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Philadelphia circa 1910. "Chestnut Street west from 12th." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
It's an observation I've made before, but there probably isn't a thing in this image (people aside) that's more than 40 years old, with most of it much newer. It's still amazing how 'modern' urban America metaphorically popped into existence overnight.
Below is the same view from October of 2013.
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