Memories

MaidenScotland · #1 (**permalink**) 4th January 2012, 08:34 AM

Midan Tahrir 1940

MaidenScotland · #2 (**permalink**) 4th January 2012, 08:36 AM

Of course Cairo used to be known as the Paris of the middle east and we can why,

Sonrisa · #3 (**permalink**) 4th January 2012, 10:09 AM

AH yes, The glamourous and fashionable Cairo of the 40's. I also read about it. Reminds me of Agatha Christie's portrayal of Egypt.

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hhaddad · #4 (**permalink**) 4th January 2012, 01:12 PM

I first came to Cairo in the 80s and Groppi's was the best place to meet and have a coffee and you bought bacon in Zamalek at a Greek shop which is now a shoe shop. And Groppi's is now dirty and run down.

MaidenScotland · #5 (**permalink**) 4th January 2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by hhaddad

I first came to Cairo in the 80s and Groppi's was the best place to meet and have a coffee and you bought bacon in Zamalek at a Greek shop which is now a shoe shop. And Groppi's is now dirty and run down.

I remember going to Groppi after reading all about it's splendour in a travel guide.

Yes dirty and run down describes it well.

Why is it that things here go well for a time then it is all down hill?

Nice photos

canuck2010 · #6 (**permalink**) 4th January 2012, 01:18 PM

I think every city in Africa was better in the 40's

CatMandoo · #7 (**permalink**) 4th January 2012, 01:33 PM

There are some nice vintage photos of Alexandria on this website.

Alexandria in Egypt photographed in the 1880s - 1940s

CatMandoo · #8 (**permalink**) 4th January 2012, 01:50 PM

Strange to picture I know, but in 1976, there were only three cars on the entire block of my husband's family home in Heliopolis.

hhaddad · #9 (**permalink**) 4th January 2012, 02:02 PM

This thread got me thinking how things have changed here back in the 80s at the weekend we would got to Felfela near the pyramids for lunch with a cabaret show in open air. The first time we went there were ten of uf us and I was footing the bill. I was to say the least a bit concerned when they all started drinking beer and wine with their lunch,but when I got the bill I was relieved 250 l.e.
Also at that time we used to go to the Auberge nightclub in Haram street from 11 pm to 7 am as I remember it. The building is still there but there was a problem about 15 years ago and it's been closed ever since.

hhaddad · #10 (**permalink**) 4th January 2012, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CatMandoo

Strange to picture I know, but in 1976, there were only three cars on the entire block of my husband's family home in Heliopolis.

In 82 we lived in Mohandesin and there was only 1 car at our building and about 6 paked in the street. Now they are double parked and you can't find a place.