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Old December 21st, 2011, 07:17 AM   #361
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Buffalo 1950s

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Old December 21st, 2011, 07:18 AM   #362
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Old December 23rd, 2011, 07:21 PM   #363
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Buffalo NY 1935


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Old January 11th, 2012, 05:55 PM   #364
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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
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Old January 12th, 2012, 09:45 AM   #365
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Cincinnati 1958 by Nelson Ronsheim

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Old January 24th, 2012, 12:44 PM   #366
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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
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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
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Old January 30th, 2012, 12:52 AM   #370
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Old January 30th, 2012, 12:56 AM   #372
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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
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Boston El c.1957

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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

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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

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Washington Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Intersection, Silhouette of Elevated Rail, Platform, Pedestrian, Advertising Posters Across Image by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr

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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

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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

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Washington and Worcester Streets, Looking East, from Under Elevated Rail, Storefronts with Liquor Store at Corner by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr

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Washington and Waltham Streets, Corner, Looking East, Under Curving Elevated Rail, Bottled Liquors Sign by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr

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Washington Street, between Dover and Dwight Streets, traffic below elevated rail by MIT-Libraries, on Flickr
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Not my photos but a great link to Historic Birmingham - the good and bad.

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Amazing! Love the photos of Cincy!
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Old February 9th, 2012, 03:38 PM   #376
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Sandusky OH, 1900


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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?
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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?
You're welcome!

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