war have a lot to answer for. Including the US and Russia!

    Jessiebean
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish religion didn’t exist. That way people can’t hide behind it to do bad things and oppress others. This is so sad.

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    #19

    View Across Central Park In NYC Towards The Beresford Building – 1932/2022

    View Across Central Park In NYC Towards The Beresford Building – 1932/2022

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    Irish woman abroad
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The shanty town has disappeared - I remember reading about this a while ago on BP, anyone have the original link? Quite a sad story for that community, I believe.

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    Alyssa Brown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Normally id be all for more trees, but there were also homes in what is now central park that belonged to Black communities that were demolished for the park

    CGZ
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    2 years ago

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    What in the world does the color of their skin have to do with it??!

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    Zia Barrett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that a Hooverville in the top photo?

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We'd like to thank you Herbert Hoover. For really showing us the way." I was a Hooverville resident in (the musical) Annie about 20 years ago. :)

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    D Peterson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, the took the land, including a small town, from the people of color who used to live there. Another example of giving to the upper class & taking away from the poor.

    Crazy Nailzz
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    seeing central park always made me happy, but when I found out that a huge population of black Americans were evacuated from this land to make way for the park for rich New yorkers, it makes me sad now.

    Courtney Collins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This my look like a beautiful pick but the story behind is nothing but. The city 'relocated' a large black community living there gave them pennies for there homes and forced them out with nowhere to go! Still looks like a beautiful picture?

    SkekVi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and yet there's still the same amount of folks that are unhoused. probably more, even.

    Tabi Frost
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If u hunt for them there's still a shanty town there

    Pangolin Pal
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Central Park is a joy to all New Yorkers! I feel privileged to be able to walk in it every day.

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    #20

    "Almost Certainly A Canoe Tree Cut By The First People. These Impressive Photos Of A River Red Gum Are 130 Years Apart!

    "Almost Certainly A Canoe Tree Cut By The First People. These Impressive Photos Of A River Red Gum Are 130 Years Apart!

    Achilles_za Report

    K- THULU
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seen several of these.... Truly an amazing testament to history....

    AyaneVsWorld
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A what?? Canoe cutting tree???

    K- THULU
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They cut the bark off the tree then shape the ends to make a ready made canoe... That way they don't kill the tree! Indigenous Autralians have been doing it for thousands of years, so you still find trees like this all along the major rivers, they're sacred....till the white man comes along and chops them down...

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    Mickysixxx
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen these and made new ones with my Uncles

    JM
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First Nations knew how to work in harmony with nature…and then we white people came…

    Alditekim
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, he did the same pose 130 years later :O

    Kristy Marion
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    River Red Gums are majestic AF 😍

    Jennifer Checki
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh! I grew up near Native American reservations, and I saw several of these. Never knew that is what they were.

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    #21

    The Pines, Fallsburg, NY. (1950's-Semi Recent)

    The Pines, Fallsburg, NY. (1950's-Semi Recent)

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    Sunshine Lady
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like so much fun before.

    Danielle Ocasio Fast
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never seen a pool bridge before... It looks like awesome fun!

    Ponyo (they/them)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they could’ve put a slipnslide on it to be even more fun

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    David H
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the old Catskills Resorts went away. Still even summer over 200,000 people go to Sullivan County alone (Where Fallsburg is) for the summer, but its mostly summer homes in summer communities or summer camps, there are only about half a dozen of the old resorts left.

    Mouse
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Commercial air travel and the interstate highway system took people other places.

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    Julie Snelling
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone rich needs to buy this and restore it to it's former glory.

    Tabi Frost
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe make a wild life preserve?

    DEW
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any one want to take a dip?? This a shame to see the buildings gone too. The one where the people are in the sun is gone except the very bottom of it.

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    #22

    Tried My Best To Find The Same Location. Satiam Wagon Road, Oregon. 2022 vs. Date Unknown. Road Was Used 1860-1930s

    Tried My Best To Find The Same Location. Satiam Wagon Road, Oregon. 2022 vs. Date Unknown. Road Was Used 1860-1930s

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    Hume
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they went closer the trees would be blocking the mountain view.

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not bad. Santiam Pass is one of Oregon's hidden treasures. Just don't try it in the winter.

    Pam Derck
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's Mount Thielsen in central Oregon.

    JM
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lens debate, aside, this is a pretty cool original photo and kudos to OP for trying.

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    #23

    The Oldest Surviving Camera Negative – Lacock Abbey, England, 1835 And 2022

    The Oldest Surviving Camera Negative – Lacock Abbey, England, 1835 And 2022

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    Anyone-for-tea?
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They couldn’t just move the ladder out of the way…?

    Hilary Mol
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Think anybody will notice, Nigel?" "Nah, it'll be in the shadows, right?"

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    Phasmainmachina
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve got so many photos of that window, from the outside. I guess the photo was taken during renovation. The River Avon is actually between the Abbey and those trees in the second photo, and there’s a nice walk from Lacock to Reybridge then back alongside the river to the road past the Abbey - there’s an elevated path because the river floods occasionally, where it’s possible to access the field next to the Abbey and get close to its surrounding wall. Never been inside it, though, and I only live about four miles away.

    Russell Tilling
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Visited there. Great photography museum and beautiful olde worlde village 🤩

    Lesa Gilbert
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at it as part of the renovation.

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    #24

    The Glynne Arms, Also Known As The Crooked House

    The Glynne Arms, Also Known As The Crooked House

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    Miss Kat O
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooo I live about 15 miles from there!!! It's so much fun when you go inside, marbles look like they roll up hill... it's fairly interesting in there when you're drunk

    Luna Crow
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So if you drink in there and acclimate to the slope, does everything seem slanted when you come out?

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    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has that side support actually stopped the tilting or just slowed it down. That's what I want to know.

    Phasmainmachina
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stopped it, it’s exactly the same in the top photo, but the photo is skewed - look at the trees on the left, and the fence palings in front of the window on the right. Helps if you’re looking at it on a tablet and can tilt it.

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    Irish woman abroad
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd love to know the story behind this - is it a leaning tower of Pisa situation?

    Clown fish
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It started sinking into the old mines underneath its now a good few feet lower on one side.

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    Charl Marx
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Nan literally lives in the road opposite this, absolutely mad to see it here. Just walking through the door is surreal as it's on a slant and feels like you're going to fall over. I know they have to have inspections really regularly to check that the building is still safe. Side note: I love the Black Country flag (as pictured in the windows). It was designed for a competition by a school kid about 10 years ago.

    michele mbennett1010@att.net
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad they uglyed it up by removing the trees and bushes. Could've just trimmed the bushes instead.

    Hilary Mol
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't know it was possible to get motion sick while standing still and looking straight ahead at a fixed point.

    Seabeast
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it sitting over top of a coal seam? I've heard of buildings in the north of England collapsing into the tunnels of former coal mines.

    Stephen Lyford
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They've really leaned into this concept. O:-)

    Jay Cee
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And now it's completely gone. There was a suspicious fire just after it changed ownership. An 8ft high mound of earth prevented the fire services from getting close. A few days later the shell was demolished using an excavator that was conveniently to hand. Six people were arrested and are on bail. The local authority have instructed that it be rebuilt "brick for brick" reusing as much of the rubble as possible. The new owners have successfully delayed an enquiry until spring 2025.

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    #25

    Warsaw City Centre, 1944/2022

    Warsaw City Centre, 1944/2022

    mieszkogs Report

    Edgar
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    F*ck you Stalin.

    Hume
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, f**k you both Hitler and Stalin. If it wasn't for Hitler, non of that would have happened in the first place. But then you get Stalin, who deliberately halted his forces so Polish resistance, and Nazis can kill each other, as he had no plan to really free Poland, so better to allow the Nazis to kill as much free Polish resistance as possible before he goes in to "liberate" them.

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    Weasel Wise
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nazis and their fascist friends can suck it!

    Animal lover xoxo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it only me that thinks Putin is the new hitler

    D Peterson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.polandww2.com/the-mermaid/the-siege-of-warsaw

    Michael Meadows
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stalin? Possibly the other monster Hitler

    jack sprat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Three, five, zero, one, two, five go!

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    #26

    Eureka, Colorado 1899/2020

    Eureka, Colorado 1899/2020

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    Incompetent Pigeon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's sad to think that they're all dead by now. ☹️

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    to old to care
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother was born here

    Luna Crow
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are still a lot of ghost towns left from the western expansion and gold rush, you can even find them on Google

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    Deborah Taylor
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would have been nice to save this little town. I love going through places like this to stop, go through the stores, buy a few souvenirs, then get something to eat. But the stories that an old timer are the best.

    Kenny Kulbiski
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bottom picture looks a lot further away and there seems to be buildings at the base of the mountain.

    Kim Lorton
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they should've left it and maintained it.

    CGZ
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm hearing Kansas "Dust in the Wind".

    Nona Wolf
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All those dreams turned to dust...

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    #27

    Normanton Church, Rutland, UK. 1970s - Present

    Normanton Church, Rutland, UK. 1970s - Present

    TogderNodger Report

    Claire Wright
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a Reservoir, the reservoir was created in the 1970s by flooding the surrounding villages, the church itself was saved after public outcry and raised 60f, to what you see now.. It is now used for church and wedding services. It is a lovely place.

    John Dwyer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The church was not raised 60f (60 feet?). The lower level was filled with rubble and topped with concrete. An embankment was constructed and a causeway was built for access. The church itself is in the exact place it was built, no higher.

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A constructed wetland? Or dam?

    Hilary Mol
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like the church is slowly trying to go on holiday.

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    NoIdeaForAName
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Small world…. I was only there last week with family!

    Debby Keir
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rutland water - a reservoir.

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For wildlife, hydropower or flood prevention?

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    Tabi Frost
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where they get the water from

    Sydnie Laney
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so thats where the water went from Lake Mead, it went here

    J
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Walk around here regularly, they still do weddings there.

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    #28

    Western Theatre Of Laodicea On The Lycus (Turkey). Before 2003 vs. 2021

    Western Theatre Of Laodicea On The Lycus (Turkey). Before 2003 vs. 2021

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    RH
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The picture on the left is not Laodicea. I visited there before 2003 and it was as seen at the picture on the right.

    Anyone-for-tea?
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, it’s not very specific, it could be anytime before 2003!

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    Mickeynsync
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That doesn't look like the same landscape though 🤔.

    Linus G.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good use for a meteor crater...

    Lesa Gilbert
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It doesn’t say how long before 2003. If you enlarge the pictures they look like the same site.

    Tabi Frost
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More defined and foes like turkey tail feathers ... ah come on I had to go there :)

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    #29

    Elizabeth Tower From Westminster Bridge. C 1869 & 2022

    Elizabeth Tower From Westminster Bridge. C 1869 & 2022

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how it will look in the year of 2175!

    Audrey Belisle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love how everyone rocking those cars!

    Lesa Gilbert
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great then and now pictures. Interesting the carriages take the middle of the road. Where’s a Bobby when you need one?

    Pink kitty
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the tower could only speak, the stories she could tell

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    #30

    Waiting Area In Michigan Central Railroad Depot, Detroit (1965 And 2014)

    Waiting Area In Michigan Central Railroad Depot, Detroit (1965 And 2014)

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    Sue From Michigan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is being renovated at this moment and looks so much better. It's going to be business offices , restaurants, shopping and I think condos. We just drove by it last week and it's really coming along now.

    Mike Fitzpatrick
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks to the Ford Motor Company, their vision. It was a wasted mess for over 40 years.

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    Paul Robinson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they're restoring the station, but not for trains

    Kilkenny
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, Ford Motor Company is doing it. It already looks better than 5 years ago

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    Brechje Geutjes
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How can they make such a large graffiti? Did they bring their own scaffolding?

    Ponyo (they/them)
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i wish they could’ve at least taken the building down and maybe put a park there

    deborah ahn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    cost money to do that, money the local council probably don't have.

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    Alexandra Davis
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They built a new station? Why? This one looked so pretty!

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Service was discontinued here in 1988 due to declining demand. Service later resumed at a new station in 1994.

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    Lesa Gilbert
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonderful, a building we didn’t demolish. Hope they use the former R.R. in the renaming.

    Ione Alva-wies
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This place is actually doing really well

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    #31

    Swimming Pool Section Of The Grande Hotel Beira, Beira, Mozambique (1958 And 2015)

    Swimming Pool Section Of The Grande Hotel Beira, Beira, Mozambique (1958 And 2015)

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    Jan Rosier
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not really if you look at who this resort was for...

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    🫦08
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Grande Hotel Beira was a luxury hotel in Beira, Mozambique. It was opened in 1954 and operated until 1974, when it was closed due to lack of guests. The building was used as a military base during the Mozambican Civil War. It is currently home to over 3,500 squatters.

    Christine Walker
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father used to holiday there as a child.

    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Without water, that pool looks like it shrunk. Or is it actually a smaller pool?

    censorshipsucks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be because the colonisers left the place poverty-stricken and fled to south africa, and no-one could be bothered to go there for tourism/day activities (beira hotel)

    Carol O
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They did not leave it poverty stricken. It eventually deteriorated due to neglect. Civil war chased tourists away.

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    Ponyo (they/them)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    imagine how many animals get stuck in there

    Claudia
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...if I could turn back time..

    Teodora Lipciuc
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does the second pic look so much smaller? Like a miniature model

    Viv Hart
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too much fighting going on there, so no tourists = No money.

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    #32

    Chicago 1930s vs. Chicago Today

    Chicago 1930s vs. Chicago Today

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    The Veil of Fire
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love that they kept the old buildings. They are very beautiful. That's were culture nd character comes from for cities.

    Andy Saputo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chicago is one of the most beautiful cities in the US. It was the hub of many famous architects for many years and it shows.

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    GoddessOfChaos
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where did we go wrong building the rest of the city?

    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People with too much greed and money but with very little taste ....

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    Bi-Polar Express
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are some great boat tours through that area giving history of the buildings and the river itself. Worth the time.

    Natalie the bored otter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The architecture is really interesting

    Jb Dean
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Much prefer the buildings from the 1930s. Too much glass in modern structures that kills too many birds.

    Nancy Lynch
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a beautiful building on the left.

    teresa rudnik
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tribune Tower- It has pieces of other famous buildings and places embedded in its facade.

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    LJ Robinson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at how sooty the buildings used to be. You can see the stone in the 2nd photo.

    teresa rudnik
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They said coal and wood fires caused office workers to change white shirts twice a day due to staining, before going home. Their lungs must have been coated.

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    #33

    Old Market Street, Bristol (1895 And 2020)

    Old Market Street, Bristol (1895 And 2020)

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The trolleys were replaced by busses. Nice clean electricity replaced by dirty fossil fuels.

    badger
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    where do you think the electricity was coming from in 1895?

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    Katy Cordeth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A young Cary Grant may have ridden that tram or at least walked down the street. He was born in Bristol, around ten years after the top photo was taken.

    Helen Jones
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m a huge Cary Grant fan and live in Bristol centre. He definitely would have been there as he worked backstage at The New Empire Theatre, which was demolished in the 60’s to make way for the Old Market roundabout/underpass (to the left of the picture).

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    Kipper
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the plural of bus is buses.......busses refers to kissing.

    Lesa Gilbert
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes but in bad weather a lot of people had to ride up top with no protection.

    me
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I instantly thought of, "He fell asleep as we was flying over Bristol." - Hagrid

    Tabi Frost
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like it better before more together Ness and friendly

    Russell Tilling
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of people out & about, Now just cars.

    Poediddy
    Community Member
    2 years ago

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    Blue Strawberry
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ummm.…didn’t we not have colored photos back then?

    GoddessOfChaos
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You do know black and white photos can be coloured digitally?

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    #34

    Crawford Notch In New Hampshire, As Depicted In 1839 vs. 2020

    Crawford Notch In New Hampshire, As Depicted In 1839 vs. 2020

    ziggygersh Report

    Matt Wheeler
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is ten minutes from my house!

    707 Defender of Justice
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The two trees behind the red car is where the house was sitting. Just saying

    Brunning6
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A painting by Thomas Cole. Interesting backstory https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50727.html

    Kimberly Ledig
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Painting vs photo, not really fair

    Cathy Carey
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting, from a painting...

    ali lilley
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Prefer the original, a beautiful place to live.

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    #35

    Baghdad 1967 vs. 2017

    Baghdad 1967 vs. 2017

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    censorshipsucks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    amazing how an invasion or two can cause poverty, hey. /s

    Zia Barrett
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has nothing to do with that, and is more due to the Ba'athist coup just a year after the first photo was taken, and the regime change that followed.

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    Zia Barrett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The first picture was taken a year before the coup that created the Ba'athist Iraq regime.

    Kazaretski
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is really, REALLY depressing

    Jon wayne
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what happens a Muslim dictator takes over

    Linda Tisue
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    2 years ago

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    More likely the US invasion did the damage.

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    Kiwii Stone
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I genuinely thought that a lot of Middle Eastern countries never had that sort of infrastructure in the first place - until I found BoredPanda. It's incredibly enlightening and potentially sad (it depends if average people were able to coexist with wealthier people in the first picture or if it was too exclusive)

    J
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like it's taken several steps back in time ☹️

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    #36

    My Dads Old Ski Cabin Now (50 Years Later) vs. When They Were First Building It

    My Dads Old Ski Cabin Now (50 Years Later) vs. When They Were First Building It

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    Veronica Cross
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    2 years ago

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    Wtf is wrong w u that looks good for something homemade GRRR

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    Kimberly Ledig
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't really pick a great location to put the foundation on

    Thomas Ewing
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neglect does a LOT of damage in less than 50 years.

    Linus G.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they have that high security gate now. "None shall past."

    Ben
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Need better maintenance

    Deborah Taylor
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, there is a nice piece of land to rebuild on. It's never too late to make new memories.

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    #37

    Main & Delaware St, Kansas City, MO (1906 vs. 2015)

    Main & Delaware St, Kansas City, MO (1906 vs. 2015)

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    Sunshine Lady
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, what happened to all these buildings?

    LK
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were knocked down to build 'better roads'. This is a fairly common example of what has happened in many USA cities, roads were built to get cars into the city centres. Massive car parks were built, and the people and small business that paid taxes in the area have been pushed out. The taxes paid by the big box stores does not compare to the taxes paid by lots of individuals and small businesses. The result is horrible car-dependency, horrible city centres, massive bills for the creation and maintenance of roads, and a loss in taxation revenue.

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    Noyfb noyfb
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the years it was done to devastate older, living parts of US cities by public policy, it was called “urban renewal.” The demolition happened, compensation was pitifully small, and the rebuilding took decades when it happened at all.

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    R
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the whole town was hit with a bomb and it wasn’t worth building it back…

    DEW
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my gosh this is horrible. I wasn't expecting this.

    Bi-Polar Express
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've looked up this famous intersection in the first picture. I found a discussion on it that it was actually Main and 9th. If you go there it looks nothing like this and there are, in fact, both newer buildings and many old and refurbished ones.

    charli
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i'm really glad i live in a city that kept the old buildings and didn't knock them down. this breaks my heart

    RedCorvette
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From sophistication to desolation.

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    #38

    St. George’s Hall In Liverpool. 1890s And 2022

    St. George’s Hall In Liverpool. 1890s And 2022

    lindbladlad Report

    DubMaccaT
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My hometown, you should see the inside, spectacular. Sits right across from Lime St. Station.

    pat hayes
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i think it looks great! ( Preston lass here☺)

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    Hume
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where did the sculpture decor go that used to be above the columns?

    Olivia
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They used to have such pretty streetlights. Not ugly, tall, skinny, ones like today

    Mike Price
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those old streetlights would have been gas. Although converting them to electric would have been possible, but was probably deemed "too expensive."

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    Vin Paver
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been used as the setting for lots of TV and films - the latest Batman movie, the BBC's War of the Worlds in 2019, Peaky Blinders. And DubMaccaT is correct - the interior is spectacular, including a Minton mosaic floor and doors with the Latin motif SPQL (Senatus Populusque Liverpudliensis - For the senate and people of Liverpool).

    William Mclaurin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those old light fixtures are gorgeous

    Domi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank God for building a pedestrian zone. Cars wouldn't really fit there.

    Binky Melnik
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a photo of Liverpool? Where the heck does Paddy Pimblett find food there?

    Minty Mcleod
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What happened to the frieze on the front of the building?? All the sculptures have gone!

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    #39

    WWII Japanese Mini-Submarine Abandoned In Alaska. 1943 And 2022

    WWII Japanese Mini-Submarine Abandoned In Alaska. 1943 And 2022

    ktbffhctid Report

    Sasha Kuleshov
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Free steel for the recycling? :D

    Kate Haslam
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cost you more to mount an expedition to retrieve it -- IIRC, that's out on Sitka.

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    rob kneepkens
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be a weird find if you unexpectedly find a subwarine in the middle of a field

    rs_adahl1971
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mother nature's slowly reclaiming it

    Tabi Frost
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Suprised nobody tried to live in it

    Lyyyy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did it end up there? Being a Japanese submarine, I suppose it must’ve been in the sea at some point?

    Michael Meadows
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True,the Japs did occupy the Aleutian islands.

    Thomas Ewing
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The guage on that railway looks to be 7 feet!

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    #40

    Aracaju, Brazil

    Aracaju, Brazil

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    Zia Barrett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a restored mangrove. The original mangrove was destroyed to create the city, and they reclaimed and restored part of the mangrove to help the environment and prevent flooding.

    Full of Giggles
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is bittersweet. It’s sad to see how much water has disappeared but glad to see it was replaced with trees.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are mangrove trees. So there IS water there. The trees are growing in it.

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    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From what Zia Barrett wrote it's basically still there, around the trees. Mangroves grow in salty or brackish water, so you can't see it through the leaves.

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    Tim Pritchard
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought climate change was supposed to increase the water levels.

    #41

    Site Of Hagrid's Hut From Harry Potter In Glen Coe, Scotland: 2003 vs. 2022

    Site Of Hagrid's Hut From Harry Potter In Glen Coe, Scotland: 2003 vs. 2022

    TerribleFruit Report

    Donnie Mc00
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    jeeez it was only a temporary movie prop, dismantled after a few weeks.

    Katrin Krueger
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hagrid was another victim of terrible high housing costs during the pandemic, I guess

    Hume
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What materials would they use for such a temporary construction? Would they still actually build it out of stone? Or just something that looks like stone? (Or whatever the hut's walls were made out of).

    SkekVi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good. 'on location' filming destroys so much.

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    #42

    Main St Of Mansfield, Ohio

    Main St Of Mansfield, Ohio

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    Irish woman abroad
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, so many of these are showing the destruction of American city centres.

    Katarzyna B.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...and beautiful buildings! So much uglier now.

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    Suzy Creamcheese
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Mansfield. Most of the businesses moved from downtown to the "Miracle Mile" on Park Ave. West and Lexington-Springmill Road in the suburb of Ontario during the 1970s and '80s. Other than the bars, a few restaurants that have been there forever and a handful of "mom and pop" businesses that moved in when the big names like Sears and JC Penney moved out, there isn't much left downtown to speak of. City News is still there, and a few other old-timers, but for the most part, shopping is in the suburbs these days. EDIT: Notice the streetcar tracks in the top photo? When I was a kid, preschool but old enough to remember (late 1950s), those streetcars were still running. And until the 1970s, when the exodus to the outskirts began, other than the streetcar tracks being paved over, Main Street still looked pretty much like that.

    Nicole Weymann
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...and another one: demolish three storeys of living and commerce, replace it with on flat parking lot. THAT WASTE!

    Suzy Creamcheese
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the businesses moved from downtown to the suburbs because there was no parking. Now there's plenty of parking, but no businesses. ;-)

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    Unknown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah but I've always thought women from Ohio are almost always hot 🫢

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    Unknown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was purchased at the "Gent Store" on the left, fyi...

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    #43

    Lawton, Oklahoma (1916 vs. 2022)

    Lawton, Oklahoma (1916 vs. 2022)

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    Zia Barrett
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The city tore down its downtown area to build a mall - that is the mall in the second photo. Thi was nothing to do with cars, but an idiot local council.

    M O'Connell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The city of Tucson Arizona tore down nearly all of its historic center to build a convention center nobody uses.

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    Fat Harry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm always amazed by how many carparks US cities have. I saw a really interesting comparison somewhere between places of interest in the US (such as sports stadiums) and those in Europe. The main difference was the car parking. In the US, they have masses and masses of parking spaces surrounding the stadium. In Europe they have good transport links and very few car parks.

    Little Wonder
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cars did indeed destroy our cities.

    Nicole Weymann
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the third pic (so far) where cars (plus streets and parking lots) have replaced housing. This one looks particularly wasteful: all oncrete and aspalt, practically no trees, no grass, no flower beds, not even bare soil. I've seen cemeteries more alive than this. Actually I think I've hardly seen cemeteries LESS alive than this.

    R
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s like America does the opposite of Germany.

    TotallyNOTaFox
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    European cities invested in public transportation while the US is more set on personal car infrastructure. I think I heard that for each US citizen there's an average of 4 parking spots

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    Sans Serif
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...you don't know what you've got, 'till it's gone

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    Blue Pearl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CARS????????????!!!!!!!11111111111

    SkekVi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so awful I'm gonna be sick.

    Amber
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just getting sad now with all these american cities getting replaced by parking lots and roads, having at least *some* history left was not appreciated when going for the car-centric city planning...

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    #44

    Looking North On Main St From 7th St, Kansas City (1893 vs. 2022)

    Looking North On Main St From 7th St, Kansas City (1893 vs. 2022)

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    Katarzyna B.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Taking down all these beautiful buildings.. what a shame!

    manon M
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Une tornade est passée ?

    #45

    Avon Gorge Bearing The Famous Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol (1810 And 2021)

    Avon Gorge Bearing The Famous Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol (1810 And 2021)

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    Fish Fingers
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to drive along there all the time! A little bit further along is the facade of the Rocks Railway. Worth Googling as it's much more interesting than the bridge. And look up the hot spring that gave Hotwells it's name while you're at it, also fascinating history.

    a penguin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So I googled the bridge and absolutely not no thank you

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    Izzy Curer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did people just not believe in trees back in the day? So many of these don't have trees in the earlier picture. It's weird enough in cities, but this is a natural environment.

    Katy Cordeth
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Marty, it's perfect. You're just not thinking fourth-dimensionally. Don't you see? The bridge *will* exist in 2021.

    Jennifer Johnson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sad, the building is gone. it looked good and blended in

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    #46

    West 207th Subway Station In The Manhattan Neighboorhood Of Inwood, Served By The 1 Train

    West 207th Subway Station In The Manhattan Neighboorhood Of Inwood, Served By The 1 Train

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    Hume
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder why they would black out the windows. It looked much better with windows.

    CGZ
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because we can't have nice things anymore. The animals would break them immediately. This is real, I'm not being cynical. I ride the subway every day.

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    SkekVi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh hey I used to live up on the stop just before this one! Nice neighbourhood. Amazing fried plantains!

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    #47

    View From The Top Of Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe, East Shore, Nevada 1866 And Now

    View From The Top Of Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe, East Shore, Nevada 1866 And Now

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    Unknown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oof...look at all the trees they tore down to create a little parking lot in the water

    #48

    The Billups Neon Crossing Signal, An Experimental Railroad Crossing In Grenada, MS That Utilized Neon Lights And An Air Raid Siren. It Was Never Replicated Anywhere Else Due To High Costs And Technical Problems (1940 vs. 2014)

    The Billups Neon Crossing Signal, An Experimental Railroad Crossing In Grenada, MS That Utilized Neon Lights And An Air Raid Siren. It Was Never Replicated Anywhere Else Due To High Costs And Technical Problems (1940 vs. 2014)

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    Casey Burns
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like more signs should be this blatant.

    Sans Serif
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't recall the last sign I saw with "DEATH" on it! And, I'm old...

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    Linus G.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The tree to the left would suggest high winds from the left???

    Unknown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No they're cut like that for the power lines :/

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    Natalia Linnik
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It sure is cheaper to remove it, not safer though…

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So are there no warning systems at railways crossings, or just not with the same siren and lights? In Australia most of our crossings have boom gates, lights and a bell sound. Still heaps of accidents and suicides though, so my state is getting rid of 52 of them, replaced by either skyrail or underground lines.

    Katy Cordeth
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because I could not stop for Death — He kindly stopped for me.

    #49

    1939/2021

    1939/2021

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    Mark Wilson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Los Angeles. Rte. 110 Northbound, Pasadena Freeway and Arroyo Seco Parkway approaches at Exit 24

    Joyce Brazel
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THEY GOT 6 LANES UNDER A 4 LANE BRIDGE???

    Sans Serif
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The infrastructure was beautiful in design and we, just screwed it up!

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    #50

    Cancun, Mexico

    Cancun, Mexico

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    Hime
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you dig into the history of this place, it was specifically built up for tourism.

    SkekVi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh like my hometown. man the locals must hate tourists. we always do. XD

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    WindySwede
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just tourist hotels??

    Katie Andrews
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, the call it La Riviera Maya, and it brings in a lot of money for Mexico. Home to several eco-theme parks. Xel-Ha in particular is spectacular; I left a piece of my heart there. Highly recommend, want to go back again and bring family. One fee, all you can eat all day, tons of activities, plus fish. The sunscreen they sell is eco-friendly too.

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