Cities with already nice skylines in the 50s? - Page 6

Neungz · June 14th, 2012, 08:55 AM

Bangkok in 50s
(part 1)

http://www.thai-blogs.com/2009/01/07...f-old-bangkok/

Neungz · June 14th, 2012, 08:57 AM

Bangkok in 50s
(part 2)

http://travel-aj7.blogspot.com/2012/...kok-1950s.html

gabrielbabb · June 15th, 2012, 10:27 PM

More MExico City

isaidso · June 15th, 2012, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neungz

Bangkok in 50s

In Canada, we have this super hero called 'Superman' while in Thailand you seem to have his alter ego with an inverted 'S' on his costume. An evil twin?

Neungz · June 16th, 2012, 05:46 PM

inverted 'S' on his costume maybe because of photograph technology in that age
and Thai language in the picture also invert too.

It's a also a superman.

techniques1200s · June 18th, 2012, 03:56 PM

San Francisco, 1922:

SF in the 1950s:

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

gabrielbabb · June 18th, 2012, 04:18 PM

Acapulco

30's

50's

gabrielbabb · June 18th, 2012, 04:21 PM

Caracas, Venezuela

gabrielbabb · June 18th, 2012, 04:24 PM

Mexico City

Neungz · June 22nd, 2012, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neungz

Bangkok in 50s
(part 1)

http://www.thai-blogs.com/2009/01/07...f-old-bangkok/

2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bangroma-sky

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeraka...n/photostream/

melrocks50 · June 28th, 2012, 07:03 PM

Surprised how developed some Latin American countries were in those days.

gabrielbabb · June 30th, 2012, 04:50 AM

Buenos Aires

Sao Paulo

image hosted on flickr

Caracas

Bogotá

Lima

Santiago

Mexico City

George W. Bush · June 30th, 2012, 09:58 AM

Almost the 50s

***tita01*** · June 30th, 2012, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anak_mm

similar location just slightly different angles, you can use the jones bridge as your marker
1925
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Aerial photo of Manila, Philippines Jan. 15, 1925, 4 PM by John T Pilot, on Flickr

1930
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Modern Manila from an elevation of 3,000 feet (914.4 meters), National Geographic Magazine, Sept. 1930 by John T Pilot, on Flickr

1945
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Manila 1945 by Sepia Lens, on Flickr

1960s
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Manila early 1960s by Sepia Lens, on Flickr

Manila,Philippine Island

gabrielbabb · July 2nd, 2012, 04:17 AM

Mexico City

kamloon · July 7th, 2012, 01:00 PM

Hong Kong 1950s

OtAkAw · July 7th, 2012, 05:38 PM

Whoa! Hong Kong was so... Western!

gabrielbabb · July 7th, 2012, 10:28 PM

Mexico City

UnHavrais · July 8th, 2012, 08:20 PM

Le Havre, Normandie, France

Dahlis · July 9th, 2012, 10:29 AM

Kungsgatan, Stockholm 1957.

View towards the S:t Eriks bridge and Atlas area, Stockholm.

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