Sometimes, we wonder what Beirut looked like before! If you have ever checked your grandparent’s photo album, you know that old Beirut looked way different than the modern one. With a tramway, a different architectural style, and more souks, old Beirut is certainly beautiful and worth to be more appreciated.
Old Beirut: in motion!
Pictures are not enough for us to get a glimpse of the older version of the Lebanese capital. Fortunately, there is a channel on YouTube called “
” that contains four videos of the main spots in Beirut in the 1920s.
#1 Port of Beirut
#2 Downtown Beirut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haxLJxf9q9U This video features the following places:
- Palace of Justice
- Pine Residence
- Modern avenues
#3 Residential districts in Beirut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etn7CRB0AaI This video features the following places:
- Avenue des Français
- Nejmeh Square
- Sursock Street
- Tramway
- Weygand Street
- Petit Serail
#4 Commercial Beirut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mflM_HLHNH0 This video features the following places:
- Carpenters’ and the tinsmiths’ street
- Corniche
- Pigeon Rocks in Raouche
- Port of Beirut
- Tramway
For more videos and pictures of old Lebanon, click
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