The maps below show how the town of Harborne changes from 1936 to 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparison where relevant.

The images display the variations of a town called Harborne over the years between 1936 and 2017.

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the region’s plan was shifted by modernization and demographic changes as large communities emerged and natural objects disappeared. First of all, most trees were cut down in the northwest of Harborne, and in the

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, a river was replaced by a lake, which was accompanied by a variety of housing districts. The bottom left of the 1936 map used to be a lane for bicycles, which transformed into a road for vehicles in the 2007 version.

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, the council buildings and the farmland no longer existed after the 71-year evolution and were turned into a museum and a gold course. Looking at the town centre, surprisingly, both the layout and many of the components remained unchanged.

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, the post office, the bank, and the library did not experience any adjustments. In comparison, the place that once had a flower shop next to the bank was superseded by a travel agent, and the sweet shop and the butchers were combined into a supermarket close to the residential zone.

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, another big shopping mall filled the once-empty zone that halved the downtown.