Learn Chinese Grammar: 从前 vs. 以前:

从前is often translated as once upon a time, a distant past, long ago, whereas 以前 means before, formerly, previously, ago.

1. Long ago, that performance places are much more than now.

从前那里的演出场所(chǎngsuǒ=location)比现在多得多。

2. Previously, that performance places are much more than now.

以前那里的演出场所(chǎngsuǒ=location)比现在多得多。

3. To extend the tourist visa is not as so easy as before, moreover all visas are a lot of more expensive than in the distant past.

旅游(lǚ​yóu)签证(qiān​zhèng)的延期(yánqī)没有以前那么容易(róng​yì),而且所有的签证都比从前(cóng​qián)贵(guì)了很多。