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Title: Athens, '61
Post by: Maik on Friday, 01 August, 2014 @ 01:25:54

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A Journey To Athens Of 1961

British Pathé, the world’s leading multimedia resource, has released a newsreel documenting Athens of 1961 and takes us all on a journey back in time.

The footage is sure to bring back memories to many with the retro cars and buses, a much “younger” Syntagma Square and the Greek capital’s old airport at Elliniko.

http://news.gtp.gr/2014/07/31/journey-to-athens-1961/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HqzEjdn4yQ

Aye up, me mam had a dress like that!

Title: Re: Athens, '61
Post by: TonyKath on Friday, 01 August, 2014 @ 17:42:15

Ah.... it hasn't changed at all!  ;)

Actually I don't think Piraeus harbour looked like that even in 1961! 

Tony

Title: Re: Athens, '61
Post by: U4ea on Friday, 01 August, 2014 @ 20:39:56

I enjoyed that.

A blast from the past was seeing a SABENA plane at the old airport.

I flew with them once and found out what the name stood for.

Such
A
Bloody
Experience
Never
Again

:lol: :lol:

Title: Re: Athens, '61
Post by: jed.w on Saturday, 02 August, 2014 @ 20:39:07

Glad to see they were selling the same old tat to tourists as they do now!