Old Photos USA - Page 21

***desertpunk*** · April 9th, 2012, 02:32 AM

Aerial shot of the Jersey City waterfront 1960

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/59635146@N08/

Chadoh25 · April 21st, 2012, 10:40 PM

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Columbus OH c.1970

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columbus102 by mwiakg, on Flickr

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columbus101 by mwiakg, on Flickr

WOW! That second photo looks so different then what that area looks like today. The State Pen has been replaced by the Arena District and the area around the old Union Station is now the Convention Center and Hyett Hotel. Amazing!

SpraysOnBlue · April 22nd, 2012, 07:56 AM

bad ass 1938 Kansas City Missouri

aarhusforever · April 26th, 2012, 09:27 AM

Massive and impressive building...please tell me this is still standing...

ardamir · April 28th, 2012, 12:20 AM

It does still stand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Tower

***desertpunk*** · April 29th, 2012, 05:40 AM

Syracuse 1901

http://www.documentarist.com/syracus...tate-1890-1901

triodegradable · April 29th, 2012, 04:54 PM

Wow , que lindas fotos !

***desertpunk*** · April 30th, 2012, 12:55 AM

Erie Canal at Syracuse 1904

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Erie Canal at Salina Street, Syracuse, New York, in 1904. by Beast 1, on Flickr

Solvay Works, Syracuse c.1900

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/det1994007647/PP/

***desertpunk*** · May 1st, 2012, 09:43 AM

St Louis c.1920

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market3 by Michael R. Allen, on Flickr

***I-275westcoastfl*** · May 2nd, 2012, 05:52 AM

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Niagara Falls 1890s

http://www.photographium.com/sites/d..._1890-1899.jpg

That is an awesome yet disturbing pic!

***desertpunk*** · May 3rd, 2012, 08:54 PM

^
It was America's electricity gold rush town!

Gas station Osage, West Virginia 1938

http://tomclarkblog.blogspot.com/201...1937-1942.html

***desertpunk*** · May 3rd, 2012, 08:59 PM

Wheeling WV 1937

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Wheeling in 1937 by Ohio County Public Library, on Flickr

***desertpunk*** · May 4th, 2012, 12:16 AM

Boston 1925

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Boston. Business section by Boston Public Library, on Flickr

***desertpunk*** · May 4th, 2012, 12:22 AM

Boston aerial view 1928

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Boston. West End and business district from East Cambridge by Boston Public Library, on Flickr

Jennifat · May 4th, 2012, 04:43 AM

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Niagara Falls 1890s

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Originally Posted by I-275westcoastfl

That is an awesome yet disturbing pic!

Agreed...this doesn't even look real! I wasn't aware that the falls (I'm assuming this is the American side?) at one time had huge mills like that built above it.

Really goes to show just how completely unconcerned people were in that era in time about preserving our natural and environmental treasures.

***desertpunk*** · May 6th, 2012, 12:14 PM

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Agreed...this doesn't even look real! I wasn't aware that the falls (I'm assuming this is the American side?) at one time had huge mills like that built above it.

Really goes to show just how completely unconcerned people were in that era in time about preserving our natural and environmental treasures.

These mill houses were built north of the actual waterfall. Water was diverted by canals from the Niagara River and over the sides of the gorge to generate power. On the Canadian side, a power station was built much closer the falls to capture that energy but has long since been abandoned. Where these old wooden structures once sat is now a state park while further north, the huge Robert Moses Niagara Falls Hydroelectric Power Station hums away along with a massive reservoir of water diverted nightly from the falls to send through their turbines.

In this 1933 photo, you can see the last vestiges of the Mill District just beyond the bridge.

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View of Niagara Falls at the Bridal Veil Falls, New York in 1933. by Beast 1, on Flickr

***desertpunk*** · May 6th, 2012, 12:31 PM

Wabash Station Pittsburgh 1905

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905. "Wabash Station". by Beast 1, on Flickr

Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh 1908

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Circa 1908. "Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Plenty of free parking for the automobilists among us. by Beast 1, on Flickr

***desertpunk*** · May 6th, 2012, 12:46 PM

Federal Wire and Steel Company plant, in Cleveland, Ohio 1905

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Federal Wire and Steel Company plant, in Cleveland, Ohio. Photographed by the Detroit Publishing Company in 1905 by Beast 1, on Flickr

spencer114 · May 6th, 2012, 02:58 PM

Wabash station is gorgeous. Is it still standing?

bnk · May 6th, 2012, 08:21 PM

One thing that clearly sticks out is the people in the old photos almost always wore a hat. I wonder if that would ever come back in style.

Goldman (shown here in Union Square, New York in 1916)

In Yonkers, men and many women all donned their hats and crowded around to see President Theodore Roosevelt speak in 1910.

New York's Union Square in the 1910's

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New Orleans, Mardi Gras on Canal St. in 1900:

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Chicago at Dearborn 1909

April 9th, 2012, 02:32 AM	#401
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April 26th, 2012, 09:27 AM	#404
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April 29th, 2012, 05:40 AM	#406
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,629 Likes (Received): 1354	Syracuse 1901 http://www.documentarist.com/syracus...tate-1890-1901 __________________ We are floating in space... Last edited by desertpunk; April 29th, 2012 at 09:46 PM.

April 29th, 2012, 04:54 PM	#407
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April 30th, 2012, 12:55 AM	#408
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,629 Likes (Received): 1354	Erie Canal at Syracuse 1904 image hosted on flickr Erie Canal at Salina Street, Syracuse, New York, in 1904. by Beast 1, on Flickr Solvay Works, Syracuse c.1900 http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/det1994007647/PP/ __________________ We are floating in space... Last edited by desertpunk; May 6th, 2012 at 12:47 PM.

April 22nd, 2012, 07:56 AM	#403
SpraysOnBlue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 85 Likes (Received): 3	bad ass 1938 Kansas City Missouri

April 28th, 2012, 12:20 AM	#405
ardamir Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Marcos Posts: 1,123 Likes (Received): 33	It does still stand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Tower

May 1st, 2012, 09:43 AM	#409
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,629 Likes (Received): 1354	St Louis c.1920 image hosted on flickr market3 by Michael R. Allen, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

May 3rd, 2012, 08:54 PM	#411
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,629 Likes (Received): 1354	^ It was America's electricity gold rush town! Gas station Osage, West Virginia 1938 http://tomclarkblog.blogspot.com/201...1937-1942.html __________________ We are floating in space...

May 3rd, 2012, 08:59 PM	#412
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,629 Likes (Received): 1354	Wheeling WV 1937 image hosted on flickr Wheeling in 1937 by Ohio County Public Library, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

May 4th, 2012, 12:16 AM	#413
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,629 Likes (Received): 1354	Boston 1925 image hosted on flickr Boston. Business section by Boston Public Library, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

May 4th, 2012, 12:22 AM	#414
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,629 Likes (Received): 1354	Boston aerial view 1928 image hosted on flickr Boston. West End and business district from East Cambridge by Boston Public Library, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

May 6th, 2012, 12:31 PM	#417
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,629 Likes (Received): 1354	Wabash Station Pittsburgh 1905 image hosted on flickr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905. "Wabash Station". by Beast 1, on Flickr Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh 1908 image hosted on flickr Circa 1908. "Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Plenty of free parking for the automobilists among us. by Beast 1, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space... Last edited by desertpunk; May 6th, 2012 at 12:50 PM.

May 6th, 2012, 12:46 PM	#418
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,629 Likes (Received): 1354	Federal Wire and Steel Company plant, in Cleveland, Ohio 1905 image hosted on flickr Federal Wire and Steel Company plant, in Cleveland, Ohio. Photographed by the Detroit Publishing Company in 1905 by Beast 1, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

May 6th, 2012, 02:58 PM	#419
spencer114 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Richmond Posts: 1,227 Likes (Received): 35	Wabash station is gorgeous. Is it still standing?

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