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Thanks for keeping this thread updated, desertpunk – these photos are fascinating!

Isn't it a travesty what has been done to America's cities, in the name of progress?

***desertpunk*** · February 12th, 2012, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jennifat

Thanks for keeping this thread updated, desertpunk – these photos are fascinating!

Isn't it a travesty what has been done to America's cities, in the name of progress?

You're welcome!

The worst of it happened in the two decades after WW2. Nobody cared about coal sooted, gritty old buildings.

mhays · February 12th, 2012, 07:23 PM

Yes, great job on this thread!

December 21st, 2011, 07:17 AM	#361
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1829	Buffalo 1950s image hosted on flickr Electric Building ~ Buffalo, NY by Jake~o, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Parade in Downtown Buffalo, NY by Jake~o, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Police Bike on Parade Duty by Jake~o, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Mowhawk Airlines N6633C by Jake~o, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

December 21st, 2011, 07:18 AM	#362
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1829	Geneva NY 1960 image hosted on flickr Found Kodachrome by Jake~o, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

December 23rd, 2011, 07:21 PM	#363
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1829	Buffalo NY 1935 http://www.forgottenbuffalo.com/buff...iahistory.html http://buffaloah.com/surveys/hydr/hydr.html __________________ We are floating in space...

January 11th, 2012, 05:55 PM	#364
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1829	Industrial plant 1950 by Walker Evans image hosted on flickr Photo taken from window of a train shows large industrial plant framed by elevated tracks or roadway, 1950, by Walker Evans by Photo Tractatus, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space... Last edited by desertpunk; January 12th, 2012 at 09:38 AM.

January 12th, 2012, 09:45 AM	#365
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1829	Cincinnati 1958 by Nelson Ronsheim image hosted on flickr Cincinnati's West End from the Carew Tower in 1958 by mgsmith, on Flickr image hosted on flickr South 1958 -22 by mgsmith, on Flickr image hosted on flickr East 1958 -4 by mgsmith, on Flickr image hosted on flickr North 1958 -33 by mgsmith, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Northeast 1958 -5 by mgsmith, on Flickr image hosted on flickr West 1958 -24 by mgsmith, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Northwest 1958 -29 by mgsmith, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Southeast 1958 -17 by mgsmith, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space... Last edited by desertpunk; January 12th, 2012 at 09:57 AM.

January 24th, 2012, 12:44 PM	#366
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1829	Pittsburgh skyline 1917 http://www.brooklineconnection.com/h...cts/Facts.html __________________ We are floating in space...

January 28th, 2012, 08:08 AM	#367
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1829	Jersey City 1954 image hosted on flickr Lehigh Valley railroad yards at the Johnston Avenue pier looking to the Morris Canal, The Hudson River and Lower Manhattan (with the Singer Building at upper right). Jersey City, New Jersey. 1954 by wavz13, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

January 28th, 2012, 08:17 AM	#368
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1829	Lackawanna Yards Hoboken NJ 1950s image hosted on flickr OK rail fans, this is for you - Erie and Lackawanna railroad yards and lots of trains in the snow at Hoboken, New Jersey with Lower Manhattan across the Hudson. 1950s by wavz13, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

January 29th, 2012, 12:39 AM	#369
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January 30th, 2012, 12:52 AM	#370
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January 30th, 2012, 12:53 AM	#371
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January 30th, 2012, 12:56 AM	#372
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1829	Boston Back Bay c.1957 image hosted on flickr Aerial View, Boylston Street, Massachusetts Avenue, Back Bay, Part of Mary Baker Eddy Library, Charles River with Boats, Cambridge and MIT in Distance by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

January 30th, 2012, 12:57 AM	#373
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1829	Boston El c.1957 image hosted on flickr Washington Street (Broadway to Massachusetts Avenue), Two Lane Section, Parked Cars, Curve in Elevated Rail, Supports Span from Sidewalk to Sidewalk, Tall Building on Left, Coffee Shop and Storefronts Across Street by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Washington Street, Corner of Dover Street (East Berkeley), Looking East, Elevated Rail Platform Completely Covering Intersection, Stairways Ascending at Each Corner by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Washington Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Intersection, Silhouette of Elevated Rail, Platform, Pedestrian, Advertising Posters Across Image by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Washington Street, South Side of Elevated Rail Platform, Washington Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Looking East, Rails, Several Blocks of Storefronts, Smokestacks in Distance by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Washington Street, Elevated Rail Platform, Between Springfield and Massachusetts Avenue, Looking East, Rails, Puritan Theater Facade, Several Blocks of Storefronts, North Side of Street, 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Washington and Worcester Streets, Looking East, from Under Elevated Rail, Storefronts with Liquor Store at Corner by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Washington and Waltham Streets, Corner, Looking East, Under Curving Elevated Rail, Bottled Liquors Sign by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Washington Street, between Dover and Dwight Streets, traffic below elevated rail by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

February 2nd, 2012, 06:06 PM	#374
\| BRAVO \| Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 89 Likes (Received): 0	Not my photos but a great link to Historic Birmingham - the good and bad. http://imgur.com/a/QJ9Yb __________________ It seems everyone here is looking for a fight?

February 3rd, 2012, 02:31 AM	#375
Chadoh25 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 7,572 Likes (Received): 282	Amazing! Love the photos of Cincy!

February 9th, 2012, 03:38 PM	#376
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February 11th, 2012, 05:36 PM	#377
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February 11th, 2012, 07:59 PM	#378
Jennifat Midwest Diva Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Posts: 1,284 Likes (Received): 110	Thanks for keeping this thread updated, desertpunk – these photos are fascinating! Isn't it a travesty what has been done to America's cities, in the name of progress? __________________ My North Star State Photo Threads Minneapolis / St. Paul Downtown Minneapolis \| Mill District, Minneapolis \| North Loop, Minneapolis Northeast Minneapolis 1 \| Northeast Minneapolis 2 \| Loring Park and Mpls Sculpture Garden Uptown, Minneapolis \| U of M—East Bank \| U of M—West Bank \| Downtown St. Paul 1\| Downtown St. Paul 2 Greater Minnesota Cities and Towns of Minnesota

February 12th, 2012, 07:23 PM	#380
mhays Journeyman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,463 Likes (Received): 125	Yes, great job on this thread!

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