May 20, 2010

Hamra, where to?

24 comments • Architecture,Beirut

Tagged as: cause, cities, memories

The same cor­ner before fall 2009 and after spring 2010 (click to enlarge).

Take me back to Hamra Street. Not the strip of fran­chise restau­rants, or the avenue of glass-and-steel bou­tiques, or the boule­vard of fra­puc­cino joints, or the thor­ough­fare of parceled rub­ble piles.

Hamra, where to?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=537771404 Rawad Angelo Habib

    Being part of the younger gen­er­a­tion, I have no rec­ol­lec­tion of what Hamra street was like. For me, Hamra, being a cul­ture hub, is what is like today, and on a larger per­spec­tive, Beirut’s actual archi­tec­ture is fine the way it is, I know no other/better alternative.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=537771404 Rawad Angelo Habib

    Being part of the younger gen­er­a­tion, I have no rec­ol­lec­tion of what Hamra street was like. For me, Hamra, being a cul­ture hub, is what is like today, and on a larger per­spec­tive, Beirut’s actual archi­tec­ture is fine the way it is, I know no other/better alternative.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513957165 Meedo Taha

    “I know no other/better alter­na­tive.” That final sen­tence in your com­ment says it all. :) Thanks for stop­ping by.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513957165 Meedo Taha

    “I know no other/better alter­na­tive.” That final sen­tence in your com­ment says it all. :) Thanks for stop­ping by.

  • Samsam

    I agree with Angelo.

    I love Hamra because it’s dif­fer­ent from any other street in Lebanon. Every time I walk around I dis­cover old build­ings that are so beau­ti­ful, but what makes me sad is when I see them being destroyed so they could build a new com­mer­cial cen­ter or another Vero Moda (there are already 5 of them I guess)!

    I don’t care if I wait 1 hour every­day to find a park­ing lot because I love it and its peo­ple (espe­cially meedo!!!).

    I feel like I’m a part of it, which is why my senior project will be based on tourism in Hamra :)

    • http://www.meedotaha.com Meedo

      I agree. In fact this story’s orig­i­nal title was “Fuck You, Vero Moda” (no joke) but I decided it wasn’t poetic enough. :)

      • Samsam

        Hahaha! True :)

  • Samsam

    I agree with Angelo.

    I love Hamra because it’s dif­fer­ent from any other street in Lebanon. Every time I walk around I dis­cover old build­ings that are so beau­ti­ful, but what makes me sad is when I see them being destroyed so they could build a new com­mer­cial cen­ter or another Vero Moda (there are already 5 of them I guess)!

    I don’t care if I wait 1 hour every­day to find a park­ing lot because I love it and its peo­ple (espe­cially meedo!!!).

    I feel like I’m a part of it, which is why my senior project will be based on tourism in Hamra :)

    • http://www.meedotaha.com Meedo

      I agree. In fact this story’s orig­i­nal title was “Fuck You, Vero Moda” (no joke) but I decided it wasn’t poetic enough. :)

      • Samsam

        Hahaha! True :)

  • Mona Taha

    If they start hav­ing a chain of FCUK shops in Hamra Street then your orig­i­nal title will be sarcastic!! :)

    • http://www.meedotaha.com Meedo

      Hahaha! If an FCUK shows up on Hamra Street, then what­ever I write it’ll be too late anyway…

  • Mona Taha

    If they start hav­ing a chain of FCUK shops in Hamra Street then your orig­i­nal title will be sarcastic!! :)

    • http://www.meedotaha.com Meedo

      Hahaha! If an FCUK shows up on Hamra Street, then what­ever I write it’ll be too late anyway…

  • Loryne

    Samsam — would love to see how your project turns out! You’ve picked a very rich topic :-)

    • http://www.meedotaha.com Meedo

      I agree! x

  • Loryne

    Samsam — would love to see how your project turns out! You’ve picked a very rich topic :-)

    • http://www.meedotaha.com Meedo

      I agree! x

  • http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hamra-hmra/218405406416 Ramzi Maalouf

    Like our street fan page on face­book :
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hamra-hmra/218405406416

    • http://www.meedotaha.com Meedo

      I’m already on it. :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hamra-hmra/218405406416 Ramzi Maalouf

    Like our street fan page on face­book :
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hamra-hmra/218405406416

    • http://www.meedotaha.com Meedo

      I’m already on it. :)

  • Zeinou

    How about “It’s Hamra”

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beirut-Lebanon/Its-Hamra/127602610583234?ref=ts

    Everything you need to know about Hamra! :)

  • Zeinou

    How about “It’s Hamra”

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beirut-Lebanon/Its-Hamra/127602610583234?ref=ts

    Everything you need to know about Hamra! :)

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