Gebbois
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[Coincidence that the Magnificent Ambersons were on TCM tonite?
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Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now
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Mustapha
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Mustapha
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August 9 Then and Now.
Spadina Crescent Walkabout, part III.
Now. May 2011. The houses in the distance are like most along that stretch - rooms for students.
Spadina Crescent Walkabout, part III.
Now. May 2011. The houses in the distance are like most along that stretch - rooms for students.
Mustapha
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Several 'Then and Nows' of New York City here, done by one of the New York Times' photogs, in the cleverest format I've ever come across. 'Play' with it and let me know what you all think.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/newyorkandregion/series/then-now/index.html
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/newyorkandregion/series/then-now/index.html
J T CUNNINGHAM
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I like it!
NomoreaTorontonian
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The Royal Crescent, Bath
Individualism ain't allowed there. Several years ago someone wanted to paint their door green. National furore!
Individualism ain't allowed there. Several years ago someone wanted to paint their door green. National furore!
Browning Avenue
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August 8 Then and Now.
Continuing our Spadina Cr. walkabout...
We are looking at the 'City Dairy' building. By the date of this picture - 1948 - we see the "Borden's' sign on the front and a very identifiable milk delivery truck of the type that used to be very common on city streets.
A dairy in Stratford ON launched home milk delivery about 20 years ago; I'm not sure of the status now. There is still home milk delivery in some communities in the USA. Several bags of milk is a heavy affair to buy and carry home. Most of us know only how aggravating this can be. Imagine it delivered to your home and placed inside a 'milk box' built into the side wall of your house. Of course you would have to be home to put it away.
Our Goldie mentioned awhile back that his father used to bring him here for ice cream.
Now. May 2011. Not many changes but the boulevard on the left is gone.
We get weekly delivery of milk etc now from Dairyland/Saputo in Vancouver.
Interesting to see the change in the trees - most then and nows there are more trees in the current photo, at least in already-developed locations. That parking lot looks a lot barer and starker now.
Goldie
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thecharioteer
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I'll let thecharioteer answer that. He brought it up.
Total coincidence! I finished watching Mustapha's youtube clip from the movie, flipped on the tv and the exact scene was playing. How weird is that?
J T CUNNINGHAM
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"Total coincidence! I finished watching Mustapha's youtube clip from the movie, flipped on the tv and the exact scene was playing.
QUOTE thecharioteer
You are being way to modest.
Kind regards,
J T
QUOTE thecharioteer
You are being way to modest.
Kind regards,
J T
Aladone
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I am liking the NYC TANs. Great way to show them!
DC83
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For some really interesting Now-Thens of NYC, check out this thread:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=153781
South Bronx in the 80s/early 90s. Then try and find areas now on Google Streetview. Awesome!
Mustapha
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Mustapha
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Mustapha
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I'm sure potential owners are 'vetted' too.