These before and after photos reveal how much Tampa Bay has changed

Sometimes it seems the only real constant in Tampa Bay is change. From the alternately waxing and waning residential real estate market to the ever-changing restaurant scene and never-ending development, whole swaths of our community can be rendered unrecognizable over the course of just a few months.

There's no way to tell what our cities will look like in the future, but we can look back at just a few of the many, many changes that have occurred.

All images via Google Maps except where otherwise credited to City of Tampa.