Oh The 60’s, it was a time when our capital was a vibrant tourist destination or as our parents would say, the world was younger! Beirut had a vibrant and intellectual scene that earned it it’s legendary status of glamour and elegance: the Paris of the Middle East. It was the era that attracted the world’s jet set to this tiny middle eastern country. Let’s go back in time and visit the lebanese golden age, one picture at a time.
-The Opera building-
-Beirut street-
-The Sporting Beach Club-
-Weygan street-
-Hotel Saint Georges-
-Beirut Airport-
-Hamra street-
-Tramway in Beirut street-
-Byblos Bank-
-Beirut souks-
-Jewellery Souks-
-Cafe in Beirut-
-Martyr’s Square-
-Martyr’s square viewed from above-
-Beirut Municipality-
-Nawbar shop in Downtown Beirut in the 60’s. Today, it is the hub of designers, artists and retailers-
-Tramway in Beirut street in 1963-
-Ouzai Beach at the south of Beirut-
-Riad Al Soloh square-
-Raouche-
-Pool at the Phoenica Hotel in the 60’s, the centre of the high society and a very glamorous destination-
-Ein Mrayseh-
-Riviera Hotel-
-Barakat Building-
-Riad El Soloh street in 1968-
-Beirut street in 1971-
-Phoenicia street in the early 70’s-
-Hamra street-
-Palm Beach Hotel-
-Beirut Museum-
-Grands Magasins Byblos-
-Avenue de Paris with the Beirut famous neon street lights in the 70’s-
-Beirut street life in the 70’s-
-The Saint Georges Hotel and pool in the early 70’s, where many of the international film stars and jet setters used to stay-
-Oil delivered by a horse in Beirut street in the 70’s-
Photo credits to:
Oldbeirut.com
Life Magazine
Business Insider
Mediterraneandesign.Tumblr.com
Edition.cnn.com
Mapio.com
Forum-auto.com
Lateliernawbar.wordpress.com
Habeeb.com
Arbighattas.com
Pinterest.com
