As civilizations evolve so do the cities their citizens live in. These modern day megalopolises all had to start from some where and these picture capture the evolution and growth of some of our worlds largest and most modern cities.
Most of these city skylines are now iconic but they weren’t always so recognizable.
Boston, U.S.A., 1920s
Boston today
Taipei, Taiwan, early 1950s
Taipei today
Toronto, Canada, 1930
Toronto today
Tokyo, Japan, 1920s
Tokyo today
Chicago, U.S.A., 1909
Chicago today
London, U.K., 1890s
London, U.K. today
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1990s
Kuala Lumpur today
Los Angeles, U.S.A., 1878
Los Angeles today