“For most Londoners, the most common view they enjoy as they trudge to work is the back of another commuter's head. But now, thanks to the Streetmuseum app, anyone traipsing through the capital's streets can step back in time to see what London looked like in the 19th and 20th century compared with today – all in the same image”. – Joe Krishnan via The Independent. Photo: A street scene in London’s Covent Garden with the underground station and a horse and cart in the background in c.1930 and the same street in 2014. (Photo by Museum of London/Streetmuseum app)
Carnival revellers dressed as “Peliqueiros” run along a street in the village of Laza, Spain February 11, 2018. “Peliqueiros”, or ancient tax collectors, pursued villagers through the streets ringing their cowbells and hitting villagers with their sticks. (Photo by Miguel Vidal/Reuters)
Baker Magadma, a member of Palestinian sports group Bar Palestine, performs on the street in Gaza City, on June 3, 2016. Street workout, which is still new in Gaza, is a growing sport across the world with annual competitions and events. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)
A homeless street child looks in the window of a car in Jammu, India, Friday, January 6, 2017. Some 800 million people in the country live in poverty, many of them migrating to big cities in search of a livelihood and often ending up on the streets. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)
A reveler dances during the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, March 1, 2019. Much of the appeal of Rio street parties is the variety of themes and that people can dress up in costumes or not. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)
Revellers of street parties known as blocos, dance during a protest against restrictions by city officials in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. City Hall has banned the street parties during Carnival celebrations, which were delayed by almost two months due to the pandemic. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)
A participant in the traditional dance of Los Historiantes poses for a picture prior to performing in the festivity held in the honour of Saint James, in Santiago Nonualco July 22, 2015. The traditional dance was brought to Latin America by the Spanish, and participants each dramatise an episode of the battles between the Christians and the Moors that took place on the Iberian Peninsula about eight centuries ago, according to the dancers. (Photo by Jose Cabezas/Reuters)