An idea for looking at the past

Sometimes connecting our history to our present day is a challenge, especially with such fast paced change. A new flickr set provides a smart way to look at this challenge. Simply by overlaying and old photo with a current environment, the viewer is faced with such contrast and sometimes eerie similarities.

The type of car in this photo has always occupied a historic place in my mind: somewhere in ‘the olden days’. After seeing this image, it doesn’t seem that far off in history (and really never was). It’s also interesting to note the size difference in the vehicles!

The set is relatively small (only 33 images), but is only a week old and anyone can contribute. You can take a look at it here.