Sunday, September 21, 2014

A Century Apart

Via Solferino seen from the Fortezza Nuova, Livorno
Via Solferino with the San Marco Gate in background

Old postcard, via Solferino seen from the Fortezza Nuova, Livorno
Almost the same view via Solferino in the early years of the 1900's

(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)
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See also: San Marco - Porta San Marco - Via Solferino
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12 comments:

  1. RevrunnerSeptember 21, 2014 at 12:30 AM

    Remarkable!

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  2. orvokkiSeptember 21, 2014 at 1:36 AM

    Beautiful view. And indeed, looks quite same as in okd time.

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  3. Luis GomezSeptember 21, 2014 at 2:52 AM

    Great! Thank you VP.

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  4. RandySeptember 21, 2014 at 3:47 AM

    Beautiful now as it was then.

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  5. AriannaSeptember 21, 2014 at 12:34 PM

    Bel confronto! Ciao, Arianna

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  6. William KendallSeptember 21, 2014 at 7:40 PM

    Some things have changed, but others endure!

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  7. GunnSeptember 21, 2014 at 10:12 PM

    It is nice and interesting also to see what it looked like a long long time ago.

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  8. DinaSeptember 21, 2014 at 11:09 PM

    So nice that some things stay the same.

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  9. Babzy.BSeptember 21, 2014 at 11:28 PM

    pretty the same :) very nice pictures :)

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  10. JackSeptember 23, 2014 at 2:39 AM

    Not very many changes, are there?

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  11. KarlSeptember 23, 2014 at 11:14 AM

    The buildings are remained almost similar, only a few cars and boats more...
    I love these comparisons, VP !

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  12. Stefan JanssonSeptember 25, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    Always great to see these.

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