article_snippet: A picture taken from the same vantage point (bottom) shows how the skyline has changed over the last 75 years .
article_snippet: A picture taken this month (right) shows how the view from the same spot has changed in the last 70 years .
article_snippet: The same area, next to the Atlantic Mall, is shown below as it appears today .
article_snippet: Other photos, lined up with contemporary views of the same spot, are surprisingly unchanged - like a 1939 scene in Little Italy where small shops still line the sidewalks.
article_snippet: Most of the book's photos show ordinary neighborhoods and streetscapes with low-rise buildings, bulky cars, empty skies and remarkably uncluttered public spaces.
article_snippet: A picture taken from the same vantage point shows the area as it appears today (right)
article_snippet: The information makes The information easy to compare images with how the city looks today - either by walking around or by going on Google Street View. '
article_snippet: Theater signs can still be seen lining the same street today (bottom)