Buildings & Views of Old Riyadh
- Apr.-May 1961
The previous photo album (#14) showed the
"new modern" buildings of the 1961 period. This album shows
various buildings, locations and activities around the older part of the city of
Riyadh. At this time, no identifiers, names or labels can be put on any of
these photos. Again, we ask any visiting viewers who have information on
any of these to contact us. 
For this purpose, a number has been given to each photo.
See
crude old map from "Through the Camel's Eye with ibn Moses" for
relative location of buildings & landmarks of Riyadh in 1960-61.
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| #1 A Riyadh
intersection/roundabout. |
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| #2 Old Riyadh street
scene. |
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| #3 Partially demolished
older buildings. |
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| #4 Wide variety of
transportation seen. |
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| #5 Not sure of the vegetation
carried here - people or animal food . . or? |
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| #6 A well shaded corner
shop. |
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| #7 An active shopping
area |
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| #10 A better
look at an entrance to the souk. |
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| #11 Life & rubble in
the City. |
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| #12 A very common &
efficient form of area transportation. |
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| #13 Another view of a
wide old city street. |
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| #14 A very noisy place! A
Riyadh metal works. |
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| #15 A view over an older
part of town. |
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| #16 More unidentified
prominent buildings. |
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| #17 Some of these old
"mud fort" type buildings could be Fort Musmak or the old Murabba
Palace or ..?? |
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| #23 Unidentified old
building with modern gas station in front. |
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| #24 A transition back to
more modern times. |
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