New York never sleeps, but it does get older. The always modern town has some history behind it. So how did the most famous city in the world change in almost 100 years? Can you spot the differences? |
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Union Square 1894/2013 |
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Sutton Place 1915/2013 |
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Park Avenue 1942/2013 |
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Grand Central Station 1913/2013 |
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Wall Street 1917/2013 |
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Manhattan Bridge 1915/2013 |
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Bryant Park 1922/2013 |
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Outside Grand Central Station 1984/2013 |
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Bowling Green 1907/2013 |
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Park Avenue 1950/2013/2013 |
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Grand Central Terminal 1913/2013 |
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Bank of New York on 14th Street and Eighth Avenue 1937/2013 |
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