Yomei Gate
Posted by striatic in Then and Now New York Public Library |
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Yomei Gate, ca. 1890 and 2008.
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indico: to proclaim, make publicly known
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January 2nd, 2009 at 8:22 pm
This temple was built in 1636, so I’m not surprised that it hasn’t changed much in the last 118 years.
January 2nd, 2009 at 9:03 pm
The Commons is very good at showing us how things have changed over time, but i think it is also interesting how certain things don’t change very much at all, and how The Commons is good at showcasing that too.
January 6th, 2009 at 1:26 am
[...] members’ choices from the collections, group member research into an individual photograph, then and now subcuration, and cross-Commons mash-ups – just a sampling of what we know is possible and what [...]
January 7th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
[...] members’ choices from the collections, group member research into an individual photograph, then and now subcuration, and cross-Commons mash-ups – just a sampling of what we know is possible and what [...]
January 7th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
I wish I’d seen the NYPL Kimbei prints before I went to Nikko last time. It would have added extra zest, and a challenge to replicate the angles. I can’t wait until someone takes that on.
Brenda: I find it very reassuring when scenes of cultural heritage sites are largely unchanged. It’s not always true, especially in Kanto (the metropolitan region of Tokyo, Japan). In 1923 an earthquake leveled Tokyo. In 1945 American bombers burned it down with firebombs. Nikko is enough secluded from population and manufacturing to have been unaffected. Nearby Utsunomiya, for example, was also firebombed. Check out my comments on the Kimbei photo of Asakusa for a counter-example.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
i’m sure we’ll be doing a future feature on Lifeasdaddy, who is purposefully reshooting images from the powerhouse collection: