The top photo is trams on George Street Sydney in 1906 and the bottom photo is today near the same spot on George Street, Sydney, 115 years later.
Trams were introduced to Sydney in 1879 and then closed down all over Sydney in 1961 and at great cost and inconvenience all the track work and infrastructure was torn up or pulled down. In the last 10 years at great cost and inconvenience the track work and infrastructure has been put back.
The only good thing? The Sydney Opera House is built on what was once the main city tram sheds.
(Note: The old photo is in the public domain at the NSW State Archives and is free for me to publish.)
A fascinating and detailed comparison. My Nan was born in 1906 and her mother used to work on the trams in Birmingham UK. As a small girl she had to cook and take my great grandmother a ‘billy can’ of soup for her dinner. Nan lived to over 100 and often told stories of her childhood. Thanks for sparking the memories.
Lovely to see the comparison and the chap in the bottom picture wearing his mask too. Who would have thought that would be one of the changes over the years.
@onewing
You’re right Babs. I noticed the guy and the mask after I took the shot. But 100 years ago the had the Spanish flu epidemic. They were wearing masks then!!!
Beautiful comparison photos, it's only been more that 100 years, but technology has made great strides, thinking of the horse and carriage as a method of locomotion now makes you smile
Thanks. I almost didn’t notice the horse when I was cropping the original!!
You’re right Babs. I noticed the guy and the mask after I took the shot. But 100 years ago the had the Spanish flu epidemic. They were wearing masks then!!!
Thanks Molly. Nothing much has changed.
Thanks for the much appreciated comments. I love comments.
Ian
The horse and buggy was before all our times I think!! -:)
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