This is another goodie. Shinjuku, Japan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i12bIqfRXJM&feature=related
Thirty-five years of development in thirty-five seconds. Start from 1:20 for better summary.
Edit: Not to rain on your parade Kal, I just realized that you made that. I just always thought this one was cool.
That's like the 1940-2000s of Las Vegas.
Small desert town into a vibrant city, or in this case there's actually an easy supply of water. and a decent sized town.
Here's my timelapse plans for the future:
Polar night in northern countries such as Norway
The same except a midnight sun
All construction projects at
http://oxblue.com that aren't boring