Article created by: Mariia Tkachenko
What will your city look like 100 years from now? It might be hard to imagine. Perhaps future generations will live in utopia. Or maybe the earth will turn into one big disaster.
What we do know is that the world looked completely different a century ago. Things seemed quieter. Skyscrapers, and buzzing traffic weren’t the order of the day. Some cities didn’t even exist yet. While others have since grown beyond recognition, shaped by wars, waves of migration, modernization, and technological revolution.
Bored Panda has put together a fascinating list of photographs that show just how much things have changed. Whether you’re a history lover, an architecture enthusiast, or purely curious about places, prepare yourself for a visual journey of a different kind. Keep scrolling to see how time has transformed the places we call home, and don’t forget to upvote your favorites.
We also explore what people back then believed the world would like today, and some of the beliefs were quite interesting. You’ll find that info between the images.
#1 Lively Street In Tokyo Around 1900-1920
Image credits: Keystone-France / Contributor
#2 Interior Of Casa Rosada Of Buenos Aires, 1923
Image credits: Archivo General de la Nación Argentina
#3 1922 North Brabant, Netherlands
Image credits: Steenbergh, CJ (Cornelis)
#4 Military School Cadets Marching Down Parodos Street, 1920, Kaunas, Lithuania
Image credits: Goharskiy
#5 Plaza De Mayo 1920 , Argentina
Image credits: serg145
#6 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia 1923
Image credits: State Library of South Australia
#7 St. Faith’s Church 1900 – 1920 , New Zealand, Bay Of Plenty
Image credits: Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries
#8 1920 Nuremberg , Germany, Bavaria, Middle Franconia, Nuremberg
Image credits: plnkr
#9 Inner Courtyard Of A Madrasah With A Flower Garden, 1925, Yerevan
Image credits: Zasypkin B.N.
#10 Langenberg. Gasthof 1920 – 1930 , Poland
Image credits: Mariusz Brzeziński
#11 City Hall 1920 , Canada, Ontario
Image credits: Archives of Ontario
#12 Loaded Freight Barge Passing The Russian Consulate, Huangpu, Shanghai, 1919
Image credits: Hutchinson Family
#13 1921 , France, Metropolitan France, Île-De-France, Paris, 6th Arrondissement (Luxembourg), Notre-Dame-Des-Champs
Image credits: pospelov
#14 Main Building, Armour Institute Of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, CA 1920s
Image credits: Illinois Institute of Technology
#15 1920 , Germany, Berlin
Image credits: maxuju1
#16 1921 Brazil, Southeast Region, State Of Rio De Janeiro
Image credits: Ilya
#17 Tram Stop In Brussels, October 1922
Image credits: tockholm Transport Museum
#18 Handloom Weaver At Work In The Street, Shanghai, 1920
Image credits: Hutchinson Family
#19 View Of Nihonbashi Bridge With Boats Underneath 1911 – 1920 , Japan, Tokyo
Image credits: George Rinhart / Contributor
#20 Birmingham. Ward End Park 1900 – 1920 , United Kingdom
Image credits: Ebay
#21 1920, Perfume Store, Riga, Latvia
Image credits: ihs
#22 1925-1935, Czech Republic, Prague
Image credits: alexstone
#23 1920, Switzerland, Canton Of Zürich
Image credits: Fotograf_in unbekannt
#24 View Of Canberra 1920 – 1940 , Australia
Image credits: serg145
#25 Imperial Theatre In Marunouchi, Tokyo, 1924
Image credits: Meiji and Taisho Postcards
#26 1930 Stari Grad Urban Municipality (Belgrad) , Serbia
Image credits: Old Belgrade
#27 1920, Tirana, Albania
Image credits: kosta korçari
#28 1920, USA, Texas, Mclennan County, Waco
Image credits: Baylor University Libraries: The Texas Collection
#29 Tampere Girls’ School 1924, Finland
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Image credits: Vapriikki Photo Archive
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