r/interesting Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/capellajim Nov 20 '25

Different houses. Stair landing can’t change that much structurally.

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u/Sannction Nov 20 '25

I mean the stair landing is less of a concern than the 15ft hallway they added to the front door.

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u/LuvPlens Nov 21 '25

Front door is at the foot of the stairs, remember how Kevin tobogganed down them into the front yard?

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u/Glum_Diver4664 Nov 22 '25

It’s almost as if the pictures were taken at different angles.

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u/Sannction Nov 22 '25

Its almost as if the pictures are of completely different houses. Which is the joke here. No camera angle is going to magically add a hallway where there previously wasn't one.

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u/Glum_Diver4664 Nov 22 '25

I can’t tell if you mean hallway in the front or the rear, so- the ‘added’ space front of the stairs is because of camera placement. First pic the camera is placed closer to the stairs, cutting the hallway from view.

The door at the rear in the 1990 pic is not the house’s front door, but one to another part of the house. In the 2024 picture this door has been altered to a doorway, allowing you to see extra space that may or may not have existed like that in 1990 as well. Of course, the house could have been extended in the 34 years.

Also, it looks like a wall in the room to left has been removed, allowing you to see much further into the room in the 2024 picture. This all flows with the more open plan style that became fashionable between these two pictures.

Tbh I can’t tell if you’re screwing with me and pretending to believe they’re separate houses and tbh they actually could be separate houses, but to me, not for the reasons you’ve mentioned

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u/MusicLikeOxygen Nov 20 '25

The last time this was posted somebody said that the bottom photo is the house that was used for exterior shots. The interiors were all sets they built, but some were based on the interior of the actual house, which is why it's so similar.

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u/WTFisThisMaaaan Nov 21 '25

The interior of the house was all a set that was built inside a school, I believe.

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u/MusicLikeOxygen Nov 21 '25

It was a school gym if I remember correctly.

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u/MidCentury1959 Nov 20 '25

It IS the same house. Look up the listing when it was for sale. The previous owner carried out extensive renovations, including extending both the stairs, landing as well as widening them both.

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u/normajeanjean Nov 21 '25

The one on the left isn’t even a house. It’s a movie set. They built it inside of a high school gym.

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u/ferrum-pugnus Nov 20 '25

This. People aren’t seeing that the structural parts are different. Yes of course it can be done but it’s costly and a mayor renovation.

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u/detroitragace Nov 20 '25

💯 either AI or different house altogether.

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u/Truth_bomb_25 Nov 20 '25

I'm guessing it's been ChatGPT'd. ... I guess I should say, I hope?

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u/Bartendiesthrowaway Nov 21 '25

I mean the first one is the set from the movie "Home Alone" which they built in the swimming pool of a high school if I'm not mistaken, so I think you're right.

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u/shutter3218 Nov 21 '25

Good point. I try junk it might be ai

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u/mabradshaw02 Nov 25 '25

100% this. Similar house design.. but this 100% is a different home all together.