You don’t need to have been in the city your entire life to have seen some astounding changes to our iconic skyline. NYC is a living breathing creature, and like all life on earth, it’s growing and a slow but steady rate. We’ve compiled some of our favorite then-and-now images from rentcafe so you can relive some of the most epic changes that have happened since New York’s youth.
The view from the Empire State Building
Photo Credit 2014: Aleksandr Reznik / Google Maps Photo Credit 1932: Wallpaperplan.net
The view from Queensboro Bridge
Photo Credit 2013: Google Maps Photo Credit 1938: Kathleen Hulser / Newyorkhistoryblog.org
Lincoln Square
Riverside South
Hells Kitchen
Midtown Manhattan
Battery Park City
Chelsea
Williamsburg’s Towers
Downtown Brooklyn
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