Suits, fruit and scooters: 30 years of Hanoi’s 36 Streets – in pictures
13.12.2018
William E Crawford was one of the first western photographers to work in postwar north Vietnam. He photographed Hanoi, its people and the surrounding countryside at intervals from 1985 to 2015, always drawn back to the complex historical area known as the 36 Streets. 174 Hàng Bông (Cotton Street), 1986222 Hàng Bông (Cotton Street), 1986Looking Down Hàng Gai, 198872 Mã Mây (Rattan Street), 1988Soviet-era Housing, 198819 Nguyễn Quang Bích, 1991View Across Hàng Gai (Hemp Street), 199454 Hàng Ga, (Chicken Street), 1994143–145 Hàng Bạc (Silversmiths Street), 1995103 Hàng Bông (Cotton Street), 199535 Hàng Trống (Drums Street), 1995Electrical Supplies, 154 Hàng Bông (Cotton Street), 200014 Hàng Tre (Bamboo Street), 2009Thuốc Bắc (Herbs Street), Store Window, 2015
