Then And Now In Photos: Around The World

~ beetleypete

You may remember that I enjoy finding photos illustrating the changes in places over time. I found some more today.

Lower Weston, part of the city of Bath in the west of England.

Bristol, England.

Paris, France.

Dresden, Germany.

Cologne, Germany.

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.

Recreating the iconic skyscraper photograph. New York City, USA.
Now the men have some safety equipment.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Checkpoint Charlie. Berlin, Germany.

Red Square, Moscow.

New York City, USA.

44 thoughts on “Then And Now In Photos: Around The World”

  3. WOW … just wow. I love the first one where nothing much has really changed. So many of them have changed, and not necessarily for the better, in my view, such as Bristol, and the last one of New York. I much prefer the architecture of yore to the skyscrapers of today. Sigh.

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  4. (1) Couldn’t you have showered us with more photos of Bath?
    (2) The changes in Bristol make me bristle, because they remind me that Bristol Myers, the pharmaceutical company, has changed its name to include Squibb.
    (3) Wow! The transformation that Paris has undergone since 1900 is truly in-Seine!
    (4) The last man standing in Dresden didn’t even flinch!
    (5) The destruction in Cologne really stinks!
    (6) Had the photo of Notre-Dame been taken after April 15, 2019, the comparison would have been unfavorable to the one taken in 1850.
    (7) Amazingly, 79 years later, those construction workers haven’t aged a bit! I guess the safety equipment was also age-protective!
    (8) That first photo taken in Malaysia gave me a feeling of malaise.
    (9) It took all those years to finally get around to posting a photo of Charlie?
    (10) So, the Russians finally painted all those black buildings red! It was about time!
    (11) Looking at the first image of New York, I see a busy maritime port. Looking at the second image of New York, it would seem that ship has sailed.

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  5. I always enjoy these. It’s nice to see that in many cases the old buildings have survived and that where they have not, Bristol for example, trees now stand. Least changed Moscow. It always makes me uncomfortable to see so very many more people (not in this set of images) and motor vehicles.

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  14. These are fascinating, Pete and obviously the ones from war-era to now have seen huge changes. I laughed at the one from Malaysia; nearly the same image and I’m in awe how the guys are sitting sky-high and looking so relaxed! Oh, hasn’t New York changed beyond all recognition. Incredible!

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  18. I lived in Bristol for a few years, but I didn’t recognise the area in the photos; not too far from the city centre I believe, though. Also, I have family connections to Lower Weston, Bath, going back to my paternal great grandfather, who had a boot & shoe workshop there, his son my grandfather, and one of his siblings also lived there. Amazing how much some places have changed. Cheers, Jon.

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    1. They are both genuine. The old one is very famous. It was staged and arranged by the photographer, but they were real workers who were actually on the girder with no safety equipment whatsoever.
      Best wishes, Pete.

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