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Water Tower
Dubai's Water Towers
Dubai's Domestic Water System 1970s.
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Bastakia's Wind Towers.
Derelict Demolished Restored.
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Captain's Store
Captain's Stores.
Cameras Binoculars Smuggling.
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Chicago Beach Hotel
Chicago Beach Hotel.
Popular but Demolished.
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Clock Tower
Dubai's Clock Tower.
The Story Behind the Tower.
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Dubai's Water
Finding Water for Dubai.
Dubai's First Domestic Water System.
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First Traffic Lights
Dubai's First Traffic Lights.
They didn't work at night!.
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Sheikh Saeed's House
Sheikh Saeed's House.
Derelict prior to Restoration.
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Port Rashid Terminal Opening
Sheikh Rashid.
Opening Port Rashid Container Terminal.
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Creek Raft Race
Dubai Creek Raft Race.
First Race in 1971.
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Dubai's First Power Station
Dubai's First Power Station
Demolished
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Port Rashid
Port Rashid.
Chapter 2
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Dubai's Police
Dubai's Traffic Police.
Dealing with new Technology
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Dubai's Markets
Dubai's Markets
Before Supermarkets
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Kazan
Dubai's Kazans.
An Engineering Marvel
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Dubai Lady
Dubai's People
Shopping Dubai 1970s
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Jumeirah Beach Road
Jumeirah Beach Road
How it was in 1968
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Wadi Portrait
Wadi Portrait.
When Dubai was innocent!
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First Show Jumping
First Show Jumping
Dubai Metropolitan Hotel 1987
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Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe
Demolished??????
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Dubai Grand Prix
Dubai Grand Prix.
Motor Racing comes to Dubai 1981
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Al Fahidi Fort
Al Fahidi Fort.
Dubai's best Museum
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Emirates Golf Club
Emirates Golf Club.
Dubai's Premier Golf Course.
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Dubai Post Office
Dubai's Post Office.
Postal Order Process!
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Dubai Creek
Dubai's Creek
How it used to be 1963
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Dubai Defense Force
Dubai Defense Force
On Parade in Jumeirah 1972
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Dubai Country Club
Dubai Country Club
Demolished 2007
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Dubai Creek
Bait Al Wakheel
Dubai's First Office Building
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Creek Cargo Wharves
Dubai's Wharves
Where Dubai used to make its money
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Cycle Dubai
Cycle Dubai
Cycling come to Dubai
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Dubai Dirt Donksl
Dubai's Motorbike First
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Queen Elizabeth 2
Britannia in Dubai.
Queen Elizabeth 2 State Visit
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Al Maktoum Bridge
Al Maktoum Bridge
Opening 1969
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Bastakia
Bastakia
Before it was restored
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Dubai's People
Dubai's People
As they used to be
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Dubai Airport Immigration
Dubai Airport
Immigration and Customs
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Dubai's Power Station
Duba's First Power Station
Demolished!!!!
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Dubai Car Crash
Dubai's Police
Car Crash 1970s Style
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Dubai's Trade Center
Dubai's World Trade Centre
Dubai's First Hi Rise
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Dubai 1972
As it used to be!

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Water Towers in Dubai as it used to be


  • Dubai's Water Towers (provided by Ludwig Hejze): Water Towers were erected in the 1960s as part of Dubai's new Domestic Fresh Water System. Each Tower supported a Steel Panelled Tank holding freshwater pumped from Al Awir.
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  • Dubai's Water Towers (provided by Ludwig Hejze): Tanks and Water Towers were manufactured overseas then disassembled and shipped to Dubai. These components were assembled at each Water Tower site using manual labour. These sites were located throughout Dubai and Deira.
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  • Dubai's Water Towers (provided by Ludwig Hejze): Tanks and Water Towers were manufactured overseas then disassembled and shipped to Dubai. These components were reassembled at each Water Tower site by manual labour. These sites were located throughout Dubai and Deira.
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  • Dubai's Water Towers (provided by Ludwig Hejze): This Water Tower was located next the old Defence Tower in Diera. Note the Dual Carriageway Road and the lack of  buildings,
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  • Dubai's Water Towers (provided by Ludwig Hejze): Same Water Tower but looking towards Dubai Creek.
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  • Dubai's Water Towers (provided by Ludwig Hejze): This photo looking towards Dubai Creek shows the modern dual carriageway roads and roundabouts constructed in the late 1960s on Diera side. Buildings are still sparse.
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  • Dubai's Water Towers (provided by Ludwig Hejze): As Dubai grew the demand for fresh water increased. This photo shows additional Water Towers being erected in Diera to cope with the increased demand. NOTE: There are now more roads and buildings.
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  • Dubai's Water Towers (provided by Ludwig Hejze): This Water Tower was located on Jumeirah Beach Road opposite the beach area where Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Wild Wadi exist today.
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