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PLACES IN

  • Costain's Costay Club 1970s
  • "There's a 7 Star Hotel at the end of my garden!" Burj Al Arab Construction 1990s
  • Dubai from the Sky. See how Dubai has changed over the years.
  • Dubai Creek was a Working Waterway during 1960s and 70s
  • Dubai Clock Tower. Who designed it? Why was it built?
  • Flame Roundabout. See it under construction.
  • Falcon Roundabout. The Bird that everyone knew has flown away!
  • Dubai's Water Towers. Once they were important. Now only one left.
  • Jashanmal's Store. A Dubai Institution then. Now one of many.
  • See how Dubai's Skyline has changed since 1940!!!
  • Dubai's Gardens. From sand to greenery via the Sewage Farm!
  • Port Rashid History 1959-72
  • Port Rashid History 1972-80
  • Port Rashid History 1980-90
  • Port Rashid History1990-2008
  • Crossing Dubai Creek with Camels in 1960s
  • Al Nasr Square before it became Al Nasr Square 1960s.

DUBAI AS

  • Jumeirah Beach 1968. You could walk along the beach and swim safely in the sea
  • Dubai Telecoms 1969. An urgent call to your home country could take two days.
  • Dubai from the Air 1970. See how little there is to see.
  • Bur Jurman 1972. You could climb a Palm Tree for free and find a parking place.
  • Hatta Road was a lonely place in 1978
  • Al Nasr Engineering 1970. They could fix or make anything.
  • Dubai Creekside as it was in 1970
  • Jumeirah Beach 1970. Waterfront villas were cheap and actually on the waterfront.
  • Dubai Apartments. The first of many more to come. 1970
  • Dubai Aerial 1985. There's still not much to see.
  • Shindaga 1985. Something very old. Something very new.
  • Municipality 1985 One of the early iconic buildings and still there.
  • Diwan 1985. Plenty to see here that you cannot see anymore.
  • Jebel Ali Village 1977. See how JAV changed over 40+ years.
  • Jebel Ali Village - Died now being Resurrected
  • Dubai 1822. An historic Map but no Shopping Malls
  • Dubai 1950 Probably the first time Dubai was photographed from an airplane.
  • Dubai 1959 Sideshow
  • An aerial look at Dubai as it used to be in 1972
  • Dubai from Space '73-'12 How things have changed!!

IT USED TO BE

  • Dubai Country Club History: The Beginning
  • Dubai Country Club History: Early Years
  • Dubai Country Club History: The Good Life!
  • Dubai Country Club History: Decline & Rise
  • Dubai Country Club History: End & New Beginning
  • Dubai Country Club: Golf in Old Dubai
  • Dubai Country Club: Golf Course Images
  • Safa Park. Where immigrants once lived outside the law and outside the town.
  • Chicago Beach Village. A favourite and exclusive place to live but gone now.
  • 100 Villas but then there were none.
  • Al Nasr Square. You could drive around the Square all day in 1960.
  • Interchange 4. What you could see then
  • Dubai's Electricity. A unique solution to a major problem but you can't see it now.
  • Sheikh Zayed Road. The road with a colourful history and an unenviable reputation.
  • Old Airport. Which old airport? The first one that's still there - just!
  • Chicago Beach. What's in a name? Names can be changed but memories cannot.
  • Dubai Wharves. Where Dubai used to earn its money until Port Rashid was built.
 
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