To Ann
To Ann,
Wow (you see I can say that too !)
You are talking of a time capsule ! You are as mad as me !
Maybe even more, but I am following closely behind !
I also like to document the places where we have lived, now that we have the satellites as well as Google Street Views.
The left photo shows my grandparents' property. Their house was on the right end of the "rectangle" (where a new house now stands), and there are new buildings on the left (my cousin's homes, built after the property was split).
The right photo is a satellite view of the place where we lived between 1952 and 1956 (in blue). There was a railway line at the bottom of our property. The tracks were lifted in 1950, but the path was still clearly visible when we were there. Today, all traces have gone, and some houses were even built on the old railway property. I guess only very few people today know there was a railway, and fewer still where it ran.
I thought it would be interesting to record the path of it for posterity (the yellow line). The image on the right (plus several others for the remainder of the line) was forwarded to our Museum of Transport.
Laurent
Wow (you see I can say that too !)
You are talking of a time capsule ! You are as mad as me !
Maybe even more, but I am following closely behind !
I also like to document the places where we have lived, now that we have the satellites as well as Google Street Views.
The left photo shows my grandparents' property. Their house was on the right end of the "rectangle" (where a new house now stands), and there are new buildings on the left (my cousin's homes, built after the property was split).
The right photo is a satellite view of the place where we lived between 1952 and 1956 (in blue). There was a railway line at the bottom of our property. The tracks were lifted in 1950, but the path was still clearly visible when we were there. Today, all traces have gone, and some houses were even built on the old railway property. I guess only very few people today know there was a railway, and fewer still where it ran.
I thought it would be interesting to record the path of it for posterity (the yellow line). The image on the right (plus several others for the remainder of the line) was forwarded to our Museum of Transport.
Laurent
I enjoy seeing these images! Who would have thought years ago that one day we could have photos such as this to help us document the past! I'm sure that's what was said about the first cameras as well. I do wonder what technology our children/grandchildren will have available to them to do such things, long after we are gone!
ReplyDeleteAnn Kennedy When I see my granddaughters, I always have in mind the same question :
ReplyDeleteWhen I consider the difference between how I live now and how we lived in 1952 (in the blue property above), I always ask myself if the little ones of the present days will witness the same difference between now and the tilme when they will be our age.
And very honestly, I have no answer to this question !
We may come back to this discussion later. It is the core business of "Vintage Life", after all !
Laurent
Laurent TRUILLET Have a wonderful evening! Much to think about!
ReplyDeleteAnn Kennedy I think I'll blow the candle and go to bed now !
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