Tehran
Most of these have been taken between the 40's and 70's.

http://img135.echo.cx/img135/831/slide110sr.jpg
http://www.iranian.com/Nostalgia/2001/September/Images/gate.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/June/Images/lz.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2003/March/Images/cafe.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Nostalgia/2001/June/Images/1938.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Nostalgia/2001/April/Images/bazaar.jpg
Tehran Bazar 1971

http://www.iranian.com/Nostalgia/2001/November/Images/bazaar.jpg
Tehran Bazar 1974

LOL..

How much HAVE we changed really..just astonishing

A year later Shugs stumbles accross some picas!

Kudos To Iranian.com and Mahmoud Pakzad (halah hagh-e mardoomah nimizoozim!) :D

Pahlavi Blvd 1955
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/485/1ag3.jpg

Radio Iran, 1951
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6172/2hx6.jpg

1971
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8660/4et8.jpg

Ab Ali, 1966 (not really in Tehran but meh i like the pic!)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3341/5aa7.jpg

Mehrabad Airport, 1958
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8089/6zh9.jpg

Mehrabad Airport, 1958
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2244/7fx4.jpg

Bazaar, 1954
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1713/8nd1.jpg

Walnut seller, 1958
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7373/9od6.jpg

Hilton Hotel, 1961
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/889/10ny7.jpg

Post and Telegraph buidling1946
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3986/11bm1.jpg

Nader Ave, 1951
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7659/13hj2.jpg

1969
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4797/14ca6.jpg

Shahyad (Azadi) 1966 (WOW!)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9439/15hk0.jpg

More to come...

Amjadieh, 1958
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9457/16ap1.jpg

Shahabad, 1949
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6638/17ge0.jpg

Shahr-e-Farang, moviola, 1958 (lol)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3914/18le6.jpg

Soltani Mosque, bazaar, 1946
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6638/19yq6.jpg

Rey, Shah Abdolazim, 1957
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/271/20ot8.jpg

24 Esfand (Enqelab) square, 1963
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6716/21wd7.jpg

Sa'di Ave, 1951
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6385/22no5.jpg

Bank Melli, 1946 (woa.. check out the Faravahar)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7987/23cw1.jpg

Abali, 1961
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6757/24vn2.jpg

Bagh-e Shah (Horr) sq., 1957 (shame this went)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9537/25pr0.jpg

Post Office hq, 1946
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5691/26mi8.jpg

Mokhber-o-dolleh, 1946
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8382/27jx9.jpg

Bank Bazargani, 1946
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7871/28ko0.jpg

Laleh Zar Ave, 1946
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/4706/29hi5.jpg

Naderi Cafe, 1947
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1577/30vw4.jpg

**again** lol

Love the photos. :P

wow! man thank you, damn that Hilton Hotel is still a hotel in Iran

i forgot what the name is now

very nice photos, thanks for sharing

beautiful photos

And from the depths of my hard-drive i present to you:

http://i12.tinypic.com/3yze6nl.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/2eascgl.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/4cmbreo.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/4dltulh.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/4chtg85.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/454dceq.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/4h9f4gm.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/2ijhw0j.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/4btlqw4.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/4fv01ea.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/33ur9lt.jpg

very nostalgic thanks.

Wow Thanks Gilgamesh I love these pix.

Wow, very nice pics! :)

Tehran was even an awesome city back in those early days!

great thread.. anyway, wanna ask: how did women dressed in those days?

Ten images from a tourist booklet on Iran, mid 1970s.

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/December/Images/tb1.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/December/Images/tb2.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/December/Images/tb3.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/December/Images/tb4.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/December/Images/tb5.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/December/Images/tb6.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/December/Images/tb7.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/December/Images/tb8.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/December/Images/tb9.jpg

http://www.iranian.com/Pictory/2004/December/Images/tb10.jpg

:lol:

Awsome pics of an awesome city!

wow! man thank you, damn that Hilton Hotel is still a hotel in Iran

i forgot what the name is now

Esteghlal Grand Hotel Tehran

^^oui oui thats it!

mercii

Tehran between 1817-1820

http://www.ichodoc.ir/p-a/CHANGED/4/Images/4_12_1b.jpg

wow.........i like this pic.^^

Shugs, The pic´s blow my mind, excellent!!

http://i2.tinypic.com/6k5qblz.jpg http://i14.tinypic.com/6nusf3n.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/6tn6wiw.jpg http://i3.tinypic.com/7x44x1h.jpg

http://i19.tinypic.com/7xsr56w.jpg

^^ Great pix. Thank you Shugs

thanks

greetings from Chile .Beautiful pictures. Tehran city seems Santiago of Chile. Days ago I was watching some photographies and I was surprised with mountains, buildings and streets from that city.
I would like to visit it some day.
:banana: regards :lol:

wondeerfull :)

great thread.. anyway, wanna ask: how did women dressed in those days?

it was fifty fifty. half of them with no hejab and normal blouses and skirts/trousers etc and the remaning, some with chador, some with a conservative hejab and some with a looser hejab

very nice thread, thanx

1940-1960
http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/Mahmoud-Pakzad-Old-Tehran1.jpg

http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/Mahmoud-Pakzad-Old-Tehran2.jpg

http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/Mahmoud-Pakzad-Old-Tehran3.jpg

http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/Mahmoud-Pakzad-Old-Tehran4.jpg

http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/Mahmoud-Pakzad-Old-Tehran5.jpg

1940-1960
http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/Mahmoud-Pakzad-Old-Tehran6.jpg

http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/Mahmoud-Pakzad-Old-Tehran9.jpg

http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/Mahmoud-Pakzad-Old-Tehran10.jpg

http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/Mahmoud-Pakzad-Old-Tehran11.jpg

http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/Mahmoud-Pakzad-Old-Tehran12.jpg

All photos by Mahmoud Pakzad. Link to article: http://www.payvand.com/news/06/dec/1045.html

i wanto cry when i see these, tehran was soooo beautiful, if they kept it that way tehran could of been such a beautiful city, like rome, barcelona .... but u know, stuff happened. inshallah we can get it to look like this again :)

I don't see much beauty in old Tehran to be honest, the city's infrastructure and urban landscape is comparable to small American towns in that time. I do like the old Qajar buildings though, hopefully we'll see plenty of those restored with the Lalehzar St plan.

im not talking about the infastructure, im just looking at the "reekhto ghiafe" of the city, surely tehran lacked new yorks infastructure at the time, but the city was more closed in, far less crowded, poluted, it was clean and sweet

im not talking about the infastructure, im just looking at the "reekhto ghiafe" of the city, surely tehran lacked new yorks infastructure at the time, but the city was more closed in, far less crowded, poluted, it was clean and sweet

Sadly not even close to Baltimore, but it's nice to see a more quiet and traditional city like you said.

Naser Khosro St. - Early 1930s
A mural of this photo is painted on the side of one of the street's buildings today. Shamsol Emareh tower can be seen in the background, it used to be Tehran's tallest building at that time.
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/old-tehran-late-1920s.jpg

A drugstore - Circa early 1920s
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/tehran-drugstore.jpg

Amjadiyeh sports stadium - Circa 1935-1936
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/amjadiyeh-sports-stadium-circa-1936.jpg

Lalehzar st. - Circa 1940s
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/laleh-zar-street-circa-1940s.jpg

http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/laleh-zar-19471.jpg

South end of Naderi intersection and south end of the British embassy - Circa late 1930s.
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/south-end-of-naderi-intersection-at-south-end-of-british-embassy.jpg

Tajrish - Circa 1940s
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/old-tajrish.jpg

http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/iranica/pictures-of-iran/photos-of-old-tehran-1920s-1940s/

Mirdamad St. - 1871
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Theran-NasseredinShah-era.jpg

A dapper Tehran motorist - Circa mid-late 1930s or early 1940s.
http://files.myopera.com/sooren/albums/600779/old-tehran-3.jpg

Naser Khosro St. - 1946
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/nasser-khosrow-avenue-in-tehran-in-1946.jpg

Istanbul Ave. - 1949
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/istanbul-avenue-tehran-in-1949.jpg

Post and Telegraph Office - Circa 1930s.
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/sepah.jpg

Sepah Sq. - Circa early 1930s
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/meydan-sepah.jpg

National Bank (Banke Melli), Ferdowsi St. - Circa 1940s
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/firdowsi-street-and-melli-bank.jpg
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/iranica/pictures-of-iran/photos-of-old-tehran-1920s-1940s-part-2/

Darband and Elahieh district (Currently the uptown residential highrise area) - 1957
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Darband-and-Elahiye-1957.jpg

Tattoo stand - 1958
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Tatoo-Stand-in-Tehran-19581.jpg
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/iranica/pictures-of-iran/a-video-of-tehran-in-1957/

Sepah Sq. - Early 1960s
http://www.submission.org/efarsi/images/sepah_square.jpg

Tehran University - 1960s
http://www.submission.org/efarsi/images/tu.jpg

Naqshe Jahan cinema - 1964
http://www.peopleandplaces.us/iran/iran_0002.jpg
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/iranica/pictures-of-iran/old-tehran-1960s-1970s-part-i/

Late 1950s / Early 1960s
bSJ-fEDwlE8

og0UMXhsMBc

8qoWnx9741Q

iErUxTY92RI

BP gas station
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/2037/bpstationcrop.jpg

Naser Khosro St. - 1946
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4085/tehrannaserkhosrostreet.jpg

Overview - 1930
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8315/tehran1930.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7169/tehranbahaullah.jpg

Niavaran
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6376/villageniyavaran.jpg

Municipality building, Toopkhaneh Sq.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5563/toopkhanesquaremunicipa.jpg

College Intersection - 1946
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3932/1946tehran1326collegein.jpg

Mosadeq and the old parliament - 1952
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1268/1952mosaddeghmajles.jpg

After restoration
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7084/512187500292d5e8c15cz.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55171383@N02/sets/72157625130935971/with/5121875002/

Hassanabad Sq. - 1900
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7918/1900meydanhasanabadsqua.jpg

Today in 2010
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6146/alexjj.jpg
By Alex J.

Source of old photos: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fouman.com/history/img/1946_Tehran_1326_College_Intersection.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fouman.com/history/Iran_Historical_Photographs_Gallery.htm&usg=__-nF4-_733tfO59JaQFWrFeeCX4U=&h=660&w=800&sz=96&hl=en&start=94&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=K-uSdyeIyglVHM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1920s%2Btehran%26start%3D90%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D18%26tbs%3Disch:1

^^Thanks for the pics. It's very interesting to see pictures of old Tehran!

really great

and the hasan abad square is wodnerful, i hope in a while all of central tehran will look like that with all the restoration projects are going on

and also, in irans suburbs, they should build the same koocheh bagh houses like the 3dr pic, wouldnt that be great?

Very old photographs by Luigi Montabone.

Entrance of the royal palace - 29/10/1865
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5250/5203462513_cdd1b5d717_z.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34146259@N04/5203462513/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Gate of Tehran Citadel - 29/10/1865
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5203462659_f840841692_z.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34146259@N04/5203462659/in/photostream/

Tehran Bazaar - 29/10/1865
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5290/5203462897_8596b97b6f_z.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34146259@N04/5203462897/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Does anyone know this building and where it is? It looks unusually detailed for an average Qajar building.
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/9761/151m0.jpg
http://www.parstimes.com/arts/photography_history/

no, its really nice though, and reallly detailed

khoda midune labod in nafahmaye akhund viranesh kardan

Taleqani street - Early 1960s
http://bss.sfsu.edu/behrooz/ph-Takhtjamshid60s.jpg

Ferdowsi avenue - Mid 1960s
http://bss.sfsu.edu/behrooz/p-ferdosi.jpg
http://bss.sfsu.edu/behrooz/Page-Tehran.htm

^^The orange cars (=probably the taxis) are noticable. I wonder what type of car it is. It seems not to be cheap... .

They're actually incredibly cheap and small Austin A35s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_A35

^^From wide away it looks like an expensive old car, but with a closer look (from wikipedia), I see that it's not so luxurious :D It's somehow strange that I haven't seen it anywhere yet...

I once spotted one in Kensal Rise, London. I found it hard to believe any average person could fit in the car.

^^Yes, I can imagine that..., but then it was used as a taxi, meaning that there was even less space! Amma mogheyy ke fekresho mikonam ghablan 9 nafare too ye gian mishastan... :D

Private residences in Central Tehran - late 19th century (Qajar era)

http://www.zarrinkafsch-bahman.org/resources/_wsb_500x361_AKS00005.jpg

http://www.zarrinkafsch-bahman.org/resources/_wsb_500x368_AKS00001.jpg

Residence in Ferdows Garden (currently a museum)
http://www.zarrinkafsch-bahman.org/resources/_wsb_500x405_AKS00003.jpg
http://www.zarrinkafsch-bahman.org/4.html

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/8b79956bc116f461_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=8b79956bc116f461

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/50a0d15408a6ab8a_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=50a0d15408a6ab8a&q=iran%20source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,1235

Out of focus...
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/6b3a099873c5e239_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=6b3a099873c5e239

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/70d801245b16f4a9_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=70d801245b16f4a9

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/c3719a4964330a45_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=c3719a4964330a45

Commercial welcome sign (Canada Dry has recently made a comeback!)
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/a72dc3c33e0359f7_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=a72dc3c33e0359f7

Senate House
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/b22240330adcc354_landing
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=b22240330adcc354&q=iran%20source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,1596

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/5f850fb69201fa1d_landing
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=5f850fb69201fa1d

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/670d417e26a84f76_landing
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=670d417e26a84f76&q=iran%20source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520

This same area is an extremely dense urban neighbourhood today.
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/cf03c07f4fbc162c_landing
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=cf03c07f4fbc162c#

Hilton Hotel standing alone. Today it's accompanied by another two hotel buildings.
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/ee15c3960bf0adab_landing
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=ee15c3960bf0adab

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/428beec76cf8a792_landing
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=428beec76cf8a792

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/ee8ae176aa16c50b_landing
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=ee8ae176aa16c50b

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/1f85316ffdbcad78_landing
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=1f85316ffdbcad78

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/984140855dd27cdd_landing
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,520&imgurl=984140855dd27cdd

Central Tehran
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/c2e43bbea013b61b_large
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/c2e43bbea013b61b_large

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/6da75d876712a1a3_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,2739&imgurl=6da75d876712a1a3

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/6eacfaeedd219639_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,2739&imgurl=6eacfaeedd219639

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/9921194c1d0d47dc_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,2739&imgurl=9921194c1d0d47dc

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/425ff36997a441a0_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=iran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:10,2739&imgurl=425ff36997a441a0

Central Tehran - March 1951
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/9cbb60495b4f7e9f_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=9cbb60495b4f7e9f&q=tehran%20source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtehran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:1

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/442a2e8542b0fa58_large
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=tehran+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtehran%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D573%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=442a2e8542b0fa58

Russian hospital - 1951
http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/d8e9e81a32cd5729_large
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Amazing how things have changed and developed through this time! But the way how people drive seems to be like this even in those times.

LOL true, ppl didnt drive in lanes even back then


and darn those are nice pics, especcialy the last few, central tehran had such an old world look. beautifull

and terhan is sssooo smallerin these pics, growth has been tremendous

Great finding :)

1972
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/65960/tehran.jpg
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo1106563.htm

Ferdowsi Square and Ritz hotel
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3081/tumblrlb7laxml1q1qzwk4m.jpg

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8033/tumblrlajb9vtxaw1qzwk4m.jpg
Photographs by Mahmoud Pakzad / Iran in image (http://iraninimage.com)

Ferdowsi sq. - Circa 1950s
Tehran Ferdowsi Square 1950s; The old sitting statue of Ferdowsi, great Iranian poet that revived Persian language was replaced around 1960s. Ferdowsi is looking southbound, and the shadows indicate it must be 1-2 in the afternoon. The unknown photographer took this nice picture standing at the south-west corner of the square looking towards Darvazeh Dowlat. Mountains are visible at the end of the Enghelab st. The sign of Kelly tyres hangs on the right in front of a pharmacy and the sign on the left hand side 4 story building reads Lida Co. The 4th floor corner is shaped inwards unlike other floors to make more space for a balcony. The tall gray building further westward is the Royal Cinema.
http://www.fouman.com/history/img/Tehran_Ferdowsi_Square_1950s.jpg
Iranian Historical Photographs Gallery / Fouman (http://www.fouman.com/Y/Picture_View-Tehran_Ferdowsi_Square_1950s.htm)

Imperial Bank Persia Chief Office (Currently Tejarat Bank) - 1938
http://www.fouman.com/history/img/Imperial_Bank_Persia_1938.jpg
Iranian Historical Photographs Gallery / Fouman (http://www.fouman.com/Y/Picture_View-Imperial_Bank_Persia_1938.htm)

National Garden
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/3065169894_470b4e0b71_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/son_of_persia/3065169894/

I noticed that two of the Life photos with double decker buses have been scanned the wrong way round. Perhaps the person digitising the photos thought that a red "London bus" double decker could not be left hand drive and decided to correct the photos. :)

It's a common mistake to place the emulsion side of film up when scanning, I'm guilty of it myself.