Moderator Tommy Posted March 31, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2022 I like looking at pictures of the exact same places in different times. Canary Wharf, London. Shanghai. Clifton Rocks Railway, Clifton, Bristol. 1905 and today Prague, 1910 and 2020. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted March 31, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 31, 2022 Dubai, 2003 & 2018 More Dubai, 2000 & 2016 Even more Dubai, 2005 & 2016 New York. 1900 & 2018 Seoul, 1900 & 2016 Abu Dhabi, 1970 & 2016 Tokyo, 1945 & 2016 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted March 31, 2022 Administrator Share Posted March 31, 2022 Kuala Lumpur Singapore 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted March 31, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) I love this style of them Edited March 31, 2022 by Pyfish 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted March 31, 2022 Administrator Share Posted March 31, 2022 Sydney Toronto: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted March 31, 2022 Administrator Share Posted March 31, 2022 Wow London is so........gloomy. The colour of the Thames is horrible. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted March 31, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, Stan said: Wow London is so........gloomy. The colour of the Thames is horrible. The bridges pretty much stayed the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted March 31, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 31, 2022 Liverpool London - Picadilly Circus This one is interesting as there's LESS ads in the more modern one... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 46 minutes ago, Tommy said: The bridges pretty much stayed the same. It's all the fucking same!!!.... it has even managed to retain that medieval poo wash right down the middle.. When you consider how much change Dubia had in just 15 years and yet in over 100 years all we have managed to do is build one big pointy building on the right and one that resembles a giant Braun shaver on the left... Oh, and a fairground ride.. What a pile of shite!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted March 31, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted March 31, 2022 EDINBURGH Edinburgh, Carlton Hill, 1865 Carlton Hill, today Princess Street 1858 Princess Street today Grass Market (Edinburgh Castle) 1865 Grass Market today Cowgate 1860 Cowgate today Leith Walk 1950 Leith Walk today 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 10 hours ago, Stan said: Wow London is so........gloomy. The colour of the Thames is horrible. Yes it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted April 1, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted April 1, 2022 Now let me throw my city into the mix. Düsseldorf then and now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 1, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 1, 2022 My home town, Leith, past and present 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 @Tommy its funny I've gone past that bourded up railway in Bristol so many times and never really thought about what it was. Didnt know it was a railway station until now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 1, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 1, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 1, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 1, 2022 During my army days in the early 1970s when I was courting my now wife, jump on a train from Dortmund and travel to Hamer and spend the weekend with her uncle & aunt and go out to die örtliche Kneipe auf einen drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted April 1, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 18:48, nudge said: Abu Dhabi, 1970 & 2016 As a person that grew up here in the early 80s to late 90s the transformation was unbelievable. When the tower came it literally lit up two blocks in all directions. Crazy what that place was and what it turned into. Dubai on the other hand is the same shit-hole it has always been. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted April 1, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, CaaC (John) said: During my army days in the early 1970s when I was courting my now wife, jump on a train from Dortmund and travel to Hamer and spend the weekend with her uncle & aunt and go out to die örtliche Kneipe auf einen drink. Many main train stations in Germany were destroyed in WWII and were replaced by absolutely horrible looking post-war buildings. Which makes sense because it had to be quickly and cheaply rebuilt. Still a shame though. Düsseldorf's main train station is an eye sore as well. From this: To this dump: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Does anyone know where I can get old pictures of my street and surrounding areas for free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted April 2, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted April 2, 2022 44 minutes ago, Gunnersauraus said: Does anyone know where I can get old pictures of my street and surrounding areas for free? Every city has an archive where historical things are stored. Try here maybe: https://archives.bristol.gov.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 3, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 3, 2022 On 02/04/2022 at 12:48, Gunnersauraus said: Does anyone know where I can get old pictures of my street and surrounding areas for free? How about the whereabouts you were/are then it could give us a clue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 3, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) On 02/04/2022 at 12:48, Gunnersauraus said: Does anyone know where I can get old pictures of my street and surrounding areas for free? Go into Google Maps type your address in then you can zoom in on your house and street, I have just found the house I lived in from 1956 until we emigrated to Australia in 1959. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.9686859,-3.1400835,13.69z Edited April 3, 2022 by CaaC (John) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted April 3, 2022 Administrator Share Posted April 3, 2022 How did you find that @CaaC (John)?! Isn't that a bit intrusive? I don't want people knowing where I live? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 3, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Stan said: How did you find that @CaaC (John)?! Isn't that a bit intrusive? I don't want people knowing where I live? Don't live there anymore and that is a lot better looking than when we lived there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted April 3, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted April 3, 2022 36 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: Go into Google Maps type your address in then you can zoom in on your house and street, I have just found the house I lived in from 1956 until we emigrated to Australia in 1959. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.9686859,-3.1400835,13.69z He asked for old pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.