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Maalla
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Maalla Straight looking east.
1960 |
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Maalla Straight looking west. 1960 |
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Maalla back streets. 1960 |
"On the flat tops of these buildings,
makeshift beds, and Arabs just arising from
sleep, filth and rubbish everywhere, goats
and cows were wandering about, and to this
day I can still see two little children,
lying on the ground asleep in front of the
'eating place' among all the dirt. Not
to mention the beggars ...."
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Maalla block just
completed 1st March 1955
Same block a few years later |
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"On entering the block of
flats, after practically stepping over a couple of
goats in the entrance, we headed for the stairs, as
our flat was on the second floor, the walls and
stairs were old and grotty, but on entering the flat
it was not too bad, old, but looked clean, with a
balcony back and front. Ken told us not to look out
the back until the next day, which made me curious,
but as it was very late at night, we had a drink
then we all went to bed.
Next morning after a
restless night we were woken up at some unearthly time by
a loud wailing from a loud speaker. Janet and Colin, our children, 7yrs /5yrs scared out of their wits
jumped into our bed. Turned out it was from the
Mosque next but one to the flats, when the prayers
started. First thing I did of course was look out
of the bedroom window, and wished I hadn't as we were level
with the roofs of shacks opposite, across a narrow
street, and a sort of eating place. "
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One
of the first buildings along Maalla road erected
by Antonin Besse as a
residence for his personnel. |
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Maalla night view |
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