Comments on: Map of Bucharest, 1979

By: Bucharest Life | Home in Bucharest (No. 1): Universitate | Bucharest

Bucharest Life | Home in Bucharest (No. 1): Universitate | Bucharest — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:36:41 +0000

[...] The biggest change to Universitate over the past decade is the construction (ongoing) of the car park, as well as the gradual reduction in number of street vendors – especially of books. Ten years ago you couldn’t move for booksellers on the stretch of Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta that ran directly in front of the university. It was here we found one of our most treasured possessions: a 1979 guide to Bucharest complete with pull-out map of the city before he bulldozers went in. [...]

By: Bucharest Life | Home in Bucharest (No. 4): Bulevardul Unirii | Bucharest

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:01:03 +0000

[...] The Centru Civic refers to that area of Bucharest built on a monumental scale during the 1980s, including Casa Poporului, Bulevardul Unirii, Bulevardul Decebal, Piata Alba Iulia and Bulebardul Burebista. To make way for the Centru Civic, thousands of houses had to be destroyed, as well as churches, hospitals, schools and a stadium. For an idea of how much the city changed, see this post comparing a map of Bucharest in 1979 with one today. [...]

By: Parmalat

Parmalat — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:46:01 +0000

Only the Smecheri would go to those bars
Bijnitari, Camatari, Smenari and other Smecheri would go especially to Melody
Those were some times!

By: Craig Turp

Craig Turp — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:05:56 +0000

Eight cafes and 19 restaurants are listed (no reviews though) as well as 10 bufete expres. There are 44 cinemas and 23 theatres. As for nightlife, all you get are three bars: the Athenee Palace, the Inter Continental and the Melody.

By: Parmalat

Parmalat — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:52:22 +0000

Honestly I’d like to know more myself about the social scene in those days.