The Great "Then and Now" Photo Thread

Klazu · #1 Posted **May 31, 2026, 6:48 AM**

I thought this would be a fun idea, since one tends to take photos from same vantage points over the years. Here are few to get us going.

Brentwood is absolutely unrecognizable after just a decade.

Klazu · #2 Posted **May 31, 2026, 6:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Pic by me May 20th:

What a difference a decade can make.

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Pic by me today:

Looks like the Grand tower is now the tallest in Metrotown.

Here is the similar angle back in 2015.

And a year earlier.

officedweller · #3 Posted **May 31, 2026, 9:07 PM**

Nice comparisons, thanks!

RedArbutus · #4 Posted **Jun 1, 2026, 10:04 PM**

Very cool!

The views from Forest Lawn are some of the best in Metro Vancouver.

MIPS · #5 Posted **Jun 2, 2026, 7:25 PM**

I still can't believe just how much the Brentwood and Metrotown skylines have changed since I lived there 16 years ago. They are almost unrecognizable.

DavidK93 · #6 Posted **Yesterday, 5:29 PM**

What's crazy is these comparisons are only a decade or so. Most cities a decade doesn't look any different, and they need to make comparisons from 30 or 40 years ago. The transformation of Vancouver has been spectacular.