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Old 09-11-2012, 11:56 AM
 
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Once upon a time gas lamps and fighting the British were a more common theme in these cities.

Boston



New Orleans



Charleston,SC


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Old 09-11-2012, 12:22 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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I agree. South of Market will look like Uptown Dallas when all is said and done...maybe with a bit of LA mixed in. It's already striking to see the change just a few blocks south of Mission. It will be shiny, tall, modern and not very San Francisco.
But the rest of the city has changed amazingly little, at least since 1955 when this charming video was made:


San Francisco (1955 Cinemascope film) - YouTube

And to think that they wanted to criss-cross the city with freeways.
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Old 09-11-2012, 08:19 PM
 
Location: Baghdad by the Bay (San Francisco, California)
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But the rest of the city has changed amazingly little, at least since 1955 when this charming video was made:


San Francisco (1955 Cinemascope film) - YouTube

And to think that they wanted to criss-cross the city with freeways.
I loved that video. I wish I had been alive to see The City back then. I agree that not much has changed in physical appearance, but it occurred to me that much of what I consider timeless about the neighborhoods (aside from Chinatown, I suppose) hadn't really been defined yet for that video.the Beatniks hadn't defined North Beach. The Hippies weren't bumming around The Haight...
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Old 09-12-2012, 01:31 AM
 
Location: San Francisco
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I loved that video. I wish I had been alive to see The City back then. I agree that not much has changed in physical appearance, but it occurred to me that much of what I consider timeless about the neighborhoods (aside from Chinatown, I suppose) hadn't really been defined yet for that video.the Beatniks hadn't defined North Beach. The Hippies weren't bumming around The Haight...
And there wasn't ONE SINGLE person on a bicycle, ANYWHERE. Totally bizarre!
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Old 09-12-2012, 07:36 AM
 
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Love those pics urbanologist, wish I was back in Boston now!
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Old 09-12-2012, 09:25 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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Toledo, Ohio, has always seemed pretty timeless to me.
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Old 09-12-2012, 12:17 PM
 
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Love those pics urbanologist, wish I was back in Boston now!
Thanks, I was actually in the Boston area today. It's an amazing city.
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