Albany: Then and Now
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | Free | Troy Web Consulting LLC | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Make your way to downtown Albany. Open the "Albany: Then & Now" app on your mobile phone and click on the "View Map" button. On the map you’ll see red arrows which represent the more than 130 historical photographs in our collection. Each arrow shows where sometime in the past a photographer stood and took a picture of the city’s landscape. Most of the photographs are around 100 years old.
Using the map as a guide, walk to one of the marked locations. The center of the arrow indicates where the photographer stood. The direction of the arrow shows which way the photographer was facing. Do your best to stand in the same spot and face the same direction as the photographer did.
On the map, press the red arrow. Voilà! The image that you’re seeing is exactly what the photographer saw years ago while standing in the same location! For more details about the photograph, press the "Details" button.
Repeat! Walk to the different arrows on the map to view more photographs! Have fun!
Reviews
Awesome
Safety Goddess
Sitting inside the Palace Theatre and learning the history of the building. Made the night all more enjoyable. Thank you ;)
Great App!
Yardbird36
Spent a good chunk of time using it, great app, thank you! Maybe in another rev there could be current pictures as well to have a side by side comparison?
Great App! A+
Mr IV:XX
Great Work Guys!! This app makes me happy. User Friendly, Fun, & interesting/educational. Add more rail tracks, rail cars and rail station photos!?! I highly recommend...
Great app
Wfa1026
Please add more photos and locations. This is the most fun a local history nerd can have besides picking up litter!
Love it! And with a price tag of "Free," double fab!
KissableCarlene
I just used an hour of my work day virtually exploring my neighborhood through historic photos, and loving every moment of it. I'm eager to see what else is added in the future, and if more photos are used for "Now" to do comparisons when you are not physically standing on the spot. Such a cool idea for a city with so much history!
