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Beyond the lack of smartphones/earbuds, the two big things that stick out to me: 1. The cars. Sometime in the 90s and 00s cars started becoming a lot less boxy
by rm999 9y ago
Beyond the lack of smartphones/earbuds, the two big things that stick out to me:
1. The cars. Sometime in the 90s and 00s cars started becoming a lot less boxy (compare the Camry from 1990 to 2000 to 2010 to see this).
2. Way more formal dress wear. In today's NYC financial district you plenty of jeans, and even a lot of financial professionals have given up the suits and ties. The financial district today also has more tech workers, and I believe more tourists.
- aje403 9y agoYou really can't walk through Wall Street without getting hit in the face by a selfie stick in summer. It's a residential area now. Most of the jobs moved out of the immediate area as exchanges became electronic (not to imply that there is not a huge finance presence down there still).
- danieltillett 9y agoThe thing that stood out for me was all the cigarette advertising.
- romeoEtJoliet 9y agoAnother difference to me is the lack of cabs. When comparing this shot: https://youtu.be/fT4lDU-QLUY?t=127 https://youtu.be/fT4lDU-QLUY?t=127 and any number of Google Maps images of the same location (looking North towards St. Patrick's) https://www.google.com/maps/@40.756666,-73.9786279,3a,75y,27.9h,98.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1saY1ROTF3aESFR8d-9CuOlw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@40.756666,-73.9786279,3a,75y,27... it's striking how there are way more black cars and fewer taxis today.