This is what great American cities looked like a century ago (thread):
1. Buffalo, New York (1908)
...and Buffalo during the Pan-American Exposition (1901)
2. Saratoga Springs, New York (1915)
3. Boston, Massachusetts (1907)
4. New York City, New York (1916)
...and Times Square before the billboards (1905)
5. Kanas City, Missouri (1906)
6. Long Beach, California (1910)
7. Cincinnati, Ohio (1890)
8. Detroit, Michigan (1901)
...and Belle Isle ferry dock (1905)
9. Charleston, South Carolina (1910)
10. St. Louis, Missouri (1904 World's Fair)
...and a shot of the South Lagoon at the fair (1904)
11. Chicago, Illinois (1893 World's Fair)
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