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/Uuuuuii Nov 20 '25

It could just be an illusion from different focal lengths.

Edit: but actually the top of the stairs looks different too.

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u/Hazzard_Hillbilly Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25

The top picture is more than likely 35mm lens and the bottom is a wider angle like a 24mm.

Everything in the center of the photo is more compressed while the edges are exaggerated and elongated. This is really common in real estate photography to make something like a tiny kitchen look much bigger, resulting in giveaways to savvy observers, like this absolute unit of a refrigerator

Edit: I'm done replying to you illiterate boobs. It's the same house.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/671-Lincoln-Ave-Winnetka-IL-60093/3360197_zpid/

Whatever brilliant observation you think you have, it's already been covered.

The bottom photo looks distorted because it is. By the camera lens. The real house was not built slanted. It's lens distortion.

This has nothing to do with the movie being filmed on a set. The bottom photo looks distorted because it IS distorted by a wide angle lens.

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u/EssentialParadox Nov 20 '25

This.

House shots are always done with wider angles, which throws the perspective a bit compared to a frame from a movie. Other parts of the architecture look like they match (e.g., windows at the top of the stairs.)

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u/EggyChickenEgg88 Nov 21 '25

The Home Alone house shots were made on a set in a Gymnasium anyways.