Saigon Street Life in 1965 by Bruce Baumler – Part 2

 

Continuing the visual spectacle of Saigon from part 1 of the collection, here are more candid shots of the city’s street life in 1965.

While a lot of landmarks have endured the test of time — such as Le Loi Boulevard, Ben Thanh Market and a host of other religious structures — others have succumbed to development pressures.

The Eden Department Store, Saigon Tax Center and Nguyen Hue Fountain now only exist in our collective memory.

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