Snapshots of some of Tehran’s Major Avenues, Hotels and Mehrabad airpor tin the 1960s and 1970s
Pahlavi avenue ingress to Vali Ahd Square (Meydan e Vali Ahd) in the 1960s (Picture source: Fouman.com). Tehran’s Hilton Hotel in 1961 (Picture source: Iranian.com). [Click picture to Enlarge] Mehrabad airport in 1971. Note the four-engined Boeing 707. Mehrabad was to become one of the busiest and most modern airports in Western Asia by the late 1970s (Picture source: R. Tarverdi (Editor) & A. Massoudi (Art editor), The land of Kings, Tehran: Rahnama Publications, 1971). [Click picture to Enlarge] Takht e Jamshid Avenue in the 1971. Istanbul Avenue in 1965. Firdowsi avenue towards the north as seen in the 1960s. [Click picture to Enlarge] Queen Elizabeth Boulevard in 1971 (Picture source: R. Tarverdi (Editor) & A. Massoudi (Art editor), The land of Kings, Tehran: Rahnama Publications, 1971). Tehran University [Click picture to Enlarge] Aerial View of Tehran University in the 1970s (Picture source: R. Tarverdi (Editor) & A. Massoudi (Art editor), The land of Kings, Tehran: Rahnama Publications, 1971). [Click picture to Enlarge] Entrance to Tehran University in 1971 (Picture source: R. Tarverdi (Editor) & A. Massoudi (Art editor), The land of Kings, Tehran: Rahnama Publications, 1971). [Click picture to Enlarge] Tehran university students in 1971 (Picture source: R. Tarverdi (Editor) & A. Massoudi (Art editor), The land of Kings, Tehran: Rahnama Publications, 1971). Iranian university students in the 1970s. [Click picture to Enlarge] Medical students at Tehran University. Tehran’s entertainment-recreation venues and cultural icons in the 196os and 1970s The Shahyad Landmark of Tehran (re-named Azadi in 1979) under construction in 1966 ()Original Source: Iranian.com) [Click to Enlarge]Miss Iran 1967, Shahla Vahabzadeh (Original Source: Iranian.com). For more see Miss Iran Pageants in 1960s and 1970s… [Click picture to Enlarge] The Shemshak ski resort in 1971 (Picture source: R. Tarverdi (Editor) & A. Massoudi (Art editor), The land of Kings, Tehran: Rahnama Publications, 1971). The Abeali Ski resort in 1966 (Picture Source: Iranian.com). [Click to Enlarge] The late actor Mohammad-Ali Fardin (1933-2000). Ski enthusiasts at the Abeali Ski resort in 1966. Am Iranian Pepsi-Cola cap from the 1970s. Tehranis often claimed that their version of Pepsi-Cola was better tasting than the American original! –جرای گروه بلک کتز در سالهای دور – The original Iranian rock and jazz band known as the Black Cats. The name of this band was revived from the early 1990s by the Iranian diaspora community in Los Angeles. For more see Selections and Memories of Iranian Popular Music of the 1960s… Golden City Cinema in 1971 (Picture source: Fouman.com). Tehran’s posh Chattanooga restaurant and coffee bar in 1966. Snapshot of Tehranis in the 1960s and 1970s [Click picture to Enlarge] The Tehran Twist: The Tehran jet-set entertaining themselves with rock and roll music in the early 1960s (Picture Source: Shamsi V (Original photographer) posted in Flickr). [Click picture to Enlarge] Old men amusing themselves with water-pipes on Isfahan street in the 1960s. [Click picture to Enlarge] A Tehran government official takes a break from the office. Department Stores [Click picture to Enlarge] The Kourosh department store in the 1970s. The department store also featured a popular restaurant on its top floor (Picture source: R. Tarverdi (Editor) & A. Massoudi (Art editor), The land of Kings, Tehran: Rahnama Publications, 1971). [Click picture to Enlarge] Mother shopping for her young son in the children’s section of a Tehran department store in 1971 (Picture source: R. Tarverdi (Editor) & A. Massoudi (Art editor), The land of Kings, Tehran: Rahnama Publications, 1971). Radio Stations Iran radio station circa early 1970s. Health Care [Click picture to Enlarge] A Tehran hospital operating room in 1971) (Picture source: R. Tarverdi (Editor) & A. Massoudi (Art editor), The land of Kings, Tehran: Rahnama Publications, 1971).