Friday, May 23, 2014

Friday Video: London Then & Now, 1924 & 2014


Isabella reporting,

Earlier this year we shared a then-and-now video of London scenes by Simon Smith. Mr. Smith has just created another video, this time with the old scenes cleverly overlapping with the new. His description:

"In 1924, Harry B. Parkingson and Frank Miller documented London in a fantastic series of short films, known as 'Wonderful London.' Over the last few months I have stood in their foot-steps, recapturing their shots exactly, and have blended the two together creating a window through time."

Fascinating to see how many things have changed – and how many more haven't.
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5 comments:

  1. HelenaMay 23, 2014 at 3:38 AM

    Fascinating! Thank you.

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  2. Genevieve GrahamMay 23, 2014 at 6:54 AM

    What an incredible labour of love! I am staring at this over and over, all agog. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!

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  3. Drayton BirdMay 23, 2014 at 8:06 AM

    How wonderful! The Cheshire Cheese off Fleet Street still looks identical from outside!

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  4. Darlene MarshallMay 23, 2014 at 8:37 AM

    This is amazing! I'm going to London this summer for Loncon3, the World Science Fiction Convention, and they'll love seeing this. Days of future past!

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  5. UnknownMay 23, 2014 at 1:07 PM

    Just amazing

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