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Feb 1 • 16 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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This is what great American cities looked like a century ago (thread):

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