This is what great American cities looked like a century ago

Buffalo, New York during the Pan-American Exposition (1901)

Saratoga Springs, New York (1915)

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Boston, Massachusetts (1907)

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New York City, New York (1916)

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Kanas City, Missouri (1906)

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Long Beach, California (1910)

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Cincinnati, Ohio (1890)

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Detroit, Michigan (1901)

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Belle Isle Ferry Dock (1905)

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Charleston, South Carolina (1910)

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St. Louis, Missouri (1904 World's Fair)

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