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    A View From the Past

    Posted by Jonathan on February 23rd, 2005 (All posts by Jonathan)

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    Damascus Gate, Old City of Jerusalem (c. 1939)

    I came across this one while scanning some family photos and thought it would be nice to share it.

    UPDATE: Here are some views of the same place in other years:

    1879

    1940 (Note the URL.)

    1964

    1992

    Recent

     

    This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005 at 9:34 pm and is filed under History. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

    10 Responses to “A View From the Past”

    1. ginny Says:
      February 23rd, 2005 at 10:10 pm

      Thanks.

    2. chel Says:
      February 23rd, 2005 at 11:06 pm

      That’s a really cool photo! Did your family live in Jerusalem at the time or was it taken on a visit?

    3. incognito Says:
      February 23rd, 2005 at 11:09 pm

      Beautiful.

    4. Jonathan Says:
      February 23rd, 2005 at 11:41 pm

      It was taken by a relative of mine who lived there.

    5. Ralf Goergens Says:
      February 24th, 2005 at 3:59 am

      Very cool!

    6. Robin Burk Says:
      February 24th, 2005 at 10:41 am

      Thanks. I was there in 87 … still remember that area of the old city.

    7. chel Says:
      February 24th, 2005 at 1:25 pm

      Very interesting to see it over time… I’d love to travel to Israel someday…

      Thanks for sharing your family photo!

    8. Jonathan Says:
      February 24th, 2005 at 1:50 pm

      You’re welcome.

    9. Charles Says:
      February 25th, 2005 at 8:56 am

      Very evocative. I travelled through Israel last November (I loved it), and this brings back strong memories of Jerusalem’s Old City. A place that stirs powerful feelings; there were times I felt strangely disturbed. But I also loved the New City – and Tel Aviv, for that matter.

      Thanks for posting these.

    10. Jonathan Says:
      February 25th, 2005 at 12:14 pm

      I haven’t been there in a long time. I found the Jewish Quarter comfortable, but it’s new and Jewish. Walking along, say, the Via Dolorosa and then exiting the Old City through one of the gates felt like emerging from a dark theater at midday. I much prefer the modern part of Jerusalem.

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