Donnerstag, 9. Juli 2009

Ancient photos of Mahajanga, Madagascar - Part Two

As promised, here comes the second load of pictures:
(check out the first part, too)

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The lighthouse is still there, but I think the "Monument place Mauriès" has been destroyed because it was some kind of colonial praise building, I really can't remember having seen this thing during the time I've been living there. The bridge of the Betsiboka river had been almost destroyed in the political crisis in 2002, but is still working great today. Sadly, the harbor of Mahajanga is a joke nowadays. A friend told me that you can still the the remains of those big cranes.

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Here again the market hall with so much space around it. No street, no "Tobany", no "pharmacie", just a wide empty field. The building on the photo "La Résidence" has heavily changed and is much bigger today... but uglier in my opinion and has ridiculous christmas lighting attached everywhere. The entry is now closed and moved to the left side. Personally, I prefer the first photo. It shows the old baobab in 1898, without a traffic circle around it. Well, don't ask me where "La rade" is. Doesn't seem to exist anymore.


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The first image is nice. I think it shows the street near "Maison Akbar" (in the back) with the Parad'ice and Patel Hotel to the left and the university on the right side. Boulevard Poincaré looks interesting, but I was unable to figure out where it is; I think it's in front of the Alliance Française, at the coast line but I'm not sure at all. "Le Trésor" is also very interesting. I suggest this building doesn't exist anymore. Even the newest (near the tribunal) just got replaced by a construction site. Nice view on the photo "La Plage" - should be the Piscine Hotel today. Where is or was the the place described as "Camp Bostany"? I've really no idea. Could it be the "Bloc Administrative"?

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Place Mauriès looks interesting. On the first image one can clearly see the "Bazary Be", the second shows a big place (which can be seen in several other photos of my postings) with a monument, which has been surely destroyed meanwhile.

Beautiful photos. More to come in part three.