This outdoor theater in Bucharest, Romania, was once a gem and is now abandoned
For many people, online streaming services have come to replace certain cultural habits, like theater-going, that now seems dull and outdated. Except for the acclaimed Broadway shows in New York or The Globe theater in London, it could be argued that seeing a play is becoming an increasingly unpopular choice.
Comparing these two pictures of a Romanian outdoor theater helps prove our point. The place reserved for an excited audience in 1916 is now filled with fallen tree branches and dirt, and there’s no sight of any performers on the empty stage. The 100-year gap between the pictures shows how fast cultural habits change.