The BEFORE and AFTER Thread

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I love this kind of stuff, my turn now..
Timetravel.

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The new gate to Valletta, or as the Maltese call it acidly: "The no gate", at least it is an improvement to the clunky 1960's lego-gate that replaced this...

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A long, long time ago in a simpler age.

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And how Slammer thinks it should look.
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The causeway into Valletta...

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...under construction, it crosses the great ditch that separates Valletta from <Floriana, originally planned to be a moat from Marsamxett Harbour to Grand Harbour, seems that somebody told them to get real and stop wasting money...

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..and the mashup..

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The new Opera house rebuilt after the Germans rearranged things here, along with the "stick your finger in your throat" civic centre with "no gate" in the background, (seriously, how can you put such a boxy thing into a historic city core?)

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..because when you look at Republic Street before the war, you can get an idea what was lost.
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Honestly would this not be a better view?

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St George's Square

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You can still hear pomp and circumstance looking at this picture.

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Surprisingly not a lot has changed.
 
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That is the old holiday complex at Pembroke, went exploring there a bit ago.villagepool.jpgvillagepool2.jpg
Got loads of pictures but would really like to see some from the heyday.

I took loads as well, my recent post is in overseas. I've not had any luck finding any old photos of the place but I would love to see some!
 
Howstrake Holiday Camp, Isle of Man:

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Well done Jay for starting this up again. I like before and after and totally forgot about this thread.
 
Bit of before and after action. Note the photographers for the first three pictures are unidentified.

Clarence Flour Mill, Hull circa 1900:

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Then in 2013, derelict having been rebuilt after being bombed in the second world war:

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Demo on the building started last year (2015). Now today all that is left are piles of bricks:

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