Famous Cities Then VS Now

Famous Cities Then VS Now
The world has increased over the last 100 years that it's difficult to imagine just how much things have changed during that time.
Many of the world's most famous cities and country capitals bare little resemblance to their earlier selves.
Take a look at these before and after pictures of beautiful cities to see what I mean.
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[@abiez4018]

0:18 Dubai, UAE (2000-2021) 0:33 Seoul, South Korea (1900-2021) 0:49 Vilnus, Lithuania (1900-2021) 1:05 Abu Dhabi, UAE (1970-2021) 1:21 Singapore, Singapore (2000-2021) 1:37 Tokyo, Japan (1945-2021) 1:53 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (1930-2021) 2:09 Sydney, Australia (1932-2021) 2:25 Shenzen, China (1964-2021) 2:41 Athens, Greece (1862-2021) 2:57 London, UK (1920-2021) 3:14 Istanbul, Turkey (1905-2021) 3:29 New York City, New York, USA (1962-2021) 3:47 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1920-2021) 4:02 Chicago, Illinois, USA (1937-2021) 4:19 San Francisco, California, USA (1906-2021) 4:34 Rysstad, Norway (1888-2013) 4:49 Hofbräuhaus München (1910-2017) 5:06 Paris, France (1900-2017) 5:21 Pripyat, Ukraine (1986 2016) 5:38 Hammerfest, Norway (1889-2004)

[@SonyaJersey1]

thank you

[@fadelalfarabi4911]

Misi om

[@afizi1213]

Pin thiss

[@Waddle_Dee_With_Internet]

Hi

[@yorusuyasoul69420]

UAE 🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪

[@NightCat28]

Detroit: 1932: Thriving metropolis Now: Ghost town :(

[@ilhamseptian1604]

What happened to the town?

[@akazith9011]

@@ilhamseptian1604 may be ww2 or something like that

[@helveticaimproper4191]

They stole it

[@Riccksu]

@@helveticaimproper4191 cant have Detroit in Detroit

[@chm5750]

@@ilhamseptian1604 Auto industry left

[@СухрапЧарыкулыев]

Paris was even better 100 years before than now.

[@PlanetShlorpian]

WWII did a number on many of Europe's most beautiful cities.

[@nicolas2419]

On the photo of Paris in 1900, what we see in the foreground are the pavilions of the Universal Exhibition. These are temporary constructions with metal frames and staff facings. On a photo from 1899 or 1901, they wouldn't be there either!

[@antennastoheaven]

Population was better too.

[@zjy4466]

I love the buildings in 1900 but now was replaced by trees😢

[@rico-228]

Ww1 kill paris

[@CharlieBarbarossa]

Random Norwegian village that barely changed was pretty hilarious.

[@theyz105]

I read this before i saw it and made it even more funny lol

[@bp51082]

If you look closely, you'll notice Istanbul basically didn't change as well except for the color

[@abiez4018]

and the tittle says "Famous Cities"

[@theteardrop615]

Time stamp?

[@theteardrop615]

Thx

[@elisaari7066]

When it comes to Old Athena I literally expect to see Zeus standing there

[@estatico1655]

Lol

[@mordaciousfilms]

It's insane how these Asian cities were barely there in the early 20th century and then became these massive futuristic metropolises in such a short (relative) timeframe. This is awesome, I had no idea just how much development happened just within the last few decades of the 20th Century alone.

[@thomasklugh4345]

I can't tell you enough how much of a service you're providing with all your videos. The whole "Then vs Now" theme is both a delight and sad, over-whelming and poignant. There aren't enough comparative adjectives to describe the range of emotions that arise looking at your videos. Keep them coming. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you... and did I say, Thank you?

[@muttley1956]

I was in Singapore in 1994. Never realised how much it has changed since then.

[@jonjonlinkin09]

I first came to Singapore in 1982. Astonishing how the place has changed over the years. Best wishes to all. Stay safe. Ted.

[@MrShabindigo]

Pripyat makes me sad. Those people had no idea what was coming to them 😞

[@brazilianpanda4691]

What happened

[@MrShabindigo]

@@brazilianpanda4691 Chernobyl

[@brazilianpanda4691]

@@MrShabindigo oh :( that’s terrible

[@therealphilball]

@@brazilianpanda4691 yeah the nuclear plant explode and the entire city is poisonous now or radiated :(

[@MrShabindigo]

@@jeffm840 Since the 80s?

[@mroof523]

I was absolutely gobsmacked at the change of pripyat.

[@ecstaticjuniper3071]

For a change I noticed, compared to earlier, the cities look more greener than before. Especially, Paris, Seoul, Chicago and few more. The cities had baren land or some kind of road or mud but now they have gardens or long trees.

[@DerKirchenhocker]

Fascinating! I grew up in downtown Frankfurt Germany in the 60’s and remember when it was safe to be out on the streets all day and night’s too. Today never! It’s so sad to watch a beautiful city become a manure pile to put it politely. (At least the Bahnhofviertel where I grew up). Conclusion: Not sure I can see all this as actual progress.

[@HornetsNestRebel]

Having your country stolen from you is definitely not progress. The way it is being done is on-purpose and tantamount to genocide. But it is "politically incorrect" to point this out if your genetic heritage is European.

[@neinsager3236]

Beloved Germany ended 1945. It is Weimar 2.0 today.

[@DerKirchenhocker]

@@neinsager3236 The death of Germany began in 1933.

[@milic5068]

Wait why is it unsafe now, what has changed?

[@tomkellycartoons]

@@HornetsNestRebel Stolen by whom?

[@melissawalker3874]

Glad to see you back after all this global craziness. I love this video and hopefully you will do more. It blows my mind to see how some areas have changed so quickly. Makes me wish life was simpler when I see the old pictures.

[@SonyaJersey1]

I appear and dissappear 😂 hope you're well

[@AnonymousLibertar1an]

Very good vídeo! Could you put more South American cities in the next videos? São Paulo in Brazil also has changed a lot

[@SonyaJersey1]

Yes I will make another video. Thank you for your suggestion ♥

[@AnonymousLibertar1an]

@@SonyaJersey1 Thank you so much ♡

[@dlazo32696]

Wow, cities were once small towns, that were peaceful and quiet. Now it seems all of them are getting too crowded :( thank god I’m leaving the city.

[@J.Wolf90]

I wish I could leave the earth

[@NumberYeFan]

That's why they're cities dawg

[@katie7748]

We left a major metropolitan area back in 2019 (population a million) for a "small" city of 20K, surrounded by farms and other smaller cities/towns. It's still too big. Too crowded, too loud, crime is starting to go up...I can't wait to get out.

[@lamargoat2.058]

@@katie7748 ifcyou dont like cities why didn't you just move to the suburbs

[@user-nk5es9iy8i]

Ah yes, the famous city of Rysstad, Norway. On a serious note, I'm Norwegian myself and I think it's really pointless to include a rural area into vids like this, those areas will by default not change much anywhere in the world.

[@SonyaJersey1]

Ok ☺

[@miguelmayer3473]

Maybe that was exactly the reason to do so. 🤔

[@user-nk5es9iy8i]

@@miguelmayer3473 Maybe, just didn't fit too much into a vid named famous cities in my opinion, but hey it's no big deal, vid wasn't bad.

[@humblewiz4953]

💯

[@gavin2915]

Eg tro det er kul likevel

[@gutsjoestar7450]

Wow. Tokyo is really blew my mind

[@bethanyhait6880]

It was heavily bombed during the war, so the difference is pretty stark.

[@hossainayon9588]

@@bethanyhait6880tokyo wasn't bombed 💀 don't talk if u don't know

[@AdaKizi248]

@@hossainayon9588 It was bombed. It just wasn't a target in August 1945.

[@alexg3744]

5:10 Why do I feel like Paris look better back in 1900 than now XD

[@nicolas2419]

Except that the buildings in the 1900 photo of Paris are "fake". These are the temporary pavilions of the Universal Exhibition, metal frames covered with staff facings. As quickly built as destroyed.

[@alexg3744]

@@nicolas2419 Ah, that explains

[@cupofjoe4565]

@@alexg3744 yes lol I was so confused when I look at it first.

[@Chineseconcrete]

@@nicolas2419 unfortunate that they took them down afterwords. They could have easily been reinforced a relatively cheap price, and would have made the city much more beautiful. They don’t even have to be functional and they’d still be amazing

[@Stock--Rosso]

Nice to see you‘re back👍

[@SonyaJersey1]

Happy to be back! ❤️ thanks for being here !

[@akumakami64]

Okay, but the places with "Then" shots from 2000 are kind of awe inspiring. Most of us were around when those cities were not yet cities. That's kind of amazing, and makes you realize how fast things change.

[@igorvoloshin3406]

4:50 Old good Münchner Augustinerbrauausschank! The same ever 💛👍

[@rishibharadvaaj5485]

For me unbelievable thing is Paris view. It's reverse to the today's concrete jungle mentality. 😇😇😇😇

[@sajmonsilesian6432]

This is tartaria

[@towaritch]

Paris nowadays is a dump. Human turds and drug addicts and rats.It s Skid row.

[@Moneyguy01]

@British Vlog I am an Indian and I agree with that

[@Evergreen-ee5pt]

The 1900 view was from a worlds fair- temporary buildings

[@tasy7470]

@@towaritch Paris has always been a dump, I invite you to read what Mozart had to say on the city of Paris (he explicitly said that Paris at the time was a shithole) or Victor Hugo, things don't change even centuries later, Paris was always seen as that crime ridden dump. Baron Hausmann in the late 1800s did a good job at renovating the city, but at the same time only put the problem away from the center, until the early to mid 1900s there was a big slum around Paris.

[@Ferreal92]

You either love it or you hate it. My great grandparents grew up in Los Angeles in the 1920s. The neighborhood they lived in is now a cheap strip mall. And on the property their house once stood, hundreds of people live, stacked like sardines, in small overpriced ($500k) condos.

[@kennethgrantham5092]

EXCELLENT video! Just subscribed.

[@hankwilliams150]

AMAZING pic of Singapore. Changed SO much in only 22 years!

[@markfox1545]

'The world has increased over the last 100 years'? Nope, there's still only the one.

[@brezzainvernale]

I love this kind of things, thank you :-)

[@HawkinaBox]

WOW Dubai really stepped up in the last 21 years

[@fredacreation7450]

wow!! Kuala Lumpur

[@mvpfocus]

Most of these cities didn't change all that much, except for the Arabian and Asian cities. The color photos just obscure the similarities. If you do grayscale on both time periods, you'll see the same city, with just taller buildings and more developed roads.

[@richjaneRN]

USA and London, UK has been rich ever since early 90's. Wow.

[@timbrady6473]

Crazy,all in a lifetime. For the most part.

[@Usafumbles2464]

That Abu Dhabi was DOPE.

[@paul2019.]

They changed the path of the river in Tokyo?

[@o_bolsominion1964]

RIO DE JANEIRO 🇧🇷🥰

[@Bananaman-hk6qw]

Could you do another video of this and add Amsterdam or other Dutch cities?

[@SonyaJersey1]

Yes I am taking all the suggestions and I'll make another video next week. Thank you for commenting ♥

[@Bananaman-hk6qw]

@@SonyaJersey1 Thanks! :)

[@rverro8478]

It's understandable what happened to Pryp'yat'...Chornobyl meltdown in 1986. Welcome back Sonya.

[@SonyaJersey1]

Yes, that was sad... Glad to be back ♥ 😘

[@bestcartoonsnetworkbestcar2479]

Dubai ❤️

[@radieschenfee2390]

Ich liebe das voll alte Bilder 😍

[@muttley1956]

Welcome back, hope you are well! 😃😃😃😃

[@SonyaJersey1]

Thank you! I'm trying to be... I hope everything is well with you and your family. ❤️

[@muttley1956]

@@SonyaJersey1 We’re all good here thanks. Things are slowly getting back to “normal” whatever that is these days! 🤨 I loved your video of your hometown. I’d love an update if you’re up to it and it’s possible. Take care.

[@Private-rm5dy]

It would have been better to show the cities as they were first then now. Jumping backwards and forwards ruins the effect of the presentation.

[@jelmero3090]

Shenzen is absolutely insane

[@ronaldo5712]

Hello Sonya, good to have you back.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Thanks for reminding me how disgustingly materialistic our world is today

[@joehamlet7576]

Sorry... not just today. Humans have always been that way. Part of human nature, apparently.

[@bluexecutor6635]

Is it just me? The old building in Lithuania at 0:58 is still there in the modern image and it is so cool

[@AnHouse-nl1vs]

I Love Paris From Thailand 🇹🇭 ❤️ 🇫🇷

[@antonioirineusalesarrais2127]

Beatiful places!

[@tomoeagentlight]

1:38 the picture taken in 1945 is after destruction by WW2. There were lots of buildings before the war.

[@hexmaniac65]

But Tokyo was not affected by nuclear bombs at all. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were completely hit.

[@diggasinparis]

@@hexmaniac65 despite not being nuked, the city was shell bombed by the americans

[@hexmaniac65]

@@diggasinparis No, Tokyo was not hit by bombs and nuclear bombs. Because after Japan's surrender from the war The United States had to pay for damages and rebuild the city. and enacted a law that prohibited Japan from having a military and Hiroshima is far from the capital. It's hard to get hit by the aftermath of a nuclear bomb.

[@diggasinparis]

@@hexmaniac65 wait is this before or after the war

[@hexmaniac65]

@@diggasinparis both before and after the war

[@sbnsbaker1]

Sad to see NYC before the Twin Towers and then After they are gone.........

[@SonyaJersey1]

Yes 😔

[@zoltankiss2943]

In other parts of the world much many buildings went down during the wars, and NY only got fatter because of that. I don't say that the collapse of WTC was good, but just think of Europe and the rest of the world.

[@alekskarakoc1909]

this is not twin towers this photo taken 1962 wtc completed in 1973

[@AdaKizi248]

I was 10 years old in 1962 and yes, I remember Lower Manhattan before the towers ever went up. I sometimes wish that, just for a day, I could go back to 1962 and walk around the old neighborhoods.

[@Elvisultimatefanchannel]

Watching this video and seeing the huge change over such a short period in some cases made me realise we have absolutely zero chance of halting or even reducing consuming all of our Planets resources. Sad but true...the human race won't want to go backwards only forwards...but into what?

[@HornetsNestRebel]

We do have a chance if the correct leaders gain power. Hint: they are deemed the "greatest evil of all time" with no solid proof to back up the claim.

[@pedrojuan8050]

Freakin overpopulation destroying everything really.

[@joehamlet7576]

@@pedrojuan8050 Not really. It is estimated the Earth can handle well over 10 billion people. We are at 7 billion now. It is not the sheer numbers of people that is the problem. It is the stupidity of humankind that is controlled by greed and self interest that is the problem. By not being able to take care of resources in an efficient and effective way, yes we are consigning ourselves to a sad, sad future.

[@johnmagill3072]

That so cold photo of Singapore in 2000 isnt even close to being right. I've been going there since 1992. That photo is a lot older than 2000.

[@janstastny9294]

Actually Istanbul has not change so far, only modernise few buildings

[@alekskarakoc1909]

this photo shows istanbul's historical area tourist known mosques and some historical buildings but istanbul too big and have 4 or 5 financial center and many skyscrapers office buildings residances( levent ataşehir maslak )and france/italian arcihtecture areas cafe's and shopping boutiqes (beyoğlu nisantaşı sarıyer beşiktaş ) americans and europeans didnt know too much place on istanbul and Turkey

[@tonakku]

Because photo just shows old town of istanbul where is constructing new buildings has prohibited

[@martinhare6085]

That place in Germany is so preserved.

[@daniloparreno551]

Paris during 1900's♥️

[@lianborgiademedici1016]

The picture she showed us from 1900's was fake you can see american flag on some of the buildingd

[@David93re4]

@@lianborgiademedici1016 It was the Expoxition Universelle of 1900, the american flag was in the US pavilion,and the buildings are mostly temporary, dismantled after the event

[@JP-yw4wx]

Now, forecast 50 yrs. from now in photos. 2021 will look barren 👌

[@iamanempoweredone6064]

Amazing

[@dogeren0096]

The Tokyo one got me

[@jeniferallan6693]

Very enjoyable. More people and what on earth will it be like in another 100years?

[@trhoades2063]

Man Sydney was huge even almost 100 years ago

[@adambrock3932]

It only had a population of only over 1 million back in 1932 now it has a population of over 5 million

[@menacemk]

Way of living,clothing,buildings etc all have changed over the years but people's mentality never changed

[@react2videoz873]

What mentality?

[@caroldriehorst1165]

Love videos like this.

[@SonyaJersey1]

Thank you 💜

[@linusstrand2468]

The old Japan picture is so different to now because it was taken during WW2 when Japan was bombed.

[@meredithmericle7487]

Now let's be fair. Beautiful coloring and expert photography and technology really pretties-up these cities. Black and white make the rivers look brown, which they may be. Color them blue and you have a good-looking city.

[@raviskolara]

In some of the places...sea level remained same...example - last one...even with 100+ years time gap, sea level has not changed!!

[@Антонфикалис-п1л]

Не думал, что какая то деревня в Норвегии будет известна Москвы или Петербурга. Лол, 2 крупнейших города Европы

[@GibNR_]

У меня тот же самый вопрос возник!)

[@bethanyhait6880]

Dang. Pripyat is just chilling.

[@smile4ever938]

I just submitted my Review paper assignment about Chernobyl Disaster and now watched the old picture of Pripyat. 🙂

[@epicmatter3512]

When first looking at the change in New York City, it may look small but if you look to the right of the image you will see the building in both shots, but in modern-day New York it looks small.

[@asteratiq67]

Nothing can beat Dubai 🔥

[@micorazon9851]

I love the music also

[@rhysenna]

I'd rather live in the 'then'. Nice video.

[@MuhammadZarrar69]

Old is gold✨

[@devondicker3516]

Great video

[@AlbertEinstein-qt2uw]

I love the older ones ❤️

[@-sosoch4476]

Amazing city in the world.

[@SAKSOLOTraveling]

Super Fast Development Country in The World, Thanks!

[@حمادة-ي4ب]

Low buildings view gives me feeling of peace for some reason

[@habibullaahmed]

im just astonished how dubai thrived soo much in this 22 years

[@mathewbayley1770]

Concrete jungles, another couple of hundred years and there will only be any greenery in the cities, just, brick, mortar and metal, forget your days out in the countryside

[@Literallyryangosling777]

More and more civilization, what a damn mess we are making of things

[@ritalittle4838]

That was cool.

[@mattjalinho1022]

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia is a sophisticated city

[@thazzaar]

Paris kind of hurt to see, all those beautiful buildings are now lost to time :(

[@jesseramon4880]

Awesome Thank you

[@SonyaJersey1]

Thank you for your comment ♥

[@gshockactive]

Wow thanks to recognized our kuala lumpur as global famous cities!

[@FuriousTalks2060]

Why Paris look awesome back at that time...?

[@leaturk11]

I personally think that Paris is the most beautiful city in the world.

[@Aureus_]

Your delousional my friend

[@IndiansAreWeirdos]

@@Aureus_ venis too

[@Aureus_]

@@IndiansAreWeirdos who?

[@ChantaltheFrency]

@@IndiansAreWeirdos I like Bruges or Ghent, Belgium... Look almost excacly as they did in the past. Magical places🇧🇪❤️

[@ciddarkgaming6253]

Fact =some of main cities are in near to sea or lake it's very dangerous

[@_hunter_hunter1048]

Check 5:10 , the only one where they've removed all the buildings instead of adding more

[@av_play]

Дякую за Прип'ять

[@dawnslayer]

the Pripyat one seems kinda morbid. crazy to think how it was one of Ukraine's biggest cities but now mostly nobody lives there after the nuclear disaster, and for good reason.

[@leonardoschiavelli6478]

And all of Ukraine is getting depopulated now because of Russian invasion. So sad.

[@paulbroderick8438]

Some areas were pristine back then offering space and views to be devoured by grab, greed and 'advancement', Just sad.

[@Brunomachadu]

Rio De Janeiro 💛💚

[@AmjadNizamani-sn5ib]

Dear how you edit multiple pics?

[@boldschool6308]

A like for your soothing voice!!!

[@tommybabiracki8458]

Sonya Jersey should do another video about the exact opposite. For example, some ghost towns that used to be some of the biggest and famous city’s back then. Like there is a town in southwestern Idaho called, “Idaho City” and back in the 1880s, Idaho city used to be bigger than Portland Oregon back then. Idaho city was the biggest city in western USA back then.

[@marcelomart1056]

The best video on social media.

[@SonyaJersey1]

Thanks a lot for the comment, means a lot ♥

[@XzarElite]

People talking about global warming, climate change, but building more and more and destroying more and more the world.

[@deedeecapone]

Wow every place is so much more colourfull nowadays...the past were grey and dark times.

[@sobeanie4619]

@@relaxtime1729 lol 😭😭✋

[@mychemical_sunshine5879]

@@relaxtime1729lol your right imao

[@liew_mou_ren1607]

2:27 this is the hongkong with shenzhen border because i saw it the custom

[@fan_srpelo]

You had to use a picture of tokyo during the time it was non existent cuz of bombings