{"id":51961,"date":"2017-03-09T07:39:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T15:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/?p=51961"},"modified":"2019-06-26T01:46:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T08:46:02","slug":"now-philadelphia-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/now-philadelphia-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Time-Lapse Images of Philadelphia Take You on a Virtual Then-and-Now Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever realized how much individual buildings can change the image and feel of a city? Whether old or new, some buildings are symbols of endurance, others of change, some stand out and some blend in, but they almost always tell a story of the city and its people.<\/p>\n

With so much history behind it, it’s hard to grasp how much Philadelphia<\/a> has truly changed in one century. The city has undergone numerous micro-transformations at the street level that may have gone unnoticed. But when you gather a bunch of amazing old and new images, put them side by side, and create a simple way to virtually walk on the streets of Philadelphia of a century ago versus Philadelphia today, you get a real sense of what it used to be like, what parts of it were lost and what parts survived and thrive to this day.<\/p>\n

Using data from the Library of Congress and Google Street View, we compiled a series of time-lapse slides of Philadelphia then and now. Enjoy the journey back in time by sliding the arrow left and right:<\/p>\n

1. The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel<\/h2>\n

Year: ~1905<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the corner of Broad and Walnut (on the left side) stands a grandiose turn-of-the-century Philadelphia hotel: the Bellevue-Stratford. A Philadelphia landmark building, the Bellevue-Stratford was built in 1904, closed in 1986 and converted to a mixed-use development in 1988. Today it is known as Hyatt at the Bellevue. In the far-front, the photo captures a view of the Philadelphia City Hall.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit ~1905:Library of Congress<\/a>; Photo Credit 2016: Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n

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