This is an image from Mark Bishop. Here are the previous posts: Queen and Wellesley, Newton Rd
These images were developed by merging together various historic black and white photographs (all from the “Sir George Grey Special Collection” – Auckland Library) with contemporary colour photographs taken at the same location.
The black and white photographs were taken between the years 1900 to 1940, and cover a number of areas of the city and the outlying suburbs. The colour photographs were all taken in early 2015.
The intention of these images is to use photography to help show how much has changed – or not changed – over almost one hundred years by focusing on locations that are familiar to Aucklanders.
It is interesting to think that the people, horses and trams seen in these images passed by around a century ago where we walk and drive today.
New North Road – Kingsland. Looking east along New North Road, Kingsland. Black and white photograph (1926) from “Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries 1-W624”.
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I guess nothing’s really changed since 1926, although “petrol and benzine” is now called “Heineken”. Tastes the same, though 🙂
Also I guess you have to pay-and-display your horse now.
These pictures are very cleverly done, but I always find them a bit frustrating. An exercise is technique more than anything else. Just the old photo on its own works better in my opinion. We know what today looks like, and getting the full image of the past is more immersive.
OMG cars!