Old Bastakia

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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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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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Dubai as it used to be 1963-64

Meg Twycross lived in Dubai 1963-64. These are her photos of Dubai as it used to be.

Meg says:"From our balcony, looking across the roofs of Deira (note all the windtowers) towards the harbour bar and anchorage. Ship hovering outside in the Gulf. Looks as if there is a lighter at the bows. We used to have a telescope on the balcony to see what was being unloaded. My husband worked for Shell Oil so if it was anything mechanical , he rushed off to the importers with suggestions of what oil they might like to buy to get it going."
Meg says:"Across the creek from Deira to the National Bank of Dubai and the abras. Looks like a groundlevel picture, either from outside our building, or from an abra. Note the clustering windtowers. They reminded me of Oxford: they were the same colour as Cotswold stone, and much the same silhouettes as some Oxford colleges."
Meg says:"Dubai Airport: Sheikh Rashid (just in front of his ceremonial large black umbrella - ceremonial because he doesn't seem to be using it) returns from a trip somewhere. Everyone rushes up to greet and embrace him. This could be quite dangerous when an enthusiastic aged tribesman had a very aged and insecure rifle slung over his shoulder. Fortunately no-one ever put out his eye or accidentally blew his head off, though several times watching it we winced in concert. But he made a point of being universally available."
Meg says:"From our balcony in Deira, looking across the creek to the abra point by the National Bank of Dubai. Open country in the distance. Dhow moving up creek, others moored."

Meg says:"Our building, with dhows moored outside. We lived on the roof, above the office of the Dubai Petroleum Company. Fantastic views all round. Someone raised the flag every morning and struck it every evening -- can't remember who. Angle of shot suggests this is from an abra."
Meg says:"Another view from the balcony across the creek, featuring the Customs House. Behind the minaret to the right is the water tower and Al Fahidi Fort"

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