Sep-6-2008
Our History in Pictures
Des Moines Skyline - 1907
So, I was able to get out and get some more pictures earlier today. Keep in mind these were quickly taken and not completely lined up with the older samples, but you can get the gist of it. Even though the new pictures were taken from the same intersection, it’s hard to imagine that our city looked so different. Most of these older pictures that I found online were from 1911 era, I would love to see a respective sometime for each of the decades through the present.
5th Avenue, Looking North
Taken in 1911
Taken in 2008
Sixth Avenue Looking South
Taken in 1911
Taken in 2008
7th and Locust Street
Taken in 1911
Taken in 2008
4th Street, Looking North
Taken in 1911
Taken in 2008
Walnut Street, Looking West from Fourth Avenue
Taken in 1914
Taken in 2008
Sixth Avenue Looking North
Taken in 1968
Taken in 2008
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MulderDSM on Mon, 8th Sep 2008 10:19 am
I added the Google StreetViews so you can walk around these intersections to see how much different they really are today.
MulderDSM on Sun, 14th Sep 2008 8:42 pm
Here’s a video someone took of walking around downtown in 1996. It’s not 1911, but a lot has still changed in the last 12 years.