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

The two maps illustrate the development in the town of Harborne from the years 1936 and 2007.

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, the town underwent a lot of infrastructure changes. The effect of urban modernization is evident in cutting out trees and replacing natural paths with roads

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demolishing natural rivers. Compared to 1936, considerable changes were made to the

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centre in 2007. The sweet shop and Butchers were replaced by a big supermarket and a huge shopping centre was built in the middle of the

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centre.

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, the north side of the town has transformed completely. There was one tree compared to 1936 where it used to be three trees.

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, the river was demolished, and huge constructions were made to build a residential area in its place.

On the other hand

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, on the northwest side, the cycle path was removed and a road was built

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, the government office on the northeast was turned into a museum and the massive farm next to it was made into a golf course.