Malioboro From Time to Time

Do you know what picture is this?

And this?

Look at the picture of the place today.

Yes, it is Malioboro, the extremely well-known traditional market in Indonesia. The first two photos were taken in 1920, almost  one decade ago when Indonesia was not this crowded. You can see how this place has changed a lot from time to time. There were no numerous sellers and billboards along the street, leaving the place looks a bit wider and more quiet than now.  Most vehicles that passed by were andongs, bicycles, and maybe one or two motor vehicles which of course do not taking too much space. It was fairly safe for the pedestrians to walk along the road without worrying the traffic. The past Malioboro must had fresh and clean air for there was no abundant of dirty smoke.

Compared to the past time, the nowadays Malioboro has much more crowded traffic that fulfill the road and even the sideways. The government changed the two-ways transportation system into one-way to avoid any traffic jam and accident. There were numerous sellers, bilboards, and buildings along the street. To sum up, the past Malioboro looked cleaner than today.