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thornypayload t1_iwzteab wrote

Same people that probably did the 1940s NYC. https://1940s.nyc/map#13.69/40.7093/-73.99397

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ipostalotforalurker t1_ix2dqqj wrote

This is freaking trippy. I looked for my building in the 40s and thought I got the street wrong, then I realized they hadn't been built yet!

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Mudfap t1_iwzqzin wrote

Holy crap. This is fantastic. Found my house and it’s like transporting through time and space. Felt immediately wistful.

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yasuewho t1_iwzvcgi wrote

I visited my brother's last apartment. I miss him so much.

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cookiebook t1_iwyynwb wrote

London of this would be amazing.

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Sil369 t1_ix0fdvy wrote

just imagine what google street view is archiving now. 20 years from now we will be using it to see the streets/buildings from today.

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zenstain t1_ix1cb6r wrote

Found the apartment building I grew up in and wow, immediately transported back in a way that looking at that same location in current Google Maps just doesn't do.

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judenoelle t1_iwzykoh wrote

Absolutely amazing -- thanks for sharing!

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SarcasticallyNow t1_ix1rmi2 wrote

The city did a project to photograph EVERYTHING at that time as part of a property tax assessment. Think they used crappy 110 cartridge cameras. This site just catalogs the city's inscrutable archive in a nice format.

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Hadleys158 t1_ix22l69 wrote

I wonder if someone can throw all these into an AI program and make a street view type version of this?

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Chris20nyy t1_ix2h0qa wrote

Found our old house in the Bronx. Love knowing I was a kid living there when this picture was taken!

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