The world is constantly changing and places that were once familiar can often seem distant or foreign. Here is an interesting comparison of what different places were like around 100 years ago and how they are present day. The picture above contrasts the junction at Faubourg Montmartre Paris, 1915 – 2008.

Rue Saint Lazare, Paris, France 1908 – 2008:

Redcliff Hill, England 1900 – 2008:

West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC 1911 – 2007:

Temple Meads railway station, England 1900 – 2008:

Queens Road, United Kingdom 1907 – 2008:

The Robert Stanley Bagg mansion, Montreal 1900 – 2003

Southeast corner of St. Denis and Ontario, Montreal 1894 – 2007:

Where once stood the Art Association building in front of the square Philip around 1890 and in 2007:

West view on Sherbrooke street showing the unitarian church built in 1906, burnt in 1987 and totally demolished in 2006 and the Linton apartments, built in 1907:

Sources: funniez and Then and Now on flickr.

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