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If you moved to another city for college or work, it can be an interesting experience to return to your hometown. After all, human creations are rarely static and more often than not planners and builders regularly change things. This is true for cities across the world, with the changes getting more and more prominent as time goes by.
This Facebook page is dedicated to interesting before and after photos of cities and we’ve gathered the best ones. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts in the comments below.
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#1
Castle Street, 1900s And 2019
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#2
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#3
Liberation Of Coutances/Normandy 1944!
#4
What Is It..!
#5
It Was Damaged During The Civil War, You Can Still See The Hole Made By A Cannonball On One Of The Large Oak Beams...?
General Anaesthesia 1 month ago
The Yarn Market in Dunster, Somerset, England. "One of the roof beams has a hole in it, a result of cannon fire in the Civil War, when Dunster Castle was a besieged Royalist stronghold for five months under the command of Colonel Wyndham. Following the damage, it was restored in 1647 to its present condition by Francis Luttrell" - Wikipedia Yarn_Market,_Dunster
#6
Then And Now: Tyre, One Of The Oldest Continually Inhabited Cities In The World.........???
#7
Rephotography Is The Act Of Repeat Photography At The Same Site, With A Time Gap Between The Two Images; The So-Called "Then And Now" View Of A Particular Area
Pandemonium 1 month ago
Must be right after the March 11 tsunami, then after cleanup and landscaping
#8
Before After
#9
Deadwood — Then And Now
#10
Before & After
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 month ago
Pretty sure this is Bath, England. The curved building at the bottom right is Bath Spa railway station, and the circular building bottom left is the bus depot. The "cathedral" in the centre is Bath Abbey.
#11
Warsaw, Before And After
#12
Kingsgate, Dating From The 14th Century, Is One Of Two Surviving Medieval Gates In Winchester. The Buildings Next To The Arch Were Demolished In The 1930s...?
#13
Who Better Time
#14
The War Is Over! Berlin/Reichstag 1945
#15
Who Better 1945 vs. 2011
#16
Mike Seaborne’s Isle Of Dogs, Then & Now
#17
Kaliningrad, Before And After Ww2
#18
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Stannous Flouride 1 month ago
Yes, the brown building at the center bottom of the latter picture is the Peace Dome. I visited it last year and found it very unsettling. Not because of the bomb but because of the number of twatwaffles posing in front of it grinning with their fists in the air as if it was some sort of accomplishment. (As bad as the A-bomb was, it was nothing compared to firebombing of Tokyo. The raids that were conducted by the U.S. military on the night of 9–10 March 1945, codenamed Operation Meetinghouse, are the single most destructive bombing raid in human history. 16 square miles (41 km2; 10,000 acres) of central Tokyo was destroyed, leaving an estimated 100,000 civilians dead and over one million homeless. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945, by comparison, resulted in the immediate death of an estimated 70,000 to 150,000 people.)
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Pairote Leetavorn 1 month ago
Atomic Bombs shouldn't be used against Mankind ... So Sorry & Sad!
#19
We've All Seen Pictures Of Paris
The "City of Love" is one of the most recognizable places on earth due to its iconic architecture. The famous Eiffel Tower standing high above the city, the wonderful bridges built above the river Seine, and the Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame.
#20
Then & Now, Kiev, Kreschatik Street, Ukraine, Ussr
Steve Robert 1 month ago
Unfortunately, I couldn't tell which one was then and now. And that's sad (support Ukraine!)
#21
Timelapse Evolution Before And After Of Famous Cities
#22
Clifton Rocks Railway Top Station By The Gorge Hotel 1990 2021
#23
Leblone Ipanema, Rio Janeiro Then vs. Now
#24
1936 vs. 2017
#25
Hattusa, Turkey Then vs. Now
#26
Guess City
#27
Rush Into Germany! Aachen In Germany
sofacushionfort 1 month ago
IIRC, the mayor offered to surrender the city, the US refused (thinking they were going elsewhere) then the Nazis reinforced and the US had to fight their way in.
#28
I❤️poland
Steve Robert 1 month ago
The Homosapiens will eventually destroy their species. Three strikes, and you're out!
#29
Guess City
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CanadianDimes 1 month ago
It would be great if all of these said which city they are, not just some of them.
Chan Sue Lynn 1 month ago
I feel like a ghost, just floating above the air, watching the world change over time. One day, either your favorite place may be still be there, well preserved or just one day disappeared, replaced or just forgotten.
marianne eliza 1 month ago
No idea where most of these are since very few bothered to provide locations.
Guess Undheit 1 month ago
Proving once again how much money and space is wasted on cars. The most beautiful places are the ones build for people.
Kathy Sinclair 1 month ago
I agree with CanadianDimes. I ALWAYS want to know where these places are!
Seadog 1 month ago
Do that where I live and it'll be the other way around. Downtown was a successful business district for 100 years. Then they redesigned parking so there was less of it. My dad have a store on Main St and told the city they were making a mistake, that all they were actually doing was chasing away customers, that people would not park in their big lot they created 2-5 blocks away from the stores. Then they started Octoberfest and required businesses to be open so the shoplifters could rob them blind. Then came the new mall. While it did bring in some new businesses to there was only one from downtown that could afford the rent (Belk) and only 2 from the old mall (Radio Shack and Fashion Bug). The mall failed, Belk and Joanne's Fabrics being the only survivors. The only business to survive downtown is Sherwin Williams. Downtown is pretty much a ghost town. What businesses there are, occupy buildings that aren't far from being condemned and the owners pretty much refuse maintenance.
Seadog 1 month ago
As for dads store, he saw the writing on the wall and sold it. New owners went out of business less than 4 years later. Other than fast food and pizza, the only non-local restaurant is Applebee's which is absolutely awful. Everything else closed up. As for the locally owned places, there's only one that isn't Mexican, pizza or a burger joint. The state even cancelled the plans to bring the new interstate through our county thus sealing our fate.
Load More Replies... Pairote Leetavorn 1 month ago
I love ' Boredpanda ' for its innovation with new approach every week. Thank you. (from my home ' The City of Angels, Bangkok ')
CanadianDimes 1 month ago
It would be great if all of these said which city they are, not just some of them.
Chan Sue Lynn 1 month ago
I feel like a ghost, just floating above the air, watching the world change over time. One day, either your favorite place may be still be there, well preserved or just one day disappeared, replaced or just forgotten.
marianne eliza 1 month ago
No idea where most of these are since very few bothered to provide locations.
Guess Undheit 1 month ago
Proving once again how much money and space is wasted on cars. The most beautiful places are the ones build for people.
Kathy Sinclair 1 month ago
I agree with CanadianDimes. I ALWAYS want to know where these places are!
Seadog 1 month ago
Do that where I live and it'll be the other way around. Downtown was a successful business district for 100 years. Then they redesigned parking so there was less of it. My dad have a store on Main St and told the city they were making a mistake, that all they were actually doing was chasing away customers, that people would not park in their big lot they created 2-5 blocks away from the stores. Then they started Octoberfest and required businesses to be open so the shoplifters could rob them blind. Then came the new mall. While it did bring in some new businesses to there was only one from downtown that could afford the rent (Belk) and only 2 from the old mall (Radio Shack and Fashion Bug). The mall failed, Belk and Joanne's Fabrics being the only survivors. The only business to survive downtown is Sherwin Williams. Downtown is pretty much a ghost town. What businesses there are, occupy buildings that aren't far from being condemned and the owners pretty much refuse maintenance.
Seadog 1 month ago
As for dads store, he saw the writing on the wall and sold it. New owners went out of business less than 4 years later. Other than fast food and pizza, the only non-local restaurant is Applebee's which is absolutely awful. Everything else closed up. As for the locally owned places, there's only one that isn't Mexican, pizza or a burger joint. The state even cancelled the plans to bring the new interstate through our county thus sealing our fate.
Load More Replies... Pairote Leetavorn 1 month ago
I love ' Boredpanda ' for its innovation with new approach every week. Thank you. (from my home ' The City of Angels, Bangkok ')
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