Hong Kong 1964 vs 2016

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image showing Hong Kong 1964 vs 2016

Governorgavin on July 19th, 2021 at 13:49 UTC »

This might be just HK but this scene was replicated across the globe during this time frame.

totallytotal2020 on July 19th, 2021 at 14:18 UTC »

Can you just imagine the plumbing for water and sewer? I know kind of odd but that's what I think of when I see this!

Spartan2470 on July 19th, 2021 at 14:58 UTC »

Here is a much higher quality version of this image.

Here is a more natural version of the top image. Here is the source. Credit to the photographer, Mike Cussans (or his father). Although the exact year this was taken wasn't provided there, this article in The Gardian (which has many more before/after images) confirms that it was in 1964.

Here is a much higher quality version of the bottom image. Credit to the photographer, Alex Hofford, who took this in 2016.