When one thinks of the city of Lagos, what comes to mind is traffic, dust, headphones, slay mamas, bodies slamming against bodies without any show of remorse, angry fights, badly built storey buildings, compound fights, potholes, yellow Maruwa tricycle that can walk into anything and anybody, parties, hustle, love and a hustle to 'know book'. Have you ever wondered, was this the Lagos that always was?
Well, believe it or not, but Lagos was not always Lagos. Those who lived half a century ago would testify to the fact that the 'Eko' of those days was a different world filled with orderliness, calm, a lot of Afros flying there and about and a great deal of beautiful architecture.
Needless to say, the roads were clean, orderly; history was entrenched in several endearing sites that were of great significance but then the people were still hustlers. Despite the colonial air and vibe that filled the city of excellence in the 1960s, it still had familiar traces of what we can perceive today.
In the spirit of nostalgia and refreshing the memories of those good old days, Legit.ng has compiled rare photos of Lagos from way back in the 1960s. Indeed, these pictures will awaken in the mind of a person a love for what we once had.
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1. Cars moving on Carter Bridge
See how organised the people on the pedestrian are, and to think that most Lagosians rode bicycles.
2. Apapa Port.
Worth noting is the beautiful, gigantic MV AUREOL delivered to Apapa in 1950
Apapa port
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3. Beautiful, right?
Marina
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4. The Old Cathedral Church
Such a magnificent sight.
Old Cathedral church
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5. The Score Board
No doubt, Lagosians of the olden days took education serious.
The ancient score board
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6. The Cable Office in Marina
Such a fine structure!
The cable office in Marina
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7. Tinubu Square
This square was built in the 1960s. Even the surrounding architecture looks breathtaking.
Tinubu Square
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8. Still Tinubu Square
Tinubu Square
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9. The Old Yaba
You are thinking, "so Yaba was ever this neat and orderly?"
The old Yaba
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10. Broad Street
The Broad Street of today is nothing like this
Broad Street
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11. Of course, the first storey-building built in Badagry, Lagos
The first storey building in Badagry
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12. The old Lagos-Island
Lagos-Island in its beautiful state
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13. The Old Clock and Idumota at its finest
Idumota at its finest. It even had an ancient clock
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14. The not-so-Nigerian hostesses
Nigerian Airways hostesses
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15. This does not look like Lagos, right?
Well, it is so Lagos. The Lagos of the good old days.
The Lagos of the good old days
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