with your knowledge of cars you can any any year a photo was taken :P lol... Jounieh seemed so peacefull before the building boom.

http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu287/Nadini234/Cornicheflooded.jpg

http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu287/Nadini234/Beirutstorm67.jpg
In what year the front avenue was flooded? Looks around 70's

In what year the front avenue was flooded? Looks around 70's

Those are 60's cars, the avenue get flooded often by sea waves in the winter because it is only 5 meters above sea level.

^^ if im not mistaken they were taken in 1954 as I recall

^^ if im not mistaken they were taken in 1954 as I recall

Impossibe, the public bus started in 1965, the red Mustang is a '66 model, the lamposts were imported from Germany in 1956.

why do we no longer have such boulevards :( .... and those trees akhhhhhhhhhhhh

Impossibe, the public bus started in 1965, the red Mustang is a '66 model, the lamposts were imported from Germany in 1956.

ok one valid reason was more than enough lol, I said if im not mistaken, but im sure somewhere in those pictures there was a series called 1954

Those pictures are great Nadini. It is an amazing country.

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Hi guys! long time no post. its been months, but i have been really busy with uni things and stuff... nice to post here again :)

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http://highvalleybooks.com/store/show/3307-Vogue-Magazine-January-15-1963

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i've been looking to watch this film for ages, simply cant find it anywhere. anyone seen it?

Aerial Photo of Saida (1934):

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/saida-1934-m.jpg

^^ Was :drool:

Beautiful Lebanon , i just don't wanna talk about what happened in 1948 and how that affected this Gorgeous city later on. talking about non-Lebanese living there since then :ohno:

has anyone seen the trash being dumped daily into saida's beaches?
the whole beach is trash.
i heard they where going to fix the problem, but for financial issue's sinoria did not accept.

dude what does foriegners have to do with how saida looks
stop being a stupid racist

^^ and u should really open your eyes,if you can't see what i mean then Lebanon will never get better :)
and it's not only Saida,Lately in Tripoli,they discovered a whole ancient Lebanese Phoenician city underneath the nahr al bared camp,now imagine none was living there,just imagine.PERIOD.

again
stop being racist ... stupid dickhead

( to the moderator : i suggest every time someone talks in such a way , his comment should be removed and he should stay as forumer .for fuck sake u remove a reply if it has bad words, and not racism )

Hassoun u have a few points in what u are saying but u cannot be this racist. And u cannot blame anything on the Palestinians. Im sure u aready know what the palestains have been through in the last 60 years. So by no means u have the right to blame anything on the Palestinian refugees, and it angers me and sam how selfish u are. This is our country but u really think we cant share it with Palestinian refugees. And i understand sam's anger especially for what is happening to the Palestinians this month, and especially happened this morning. to bad the world worships Israelis.:ohno::ohno: And btw: saida is the way it is becasue instead of harriri and sinoiria to pay to repair saida, beautify the hub of the snob, they take the money and put it in their pockets. And it is entirely their fault, nothing more, nothing less.

^^ OH PLEASE !!!!
Ok,this is enough,Hariri and this is FYI , renovated the whole old Saida, what are you talking about? people who are against him run the municipality,but this is not for long time now,municipal elections are soon , Saida will be back to where it belongs,People of Sidon said what they wanted in the Parliamentary elections and they will do the same in the municipal one.
AND NOW YOU TWO WANT TO TELL ME THAT I AM RACIST ??????
Lebanon is Too small to share it with someone else,ever, and i mean ever took a look at your country's geography and demography????? enno,are you really serious????
i will always PROUDLY ask for the3 Palestinians to leave Lebanon,simply because Lebanon is for Lebanese.PERIOD.like any other country in this world.if that makes me racist then AHLA W SAHLA.

First of all im was talking about rafic harriri, has he payed a penny towards saida since he took office, and how about sinioira? huh??? And its not like im saying 5 million palestains should immigrate, im saying there is defiantly nothing wrong with Palestinian refugee camps, because just like lebanon they have been through shitloads in the last 60 years!! the only diffrence is that we still have our country!! And it is defiantly not asking to much to let them build some refugee camps. i mean seriously be reasonable with ur views. and have u forget how this aurgument started? it started with u blaming all of lebanon's problem's on Palestinians.

^^ Well, i think this needs to be moved to EAYOR thread.

and 1st,YES,HARIRI PAID ALOT TO SAIDA AND ITS PEOPLE.ALOT!!!!!! so , stop being funny w ma tda7ek l 3alam 3laik,if not they wouldn't have won the elections ya ZAKI.

2nd of all,Go and read about what happened in the 60s,and you will blame the ARMED PALESTINIANS for all what happened later on in Lebanon.but i guess u don't know what happened in 1969 , Cairo agreement anyone??? Go and read your country's history,Ya 3ayb el choum,Allah yer7amak ya Lebnen.

Back to saida now,,,if it wasn't for the Palestinians there,SAIDA WOULD DEFINITELY LOOK BETTER,exactly as it was before they come.that doesn't need two to think about it.and this is not racism,this is FACT.
i don't hate them,but they r simply not Lebanese,as the Syrians are not Lebanese,israelis are not Lebanese,iranians are not Lebanese.
LEBANON IS FOR LEBANESE.and it will not become a better place as long as we have people thinking like you two guys.

hassoun again u r a stupid racist .

to the moderators, pls dot move this thread to EYOR .... and dont delete it because i think it is very healthy and gives a very nice idea about this forum ... simply because someone is telling a stupid lebanese racist ... to go and stick his head up his ass .

to jader3283 , dude don#t argue with him ... he won't understand u.

to hassoun again , u r one stupid racist

i wont argue u with u ... i will just keep on tellin u the same sentence again and again

Saida in 1960:

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/saidanet_com202.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/saidanet_com203.jpg

(pics courtesy of saidanet.com)

Paintings of Old Lebanon:

Tripoli

1836:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/1836.jpg
1837:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/1837.jpg
1862:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/1862.jpg

Saida:
1837:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/1837h.jpg
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/3125.jpg
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/historique1.jpg
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/historique2.jpg
1839:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/1839.jpg
1850:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/1850.jpg
1855:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/1855.jpg

Sarafand 1850:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/1850y.jpg

Saida in 1960:

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/saidanet_com202.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/saidanet_com203.jpg

(pics courtesy of saidanet.com)

What a mistake that new 'Corniche' in Sidon is! This is character, and history, that is/was irreplacable...

^^ the cornich is nice its just the portion that runs along the old city seafront was a horrible idea !!!!

^^ well the builders were idiots :S

1940

beirut as seen from aley:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Beirut_from_Aley_Road_L.jpg

Aley as seen from the vicinity of souk el gharb:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Aley_L.jpg

Riyad Solh Square, 1970

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Old_riad_solh_square_02_1970.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Old_riad_solh_square_1970.jpg

1st Uprising of Independence, 1943:

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Demonstration_Port_L.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Bourj_1.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Bourj_2_L.jpg

Beirut Souk, 1965

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/3379/secretagentfireballbeir.png (http://img44.imageshack.us/i/secretagentfireballbeir.png/)

Secret Agent Fireball movie

Phoenicia and St-Georges Hotel in 1965

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3379/secretagentfireballbeir.png (http://img17.imageshack.us/i/secretagentfireballbeir.png/)

Secret Agent Fireball movie

North of Martyrs square in 1965

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3379/secretagentfireballbeir.png (http://img14.imageshack.us/i/secretagentfireballbeir.png/)

Secret Agent Fireball movie

Dowtown Beirut from a helicopter

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3379/secretagentfireballbeir.png (http://img16.imageshack.us/i/secretagentfireballbeir.png/)

Secret Agent Fireball movie

Al Bourj square (Martyrs Square), 1958

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2504/placedesmartyrs1958.jpg (http://img198.imageshack.us/i/placedesmartyrs1958.jpg/)

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2592/placedesmartyrs19582.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/placedesmartyrs19582.jpg/)

Rue Weygand, 1958

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/4331/weygand1958.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/weygand1958.jpg/)

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9610/weygand19582.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/weygand19582.jpg/)

Aïn El-Mraysseh, 1968

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6800/beyrouth1968.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/i/beyrouth1968.jpg/)

Saint Simon Beach in the 60's

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/3797/stsimon.jpg (http://img195.imageshack.us/i/stsimon.jpg/)

From L'Orient-Le-Jour

Avenue des Français, 1930

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/55/avenuedesfrancais1930b.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/avenuedesfrancais1930b.jpg/)

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7631/avenuedesfrancais1930c.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/avenuedesfrancais1930c.jpg/)

Zeitouneh, 1926

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7048/zeitouneh1926.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/zeitouneh1926.jpg/)

Avenue des Français, 1950

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8739/avenuedesfrancais1950.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/avenuedesfrancais1950.jpg/)

Assour square, 1926 (now Riad El-Solh sq)

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7420/assour1926.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/i/assour1926.jpg/)

Beirut horch (pine wood), early 20st century

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4600/promenadedespins.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/promenadedespins.jpg/)

Horch Mosque, 1926

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/198/mosquehorch.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/mosquehorch.jpg/)

Qoreitem, 1926

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1285/rasbey1926.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/rasbey1926.jpg/)

Minet El-Hosn/ Ain El-Mraysseh, 1924

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2724/einelmrayss1924.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/einelmrayss1924.jpg/)

Jounieh, 1964

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/439/jounieh64.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/i/jounieh64.jpg/)

Jounieh Bay, 1974

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7381/jouniehbay1974.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/i/jouniehbay1974.jpg/)

Allenby st, 1958

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7025/allenby1958.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/i/allenby1958.jpg/)

Beirut, 1936

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9471/beyrouth1936.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/beyrouth1936.jpg/)

Rue Weygand, 1954

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6333/beirut19542.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/beirut19542.jpg/)

Bourj square, 1954

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2463/beirut1954.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/i/beirut1954.jpg/)

French sailor, rue Foch, 1972

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6411/fochstvendeencopainsmos.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/fochstvendeencopainsmos.jpg/)

Courtesy: Les copins vendéens

Beirut, 1974

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9210/beirut19744.jpg (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/beirut19744.jpg/)

3atik el 3afie, kheireddine. Amazing photos. Excellent job!!!

Thank you, Hammoudi :)

Oh My God! Kheireddine merci enormement! Tu fais revivre en moi ce que je nai jamais connu et que je ne verrais probablement jamais!

Honestly, one of my dreams when I grow up is to be devoted to Lebanon, to build a new quarter that look like Lebanon, not an artifical place like Saifi or DT; to renovate the cities, help rebuild forests.

The Avenue des francais was so classy with the old ballustrade and the old lebanese houses! Very exotic! And Jounieh!! Oh my gosh! Aujourd'hui ca ne ressemble a rien!
And the bois des pins is stunning!! It was a real forest, not just the couple of trees it became today!!

Thanks again for those pictures!

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LeB-iT : You should visit Tyr's souks sometime, I am sure you will love it!

^^Le pire, Mohamed, c'est que je me souviens encore comment c'était avant. I remember well Avenue des Français with tall palm trees, the horch when it was a forest and Jounieh, when it was a village...you can't imagine my pain witnessing the disappearance of landmarks and green spaces due to war and urban sprawl...it is like I arrived late to a party...

Minet El-Hosn/ Ain El-Mraysseh, 1924

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2724/einelmrayss1924.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/einelmrayss1924.jpg/)

I have a question. Is that AUB at the right edge of the picture?

(By the way, I love this thread. I stumbled across it yesterday, and spent hours reading through it and downloading pictures.

I was born in 1960, but grew up in Lebanon, arriving in 1966 and leaving in July 1975. I've never been back. But since it was the place where I grew up, and which, in some ways, made me what I am, I've never forgotten it.)

I have a question. Is that AUB at the right edge of the picture?

(By the way, I love this thread. I stumbled across it yesterday, and spent hours reading through it and downloading pictures.

I was born in 1960, but grew up in Lebanon, arriving in 1966 and leaving in July 1975. I've never been back. But since it was the place where I grew up, and which, in some ways, made me what I am, I've never forgotten it.)

Welcome to the forum, maninthewilderness :) This picture was take from AUB looking to the East. To the right of the picture were two old houses on John Kennedy st. One survived, it is the Rbeiz house up the Ain El-Mraysseh stairs...You must have some good memories about Lebanon before the war!

HMS Eagle in Beirut, 1955

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2455/eaglebeirut1955.jpg (http://img207.imageshack.us/i/eaglebeirut1955.jpg/)

Courtesy www.naval-history.net

Jounieh Highway, Flashman, 1967

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6587/flashmanjounieh1967.png (http://img146.imageshack.us/i/flashmanjounieh1967.png/)

Train in Maameltein, Flashman, 1967

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3511/flashmanmaameltein1967.png (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/flashmanmaameltein1967.png/)

Raoucheh, Flashman, 1967

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9489/flashmanraouch1967.png (http://img33.imageshack.us/i/flashmanraouch1967.png/)

Airport road toward Beirut, motorcade of Adnan El-Hakim, 1958

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5754/adnanhakim2.jpg (http://img156.imageshack.us/i/adnanhakim2.jpg/)

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3674/adnanhakim4.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/adnanhakim4.jpg/)

Courtesy of Najjadeh party website

look at all those trees :(

Basta st. motorcade of Adnan El-Hakim, 1958

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/958/adnanhakim.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/i/adnanhakim.jpg/)

Courtesy of Najjadeh party website

Bechara El-Khoury st. near dowtown Beirut, 1958, motorcade of Adnan El-Hakim

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9857/adnanhakim5.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/adnanhakim5.jpg/)

Courtesy of Najjadeh party website

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Welcome to the forum, maninthewilderness :) This picture was take from AUB looking to the East. To the right of the picture were two old houses on John Kennedy st. One survived, it is the Rbeiz house up the Ain El-Mraysseh stairs...You must have some good memories about Lebanon before the war!

Thanks for your welcome! Those were impressive old houses, and I'm glad that one has survived.

Yes, I have some good memories of pre-war Lebanon. But they are fading. I don't remember the Ain El-Mraysseh stairs. But I do remember the IC stairs!

BTW, I like the photo at #1321 - and in particular, the Caltex station!

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Airport road toward Beirut, motorcade of Adnan El-Hakim, 1958

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5754/adnanhakim2.jpg (http://img156.imageshack.us/i/adnanhakim2.jpg/)

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3674/adnanhakim4.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/adnanhakim4.jpg/)

Courtesy of Najjadeh party website

It was so nice....now its all ruined.

Martyrs square,1957
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/3136/1957beirutmartyrssquare.jpg (http://img353.imageshack.us/i/1957beirutmartyrssquare.jpg/)

Courtesy Mzponton

Martyrs square, 1964

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/6397/martyrs1964.jpg

Courtesy Massoud Kordahi

Hamra st. toward Eldorado, 1968

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/4590/hamra1968.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/i/hamra1968.jpg/)

Courtesy Massoud Kordahi

^^ So there was an El Dorado store back then??!

It was the Eldorado cinema

Old videos about Lebanon, Enjoy!
http://www.britishpathe.com/results.php?search=Lebanon

^^ :eek2:

This is a treasure :eek:

THANX!!!!!

What's with the pool of holy fish near Tripoli,,is that in Beddaoui ??? and where it is now ??

hahahahhahahha two syrian jets landed in israel instead of lebanon hahahhahaha !!! how dumb is that loooool

^^ :lol: saw that video too..how in the world could you land in the wrong country? It must have required some extremely dumb pair of pilots

hahahahhahahha two syrian jets landed in israel instead of lebanon hahahhahaha !!! how dumb is that loooool

The two pilots were from Homs and landed on a Wednesday at 1 PM. Homsieh time!

Beyrouth le 27 octobre 2009

Cher Monsieur Kheireddine,
Etant à la recherche de photos du vieux Beyrouth, je suis tombée sur le site "skyscrapercity", la section "Old Lebanon, rare pictures". Au fil des pages, j'en suis venue à apprecier vos commentaires, et la qualité des photos que vous avez mis à la disposition de tous. Je suis emue de voir que des jeunes libanais de l'émigration maintiennent vivant cet amour que nous avons pour le Liban à travers la mise en ligne de ces photos d'une époque malheureusement révolue. Je me suis inscrite sur ce site uniquement pour vous en remercier.
Lorsque vous avez fait mention de votre grand-père, j'ai cherché dans mes livres, et j'ai trouvé trois clichés dans le livre édité par le Nahar sur la place du "Bourj". Je ne sais pas comment joindre les photos, ce sont des scans que j'ai fait et non des photos trouvées sur un site URL.
Lea Paulikevitch.

8 mai 1884, Inauguration de la Place des Canons & des jardins.
Photo prise par Tancrede Dumas.

http://www.caza-zgharta.com/photogallery/BEY1840_1918/inauguration_place_canons.htm

8 mai 1884, Inauguration de la Place des Canons & des jardins.
Photo prise par Tancrede Dumas.

http://www.caza-zgharta.com/photogallery/BEY1840_1918/inauguration_place_canons.htm

Bienvenue au site, vous pouvez utiliser soit le site www.imageshack.us ou www.photobucket.com pour joindre les photos.

Welcome to the site, you can use either www.imageshack.us or www.photobucket.com to upload your pictures.

Beyrouth le 27 octobre 2009

Cher Monsieur Kheireddine,
Etant à la recherche de photos du vieux Beyrouth, je suis tombée sur le site "skyscrapercity", la section "Old Lebanon, rare pictures". Au fil des pages, j'en suis venue à apprecier vos commentaires, et la qualité des photos que vous avez mis à la disposition de tous. Je suis emue de voir que des jeunes libanais de l'émigration maintiennent vivant cet amour que nous avons pour le Liban à travers la mise en ligne de ces photos d'une époque malheureusement révolue. Je me suis inscrite sur ce site uniquement pour vous en remercier.
Lorsque vous avez fait mention de votre grand-père, j'ai cherché dans mes livres, et j'ai trouvé trois clichés dans le livre édité par le Nahar sur la place du "Bourj". Je ne sais pas comment joindre les photos, ce sont des scans que j'ai fait et non des photos trouvées sur un site URL.
Lea Paulikevitch.

Bienvenue au forum, Léa, et merci pour vos commentaires; ça fait des années que je recherche sur internet de vieilles photos de Beyrouth. J'ai toujours été nostaligique du passé glorieux de ma ville, surtout que j'ai eu la chance de voir et de vivre dans mon enfance le Beyrouth d'avant-guerre. Vous avez l'air de bien connaître le Liban, avez-vous déjà vécu là bas?

Bienvenue au site, vous pouvez utiliser soit le site www.imageshack.us ou www.photobucket.com pour joindre les photos.

Welcome to the site, you can use either www.imageshack.us or www.photobucket.com to upload your pictures.
Merci Nadini, je vais pouvoir ajouter des photos à mon tour.

Bienvenue au forum, Léa, et merci pour vos commentaires; ça fait des années que je recherche sur internet de vieilles photos de Beyrouth. J'ai toujours été nostaligique du passé glorieux de ma ville, surtout que j'ai eu la chance de voir et de vivre dans mon enfance le Beyrouth d'avant-guerre. Vous avez l'air de bien connaître le Liban, avez-vous déjà vécu là bas?

Cher Kheireddine,
Je suis agréablement surprise de voir que nous sommes nombreux à partager cette vision du Liban. J'y suis née et j'y habite. Mais j'ai parfois l'impression que mes concitoyens s'égarent dans des impasses et perdent de vue que nous avons un pays magnifique.
Je vais essayer de joindre quelques photos, je suis novice j'espere réussir la manoeuvre (Merci à Nadini).
A bientot.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/19376mai-PtEmileEddePtKheireddineal.jpg

1937, 6 mai - Pt Emile Edde,Pt Kheireddine al Ahdab, Pl des Martyrs Beyrouth

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1937PtEmileEddePMKheireddinealAh-1.jpg

1937 Pt Emile Edde & PM Kheireddine al Ahdab bain de foule

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1937PtEmileEddePMKheireddinealAhdab.jpg

1937 Pt Emile Edde & PM Kheireddine al Ahdab bain de foule

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1867HLeuwenvuedelHorloge.jpg
A picture of Beirut taken from the clock tower of the american church.
Beyrouth 1867. Photo Honore Leeuwn.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1884-8maiTancredeDumasinaugurationP.jpg
Inauguration de la Place des Canons le 8 mai 1884, Photo Tancrede Dumas.

This is a map of Beirut in 1912 (Baedeker guide). It could help to locate the places where some old pictures of Beirut where taken.
In 1915, the old medieval Beirut will be destroyed in order to built a new modern city.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1912Beyrouth-Baedekerguide.jpg

Amazing photos by the way!

Some pictures of old Tripoli.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/TripolivueduPont-Neufca1859PhotodeC.jpg
Tripoli, Bridge over Abou Ali river. 1859 Photo by Louis de Clerq.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/Tripoli04harbour.jpg
Tripoli harbour view from the sea. Library of Congress, Matson Colllection.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/Tripoli02harbour.jpg
Tripoli harbour view from the sea. Library of Congress, Matson Colllection.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/Tripoli08Archedstreet.jpg
Tripoli, arched street. Library of Congress, Matson Colllection.

Bienvenue sur le forum Lea et merci pour ces photos!

NOTE: OT Discussion moved to:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=45322523#post45322523

Those 3 slides where taken by the photographers of the "American Colony" between 1890 and 1900. I have found them on George Eastman website.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/BeyrouthHarbour.jpg
Beirut harbour, notice the Ottoman flag on one of the boats.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/StreetSceneBeyrouth.jpg
Beirut, from Gemayze toward Emir Bechir street, ca 1900. We can recognise the St George cathedral. Nota : the picture is flipped.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/SidonGeneralView.jpg
Saida, from old houses toward the Sea Castle.

Those pictures belong to the Matson Collection, at the Library of Congress.
They where taken between 1920 and 1940.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/BeirutviewfromtheseaBayoftheNormand.jpg
Avenue des Francais, view from the sea, before the construction of the Hotel Normandy that will give its name to the bay.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/Tyre03Harbour.jpg
Tyr, harbor and nice boats.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/Sidon06.jpg
Saida, harbor and Castle of the Sea.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/Sidon08.jpg
Saida, old houses with terrace, minarets and church bell tower.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/Zahle02.jpg
Zahle, old houses with terrace.

Three pictures of Beirut taken between 1896 and 1905 by Louis Ronzevalle.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1896AinelMreysseLouisRonzevalle.jpg
1896 Ain el Mreysse, Beirut. Photo Louis Ronzevalle.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1896AlManarahBeyrouthPhotoLouisRonz.jpg
1896 Manara, Beirut. Photo Louis Ronzevalle. Before the construction of the light house.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1905CafesurpilotisHajDaoud-PhotoLou.jpg
1905 Cafe Haj Daoud, Beirut. Photo Louis Ronzevalle.

Amazing pics :(

:eek: i can't believe this , we destroyed Lebanon :(

There a cemetary after martyrs square? Post 1340 insert map

[edit]

Sidon and Tripoli were just :eek2:

My father told me when he was just a child, Tripoli smelled like Orange blossoms, since it used to be surrounded by orange groves! Now the only place that emits that smell is from al Hallab pastries!

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/TripolivueduPont-Neufca1859PhotodeC.jpg

This bridge reminds me of the Ponte Vecchio!

Cher Kheireddine,
Je suis agréablement surprise de voir que nous sommes nombreux à partager cette vision du Liban. J'y suis née et j'y habite. Mais j'ai parfois l'impression que mes concitoyens s'égarent dans des impasses et perdent de vue que nous avons un pays magnifique.
Je vais essayer de joindre quelques photos, je suis novice j'espere réussir la manoeuvre (Merci à Nadini).
A bientot.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/19376mai-PtEmileEddePtKheireddineal.jpg

1937, 6 mai - Pt Emile Edde,Pt Kheireddine al Ahdab, Pl des Martyrs Beyrouth



Merci beaucoup Léa, j'ai beaucoup de photos officielles des années 30 que je compte scanner bientôt. Dans cette photo prise le 6 mai 1937 qui coïncide avec le huitième anniversaire de mon père, je reconnais Michel Zaccour (tarbouche à gauche qui décéda la même année) et Habib Abou Chahla (lunettes à droite). A propos de cette période houleuse de l'histoire de notre pays, je vous recommande ce livre: Lebanon and Arabism: national identity and state formation By Raghīd Ṣulḥ
http://books.google.com.lb/books?id=49z7AFqIE2IC&lpg=PP1&hl=en&pg=PA71#v=onepage&q=&f=false

For wartime pictures and videos, here is the link to my group on facebook: The Lebanese War
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=1022534617#/group.php?gid=14316946007&ref=share

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1900SoukelFranjentre.jpg
1900 Bab Edriss & entrance Souk el Franj.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1935EntresoulelFranj.jpg
1935 circa, Bab Edriss & Entrance Souk el Franj.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1970SoukelFranj.jpg
1970 Souk el Franj & flower shops

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1970caSoukAyassAlberkeAntabli.jpg
1970 ca, Souk Ayass Al berke Antabli.

La Berké tenue par Antabli était l'arret obligatoire, boire un jellab ou une citronnade faisait partie du plaisir de la promenade dans les souks

Je me rappelle bien de Berket El Antabli :)

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1910Blissstreet.jpg
1910 Bliss street, American University of Beirut.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1964Blissstreettramway.jpg
1964 Bliss street & tramway

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1935circaCornicheManaraHotelStGeorg.jpg
1935 circa, Corniche Manara & Hotel St Georges.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/Bastastreettramway.jpg
Basta street & tramway, in the 30's.

A Bab Edriss, en face de l'entré du Souk el Franj, il y avait la patisserie "Semiramis". C'est là que j'ai dégusté mon premier chocolat mou. Cela ne s'oublie pas. Je n'ai jamais trouvé de photo de cette patisserie. A tout hasard. je lance un appel...

Does anyone have a picture of the "Semiramis" sweets shop in Bab Edriss ?
Its for my Memory Lane.

^^I already posted those Bliss pictures :)
Malheureusement je n'ai aucune photo de la pâtisserie Semiramis :(
Basta was Beautiful before the concrete invasion...
Où sont passés les palmiers sur le trottoir côté mer de l'Avenue de Paris? Il y avait de petits arbres jusqu'en 1975...

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1920souslaneige.jpg
Beyrouth sous la Neige, 11 février 1920, Photo Bonfils/Guiragossian.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/BeyrouthsouslaNeige-11fvrier1920vue.jpg
Beyrouth sous la Neige, 11 février 1920 vue prise de l'hotel Bassoul, Photo Bonfils/Guiragossian.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/Beyrouthsouslaneigele11fevrier1920v.jpg
Beyrouth sous la Neige, 11 février 1920 vue prise du College Americain, Photo Bonfils/Guiragossian.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1920Beysouslaneige.jpg

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/50sCineMetropoleColllegedesFrere-1.jpg
Beirut, from Martyrs Square toward Gemayze. We can recognise the cinema Metropole, with a Pepsi Cola ad on its roof, the "College des Freres" in Gemayze and the cape of the Quarantina, wich today is the New Harbour of Beirut. The grain silo was not yet built.

In 1924 Mrs. Howard Bliss presented to the Library of the University a collection of photographs on the Middle East mainly, with a few on Europe. She named it "E.W. Blatchford Collection" after her father's name Eliphalet Wickes Blatchford (for details see following page on Donors of Collection) who, with her mother, had collected these photographs during their travels. They were probably bought as souvenirs or as our present postcards in remembrance of countries and places visited. It is an interesting and important collection covering the period between ca.1880 to 1900.
Collection at Jafet Library, AUB, Beirut.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/PortdeTripoli-PhotoBonfilsBlashford.jpg
1890 ca, Tripoli, Lebanon - Photo Bonfils.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/NahrelKalbwithtwomeninsharwal-Photo.jpg
1890 ca, Nahr elKalb, Lebanon - Photo Bonfils.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1889BeirutDumas.jpg
1889 ca, Beirut, probably Musseitbe ? - Photo Tancrede Dumas.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1889BeyroutetMontLiban.jpg
1889 ca, Beirut. View toward the Ottoman Hospital & the church St Louis of the Capucins, Bab Edriss.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/BeirutseacoastnearZeitoune-Blashfor.jpg
1890 ca, Beirut sea coast near Zeitoune.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/BeirutDumas.jpg
1890 ca, Beirut, Lebanon, sea coast near Ain el Mreysse - Photo Tancrede Dumas.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/50sCineMetropoleColllegedesFreresQu.jpg
Cinema Metropole (with a Coca Cola ad on its roof :cheers: , Colllege des Freres in Gemayze & the Quarantina.

^^ I like that 50's picture, and view at the Matn coast, spectacular!

The Old Ravoli Cinema in Saida

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/old.jpg

My grandparents actually used to live in the apartment that is right above the cinema
the cinema was replaced by a BATA

Those old pics of Beirut under the snow.

Damn,Global warming at its best,ha?

speaking of cinemas, i find it weird how Saida in the sixties had more than 6 cinemas...and today, in 2009, it has none !!!!! :ohno: :ohno:

Saida in 1900

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/old2.jpg

speaking of cinemas, i find it weird how Saida in the sixties had more than 6 cinemas...and today, in 2009, it has none !!!!! :ohno: :ohno:

in all of Saida there is not one movie theater???? Is there any reason to this???

Is that Nahr Al Awali in the last pic?

in all of Saida there is not one movie theater???? Is there any reason to this???

Not really :bash:

the cinemas actually still exist until today, the buildings, the cinema halls, the seats, the screens...etc, all of them are still there !!! but they aren't open !!

one of the reasons is that they are still in the same way they they were built in in the 70's, no restorations or developments were made to the them.

another reason is that all of the people who actually go to cinemas preffer to go to Beirut..."lprestige mabyisma7lon !!!"

another reason is that no one from the private sector is giving any of its attention to Saida, Empire Cinemas has a cinema in each of Jezzine and Tyre..why not Saida ???

personally i think that if a cinema opens by itself in Saida, it is doomed !!!
A new modern center with cinemas, restuarants, cafes, game arcades (y3ni somthing like Dunes) is a much better idea !!!

Is that Nahr Al Awali in the last pic?

No, this is Nahr El-Amli, its actually a small stream that has more sewage in it than it has water !!!!:ohno::nuts:

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/water.jpg

No, this is Nahr El-Amli, its actually a small stream that has more sewage in it than it has water !!!!:ohno::nuts:

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/water.jpg

You should see Tripoli's "Nahr Abou Ali" it resembles everything but a river :lol:, and why do all the rivers in Lebanon have the weirdest names "Nahr El Kalb", "Nahr El Mot", "Nahr Abou Ali", etc....

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/60sSaida.jpg
Grand Hotel in Saida.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/60sTripoli.jpg
Tripoli with the Gas Station along the road.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/60sHotelNormandyRestaurantLucullusA.jpg
Avenue des Francais, Hotel Normandy & Restaurant Lucullus.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/60sBeirutCrossroadEmirBechirBechara.jpg
Crossroad Emir Bechir street & Bechara el Khoury street. On the right, the famous Khawat el Khouzaz (The Glass Cafe).

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/20sTripoliAbouAli1-PhotoSarrafian.jpg
20's Tripoli Abou Ali River in winter - Photo Sarrafian Bros.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/20sTripoliAbouAli2-PhotoSarrafian.jpg
20's Tripoli Abou Ali River in summer - Photo Sarrafian Bros.

Hi guys!
Fireworks in Beirut, 22 November 1966. courtesy of 'alexander sertev'.

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/12090467.jpg

Thanks John for that picture.:applause:
Keep them coming.

Hello John 2890,
That's the Place Debbas, 200 metres before arriving on Martyr Square.
There are not much pictures of that square available. Thanks again for the post.

Place Debbas next to Saifi village got obliterated...

Martyrs Square 1951

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2035/martyrs1951.jpg (http://img685.imageshack.us/i/martyrs1951.jpg/)

That's the first time I see the Rivoli sign. I guess Beirut was literally Paris of the Middle East.

Public bus in Beirut, 1967

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/8340/autobus1967.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/autobus1967.jpg/)

From La Grande Sauterelle movie

Rawcheh, 1967

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5751/raoucheh1967.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/raoucheh1967.jpg/)

From La Grande Sauterelle movie

Ramlet El-Baida, 1967

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2910/ramletbaida1967.jpg (http://img23.imageshack.us/i/ramletbaida1967.jpg/)

From La Grande Sauterelle movie

Was car collisions/accidents frequent in Lebanon back in the day? :?

I have seen the film way back then, with Mireille Darc, Hardy Kruger, Maurice Biraud, and in small roles, the Saadé brothers (Jean et André) who where Catch champions, and Gaston Chikhany (from the very famous "Theatre de 10 Heures") as the bar tender... Souvenirs...
The film was shot in all the touristic places of Lebanon at the time and it is a real pleasure to watch it.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/BeirutPldesCanons1935vueaerienne1.jpg

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/BeirutPldesCanons1935vueaerienne2.jpg

#1- Place Debbas (Debbas Square, named after President Charles Debbas, 1885-1935, first president of the Republic of Lebanon)

#2- Martyrs Square or Sahet el Burj, or Place des Canons

#3- Azariyeh, the old hospital and school of the "Soeurs de la Charité".

#4- The "Opera", now Virgin megastore.

#5- The small Souk Sursock.

#6- The small Serail, that will be replaced by the Cinema Rivoli in 1950. Present day, it's a parking

#7- Those twin houses have just been restaured, it's the entrance of the Saifi Village.

#8- The Police Station and Mutanabi street, entrance to the Red Light District.

^^ Love it! :)
Azarieh school got replaced a few year later by Azarieh center...
I hated Souk Sursock, my favourite was Souk El Tawileh :)
The police old headquarters could have been saved...
Rue Al Moutanabbi...Madame Marika ;)
The small Serail was a landmark...it should have never been destroyed...

Hello Kheireddine, this picture of the Martyrs Square has the same angle than yours, only its was taken a few years before, by my grand-father.
I like the dentist sign, on the right !!!!

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1934PldesCanons.jpg

I HATE THIS THREAD SO MUCH.

How can I miss something I have never experienced and never will experience.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/BeirutPldesCanons1935vueaerienne2.jpg

#1- Place Debbas (Debbas Square, named after President Charles Debbas, 1885-1935, first president of the Republic of Lebanon)

#2- Martyrs Square or Sahet el Burj, or Place des Canons

#3- Azariyeh, the old hospital and school of the "Soeurs de la Charité".

#4- The "Opera", now Virgin megastore.

#5- The small Souk Sursock.

#6- The small Serail, that will be replaced by the Cinema Rivoli in 1950. Present day, it's a parking

#7- Those twin houses have just been restaured, it's the entrance of the Saifi Village.

#8- The Police Station and Mutanabi street, entrance to the Red Light District.


:omg:

Wow! This is truly imazing! It would be really neat to see if someone has a picture of this today, from that same angle and do a comparison to see what remains...Probably not much other than the Opera/Virgin building and the UFA building right next to it.

I don't know if these have been posted before...

Saint Georges Hotel in the 30's
http://www.stgeorges-hotel.com/pics/photo_30s_lady_big.jpg

http://www.stgeorges-hotel.com/pics/photo_30s_plane_big.jpg

In the 60's
http://www.stgeorges-hotel.com/pics/pic_60s_top-vue_big.jpg

http://www.stgeorges-hotel.com/pics/pic_60s_terrasse_big.jpg

http://www.stgeorges-hotel.com/pics/pic_60s_plage_big.jpg

http://www.stgeorges-hotel.com/pics/pic_60s_bar_big.jpg

http://www.stgeorges-hotel.com/pics/pic_60s_restaurant_big.jpg

http://www.stgeorges-hotel.com/pics/pic_60s_salle_big.jpg

http://www.stgeorges-hotel.com/pics/pic_60s_restaurant-terrasse_big.jpg

Hello Kheireddine, I like the dentist sign, on the right !!!!

Très original :D

Hello Tangolima, well its rather sad for the people of my generation to see all that void, where we used to walk and make some shopping, and drink lemonade etc...But something new is coming, don't forget that Beirut as already been destroyed 7 times in its long history, and rebuilt seven times. So its seems that this is our Karma. Beirut will reborn again.


http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/2003zoom2.jpg

as much as i agree with Lebnani's last post here,as much as i agree with your words leap36,It's Beirut,it's the Phoenix :)

Thank you for your posts,truly priceless.

Armenian church in Beirut, 22th November 1966
Courtesy of Alexander Sertev

http://i37.tinypic.com/3020tgk.jpg

as much as i agree with Lebnani's last post here,as much as i agree with your words leap36,It's Beirut,it's the Phoenix :)

Thank you for your posts,truly priceless.

And thank you Hassoun.
We all have to thanks Nadini, he is the one that started this tread.
I joined only a few days ago and I like the spirit of this Forum.
I really beleive that in order to progress we have to known what was there in the past, good we have those photographs and memories to share.

Hello Abdallah, you added an excellent photo of the Armenian church of the Debbas Square, with it's street animation, the "Bosta", the "Service", the policeman and the people passing by.
I'll join you by adding # pics of the same spot, at different moments.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1993Eglisearmenienne.jpg
1993 Place Debbas & Eglise armenienne, destructions.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/1994Eglisearmenienne03.jpg
1994 Eglise armenienne

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/2000Eglisearmenienne02.jpg
2000 Eglise armenienne & jardins (ex Place Debbas)

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/2000Postwarreconstruction.jpg
2000 Eglise armenienne & vue sur Place des Canons

Here are some photos of Lebanon in 1948.
I have scanned a book "Liban, Terre d'Amitié", edited in november 1948, by the lebanese republic, on the occasion of the third international session of the UNESCO - Edition Les Lettres Orientales, Beyrouth.
Enjoy it.

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/01-1948Tyr.jpg
01-1948 Tyr

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/02-1948Saida.jpg
02-1948 Saida

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/03-1948Damourcoast.jpg
03-1948 Damour coast

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/04-1948NahrelKelbroadrailway.jpg
04-1948 Nahr el Kelb, road & railway

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/05-1948NahrelKelbtrain.jpg
05-1948 Nahr el Kelb, train

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/06-1948FromNahrelKelbtoBeirutsidero.jpg
06-1948 From Nahr el Kelb to Beirut, side road near the little tunnel

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/07-1948KaslickthefuturerestaurantLa.jpg
07-1948 Kaslick, (the future restaurant La Creperie)

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/08-1948Jouniebay1Kaslick.jpg
08-1948 Jounie bay 1 Kaslick

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/09-1948Jouniebay2Maameltain.jpg
09-1948 Jounie bay 2 Maameltain

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/10-1948FromGhostaviewonMaameltain.jpg
10-1948 From Ghosta, view on Maameltain

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/11-1948Tabarjacove.jpg
11-1948 Tabarja cove

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/12-1948Byblos.jpg
12-1948 Byblos

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/13-1948Tripoli.jpg
13-1948 Tripoli

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/14-1948BeaufortcastleorQalaatelChaq.jpg
14-1948 Beaufort castle or Qalaat el Chaqif

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/15-1948ToronorTebninecastleconstruc.jpg
15-1948 Toron or Tebnine castle

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/16-1948Broumana.jpg
16-1948 Broumana

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/17-WeygandstreetMunicipalitybldgwit.jpg
17-1948 Weygand street, Municipality bldg with BATA shoes shop

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/18-HotelSt-GeorgeAinelMreyssebefore.jpg
18-1948 Hotel St-George & Ain el Mreysse & the Corniche

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/19-AinelMreyssecopy.jpg
19-1948 Ain el Mreysse beach

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/20-ManarabainMilitairecopy.jpg
20-1948 Manara, bain Militaire, with "Perissoires" or "Haské", that we enjoyed so much when we where young (today it's Jet-Sky etc...).

And the last, I hope not the least...At the end of the book, this phrase:
"Loubnan, this name that no ebb (or wave) will ever remove"

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/21-Loubnan.jpg

^^^:applause:

That is the Aïn El-Mraysseh my father knew as he lived there from 1940 to 1966. Thanks Léa :)
Beirut was wonderful in the days of red tiled roofs...overpopulation forced us to replace those beautiful houses by modern concrete building and no effort was made to preserve part of the pre-1920 architecture...

:(

Beirut in 1930

NSQVNQjTbwg

Stupid Lebanese people, they destroyed everything beautiful about this country :( ....

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/2004PlacedesMartyrs.jpg
Martyrs Square, looking south-west.
From the right, we can recognise the Nahar bldg (white) the Parliament Square, Emir Mansour mosque, Saint-George cathedral of the orthodox, Virgin Bldg, Saint-George cathedral of the maronites, the Azarieh bldg (yellow), the coupole of the City Palace that has to be restaured and the Ring Fouad Chehab. The mosque Emir Amin is not yet constructed.

^^ :lol: :lol: u mean Mohammed Al-Amine Mosque ????

Tripoli seen in the foreground and with El Mina in the background the picture is dated 1930 but I'm pretty sure thats not an accurate date

http://i48.tinypic.com/9sdixi.jpg

Whoa I never noticed that Martyr's square is missing its statue in the last pic. I CANT WAIT FOR THIS SQUARE TO BE FINISHED. This is square is literally the heart of Beirut and Lebanon.

Whoa I never noticed that Martyr's square is missing its statue in the last pic. I CANT WAIT FOR THIS SQUARE TO BE FINISHED. This is square is literally the heart of Beirut and Lebanon.

The Martyrs statue group was returned on location in november 2004. Before that it was in Italy to be restored.

That photo really moves me, it looks like a farewell to "my" old Beirut.
It was taken probably in 1979 or 1983.


http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/PlacedesCanons-circa1983.jpg

:no:

Interesting (art deco?) house in Seraal:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17439324

^^

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/budkheir/17439324.jpg

^^There's an old, half-destroyed building in West Beirut that has the exact same balustrade.

NSQVNQjTbwg

cool video, its funny how empty the sea front used to be.

I didn't that last clip of "the largest stone ever queried"

^^ You didnt know about the stone? All tour groups make sure to stop there when they visit Baalbek.

I've never been to Baalback! :nuts:

It's called the stone of the pregnant lady. the largest stone ever quarried. It weighs three times more than the largest stone at the pyramids. Currently we don't have the technology to move such stones, so this was technologicaly very impressive of the Romans given the time period and the absence of heavy machinary. There are theories that Aliens from outer space moved these stones.

I've never been to Baalback! :nuts:

You need to go! You're really missing out.

I went to Baalbeck when I was 16 with my cousin and his family, he was to tight to hire a tour guide.... I didnt enjoy my time there, So next time I will hire a tour guide, insted of just looking at giant rocks and pillers.

well look, I hired a tour guide and it felt like he was reading a script and he went through it so fast that when he ended the tour he mentioned his fee and I thought he was talking about the price of something in the temple .. it was like one long sentance that started with hi my name ... and ended with my fee is $20....

And if you are a lebanese national its cheaper so I giving my friend a tour and she is white so I told them she is my fiance and then they proceeded to make a dirty joke .... but I got her in for leb cheap ... its like half the price of the foreigners ticket :P

I had no idea that Lebanese get cheaper entry fee's... My cousin paid for me... lol
Im not a foreigner.. Im a Lebanese... when I keep my mouth shut, once I talk even in Arabic... my uber strong english-aussie accent just ruins it!

Guys you can post these pictures here : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=499494 :)

Hello and Happy New Year 2010. Best wishes to all of you.

Here is a photo taken by Tancrede Dumas in 1889, from what is today Wadi Abou Jamil, and looking toward Bab Edriss. We can recognise Saint Louis cathedral (Capucins) and the Military Hospital (today headquarters of the CDR)


http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/Dumas1889-BeyrouttMtLiban.jpg

The same spot, in 2005, photo taken from "the Balloon".

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/2005secteurWadiAbouJamil.jpg

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae166/leap36/2005secteurWadiAbouJamilcopy.jpg

1- Saint Louis cathedral (Capucins) in Bab Edriss.

2- Military Hospital, now CDR, Conseil de Reconstruction.

3- Synagogue Maven Abraham, now in restauration.

4- The Starco center.

5- Saifi village.

6- The Grand Serail.

Saida in the 50's

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Ext_10535_01.jpg

Saida at the begining of the 19th century

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Ext_10535_01.jpg

Saida in 1903

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/ImageReal_10547.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/cas.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/labib.jpg

Saida, 1934

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Ext_10666_01.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Ext_10666_02.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Ext_10666_03.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Ext_10666_04.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Ext_10666_05.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/Ext_10666_06.jpg

yeah it looks amazing !!!! in the last pic u can actually notice nejme square still under construction !!!

I'd like to note, saida copying beirut with nejmeh square is not cool .... LAME.

^^ ru7 nti7ir !!!!!! :evil::evil::evil::evil:

lol la2 khaye, iza kennet min saida.. ma32ouleh bfakir feha.... bas bfadel 2erja3 la beirut! thx for the suggestion though :P

I'd like to note, saida copying beirut with nejmeh square is not cool .... LAME.

whaaat?! the "star" grid is not unique to saida NOR beirut! i can think of at least a dozen cities around the world that have streets designed in that way!

.... I am talking about the street name.... I know neither one is unique to Beirut, Duh, Hello Haussman's paris is completely in star grid, so are India's roads, its just funny how its always copied.

Beirut copies it from Paris, or rather the french design and name it that way, then saida copies it.

Plus, I was just trying to annoy Martyr, we have this ongoing thing where I love old saida.. and hate the modern saida :P ....

..oh! okay then! my bad :)

Is this a part of the old castle Beirut had?
courtesy of katherineneumann
http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/Nadini2345/katherineneumann.jpg

yes, as well as the piece of very old architecture that is now being integrated to form a garden near Foch street (present in the public places/squares thread) those are the only 2 remaining pieces of Beirut's Crusader castle

hey everyone,

I know this probably isnt the place to post this but I am not sure where else to go.

I was wondering if anyone may have of know of where I can get an image from. The image is quite a famous one, of a newly wed bride and groom crossing the green line during the civil war. its a really beautiful image and one I have encountered a few times and now that I need it i cant find it anywhere on my searches (isnt that always the way).

Hope you can help anyway, all the best :)

So frustrating, I had the pic as my facebook display almost a year and a half ago. Here is my facebook version with photoshop enhancements.

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4349/n48908355441169302836.jpg

I dont remember where I got it from nor can I find it again, I think it actually might have been part of a Time magazine online feature, and I copied the entire screen and cropped the photo out.

If it helps the picture is taken in 1977 and the bride and groom are on damascus road.

I think this is in National Geographic!

moudy i love that pic...stealing it!! :)

WARNING: The billboard on the right of the picture seems to have been added:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3639824322_6a09fb5e33_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35616519@N07/3639824322/sizes/l/

Does anyone know the story behind this pic? Was it staged? What was the point? Who are the couple? And the fake Days Inn sign??? - how random.

beiruti the pic posted by Leb FR is different from the one Lebnani posted. One is real the other one doctored.

The one posted by lebnani is the real one.

beiruti the pic posted by Leb FR is different from the one Lebnani posted. One is real the other one doctored.

I know, hence why I referred to it as "fake" - but it still makes no sense why someone would add a Days Inn...just my observation. I was wondering if there was more to the story.

I know, hence why I referred to it as "fake" - but it still makes no sense why someone would add a Days Inn...just my observation. I was wondering if there was more to the story.


well my assumption would be that they are getting married, so they are on their way to the hotel. It's meant to be commical, since everything is destroyed!

I think its staged. I'm doing my research on Lebanese films, archives and its relations to the city of Beirut, and while watching the films allot of them being documentaries, a militia men said that sometimes when the media would come they would play it up and start pretending there was a battle.

So, I think if they can start a battle for show, they can hold off for a few days for a photoshoot.

Guys, I really want everyone to know, that at the heart of the lebanese war is lebanese problems and this entire war was started, continued and stopped by the lebanese. We got the ball rolling, and it got ahead of us and we couldnt stop the war until there was nothing left. This is one thing doing this research has made me realize, how much power the lebanese militias had, and how much of the destruction was done by them, and how they feuled the war.

I wish everyone could watch these documentaries, only then will people realize how complicated this mess of a society is. I love it, but its scary how dangerous we can be.

Sorry, I'm in the middle of all of this so I just mentally threw up on this page.

^^ Thoughtful, but all further comments/replies on this topic should be made in EAYOR.

So, I think if they can start a battle for show, they can hold off for a few days for a photoshoot.





This is Beirut after all...

Beirut 1970
courtesy of petespix
http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/Nadini2345/petespix75.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/Nadini2345/4370538138_3dbb998819_b.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/Nadini2345/4370526422_1bc1ed4abf_b.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/Nadini2345/4370520436_c9cbcf5bac_b.jpg

OMG!!! Ramlet el baida beach wasn't t here in 1970??

^^ I think they added sand later to expand the beach.

Tyre:
1918:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/tyre1918.jpg

1932:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/tyre1932.jpg

1935:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/tyre1935.jpg

1956:
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/tyre1956.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/MARTYR_92/tyre19562.jpg

Love this forum lot and glad iam member now...would like to give 2 links containing old photos of lebanon from American University Of beirut

1- the Moore collection...mainly photos of AUB and area around

http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/jafet/moore/index3.html

2- the blatchford collection...collection of photos from Europe and arab countries collected by Mrs, Howrad Bliss ,wife of 2nd AUB president in 1924.these photos are taken by her parents..some shoots are taken in lebanon

http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/jafet/blatchford/html/summary.html


hope i contributed with something nice ;-)

Hello, love this thread !

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium (1st Stadium) dating back to 1956

Courtesy of camillechamounsportscity.com:


http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rU4WD2TwI/AAAAAAAAAGw/AOg94oPmJkk/CCSC%20%282%29.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wKC3SG8UOXo/S3rU72SbvVI/AAAAAAAAAG0/kAM-VYPlIdg/CCSC%20%287%29.jpg

http://k41.pbase.com/g3/56/797456/2/87849886.3luIIrNq.jpg

http://k41.pbase.com/g3/56/797456/2/87849886.3luIIrNq.jpg

^^ I cant see your picture:

Courtesy of A2Z

http://i45.tinypic.com/runr6o.jpg

the caption reads: The picture on the top was shot by my father in 1970 from my grandparent house ,when he was 21; I took the one below 2 days ago, ( same age 21)What I like about it is that during the 40 years a lot changed.

^^ WOw really intresting to see - The only thing still the same is the mosque and the facing garden.

Im suprised the garden is still there :nuts:

Saw this little '60s clip today when reading L'Orient-Le Jour:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHtixDCSB_w&NR=1

Most of those old photos of Lebanon are really great, awesome guys

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Beautiful pictures of a beautiful country!

its painful for me to look at these pictures then seeing what the reality of today is. no regard for history, no more greenery, no architectural identity or even an interest in preservation. our cities are the definition of "concrete jungles"...not only are we losing our cultural heritage, but with every old building demolished, we lose a patch of greenery with it.

^^extremely true unfortunately...

courtesy of jojo
http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz301/Nadini23456/jojojo.jpg

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz301/Nadini23456/jojo.jpg

RIP 'The Scanner' 1981-2009

Ziad, loved the AUB pictures! I knew many of the people the buildings were named for. Went to school with Dormans, etc. Thanks for sharing.
Still looking for a picture of my church in Beirut.

YAY!! I found it in the second set of photos. Thank you, thank you!

I lived in Beirut from 1960 to 1968 and stayed at the Carlton Hotel when we first arrived. Lived there about 3 months before getting an apartment off of Rue Verdun. Went to American Community School until 1968 and returned to US for college. These pictures are amazing...such memories. Thanks
Beckie

The Phoenicia Hotel...great Caesar salads...Ate there many times in the 1960s...My dad worked for an oil company and I lived in Beirut 1960-1968...Also hang out at St George alot.Dad stayed at the Palm Beach hotel when he first arrived..we came 4 months later and stayed at the Carlton Hotel. Such fond memories of Beirut, all the hang outs, restaurants, etc. I am sure most of them are gone now...all new now. Anyone remember the Locomotive, Monocle, Big Chef, Little Chef, Milk Bar, Saroulla cinema, Select cinema, Khayat bookstore on Bliss...etc etc

we used to go through Pigeon Rocks on khayats that we rented from Acapulco Beach.Jelly fish all over...

^^ Thank you for visiting the forum. It's always nice to hear stories from non-Lebanese visitors, even if it was back in the 60s. Much has changed but much has stayed the same as well. Unfortunately the Carlton was recently demolished to make way for a modern residential tower.

You should plan return trip...

Sorry to hear about the Carlton...I remember a story about the Carlton...I don't know if you all have ever heard of a "cold plate" but the is a plate with cheeses and hams and salamis etc. Just a plate with meats and cheeses...room service delivered a "COLD PLATE" and just that...it is funny to think back on..I thank my dad for his bringing us to such a wonderful place...may he rest in peace...

Beckie, I went to ACS also and lived in Beirut from 57-67. I may even know who you are!
Great times there.

Did you graduate in 67...? You probably knew Gail Padgett, JoAnn Dove, Tom Najemy, Craig Ewing, etc etc.??????? I graduated in 1968..

library lady & beckie....
WOW u lived during the period that i, as 26 years old young man, dream of being one day during 1850s till 1975...always had dream of this day i could feel bit of each year.i heard lot about capital of my country and love it thru photos...often jealous when i meet someone lived in 30s and so ;-)

saroulla bldg is still there and about khayyat in bliss.was an AUB student..guess is still there. facing the chapel and post hall their is on bliss stress very old bookstore with blue doors..the owner is very old and all books inside are full of dust... went their twice as i love old books...so it might be this the one u talked about...need to check its name

now BIG HELP
since u lived in that area..would appreciate big help...
after 1975 and war..all americans at AUB and around escaped out of countries...most of what they had in their homes was stolen... my father in late 1970s ,begining of 1980s bought from those people many things belonging to american teachers.. most precious things were small library, they found inside vinyl records and 3 photo album

tried lot inside AUB for catching anyone who knew them...photos belong to family having one child...most of photos are in lebanon and jerusalem ,little bit of turkey..last visit to doctor was as a card indicated to AUH in 1973

dont have photos now as they r well kept in my village.surely will scan some and try to show them...
just wanted to raise issue now before i forget or be busy later on

The Saroulla building was at the end of Hamra, Right? And there was a cinema there too. You must go to Beirut...I probably would not recognize it...last time I was there was in 1968 before the war.My sister had to get out during the war and lost a lot of her stuff too.
I was 10 when I moved there and left when I was 18.

I knew Gail, Tommy and Craig but don't recall JoAnn. I also knew Ian Copeland (now deceased), Ann McDonald, Joanne Markarian and Many, many more.
ACS has an Alumni association and reunions (next one is in Austin Texas in July). I hope you are in touch.
I sent you a Private message.

Ian Copeland was my first boyfriend...I was in 7th grade. LOL His passing was sad.
I get the Potrezebie paper...I have made only 2 reunions..one in Boston and one in San Diego. I wonder where Ann McDonald is...her brother Jay died years ago.

I sent you a private message too.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2899/lovecopya.jpg
Rawche Grotto - Beirut C.1940

Hey, the first few minutes of this video has nice old photos of the souks of old Beirut. don't think its been posted before
they're so nice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=merUXNQHcnI&feature=channel

Rayak trainstation:

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6076/rayak1920sd5.jpg

Zahle:

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/104/zahlah.jpg

Beirut:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8488/oldbeirutpublictrasnpor.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/7505/oldbeirutleb.jpg

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/6157/oldamericanprotestantch.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5866/oldabdelazzizst1894.jpg

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2483/oldruebliss1964.jpg

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/485/oldrasbeirut.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8350/oldplacedescanons02.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/281/oldmarket1920.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1218/oldgeneralview04.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4931/oldgeneralview02.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5703/oldcactuslane1898.jpg