tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26284629333687639982024-03-13T21:57:00.686-07:00Lost citiesHI-RES images of lost (i.e. disappeared) urban places all around the worldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-74518851728992590372008-12-22T15:25:00.001-08:002008-12-22T15:32:06.697-08:00Berlin Reichstag 1890<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/3010330418/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/3010330418_02311ff9ee_o.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="700" /></a></div><span style="color: #aa9b55; font-weight: bold;">Berlin Reichstag 1890</span><br />
The Reichstag building has been, and is nowdays, the home of German Pairlament. It was built in 1871. During Nazism and WW2 it has been almost destroyed (Nazi set it on fire before and allies bomb almost tore it down). <br />
In 1991 it has been restructured and the dome (the old one collapsed) was redesigned by norman FosterUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-74428309355751892792008-12-07T16:25:00.001-08:002008-12-07T16:28:27.966-08:00Philadelphia broad street station 1894<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/3091236444/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/3091236444_bab78b1358_o.jpg" width=" 700" style="border: solid 0px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br />
</div><p><span style="color: #aa9b55; font-weight: bold;">Philadelphia broad street station 1894</span><br />
Philadelphia Front view of the Philadelphia broad street station. The terminal was one of the biggest in the world when it was expanded in 1891. The huge arched train shed burned in 1923 and the building was demolished in 1953. For more info check the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Street_Station_(Philadelphia)">wikipedia page</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-32995291604512260052008-11-25T03:06:00.001-08:002008-11-25T03:09:08.664-08:00Cairo Citadel and tombs 1870-1890<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/3009496985/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/3009496985_0390200d0f_b.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="700" /></a></div><span style="color: #aa9b55; font-weight: bold;">Cairo Citadel and tombs 1870-1890</span><br />
View of Mohamed Ali Citadel (build in XII sec) and part of the old cityUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-49895995876697760022008-11-07T02:43:00.001-08:002008-11-07T02:47:55.798-08:00Montreal 1884<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/3009473629/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/3009473629_8e68c6a562_o.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="700" /></a></div><span style="color: #aa9b55; font-weight: bold;">Montreal 1884</span><br />
Bonsecours Church, St. Paul Street, Montreal, QC, about 1884<br />
Wm. Notman & Son, About 1884, 19th century. From notman photographic Archives - McCord Museum (visit<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/www.flickr.com/people/museemccordmuseum/" style="color: #aa9b55;"> museum homepage</a> on flickr for more)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-83247970019043406702008-10-15T04:13:00.001-07:002008-10-15T04:17:17.728-07:00Moscow 1890-1900<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/2944370596/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/2944370596_a16b1fdaeb_b.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="700" /></a></div><span style="color: #aa9b55; font-weight: bold;">Moscow 1890-1900</span> <br />
The Kremlin towards the Place rouge, Moscow, Russia from Detroit Publishing Co., ca. 1890-1900 (LOC)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-52341214368233031592008-10-10T14:45:00.001-07:002008-10-10T14:55:52.257-07:00Paris Trocadéro 1900<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/2930282768/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2930282768_85009905da_o.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="700" /></a></div><span style="color: #aa9b55; font-weight: bold;">Palais de Trocadéro (unknown)</span><br />The Trocadero Palace was built for 1900 Paris expo (probably the most amazing ever done). It was demolished in 1937 because of the construction of the new palais de ChaillotUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-83710937769539819142008-10-07T15:25:00.001-07:002008-10-08T01:34:50.781-07:00Sydney 1900 ca<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/2922211695/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2922211695_5aa58cc70e_o.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" width="700" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(170, 155, 85); font-weight: bold;">Sydney 1900ca(Kerry photo)</span></p><p> Colonial Sugar Co offices in Sydney. Photo taken from <a style="color: rgb(170, 155, 85);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/">Powermuseum "amazing" collection</a>...dig it on flickr</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-6922076695848555792008-10-05T16:23:00.001-07:002008-10-05T16:27:53.187-07:00Nagasaki 1860 - 1870<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/2916902720/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2916902720_52ee05f255_b.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" width="700" /></a><br /></div><p><span style="color: rgb(170, 155, 85); font-weight: bold;">Nagasaki Temple street 1860 - 1870 (Felice Beato)</span><br />Temple Street to Hillside covered with rows of gravestones in a Buddhist cemetery.<br />For more shots from the same author visit <a style="color: rgb(170, 155, 85);" href="http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/home/index.html">MIT visiting cultures project</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-2636154864150178822008-10-03T11:09:00.001-07:002008-10-04T04:40:33.869-07:00Nuremberg (late 800?)<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/2909552917/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2909552917_c74c2db0cb_o.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="700" /></a></div><div style="color: rgb(170, 155, 85);"><b>Nuremberg (late 800?)</b></div>Peterson House facade. The building was completely destroyed during WWII.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-82841029008888724152008-10-02T09:27:00.000-07:002008-10-08T01:36:26.481-07:00Lost cities<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/47226400_7c003cc049_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/47226400_7c003cc049_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div> <br /><span style="color: rgb(170, 155, 85);">Cities and towns are supposed to last forever.<br />Or at least longer than human life. Nevertheless they are always changing. Sometime expanding, sometimes destructing. <br />Memories of all those revolvings were first embedded in words, then in paintings and later in photos. Beautiful buildings, charming squares and historical monuments that no longer exist, today live only in this kind of media often hidden in some dusty archive. But sometimes they find their way out.... </span><br /><br />If while you are walking around your hometown you keep asking yourself "guess how was this place 100 years ago or more" here is your place: HI-RES images of lost (i.e. disappeared) urban places from all around the world<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br />All the images posted here are supposed to be PUBLIC DOMAIN, if sometimes they don't is not on purpose, so hereby I apologize for any mistake. If you have more details on the images posted here please share them in the comments! As well are welcome suggestions, hints and photos you found on the web (better be hi-res).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-5966485812289985792008-10-02T05:44:00.001-07:002008-10-03T11:16:07.369-07:00Wall Street East 1911<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/2907355452/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/2907355452_363404622e_b.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" width="700" /></a><br /></div><p><span style="color: rgb(170, 155, 85); font-weight: bold;">New York, 1911 (Irving Underhill)</span><br />Wall street east view from Massu St.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-53676843120990574062008-10-01T10:11:00.001-07:002008-10-02T05:36:54.440-07:00Koeln, 1945 (after bombing)<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pentolaccia/2903871737/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2903871737_a99c0034e1_b.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="" width="700" /></a></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(170, 155, 85);">Koeln, (Cologne),1945 , Germany - Aerial view of Koln Cathedral</span><br />During World War II, Köln was a Military Area Command Headquarters (Militärische Bereich Befehl Hauptsitze) for Military District (Wehrkreis) VI in Münster. Cologne was under the command of Lieutenant-General Freiherr Roeder von Diersburg, who was responsible for military operations at Bonn, Siegburg, Aachen, Jülich, Düren, and Monschau. Cologne was the Home Station for the 211th Infantry Regiment and the 26th Artillery Regiment.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628462933368763998.post-61746135430177657672008-10-01T10:09:00.001-07:002008-10-01T10:09:51.766-07:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0