The maps provide a comparison of the town of Seatown which is adjacent to the ocean and the changes it has witnessed from the year 1998 to the present day. Over the approximately 30-year period depicted in the maps, Seatown underwent some major changes, with a dramatic increase in infrastructure
such
as housing areas and restaurants and a reduction in farmland being the most noticeable.
The most prominent change is that the forest park and farmland which used to be situated in the northeast corner have been demolished and replaced by a golf course and some tennis courts. The fishing port which originally stood on the south side has been removed. Linking Words
Similarly
, several shops and the fish market which was right above it are now rows of restaurants and apartments.
Another significant difference is that a sharp growth in the number of housing took place at the present day to cater for the increasing population, Linking Words
while
an extra road is constructed to provide access.Linking Words