36 Redditors Post Past Vs. Now Pictures, And They Will Make You Realize How Much Things Have Changed Through Time

There are also things that didn't change much after all these years.

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• Published in Interesting
• July 23, 2022

People love taking pictures because it allows them to capture a memory. It is a way to keep the moment alive forever and to share it with others.

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. These images help us to tell a story, or to communicate our feelings when words are not enough.

They can make us laugh, cry, or remember something we had forgotten. For some people, taking pictures is a way to document their life and the things they have seen.

It is a way to share their experiences with others. For others, it is a way to capture a moment of beauty or to show off their skills.

Photos also allow the preservation of history. It is through history that makes people learn from past mistakes and do better in the future.

Old photos allow us to compare the things that have changed from the past. Are things a lot better than before?

Has the situation worsened today? Pictures allow us to reflect on these questions and to better understand the world we live in.

Overall, pictures play an important role in our lives. They help us to communicate, document, preserve history, and reflect on the world around us.

Today, we will take a peek into history and compare sceneries from the past to modern-day life. We compiled some of the best photos from the Old Photos In Real Life subreddit.

1. Holland: 1982 vs. 2020

2. Nickelodeon Studios: '90s vs. Today

3. Robert White, a WWII veteran, returns to the area in Germany where he landed in March 1945.

He Was As A Paratrooper With The 17th Airborne Division.

4. Kowloon Walled City

5. Restored 1915 Pasadena Craftsmen home

Although this house was only 950 sqft it took nearly 2 years to complete the renovations due to working with the Pasadena historical society and city permitting

6. Japanese Mini Submarine: 1943 vs. 2021

7. Borodyanka, Ukraine: Before the War and After the War

8. Bhitargaon Temple in Kanpur, India: 1875 vs. 2011

Built in 5th Century CE and renovated by British in 1901. it's the oldest surviving brick structure in India.

9. A Family Farmhouse: 1912 vs. 2022

10. Wrocław: 1945 vs. 2022

11. Edinburgh, Scotland

12. Sequoia National Park's Tunnel Rock: 1952 vs. 2020

13. Chróstnik Palace in Poland: 2009 vs. 2021

14. Ireland's Moore Hall: 1800s vs. Today

15. Before and after the Big Dig in Boston

16. Shenandoah National Park: 1965 vs. 2020

17. Railway Station located in Okhtyrka, Ukraine

18. A bridge that's more than 3000 years old.

The Arkadiko Bridge was built between 1300 and 1190 BCE, making it one of the oldest still-used arch bridges still in existence. It was built on a road that linked Tiryns to Epidaurus, and was part of a larger military road system.

19. Worcester's first McDonald's: 1964 vs. 2021

20. The Arch Of Ctesiphon: 600 AD vs. Its ruins in 2021

21. Newcastle Castle, UK: 1895 vs. 2022

22. Clifton Rocks Railway in Bristol: 1905 vs. Today

23. Hope Plantation in Windsor, North Carolina: Before vs. After Restoration

24. Sas-Bahu Temple in Gwalior, India: 1869 vs. 2019

25. Bok Tower when it was being built, a past photo, and what it looks today.

26. Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India: Second Century Plaque vs. A Recent Photo

27. Chernobyl Power Plant's Control Room: 1986 vs. Now

28. New York City's Washington Square Arch

29. Panch Ratha Monument in Mahabalipuram, India: 1825 vs. Now

30. Edinburgh Princes Street: 1996 vs. Now

31. Faroe Islands Hike

32. Times Square: 1900 vs. 2021

33. Odessa, Ukraine: 1942 vs. Today

34. The Lincoln Memorial prior to the creation of the reflecting pool

35. A car in Japan: 1988 vs. 2021

36. Manhattan: 1931 vs. 2018

Being able to compare photos taken years ago and recently is truly wonderful.

It shows us how much the world has progressed. And we also see things that didn't change through the years.

This is one of the great things about pictures, they can show us how time changes everything and nothing all at once.

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