A look back: Downtown Amman 1970

by | Dec 5, 2005 | Jordan, my nation, Shutterbug | 10 comments

Downtown Amman 1970

Here is is another wonderful picture that is being provided by Mayhem reader, Abdo. This is a photo of downtown Amman in 1970 [click it to enlarge]. Once again, thanks a bunch Abdo!

10 Comments

  1. onzlo
    onzlo on December 7, 2005 at 9:34 am

    Its the street that now has tall palm trees in the middle with balat il rasheed/eco-tourism cafe on the right(yeah i think someone told the owner that eco-tourism was gonna be the next big thing.) Those with criminal convictions may also know it as the street with the downtown police station on the right.
    On the left hand of the road is the gold market, and whats now known as the duke’s salon.
    Unfortunatly we can see that some of the nice old buildings in the picture have disappeared, while some of the eyesores which where being built around that time have managed to survive until today.

  2. jareer
    jareer on December 6, 2005 at 9:21 pm

    Possible too.

  3. Abdo
    Abdo on December 6, 2005 at 8:55 pm

    Its actually downtown .. right from the corner where the kal7a resturant is and the stairway that takes you to jabal el weibdeh.
    right behind the camera man i believe is the sarvice el weibdeh and the sa7lab and hareiseh place 🙂

  4. jordanain
    jordanain on December 6, 2005 at 8:23 am

    Wonderful Amman..I mIss It:-)!

  5. Lina
    Lina on December 6, 2005 at 12:53 am

    Beautiful picture!! And those cars… amazing!! oh and the police officer…
    thanks for sharing Nat, and Abdo 😉

  6. jareer
    jareer on December 5, 2005 at 7:32 pm

    If places in old Amman did not get confused to me; this is the Ras-El3ane where the Tobaco Co was, going toward sagf il sale. In the background of picture, both Jofeh and part of Ashrafeyyeh showing. If you go right and up, you will get to dare il laateen. Going straight, will lead you to Italian street/Hospital.
    Oh ya Amman; how many pairs of shoes got worn out in your streets before I moved to the new world !
    People who lived in West Amman; good luck in figuring out what I am talking about.

  7. onzlo
    onzlo on December 5, 2005 at 6:47 pm

    AAAAAAAAAAKH to have had wakalet il Mercedes in those days….
    It would be my personal assistant typing this for me today

  8. Funky G
    Funky G on December 5, 2005 at 3:02 pm

    Very nice pic, thanks for sharing Tash, and Abdo, do keep them coming 😉

  9. sabri
    sabri on December 5, 2005 at 10:04 am

    Thanks for sharring, wonderful to see, I wonder why there are so few photos of amman in the old days.

  10. jareer
    jareer on December 5, 2005 at 9:41 am

    Mercedes 180 and 190 used to be almost new ! They are still being used today. Amazing! How reliable .