18 Images Of America's Coolest Borough Changing Over The Years

Although Brooklyn has been deemed as a forever changing borough, to our pleasant surprise many things have actually remained relatively the same throughout the years. Take a look at Brooklyn then and now.

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Via (L) City Museum of New York; (R) Zillow.com

Left: The Pouch Mansion, located at 201 Clinton Ave. in Clinton Hill - 1939

Right: The Clinton Hill Co-Op, located at 201 Clinton Ave. in Clinton Hill - 2013

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Via (L) Prospect Heights Patch; (R) DBox

Left: Wollman Rink in Prospect Park - 1961

Right: Lakeside Rink in Prospect Park - 2013

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Via (L) BrooklynPix.com; (R) Google Maps

Left: Stables at 578 Flushing Ave. - 1900

Right: 578 Flushing Ave. - 2013

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Via (L) www.BBG.org; (R) inetours.com

Lily Pool Terrace, Brooklyn Botanic Garden - 1928 and 2013

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Via Curbed.com

Left: Bay Ridge Theater - 1915

Right: McDonald's at the site of the former Bay Ridge Theater - 2013

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Via (L) Brooklyn Library; (R) NY Daily News

Coney Island Beach - 1919 and 2013

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Via (L) Old Images of Brooklyn Facebook; (R) MTA Website

Verrazano Narrows Bridge - 1963 and 2013

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Via (L) BrooklynPix.com; (R) forgotten-ny.com

Left: RKO Prospect Theater, located on 9th Street off of 5th Ave. - 1950

Right: Steve's C Town Supermarket, located on 9th Street off of 5th Ave. -2013

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Via (L) www.ussenright.org; (R) Arch Paper Blog

Brooklyn Navy Yard - 1944 and 2013