[Reverberation]

"The Boston Post Office and Sub-Treasury Building was constructed between 1873 and 1880 in the Second Empire style.":



Los Angeles, 1886, elevated view of a street in Los Angeles 1886. (Photo by Camerique/Getty Images) :



Los Angeles, 1870-1880 :









New York City,1900, Horse-Drawn Omnibus, just look at the structure behind it :



San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, now think of Hawai/Maui 2023 :



Images of Washington, USA - 1890s :

Muddy streets, vanilla skies and not a person in sight...







































Finally, people :



This sounds a bit extreme doesn't it? This was from the 'Art Deco' worlds fair, on Treasure Island, San Francisco in 1939. 'Replica' of a Chinese walled city?

https://x.com/scumbunker/status/1924615926118293906

26sec

400 acres! Man made island. 400 ft tower, 44 bell carillon. Ah hell it was even open in 1940 for the second fair - and then demolished. Left a husk - scratched off the earth-scape :

https://x.com/scumbunker/status/1924616969543704734

16sec

Nikolaikirche, Germany 1885 :



New York, March 22, 1915. "Navy dirigible, Long Island." 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection :



‘Sheet Metal Pavilion’, Philadelphia, USA (Centennial Expo), demolished: 1876 :



Crystal Palace, Leipzig, Germany :





























Views from Milano, Italy (1865-1904) :







































































Finally people!



























En voor de liefhebbers :

Howdy. Today we will examine around 50 unique photographs of Florence, Italy dated to the years 1850 through 1900. In this time period, Florence was transformed from an Old World economic hub of trade and art, complete with Roman walls and structures, into a more modern city. Yet, much of the Old World style architecture persisted (and still stands today).

However, it’s not just the sheer magnitude of the architecture I would like to examine today, but also the fine details, the ornamentation, the ancient technology, which all appeared to be present throughout Florence in the 19th century. This is one of the most magnificent cities in Italy, and is most definitely worth a deeper dive. I’ve also translated the titles and dated each image, when applicable.

https://youtu.be/wDnfms5-p2g?t=1

17min



Views of the magical kingdom of Ottawa, Canada - 1890-1910 :















































Molenbeek 2025 :





Old World San Francisco :

https://x.com/RjNol/status/1924588780494721496

3min