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For the sake of better comparison, here is a re-coloured (not very well!) version of the 1991 pic:
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6 hours ago
11 October, 2005
Dubai then and now: 1991 vs 2005
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For the sake of better comparison, here is a re-coloured (not very well!) version of the 1991 pic:
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Oh my goodness... it doesn't matter how often I see these things, the changes never cease to leave me speechless. These visual reminders are truly powerful!
wow what the hell?!
Secret: the old picture may slightly predate 1991...
Reason is, our offices moved into Rostamani building Block B in November 1991....the interior was being done for us from June/July...the picture shows only block A...
...also, by then City Tower 1 was up (next to the petrol station seen in the pic)...and Moosa Tower 1 was under construction...Al Safa Tower was almost complete...Holiday Center contsruction was just commencing...
....the petrol station, of course disappeared soon after.
Still, given the other features, it looks just a few years before 1991, at most...perhaps someone else can date it more accurately for us...
That is amazing, thank you for posting that. I can't believe the street i live on use to look that different less than 15 years ago. Fayz
I've seen this pic and was told it was 89 or 90.
I was born and grew up in Satwa and this picture is roughly around 88. The right side of the picture had a bunch of football fields were we played. WOW, brings back a lot of memories. I miss the old Dubai.
The photos are amazing! I also have a blog about Dubai, but I write it at Portuguese. I would like to ask you if I can use the both pictures im my blog. It will be very nice! Thank you, Jo
Sure you can use them, I'm not sure where they are originally from to be honest (hope no one gets annoyed about copyright!)
Seeing how Dubai has changed makes me know the world can change for the better.
I want to visit dubai
-Canadian
Look at the site www.anitavanderkrol.com and you see Dubai 1975-1980
I agree....I miss the dubai of the eighties and early nineties. it's not so much the physical appearance that has obviously changed, than it is the cultural flavor of the city. The culture somehow feels different. It is no longer the exotic blend of East meets West, but rather...East trying desperately to imitate the West.
I am tuly nostalgic for those days, perhaps because it was my childhood.
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