Then and Now

“That was then, this is now;” the Then and Now America history book series offers a special view of American life by placing historical images side-by-side with contemporary photographs. Witness how America’s landmarks, such as the Pacific Electric Railway, Chicago’s Loop, and San Francisco’s Sunset District, have changed. Recapture the magic of Mountain View and peer back in time at famous historical sites, like Gettysburg. The Then and Now books resurrect history, connect it to the present, and reveal how nothing is ever lost. [View all Then and Now books]
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St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Amelia Island
Amelia Island
St. Augustine
St. Augustine
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Fort Myers
Fort Myers
New Port Richey
New Port Richey
Lee County
Lee County
Cocoa Beach
Cocoa Beach
New Smyrna Beach
New Smyrna Beach
Tampa Bay's Beaches
Tampa Bay's Beaches
Hollywood
Hollywood
Plant City
Plant City

St. Petersburg

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St. Petersburg Then & Now retells the history of the area in images comparing its beginnings to present day.

As the ""Sunshine City"" of St. Petersburg forges onward with new and exciting developments, a legacy of landmarks still remains. The founding fathers envisioned St. Petersburg as a city with great potential for progress and growth. Over the past century, St. Petersburg has far exceeded these vast expectations.

St. Petersburg

St. Augustine

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The Spanish landed in Florida in 1513 and established St. Augustine in 1565, over four decades before the Virginia Company settled Jamestown and five decades before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.


Henry Flagler transformed the sleepy port into a winter resort for the affluent, and the quaint college town still displays some of the nation's oldest and most beautiful architecture.

St. Augustine

Palm Beach

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Discover the history of Palm Beach in this book as we see the evolution of the area in stunning images.

Once referred to as a ""veritable paradise"" by Florida developer Henry M. Flagler, Palm Beach has transformed from a small frontier community to a remarkably picturesque historic town. The seaside resort's charm is found in its diverse architecture, landmarks, mega-mansions, beaches, and land and streetscapes.

Palm Beach

New Port Richey

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New Port Richey's founding fathers envisioned a great city with potential for progress and growth. Today, as the "Gateway to Tropical Florida," city leaders are looking to an era of redevelopment to reach and exceed those vast expectations set so long ago.
New Port Richey

Lee County

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Encompassing rugged interior frontier and coastal gulf towns, factories and farms, dusty cattlemen and the leaders of industry, and playgrounds of the rich and famous, Lee County is as diverse as history itself.
Lee County

Cocoa Beach

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Cocoa Beach welcomes millions of visitors every year, but the city has always managed to keep a small town atmosphere.


In 1940, it was a cozy little waterfront town with less than 50 people. A few years after World War II, America's space race began, and the city was never the same.

Cocoa Beach

New Smyrna Beach

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New Smyrna Beach is beloved by residents and visitors alike for its small-town charm and fascinating 250-year history.

In the last century, the city has evolved from a sleepy Southern beach town to a vibrant seaside destination.

New Smyrna Beach

Hollywood

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In 1920, Joseph W. Young Jr. came to Florida and created Hollywood, an entire city based on City Beautiful ideals. Today, though his city has greatly increased in size, Young's original plan and many handsome 1920s buildings still demonstrate Hollywood's historic beginnings, a tribute to Young's vision.
Hollywood

Plant City

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Named for railroad magnate Henry B. Plant, Plant City was incorporated in 1885. Rich in history and the flavor of strawberries, it is known as the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World. Images featured are from the Quintilla Geer Bruton Archives Center and the East Hillsborough Historical Society. Shelby Jean Roberson Bender, an eighth-generation Floridian, and Roberta Donaldson Jordan, a native of Pennsylvania, have devoted many years to historical and genealogical research, publications, and instruction.
Plant City