When Saigon was still a sleepy French backwater, the city's streets were full of 1 and 2 story colonial buildings, lined with lush, green tress.
The above image is present day Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, known as Rue Kitchener until 1954 when the French ceded control of Saigon and South Vietnam to Diem's government in accordance with the Geneva Accords.
Judging by the one car on the street and other clues, this picture was likely taken in the mid-1920s. If anyone has a better guess, feel free to leave it in the comments below!
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