Nothing stays the same.... by efron_241
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Same building as seen yesterday.. now from further away.. with the situation as it was in 1750 from the same spot as I was standing today.
None (!) of the buildings of the image above (1750) still excists... None of the trees, none of the bridges, nothing.. except the canal (created in 1612)..
Now surrounded by other trees, buildings..
Where the building that was shown yesterday is visual a Orphanage house is visual in the old image, it was not standing at the same location as the building seen yesterday. It stood a bit more towards us (until 1869) on the location where now the "sandbeach" is.
The crane on the left on the old image was for getting large beer barrels from the ships. This is the Beer-harbor. There are still many cafe's here.. that did not change .. ha ha
But other than that... Lot's of changes
Nothing stays the same Do notice how modern high rise has classical tops, like the buildings of the past.
Still the atmosphere still feels the same.. a bit.
With a happy couple on the bridge in the distance.
8 februari 2011. It feels like spring has already arrived.
Comments (39)
ZanderXL
And yet, some say the more things change - the more they stay the same... :)
magnus073
This was a great idea Chris as it is always fascinating to compare photos of an area over time. Hopefully the orphange you mentioned is located in another area of the city and even bigger and better than it was before. It's funny you should post this as only last night a friend was sharing old photos with me of the changes made to an area in my small city.
efron_241
The oprhans got a new large house in 1867. That building was in use till 1943. Than the Germans took over and made it a Police station. That building (along another canal) is now transformed to Luxerious appartments.... Nothing stays the same :D
odile
This is so interesting! thank you for sharing a part a History with us.
renecyberdoc
this reminds me my time in adam,i was living on a boat once on the zeedijk lol,later in the joordaan in the lijnbaansgracht,in the flower power times. make love not war lol.
nefertiabet
Thus, changes a city and nothing remains as it is! That's over so :-) Interessting image and story , wonderful shot!!!
flavia49
fascinating collage!!
DangerousThing
It is a beautiful city you live in, friend. The old and the new seem to merge without looking conflicting. Yes, things change as long as they are living. And even cities have a sort of life.
crender Online Now!
Fantastic!!!
Faemike55
Nice comparison, Chris interesting history of the area
zaigodou
Very nice!!!
mgtcs
Wonderful shot Chris, amazing place and a very interesting story, thank you for sharing!
willpee
Thats great being able to compare the two !!!!
alessimarco
~A very interesting contrast in time! Nicely done!~
lyron
Great images!!!
2121
very interesting...how many of us take our surroundings for granted and even stop to think of what was there before
Trifid
Wonderful to have these 2 shots in one pic! Great idea for presentation!
farmerC
Wel wat veranderd. Maar het zijn 2 prachtige opname's.
claude19
Splendid idea ! excellent measure for comparing and urban development! Thank you
lieselotte2000
Great view from this point. I dont really like HDR pics. It could be worth a trial here.
drifterlee
That's really interesting. I love old pictures.
Vethril
It hasn't lost it's beauty! Great idea using the two images together. Very peaceful scene too. =)
sandra46
SUPERB! OUTSTANDING SEQUENCE!
Sepiasiren
amazing transitions--both views are lovely
npauling
A lovely capture and as you say nothing stays the same which is what makes life so interesting really.
galung
great photographic...
flaviok
Maravilhosa captura, fascinante meu amigo, aplausos (5)
mikeerson
c'mon, how do you know that is a happy couple? Hmmm? Maybe they aren't happy at all and want to do something bad like drop water on you right after your first tour = lol
jenny_c
Wow, you're right about that! Very nice little History lesson here.
anitalee
Excellent