Using pictures and illustrations of Brighton Beach from after 1860, we decided to do a side by side comparison to what Brighton Beach looks like today. We compared how there are new buildings like the Oceana Complex, and old building closer to Brighton 3rd that were both on the boardwalk but were very far apart age wise. We also compared illustrations of the Brighton Beach Hotel and the buildings such as Oceana that are there today. Even though there are no more horse race tracks, at least Oceana has a pool! We also got lucky with some angles and were able to get similar shots of buildings from the past. It turns out they are the same buildings that are standing there now, only the time period the picture was being taken in has changed.