39 Before and After Pics That Show The Effects of Time

Featured 09/13/2020 in ftw

Fascinating photos that capture how much the world has changed over time. Some of them span decades and some even centuries, while others only a few hours, but all show the great effects time can have on the world around us.

Check back in 100-years to see what things look like in even greater deffiniton.

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1. SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule before and after its flight
2. The difference 3 months of hardcore chemotherapy makes
3. Father and son 28 years later
4. “Been working on this old gas pump for 2 years... It was my late grandfather’s... It’s about done. I plan on entering it in The Hildago County New Mexico Fair as a work of art.”
5. “I called in my horse after completing a rescue mission, and it came to me so dirty that it looked like a completely different horse. The bottom photo is what it looked like before.”
6. Just because they grow to be twice your size doesn’t mean you should stop giving them hugs.
7. “Writing with my non-dominant hand over a week”
8. “Decided to paint my house. Came out great, I think.”
9. My Grandfather And I In Tokyo, 73 Years Apart
10. “I rescued this cat off the street one year ago. I’m happy that she chose me.”
11. The Arctic 103 Years Ago Compared To Today
12. Chichen Itza 1892 And Now
13. Utrecht, Netherlands 1982 vs. 2020. They Converted The Highway To A Canal
14. The Shambles In York (UK) Inspiration For Diagon Alley From Harry Potter. Late 1800s And Today
15. Bike Ride In Berlin Kreuzberg ( ~1985 / 2018 )
16. Bishan Park, 30 Years Apart. Top Pic, 1988. Bottom Pic, 2020
17. Moscow Pictures 20 Years Apart
18. Singapore 2000 vs. Now
19. World War I Trenches
20. My Hometown, Approx 100 Years Ago vs. My Pic From Last Week.... Not So Much Has Changed...
21. Atomic Bomb Dome - 75 Years Later
22. The Flatiron Building, New York (1917 And 2012)
23. Early Los Angeles Compared To 2001
24. My Great Grandfather And I Trained At The Same Location, Exactly 100 Years Apart. He Left For France Shortly After This Was Taken In 1917
25. The Banyan Tree In Maui. Top Photo Taken By My Grandfather While He Was Stationed There During Wwii. Bottom I Took Without Knowing His Photo Existed
26. The Changing Face Of St Bartholomew-The-Great's Gatehouse In Smithfield, Which Was Built In 1595 And Some Point Bricked Over. It Was Bombed During A Ww1 Zeppelin Raid Knocking Off Some Bricks Revealing Its Tudor Half-Timbered Facade. It Was Restored To How It Looks Today. 1916 vs. Now
27. University Of Montana ~150 Years Apart
28. The Former Island Of Urk - The Netherlands 1930 vs. 2020
29. 1920 / 2020 . San Francisco, Ca
30. Buckhurst Hill Station (London Underground Station) - (1875 - 2020)
31. Dubai Marina (2000 - 2020)
32. 1820 Industrial St, Los Angeles
33. The Trams They Are Changing ( 1990 / 2018 )
34. From Fascism To Kebabs, Durham 1934 vs. 2020
35. The Development Of This City In Georgia
36. Dresden In Ww2 vs. Dresden Now
37. I Just Made This To Show Just How Much Melbourne's Skyline Has Grown In 20 Years...
38. Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles, USA
39. Subang Jaya, Selangor. 44 Years Apart

1. SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule before and after its flight
2. The difference 3 months of hardcore chemotherapy makes
3. Father and son 28 years later
4. “Been working on this old gas pump for 2 years... It was my late grandfather’s... It’s about done. I plan on entering it in The Hildago County New Mexico Fair as a work of art.”
5. “I called in my horse after completing a rescue mission, and it came to me so dirty that it looked like a completely different horse. The bottom photo is what it looked like before.”
6. Just because they grow to be twice your size doesn’t mean you should stop giving them hugs.
7. “Writing with my non-dominant hand over a week”
8. “Decided to paint my house. Came out great, I think.”
9. My Grandfather And I In Tokyo, 73 Years Apart
10. “I rescued this cat off the street one year ago. I’m happy that she chose me.”
11. The Arctic 103 Years Ago Compared To Today
12. Chichen Itza 1892 And Now
13. Utrecht, Netherlands 1982 vs. 2020. They Converted The Highway To A Canal
14. The Shambles In York (UK) Inspiration For Diagon Alley From Harry Potter. Late 1800s And Today
15. Bike Ride In Berlin Kreuzberg ( ~1985 / 2018 )
16. Bishan Park, 30 Years Apart. Top Pic, 1988. Bottom Pic, 2020
17. Moscow Pictures 20 Years Apart
18. Singapore 2000 vs. Now
19. World War I Trenches
20. My Hometown, Approx 100 Years Ago vs. My Pic From Last Week.... Not So Much Has Changed...
21. Atomic Bomb Dome - 75 Years Later
22. The Flatiron Building, New York (1917 And 2012)
23. Early Los Angeles Compared To 2001
24. My Great Grandfather And I Trained At The Same Location, Exactly 100 Years Apart. He Left For France Shortly After This Was Taken In 1917
25. The Banyan Tree In Maui. Top Photo Taken By My Grandfather While He Was Stationed There During Wwii. Bottom I Took Without Knowing His Photo Existed
26. The Changing Face Of St Bartholomew-The-Great's Gatehouse In Smithfield, Which Was Built In 1595 And Some Point Bricked Over. It Was Bombed During A Ww1 Zeppelin Raid Knocking Off Some Bricks Revealing Its Tudor Half-Timbered Facade. It Was Restored To How It Looks Today. 1916 vs. Now
27. University Of Montana ~150 Years Apart
28. The Former Island Of Urk - The Netherlands 1930 vs. 2020
29. 1920 / 2020 . San Francisco, Ca
30. Buckhurst Hill Station (London Underground Station) - (1875 - 2020)
31. Dubai Marina (2000 - 2020)
32. 1820 Industrial St, Los Angeles
33. The Trams They Are Changing ( 1990 / 2018 )
34. From Fascism To Kebabs, Durham 1934 vs. 2020
35. The Development Of This City In Georgia
36. Dresden In Ww2 vs. Dresden Now
37. I Just Made This To Show Just How Much Melbourne's Skyline Has Grown In 20 Years...
38. Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles, USA
39. Subang Jaya, Selangor. 44 Years Apart