Some of the featured places have risen from decay to modern vibrancy, while others have faded into near-forgotten corners of the map. In revisiting these sites, we’re not just comparing old and new; we’re uncovering the layers of stories they hold.
From ancient ruins to evolving cities, these snapshots in time reveal how places adapt, endure, and sometimes disappear altogether. Let’s dive into 20 places and how they changed through the years.
1. Reforestation efforts in Rio de Janeiro are working wonders
2. The Lincoln Memorial in 1922 vs. 2016
3. The site of Woodstock ’69, 1969 vs. 2020
4. The Flatiron Building in 1917 and 2012
5. Oxford looks eerily similar now as it did in 1810
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6. Los Angeles in the early 1900s vs in 2001
7. Dallas changed drastically in just 20 years (2001, 2021)
8. The University of Montana, 150 years apart
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9. The unfinished Manhattan Bridge in 1908 and now
10. A neighborhood in Brooklyn, 1916, and now
11. Prague, 1910 and 2020
12. A street in San Francisco 100 years apart
13. The Pines in Fallsburg, NY, 1950s vs. 2020
14. Hollywood in the 1920s vs today
15. Chicken Itza in 1892 vs. now
16. Tunnel rock at Sequoia National Park, 1952 and 2020
17. The Hoover Dam water level in 1983 vs in 2022
18. The CN Tower in Toronto, 1974 vs 2017
19. What a bike ride looked like before vs. after the Berlin Wall
20. Manhattan in 1931 and in 2018
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