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[Photos] Saigon Then & Now: Part 4

We’re back with another set of our “Then and Now” photos which contrast old images of Saigon with their present day counterparts. For a much larger collection, head over to the Saïgon-Chợ Lớn Then & Now Facebook group, a collaboration between Saigoneer and Historic Vietnam.

Caravelle Hotel, District 1.

Former Kitchener Avenue. Now Nguyễn Thái Học Street, District 1 looking towards Ông Lãnh Bridge.

The corner of the Continental Hotel on Đồng Khởi Street, District 1.

Former l'Hôpital Militaire. Now Children's Hospital 2 on Lý Tự Trọng Street, District 1.

Former Foyer du Soldat et du Marin. Now Hồ Chí Minh Campaign Museum, 2 Lê Duẩn, District 1.

Next to Diamond Plaza on Lê Duẩn Street, District 1. 

Former Cathay Theater. Now BIDV Bank at the Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa and Nguyễn Công Trứ intersection. 

Trần Hưng Đạo Street, District 1.

The Vietnam Railways Building.

Phó Đức Chính Street, looking towards Bến Thành Market.

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