Sunday, January 26, 2014

More Troops

I take this opportunity to thank all the slobs that forced me to watermark these old postcards.
Vintage postcard, scali degli Olandesi with passing troops, Livorno
Mercato Centrale, another view (with passing troops) from Scali degli Olandesi, 1914

Scali degli Olandesi, Livorno
Mercato Centrale, almost the same view from Scali degli Olandesi, April 2013

(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)
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See also: Mercato Centrale - Passing Troops
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12 comments:

  1. Luis GomezJanuary 26, 2014 at 12:17 AM

    Thank you VP. These are always great!

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  2. RandyJanuary 26, 2014 at 5:18 AM

    I think we have all been victims at one time or another.

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  3. DinaJanuary 26, 2014 at 5:18 PM

    A hundred years ago, wow!

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  4. MichelleJanuary 26, 2014 at 5:47 PM

    What a great comparison.

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  5. BirdmanJanuary 26, 2014 at 6:14 PM

    ... like it was truly yesterday.

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  6. Lois EvensenJanuary 26, 2014 at 6:22 PM

    Wonderful! I love seeing them together.

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  7. HalcyonJanuary 26, 2014 at 6:59 PM

    It has hardly changed at all. A classic!

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  8. KarlJanuary 26, 2014 at 7:53 PM

    Then and now, beautiful !
    A difference of almost 100 years and not much has changed... except the cars.

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  9. cieldequimperJanuary 26, 2014 at 8:47 PM

    Huh? Old postcards? Are you kidding?

    We don't really dress like that anymore, we don't have that kind of parade anymore or only rarely but we still bicycle and thankfully go to the market. It's a beautiful building.

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  10. Taken For GrantedJanuary 27, 2014 at 1:54 AM

    Fine photo of a historic building that has survived. Few changes in the building itself. It is still a central market, or is it now used for other things?

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  11. JackJanuary 27, 2014 at 2:50 AM

    Nothing much has changed. I am sure there are still parades past there. And, I saw that your link goes to your very first post, in December 2008!

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  12. UnknownJanuary 28, 2014 at 7:22 PM

    Beautiful building and, once again, great "before/after" post.

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