Atlanta Time Machine

Kitsune · 10-06-2005, 09:52 AM

Ah, my hometown -- how it has changed! The Atlanta Time Machine has me wanting to try this photographic history project with Tampa, but I'm not sure where to find the media archives. I'll check with the local library.

Some historic sites are just left to crumble. So sad! The original at least deserves a bronze plaque!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-06-2005, 01:08 PM

The most striking difference between then and now is there used to be pedestrians.

kelliekd · 10-10-2005, 03:21 PM

It's amazing how the city spread out, and that the picture shows no signs of MARTA (public transport). I got an e-mail from the school saying that one of the bridges on campus was crumbling, and to watch for falling debris while walking underneath because it wasn't in Georgia State's budget to fix it for another few years.

Kitsune · 10-10-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kelliekd

It's amazing how the city spread out, and that the picture shows no signs of MARTA (public transport). I got an e-mail from the school saying that one of the bridges on campus was crumbling, and to watch for falling debris while walking underneath because it wasn't in Georgia State's budget to fix it for another few years.

I would have guessed "Georgia Tech", not "Georgia State" when it comes to a crumbling building warning.

I spent my entire weekend replicating the "then and now" photos with the city of Tampa and should be posting the results, soon. It is amazing how little some areas have changed, while other areas were impossible to "line up" for a shot because there was nothing recognizable remaining. The detective work I had to do was actually a lot of fun and I've found out a lot about the city that I live in.

A small sample of the Kress building in downtown Tampa. If anyone wants to see more, I'll work the rest and put up a dedicated thread.

BigV · 10-10-2005, 03:55 PM

Kitsune, I find these comparisons very interesting. Please do put up a thread with this material. My sister lives in Atlanta, and I do get the occasional chance to visit there. I recognize some of the buildings in the downtown skyline, but not the Kress. I wonder how many more I would be able to recognize.

Please, share your work and we'll share our enjoyment.

Kitsune · 10-10-2005, 04:42 PM

Ah, sorry, BigV -- the Kress comparison is from where I currently live, Tampa. You can check the site I listed in the first post in this thread to see much more of Atlanta than I could ever cover in the old vs new comparisons.

BigV · 10-10-2005, 04:46 PM

Fine. The Braves suck anyway. Do up Tampa! I do enjoy seeing the old/new comparisons. Coming up we moved around a LOT, and I don't have the same sense of history you seem to have. You have a hometown, one with a history you remember. I only have hometowns I read about.

Come on, show us your pictures, please?

Kitsune · 10-10-2005, 09:29 PM

Will do! Scoot over to the thread in Quality Images: Tampa - Then and Now

10-06-2005, 09:52 AM	#1
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Atlanta Time Machine Ah, my hometown -- how it has changed! The Atlanta Time Machine has me wanting to try this photographic history project with Tampa, but I'm not sure where to find the media archives. I'll check with the local library. Some historic sites are just left to crumble. So sad! The original at least deserves a bronze plaque! Attached Images Last edited by Kitsune; 10-06-2005 at 10:02 AM.

10-06-2005, 01:08 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The most striking difference between then and now is there used to be pedestrians. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-10-2005, 03:55 PM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Kitsune, I find these comparisons very interesting. Please do put up a thread with this material. My sister lives in Atlanta, and I do get the occasional chance to visit there. I recognize some of the buildings in the downtown skyline, but not the Kress. I wonder how many more I would be able to recognize. Please, share your work and we'll share our enjoyment. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-10-2005, 04:46 PM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Fine. The Braves suck anyway. Do up Tampa! I do enjoy seeing the old/new comparisons. Coming up we moved around a LOT, and I don't have the same sense of history you seem to have. You have a hometown, one with a history you remember. I only have hometowns I read about. Come on, show us your pictures, please? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-10-2005, 03:21 PM	#3
kelliekd Internet window-shopper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ga Posts: 37	It's amazing how the city spread out, and that the picture shows no signs of MARTA (public transport). I got an e-mail from the school saying that one of the bridges on campus was crumbling, and to watch for falling debris while walking underneath because it wasn't in Georgia State's budget to fix it for another few years.

10-10-2005, 04:42 PM	#6
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Ah, sorry, BigV -- the Kress comparison is from where I currently live, Tampa. You can check the site I listed in the first post in this thread to see much more of Atlanta than I could ever cover in the old vs new comparisons.

10-10-2005, 09:29 PM	#8
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Will do! Scoot over to the thread in Quality Images: Tampa - Then and Now

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