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Old postcards from the early 20th century, compared to the same view shown on Google Street View today. The postcards come from my own collection. Almost all of them are from England, mainly showing West London, Middlesex, Surrey, Berks and Bucks. Click on the postcards to see enlarged versions. Street View images are the copyright of Google. Comments, questions or requests are welcome. If you repost my images on other websites (such as Facebook) please include a link to my original post.
Great postcards, I think I prefer the view then to now. It looks like the tram had just enough room, so no standing on the top deck! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is one of those moments where we delight in an old usually wooden bridge of yesterday, and then years later we come again and see it still standing and an entire city taking up roots around it!
ReplyDeleteI have this feeling that your SS-contributions are selected on the basis of an available Street View picture. And I like that! Fortunately there are still many situations where there is little difference between the past and the present, except for the MacDonald sign of course.
ReplyDeleteWere those power lines in the first photo? Whatever they were, they were designed with more artistry than most I've seen. As always, I really look forward to your then and now pictures because they satisfy my love for puzzles and "I Spy" games.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting angle in the second photo.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting photo with the tram lowering the pole to get through. Tram lines must have been a distracting sight in the old urban cityscape, just like converted pubs are now.
ReplyDeleteToday there was a tragic accident in Miami where a bus driver failed to avoid a bridge too low for the height of the bus. Bridges still demand our attention.
Quite a feat of engineering :-) Jo
ReplyDeleteSeeing the bridge from both sides made it very interesting. You could hardly see the trolley bus overhead power lines even when you enlarged the shot.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy these comparisons but seem to always prefer the older picture :)
ReplyDeleteFascinating postcards! It's so interesting to see how things were way back when.
ReplyDeleteI was interested to see another Ironbridge, as I featured in my post the original one in Shropshire.
ReplyDeleteI have had a great deal of accomplishment recently utilizing a somewhat unpredictable strategy for welding cast iron. Is it true that you are prepared for this?
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When was the iron bridge built?
ReplyDeleteCan anybody explain the small shelter like structure to the left of the iron bridge in the photo of the tram coming under the bridge towards southall. lesmo3@btinternet.com
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