Comments on: Old Tokyo

Old Tokyo

plep — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 06:26:23 -0800

Old Tokyo. Photographs from the early decades of the twentieth century.

By: kozad

kozad — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 07:32:12 -0800

Gorgeous.

By: 327.ca

327.ca — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 07:49:14 -0800

Wonderful! I love stuff like this.

By: carter

carter — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 09:36:41 -0800

Very nice, cheers plep!

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 09:44:17 -0800

... another jewel from plep, thanks!

By: arse_hat

arse_hat — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 10:19:07 -0800

Lovely. Thanks plep.

By: dydecker

dydecker — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 10:53:55 -0800

I still can't believe they knocked down Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel. It looks fantastic. Though it seems it was another high maintenance Wright building which looked great but eventually became quite unlivable. It surprises me how wide the streets are in these postcards. There are even trees lining the main street in Ginza! These Western districts seem very planned and orderly compared to the mishmash of traditional Japan. While it is a shame than Tokyo is so cavalier in its destruction of the old, I'm continuously surprised at the things which do remain intact; you often stumble across little shopping alleys and houses squeezed between office buildings which have somehow managed to survive.

By: apocalypse miaow

apocalypse miaow — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:31:44 -0800

Superb.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:44:29 -0800

Interesting to look at these hand-colored images alongside cherry blossom photos, a lesson in pink, memory, and retailing. Thank you.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 14:48:23 -0800

[?? ??????? miraculous; wonderful]

By: RockyChrysler

RockyChrysler — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 20:56:05 -0800

thanks! great post. a japan i will never know, but able to make me miss japan nevertheless.

By: orange clock

orange clock — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 21:32:49 -0800

Damn this is a good link.

By: litlnemo

litlnemo — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:19:16 -0800

Really really good link. Thank you!