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Old photos of Caracas

17 photographs of Caracas, from 1850 to 2013 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

Paseo Los Proceres in 1915 — EU: Caracas (Venezuela). Altstadt. Bolivar-Platz (Plaza Bolívar de Caracas) (1915) 1915 Paseo Los Proceres in 2013 — El Avila y Plaza Venezuela 2013
Then and now: Paseo Los Proceres, 1915 vs 2013
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What the photos show

The 17 photographs of Caracas on PlaceWas span 5 decades, from 1850 to 2013. 13 of them were taken before 1980; the other 4 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.1 spot was photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.17 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Caracas through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Paseo Los Proceres, Caracas — photos through time
Paseo Los Proceres 16 photos · 1850–2013

Stories from Caracas

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EU: Straatgezicht in Caracas (1850), Caracas, 1850
EU: Straatgezicht in Caracas (1850) 1850 A street scene in Caracas is preserved in this image dated to 1850, one of the earliest surviving photographic records of the Venezuelan capital, showing its low colonial-era buildings decades before the city's modern…
EU: Plaza Bolivar met een standbeeld van Simon Bolivar in Caracas (1850), Caracas, 1850
EU: Plaza Bolivar met een standbeeld van Simon Bolivar in Caracas (1850) 1850 Plaza Bolivar in Caracas, with its statue of Simon Bolivar, appears in this image from 1850, offering an early view of the square that remains the ceremonial center of the Venezuelan capital.
EU: Caracas, Veneuela: Blick über Stadtviertel mit ländlichen Behausungen (1913), Caracas, 1913
EU: Caracas, Veneuela: Blick über Stadtviertel mit ländlichen Behausungen (1913) 1913 Rooftops and modest rural-style dwellings in a Caracas neighborhood, captured in 1913, when the Venezuelan capital's outer districts still retained a village-like character before the city's later expansion.
EU: Caracas, Venezuela. Plaza José Antonio Páez (1915), Caracas, 1915
EU: Caracas, Venezuela. Plaza José Antonio Páez (1915) 1915 Plaza Jose Antonio Paez, named for the Venezuelan independence leader and the country's first president, is pictured in Caracas in this 1915 photograph, one of several public squares recorded in the capital that year.
EU: Caracas (Venezuela). Altstadt. Bolivar-Platz (Plaza Bolívar de Caracas) (1915), Caracas, 1915
EU: Caracas (Venezuela). Altstadt. Bolivar-Platz (Plaza Bolívar de Caracas) (1915) 1915 Plaza Bolivar, the historic heart of Caracas's old town, is shown in this 1915 photograph with its central equestrian statue of Simon Bolivar, surrounded by the colonial-era buildings of the Venezuelan capital.
EU: Caracas (Venezuela). neighborhood view (1915), Caracas, 1915
EU: Caracas (Venezuela). neighborhood view (1915) 1915 A residential neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela's capital, is shown in this 1915 photograph, offering a glimpse of the city's streets in the years before its major twentieth-century expansion.
El Avila y Plaza Venezuela, Caracas, 2013
El Avila y Plaza Venezuela 2013 Plaza Venezuela, one of Caracas's best-known traffic circles, sits at the foot of the Ávila mountain range (Parque Nacional Waraira Repano), whose forested slopes separate the capital from the Caribbean coast. This 2013…
Santa Monica, Caracas, Caracas, 2013
Santa Monica, Caracas 2013 Santa Mónica is a residential neighborhood in Caracas near the Universidad Central de Venezuela, in the city's Libertador municipality. This 2013 photograph shows a street scene from the district.
1850s · 2 photos
1890s · 1 photo
1910s · 10 photos
2000s · 1 photo
2010s · 3 photos