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7 Instagram Accounts That Will Make You Reminisce About The Good Old Days
Today we are taking you back in time with a nostalgic selection of Instagram accounts that carry precious collective memories through curated vintage imagery and video content. Scroll for a trip down memory lane!
1. Old Beirut Lebanon
An account that commemorates traditional Lebanese architecture and culture by displaying pictures and videos of memorable TV moments, ads, and iconic music videos.
Here’s an old advertisement for ‘Yes’ laundry detergent that we all know and love:
And S.L.CHI’s Mexican drama moments that you will definitely remember:
2. Melanchol Inc.
Artist Alex Limneos retrieves some videos from the lost media archive of different social and political events that happened in Lebanon.
From Miss Europe beauty pageant held at the Casino du Liban in Beirut on June 4, 1964:
…to the 1984 fuel crisis:
3. Lebanese Fashion History
Created by couturier Joe Challita, this blog reminds us of old fashion trends and looks either modeled my Lebanese celebrities or created by Lebanese designers.
Here’s what AUB students were wearing in the 70s:
And a rare picture of models Andree Acouri, Georgina Rizk, and her sister Felicina posing for an Easter photoshoot in the 60s:
4. OldBeirut.lb
This one is dedicated to showcasing nothing but the beauty of old Lebanon through vintage photos, celebrity interviews, famous advertisements, and snaps from plays and music videos.
Here’s an ad of when Corona was just a Toyota car model:
And a throwback to when Lebanon was hailed “the fourth most prosperous country in the world” in 1963:
5. Beirut In Motion
An account that mainly documents the events of Lebanon’s 1975 civil war , as well as some important events that changed the course of local politics and history.
6. Beirut Memoir
Beirut Memoir shares the rarest, oldest, and most random photographs including that of the AUB’s chemistry classroom in 1920s:
…a Beirut barber washing his customer’s hair:
…and a crowd of people waiting for their manakish, taken in 1972:
7. Lebanon_Then_Now
As its name suggests, this account shares before and after pictures of Beirut city, buildings, and famous local sites that will leave you in awe.
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1. Old Beirut Lebanon
An account that commemorates traditional Lebanese architecture and culture by displaying pictures and videos of memorable TV moments, ads, and iconic music videos.
Here’s an old advertisement for ‘Yes’ laundry detergent that we all know and love:
And S.L.CHI’s Mexican drama moments that you will definitely remember:
2. Melanchol Inc.
Artist Alex Limneos retrieves some videos from the lost media archive of different social and political events that happened in Lebanon.
From Miss Europe beauty pageant held at the Casino du Liban in Beirut on June 4, 1964:
…to the 1984 fuel crisis:
3. Lebanese Fashion History
Created by couturier Joe Challita, this blog reminds us of old fashion trends and looks either modeled my Lebanese celebrities or created by Lebanese designers.
Here’s what AUB students were wearing in the 70s:
And a rare picture of models Andree Acouri, Georgina Rizk, and her sister Felicina posing for an Easter photoshoot in the 60s:
4. OldBeirut.lb
This one is dedicated to showcasing nothing but the beauty of old Lebanon through vintage photos, celebrity interviews, famous advertisements, and snaps from plays and music videos.
Here’s an ad of when Corona was just a Toyota car model:
And a throwback to when Lebanon was hailed “the fourth most prosperous country in the world” in 1963:
5. Beirut In Motion
An account that mainly documents the events of Lebanon’s 1975 civil war , as well as some important events that changed the course of local politics and history.
6. Beirut Memoir
Beirut Memoir shares the rarest, oldest, and most random photographs including that of the AUB’s chemistry classroom in 1920s:
…a Beirut barber washing his customer’s hair:
…and a crowd of people waiting for their manakish, taken in 1972:
7. Lebanon_Then_Now
As its name suggests, this account shares before and after pictures of Beirut city, buildings, and famous local sites that will leave you in awe.
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