Old postcards from the early 20th century, compared to the same view shown on Google Street View today. The postcards come from my own collection. Almost all of them are from England, mainly showing West London, Middlesex, Surrey, Berks and Bucks. Click on the postcards to see enlarged versions. There are also links to the modern equivalent on Street View. Street View images on this site are the copyright of Google. Comments, questions or requests are very welcome, registration is not necessary.
Friday, 14 January 2011
Hanwell Broadway, West London c1913
Hanwell Broadway in about 1913. On the left we can see the 'Depot of the Society for Promotion of Christian Knowledge', on the right is Hanwell Police Station. Postcard by W. H. Applebee.
What a great post ! Thank you so much for sharing the Then and Now with us :) It is amazing to see the transformation of a place through the eyes of a postcard . Have a fabulous rest of the weekend . Until next time Happy Trails
What's amazing to me is how relatively little has changed. Some buildings are gone, but the general flavor (flavour :) is still there. I appreciate that about the U.K. In the American landscape, there would have been a drastic change - often for the worse.
Howdy Howard
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post !
Thank you so much for sharing the Then and Now with us :)
It is amazing to see the transformation of a place through the eyes of a postcard .
Have a fabulous rest of the weekend .
Until next time
Happy Trails
What's amazing to me is how relatively little has changed. Some buildings are gone, but the general flavor (flavour :) is still there. I appreciate that about the U.K. In the American landscape, there would have been a drastic change - often for the worse.
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