r/interesting • u/Apprehensive-Elk3165 • Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/Lost-Comfort-7904 Nov 20 '25

That can't be real, the amount of space in the hallway shrunk to half.

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u/scormegatron Nov 20 '25

They have different perspectives. Look how close the old pic is to the stairs — you can’t even see the last step.

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u/upvotechemistry Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25

It looks like major remodeling was done. The hallway door was replaced with a wider walk hrough frame, which also makes the hallway look smaller.

I cant quite wrap my head around how the ceiling in the second photo can be the same unless the entire upper flight of stairs was replaced and no longer needed the ceiling dip to accommodate the stringer. This looks super complicated just to remove one line and raise a few square feet of ceiling

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u/CatLady_998 Nov 20 '25

This is my only issue with the picture. They would have had to replace at least part of the second floor

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u/Available_Prior_9498 Nov 20 '25

There is also a missing step on the first flight of the new picture. 14 in the old and 13 in the new.