This is mind blowing

Maverick74 · Jan 20, 2011

http://www.theatlantic.com/business...e-of-the-day-shanghai-in-1990-and-2010/69959/

This is a before and after picture of Shanghai. The first one taken in 1990 and the second in 2010.

olias · Jan 20, 2011

wow. that does look impressive. nice post

Matcha · Jan 20, 2011

Thanks for sharing!
Puxi used to be a piece of bare land in 1990...
I kind of miss the old Bund in Puxi in the 90s...

I "heart" SH!

heech · Jan 20, 2011

You can get (almost) similar pictures from just about any first-tier city in China.

You should see Shenzhen, which basically didn't exist 25 years ago.

Martinghoul · Jan 20, 2011

It's not just China... Do it for a place like Dubai or Moscow and you're likely to see smth similar.

ChkitOut · Jan 20, 2011

Asian skyscrapers are pretty cool.

one of my favs. like a bunch of chinese food buckets
stacked.

peilthetraveler · Jan 20, 2011

In America...we do things different.
This is detroit.

peilthetraveler · Jan 20, 2011

Here is another one that has seen some decay. Kabul, Afganistan. These pictures are taken 40 years apart in the Paghman gardens. Its Amazing how a place can go from so nice to so desolate. (I bet most of you thought afganistan was always a backwards war torn country, didnt you? It wasnt)

AMT4SWA · Jan 20, 2011

Quote from peilthetraveler:

In America...we do things different.
This is detroit.

LOL........The "Financial Grid Takedown" at work....and bye, bye US manufacturing base! :eek:

AMT4SWA · Jan 20, 2011

Quote from Maverick74:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business...e-of-the-day-shanghai-in-1990-and-2010/69959/

This is a before and after picture of Shanghai. The first one taken in 1990 and the second in 2010.

Shanghai -----> 20,000 + new cars hit their roads each MONTH! :eek: