Looking back at Hanoi city streets in the 1980s
VOV.VN - Thirty years ago, the chief modes of transport in Hanoi were electric streetcars along with human powered bicycles and rickshaws. Traffic congestion, air and noise pollution had yet to become a problem.
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Pictured are two electric trolleys that ran on tracks laid in the middle of the streets that are typical of the decade. |
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Hoan Kiem Lake as seen from overhead. |
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View of the Huc Bridge leading to the Ngoc Son Temple. |
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Soldiers parade on Trang Tien Street marching towards the Opera Hanoi on National Reunification Day in 1985. |
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View of Hang Ngang St crowded with many people during a festival. |
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Poster welcomes the fifth National Congress in 1981. |
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View of what is now Trang Tien Plaza. |
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Pictured is Dong Xuan Street market on a typical crowded day. |
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Residents ride bicycles at the crossroads of National University and Ly Thuong Kiet streets. |
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Woodworkers on To Tich Street. |
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View of two banyan trees in front of Thanh Ha Communal House on Ngo Gach Street. |
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Vendors hand carry their wares in baskets and on their shoulders using bamboo frames, a common image in the capital city 30 years ago. |
