New York City is constantly evolving and growing, making it difficult to
document every change that has occurred, but NYC Grid is taking a stab
at it. Run by Paul Sahner the ambitious website seeks to map the entire
city "street by street and block by block" through photos. In addition
to simply capturing present-day neighborhoods, though, the site also
gives a peek of what specific areas looked like in the past, comparing
the two in its "Before & After" section.
Each location examined in this catalog presents a side-by-side look at
one perspective of the designated place, revealing the differences and
similarities over decades and even a century. With a moveable, dividing
slider going straight down the middle, visitors are given the
opportunity to shift between the past and present. This interactive
element reveals changes across time with great ease. As one shifts the
slider back and forth, streetlights, modern cars, public art
installations, and new buildings vanish and reappear. Be sure to compare New York City's past and present with the interactive slider on NYC Grid's
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