ArchitectureCulture & HeritageFeaturedLord’s Hotel coming downThis old Ras Beirut hotel has been abandoned for a few years and now looks to be coming down for... Read More
1960sarchitectureBeirutcorridorfearHamralightingVintage Hamra shopping centerThis was probably all lit up Las Vegas style in the 1960s. But now the bulbs are burned out and... Read More
Rule of Law“This is not Ariel Sharon’s supermarket”So reads the banner above, placed just outside an old supermarket on Makdessi street in Hamra. A handful of police... Read More
1950s1960sarchitecturebeachBeirutcabinsheritageLebanonLong Beach PlagetravelLost Beirut: Long Beach PlageBeaches are a sort of institution in Lebanon. For many, they symbolize the country’s relatively liberal social norms when compared... Read More