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Sydney places that changed the most

The same spot from the air, decades apart. Pick one to read what changed and try it on the map.

• Sydney Olympic ParkAn abattoir and its paddocks in 1955, the Olympic stadium by 2005
• BarangarooFinger wharves in 1955, one flat container wharf by 2005, towers now
• Parramatta city centreCottages and corner shops in 1947, office towers and a shopping centre by 2005
• Darling HarbourA railway goods yard in 1955, exhibition halls, parks and freeways by 2005
• Sydney AirportNew runways beside a freshly moved river in 1955, runways out into Botany Bay by 2004
• Rouse HillPaddocks and a creek in 1947, a town centre and housing estates by 2013

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