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Houstons skyline before the big glass buildings of the 80s and 90s sure was quite boring and grey. That photo must be 79 or 80 because it looks like 1100 Louisiana is under construction.
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Salt Lake City, Utah during the late 80s
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An arial photograph of Philadelphia from 1935 that has been posted a few times on this forum:
Virtually every building in the foreground (between City Hall and the bottom of the frame) stands today but you'd never know it from a recent image.
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Philly looked insane back then!

Montreal, Mid 50's

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Something I posted in another thread that I can post here. New York City on December 16th 1951.

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Wow..New York changed dramatically.
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Jacksonville

1940s

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Source




1950s











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1946 with the south's busiest rail station in foreground - Jax Union Station built in 1917 and modeled after Penn Station, carried 25,000 passengers/day at its peak.

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1910s



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crying shame about DT Jax. it once looked so vibrant.

I love that old philly aerial. wonderful density.
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Chicago, November 1942


(Charles Cushman Collection)

September 1958

(same)

New York, 1941

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cleveland -- different views of the downtown area


1930-32 -- looking north




1937 great lakes exposition -- looking south




1963 -- looking west

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