{"id":49848,"date":"2016-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/49848\/these-magical-photos-of-old-beirut-will-transport-you-to-another-world"},"modified":"2023-08-11T05:54:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T05:54:05","slug":"these-magical-photos-of-old-beirut-will-transport-you-to-another-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/49848\/these-magical-photos-of-old-beirut-will-transport-you-to-another-world\/","title":{"rendered":"These Magical Photos Of Old Beirut Will Transport You To Another World"},"content":{"rendered":"<Big>The evolution of Beirut is remarkable. Let\u2019s forget about the war for just a moment, and all the clich\u00e9d bullet-ridden buildings and metaphors that romanticize our suffering, and remember Beirut from 1910 to the 1960s when there was a little more beauty and a little more peace. Here is part one of a weekly series of old Beirut to wrap up 2016 on a high, and with a whole lot of optimism. <\/big> <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>1. This remarkable old map of Beirut &#8211; 1911<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-4-250x184.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via discusmedia.com<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>2. And this map of Beirut &#8211; 1923<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-10.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via seifandbeirut.wordpress.com<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>3. This old Lebanese train &#8211; 1970s<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-250x187.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via oldbeirut.com<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>4. This silent footage of Beirut &#8211; 1920s<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4JZoIlKE8pw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>  <br \/>  via Joey Ayoub on YouTube<br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>5. A classic: Saint George Yacht Club &#038; Marina<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-6-250x140.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via edition.cnn.com<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>6. Just chillin\u2019. Lebanon &#8211; 1941 <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-7-250x207.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via @oldbeirutlebanon on Instagram<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>7. Gotta have that old AUB pic \u2013 and I mean really old &#8211; 1910 to be precise.  <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-2-250x161.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via blogbaladi.com<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>8. Again, you have just got to love our old trams (subtly hints at the government). <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-3-250x171.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via rresistible.alrifai.com<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>9. The jewelry souks &#8211; 1960s <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-9-250x192.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via rresistible.alrifai.com <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>10. Sour &#8211; 1920 <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-5-250x160.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via discoverlebanon.com<br \/>   <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>11. Police officer &#8211; 1955 <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-1-250x167.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via oldbeirut.com<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <B><Big><big>12. Phoenicia Hotel, 1960s <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49848-8-250x171.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via oldbeirut.com<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big>From old maps to trains and markets, a small part of us &#8211; whether we\u2019re young or old &#8211; can\u2019t seem to let go of what Beirut once was even if we only know it through black and white photos and our grandmother\u2019s old tales. 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