Constructed in the 1880s, Lalezar avenue – also known as “Champs-Elysées of Tehran”- was once a symbol of modernity in a pre-modern country. There were many well-known theatres, restaurants, nightclubs, bars, cinemas and shops in Lalezar Avenue. (→ See today’s Lalezar Avenue)
Lalezar boulevard, Late 19th century
Cafe Pars, Lalezar avenue, the 1920s
Lalezar avenue, postcard, around 1910-1920/caption]
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Lalezar avenue, postcard, around 1910-1920
Lalezar avenue, Cafe Pars, the 1930s
Lalezar avenue, the 1930s
Lalezar avenue, 1937
Lalezar avenue, 1942
Lalezar avenue, 1946
Lalezar avenue, 1947
Lalezar avenue, ~Late 1940s
Lalezar avenue, 1952
Lalezar and Istanbul Avenues intersection, Late 1950s
Lalezar avenue, ~ early 1960s
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