12 Awesome Then & Now Photos Of New York City

Paul Sahner of NYC Grid has put together an amazing set of side-by-side comparisons of the city throughout the decades.

1. Park Avenue and The Helmsley Building

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(ca. 1942 & 2013)

2. Park Avenue and Lever House

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(ca. mid-1950s & 2013)

3. Grand Central Station

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(ca. 1984 & 2013)

4. Grand Central Terminal

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(ca. 1913 & 2013)

5. Grand Central Terminal, Suburban Concourse

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(ca. 1913 & 2013)

6. Bryant Park

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(ca. 1922 & 2013)

7. Union Square

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(ca.1894 & 2013)

8. New York Savings Bank on 14th Street & 8th Avenue

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(ca. 1937 & 2013)

9. Sutton Place

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(ca. 1915 & 2013)

10. 23 Wall Street

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(ca. 1917 & 2013)

11. Bowling Green

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(ca. 1907 & 2013)

12. Manhattan Bridge Archway & Colonnade

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(ca. 1915 & 2013)

Check out more awesome photos over at NYC Grid.

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