London is a city that is always changing and evolving at a quick pace. For a long while, 'The Gherkin' marked out an iconic part of London's skyline, and I could see it from the train into London Waterloo station. Now, it's barely visible and hidden completely in some directions. While looking back through some previous photographs, I was able to see how quickly that London has changed in a matter of approximately three short years. I remember taking the photographs below. I was working on Brick Lane a few years ago, and I found myself walking across Tower Bridge on a chilly but sunny spring day. I took a couple of photographs before hurrying along.
The 'Walkie Talkie' building on Fenchurch Street was still in progress but near completion, and other cranes are building something behind Tower Hill. The newer buildings have yet to have made a start, and the original building at 100 Bishopsgate was in progress before being demolished at about this time.
There are many more buildings currently being constructed on the London skyline. I wonder what London's skyline will look like in a hundred years. Will cars be allowed through the busy streets? Will there be more places to work, eat/drink, and play under the city's busy streets? Will it even exist?
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