Skylines of the late 20th Century: 1970 - 2000

[DominicanNewYorker01]

Post pictures of skylines, cityscapes, street scenes and skyscrapers of major cities during the late 20th century (1970s, '80s and '90s).

I am especially looking for pictures from around the turn of the millennium (late 1990s).

I do not have pictures of my own since I wasn't alive in those times. But I have some examples that I pulled from Wikimedia Commons:

New York City.

Lower Manhattan Skyline from Smith and 9th Street station, undated (presumed c. 2000) (uploaded by Quasipalm https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...th_Streets.jpg)

Chicago.

Aerial view of Soldier Field, October 1988 (uploaded by DanMS https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...erial_view.jpg)

Tokyo.

Akihabara in Tokyo, 1976 (uploated by TarkusAB https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...abara_1976.jpg)

London.

Piccadilly Circle, 1970 (uploadeed by Victorgrigas https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Filehotography_by_Victor_Albert_Grigas_(1919-2017)_London_Picadilly_1970_00160_(47493586871).jpg)

Toronto.

Bus driving along Toronto's Financial District, June 1979 (uploaded by Magnus Manske https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...strict_(5).jpg)

Hong Kong.

Hong Kong waterfront, 1996 (uploaded by Ser Amantio di Nicolao https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...068532135).jpg)

Los Angeles.

Los Angeles from the Griffith Observatory, August 1995 (uploaded by GiorgoGaleotti https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...ugust_1995.jpg)

Seattle.

Aerial view of downtown Seattle, April 1985 (uploaded by Jmabel https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...010708517).jpg)

Moscow.

A street in Moscow, 1984 (uploaded by Kaganer https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...010915876).jpg)

Sarajevo.

Sarajevo skyline, September 1982 (uploaded by My-wiki-photos https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...1982-09-22.jpg)

Montreal.

Montreal skyline, August 1992 (uploaded by Infrogmation https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...ugust_1992.jpg)

Shanghai.

The Oriental Pearl TV Tower from The Bund, 1996 (uploaded by Ser Amantio di Nicolao https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...549600463).jpg)

[MplsTodd]

Here’s a few older skyline shots:

Seattle 1984
Downtown Seattle from Space Needle, August 1984 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Vancouver: 1984

Vancouver, BC -- August 1984 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Calgary- 1984
Looking west along 9th Avenue from Calgary Tower (August 1984) by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Winnipeg 1984

Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba (August 1984) by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Chicago 1984

Downtown Chicago from John Hancock Tower -- Feb 1984 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Pittsburgh 1984

Pittsburgh from Southside - April 1991 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

Philadelphia 1990

Philadelphia skyline from the metroliner - Nov 1990 by Todd Jacobson, on Flickr

[MAC123]

That Shanghai picture from the 90s really shows just how insane the growth has been there. And while not as drastic the other pics here do the same for their respective cities.