Drumul Taberei, 1968





These are all images taken by Dan Dimancescu in 1968. Please see the rest of them and commentary by Mr Dimancescu here.

Mr Dimancescu is Honorary Consul of Romania in Boston and we are honoured to have his 1968 pictures here.

Bucurestiul disparut

Dupa imaginile lui Dan Vartanian si cele ale lui Andrei Pandele, apar noi imagini marturii cu strazile rase de buldozerele ceausiste. Uitati-va la ele si ganditi-va ca in Bucuresti in 2008 se drama, nu la fel de organziat dar poate la fel de mult ca in anii 80.



Fotografii de Dan Perry preluate de aici.
Foarte interesant si setul 2 de imagini din Bucurestiul anilor 80 si 90.

"Image and identity: Bucharest in the 1930s and 1990s"


"This paper introduces the phenomenon of modernism in Romanian architecture between the two World Wars from a present-day Romanian perspective in order to assess the characteristics and achievements of the period through the eyes and minds of Romanian commentators, for whom the connection between past and present is so immediate and necessary."

[...]
"...in the absence of a specific cultural direction and the supporting legislation to encourage its implementation, these major interventions within the fabric of Bucharest represent the culture of internationalism, the culture of everywhere and nowhere, the culture of utopia in its literal sense. The question for Bucharest and for Romania, as indeed for so many cultures which have newly emerged from autocratic rule, is not so much how to cope with the physical reality, but what to build and why?"

[...]
"The Master Plan of 1934 was a unique document in the manner in which it so rapidly embodied the ideas of the Charter of Athens of 1933 and of other modernist manifestos, into a practical working tool. As such it was far ahead of many city plans of the period and by comparison with later urban planning policy documents elsewhere, which attempted to embody modernist ideas in both radical and conservative manner, Bucharest's plan had already done so with disarming practicality. As an urban evolution, Bucharest was some fifty years behind its European counterparts in 1918, but by 1939 it seemed some twenty years ahead of most of them."

[...]

by Ernie Scoffham, Department of Architecture, University of Nottingham

Read the entire paper here

Parfumul unei strazi pierdute




[...] Trecand prin stanga Palatului de Justitie, pasim pe o strada plina de incarcatura istorica. Din pacate sufera, fiind vitregita de animatia negustoreasca de la inceput de secol XX. Acum, tot ce se mai pastreaza este Biserica Domnita Balasa. In fata noastra un bloc. Dar Podul Calicilor isi continua povestea pana dincolo de Piata G. Cosbuc. [...]

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Mineriada de catifea


Pune mana pe o perna si vino sambata, 14 iunie, la ora 15:00 fix langa fantana de la Arhitectura (Universitate) sa ne batem de ne sar fulgii timp de 5 minute. Sarbatorim relaxat mineriada pe 2008 printr-un flash-mob fara vrajba si vanatai.

*Regulament de capaceala cu perne:

Dă sfoară-n toată ţara despre bătaia cu perne. Bătaia cu perne nu începe mai devreme de ora prestabilită. Jocul se încheie după aproximativ 5 minute de la declansare. Nu loviţi persoanele care nu au perne în mână, decât dacă acestea v-o cer. Pentru “STOP JOC”, aruncă perna din mână. Oricine are în mână o pernă, cunoscut sau necunoscut, reprezintă un adversar şi poate fi “căpăcit”. Este interzisă introducerea unor materiale adiţionale sau alte obiecte contondente în pernele de luptă. Singura “încărcătură” acceptată este puful natural din pernă, cu variaţiuni ornitologice pe temele găină, raţă, pinguin, etc. Încercaţi cu încredere pernele cât mai moi!
Enjoy!

*For more pillow entertainment, visit http://1315iunie.blogspot.com/

citeva precizari.

1. actiunea ARE semnificatie politica, dar aceasta se rezuma la evenimentele din 13-15 iunie 1990; evenimentul nu are nicio legatura cu contextul electoral si nici nu ne dorim astfel de asocieri

2. acest eveniment este un protest impotriva modului in care a fost minimalizat de-a lungul timpului faultul din 13-15 iunie la adresa democratiei

3. un astfel de protest il consideram absolut necesar in masura in care autorii morali ai mineriadelor sint inca in libertate, sub protectia imunitatii parlamentare - dar si sub cea a intregii clase politice romanesti a carei tacere demonstreaza mai mult decit complicitate.

4. ne place sa credem ca poate fi un semn ca societatea romaneasca a depasit momentul in care tirnacoapele si bitele rezolvau probleme de drept constitutional

5. prin acest eveniment nu parodiem, ci onoram memoria celor care atunci au avut curajul sa organizeze primul protest non-violent dintr-o Romanie care - teoretic - era libera.

6. credem ca acesta era idealul lor: o Romanie in care o bataie cu perne si nu una cu rangi si tirnacoape este suficienta pentru a lansa un semnal politic serios.

Culisele Parlamentului - Ep1


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Alte episoade pe www.happyfish.ro

Fotografie de arhiva

1915: The exterior of the Royal Castle, Bucharest


Men, women and children sitting at lines of tables with food in identical bowls at the 'Daily Bread' institute in Bucharest


circa 1920: King Ferdinand of Romania with Italian Prince Spoleta at a parade of troops at the Royal Palace


circa 1930: Gypsies in Bucharest, they live in tents pitched in the middle of the street


circa 1930: A barefoot fruit seller peddles his wares in a street in Bucharest


Traffic and children in a flooded street in Bucharest after heavy rainfall in the region, 1st July 1935


2nd June 1936: Some of the 120,000 followers of Romania's National Peasant Party protresting against the government in Bucharest


The proclamation of the new Romanian constitution is pasted upon the walls of Bucharest


2nd December 1938: King Carol II and Crown Prince Michael of Romania driving in an open car from the station to the Royal Palace in Bucharest after an extensive tour of Europe


16th October 1939: Pedestrians and traffic on Calea Victoria, the main street of Bucharest


18th February 1940: General Ion Antonescu and Horia Sima, the Romanian Iron Guard Leader, in a limousine, both wearing the green Iron Guard uniform and heiling the crowds as they drive through the streets of Bucharest


Green-shirted young fascists, Romania's Iron Guard, standing side by side with traditionally-dressed men in the Place de Minai Viteazu in Bucharest


October 1941: The Bratianu Square in Bucharest, capital of Romania


circa 1948: A policeman in Bucharest keeps his uniform perfect by a daily visit to the bootblack



16th November 1949: A crowd gathered in Victory Square, Bucharest, to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Russian Revolution


View of the plaza at University Place in Bucharest, Romania, 1950s.


circa 1955: A view of The Take Ionescu Boulevard in Bucharest which is the capital city of Romania. it lies on the tributary of the River Arges and was founded in the 15th century


circa 1955: The sign informs customers that it is strictly forbidden to discuss politics in the cafes of Bucharest


circa 1955: Romanians celebrating May Day in Bucharest


A group of men and women stand outdoors at a street market in Bucharest, Romania, 1960s


circa 1960: A busy corner in the market place in Bucharest


22nd June 1960: Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet politician, with Gheorghiu-Dej, the first secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party, talking to Ana Boghina, a 'hero of work', in Bucharest on the party-day of the Romanian Workers' Party


circa 1965: A street pedlar in Bucharest busking for money with a young companion


1967: President Nicolae Ceausescu (1918 - 1989), Romanian President and dictator, giving a speech at a big civic rally in Bucharest. The crowd in the square are carrying banners bearing Ceausescu's name and picture, others have the initials of the Romanian Communist Party


8th August 1969: American President Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994), at Otopeni Airport, near Bucharest, with Romanian President and Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu (1918 - 1989)


1977: Rescue workers use a digger to sift through the remains of a block of flats after an earthquake in Bucharest which resulted in the loss of over 1,500 lives


1977: Workmen begin to demolish an earthquake damaged building in University Square, Bucharest.


Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu (1918 - 1989) goes hunting near Bucharest.


Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu (1918 - 1989) with his wife Elena at Snagov Park, Bucharest, 25th January 1978


23rd August 1979: A civic rally in Aviatorilor Square, Bucharest, held to celebrate Romania's National Day


All images and captions are taken from jamd.com... perhaps it's not very fair to take content from a website and post it all here but this is just another try for us to understand visually the history of Bucharest, using all the resources available and putting them here on Bukresh for you all to enjoy.

Besides the reminders of the shameful moments in Romanian history (be it communist of fascist periods) how brilliant is it to see that in 1939 on Calea Victoriei the pavements were lowered and how interesting is that Dunlop advert in 1936, not to mention the amazing typography on the banners in that same image from 1936.

Also, a question has been bothering me for a while and maybe some one can help me with this. The University building in Bucharest appears with a green lawn in front of it in images from 60's and70's (see postcard in the post below), yet in this 1941 picture above here it looks just like today... Can anyone explain to me what happened?

Jupiter - BUCHAREST


http://www.jupiterestru.ro/

Alte carti postale




Primite de la Madalina Potinc. Multumim mult de tot.

"Cea cu Arcul de Triumf a fost trimisã pe 13.11.1973 ºi e facuta de Al Mendrea, la ed. Meridiane.
Cea cu Piata Universitatii e facuta de Al. Florescu tot la Meridiane, dar nu stiu anul cand a fost trimisa. probabil tot prin anii 70.
Cea cu Athenee Palace e facuta de V. Stamate, la Osetcom, si e trimisa prin 76."

Multumim

The new Carol 1 statue sparks some debate


Have a look at the comments on our previous post.
B&W image taken from here.

Disparition - 1989



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Disparition is a solo electronic project by Jon Bernstein, based in San Francisco, California.

Buy/download album here.

[via Beatrice Anghelache, care se ocupa si de Bucharest gates. Multumim Beatrice pentru tot ce faci si pentru contributia ta la postul cu numarul 500 pe Bukresh blog!]

rip moara lui assan

daca nu ati aflat, a ars ieri seara.
revin in curand cu o serie de fotografii facute ultima oara cand am fost prin zona.

UPDATE: din ce se poate gasi pe fluxurile de stiri, a ars doar o parte, se pare ca nu cea principala. are cineva mai multe date ?

UPDATE ~2: imagini dupa incendiu
http://casecareplang.blogspot.com/2008/05/ars-moara-assan_15.html
http://blog.aniverse.ro/?p=69



stefan tuchila 2008

un link cu niste informatii de baza http://www.euromusees2001.org/Esemplari/Ru/Assan.pdf

stefan tuchila

Mihai Viteazul şi ultima bătălie (probabil)

Vine o vreme când se află că fiecare naş işi are naşul. S-a întâmplat cu statuia lui Carol I când au venit comuniştii şi se pare că se întâmplă şi acum cu statuia lui Mihai Viteazul.

Nu este nici o problemă că liderii acestei capitale încearcă să ne introducă mai repede în Europa, aşa cum probabil au vazut în sutele de delegatii săvârşite prin străinatăţi. Problema este că aceşti “gospodari” ai urbei nu au probabil nici cea mai vagă idee despre ceea ce înseamnă urbanism. Asta nu demonstrează că eu ştiu dar măcar ochiul imi spune că ceva nu e bine.

De ceva timp s-au instalat în Bucureşti panouri de informare pentru şoferi. Mă refer la cele albastre amplasate pe stâlpi înalţi de câţiva metri. Mi se pare cel putin idiot impulsul care i-a determinat pe “aceşti” (nu ştiu cine) să amplaseze un panou, fix în faţa statuii din Piaţa Universităţii, cea a lui Mihai Viteazul.



E o violare clară a spaţiului urbanistic creat acum mai bine de 100 de ani, un spaţiu ce taie din monotonia bulevardului. Statuia a fost amplasată în 1874 din decizia Regelui Carol I,în urma unor numeroase propuneri. De atunci şi până în 2008 liniştea i-a fost deranjată doar de cele două războaie şi de construcţia clădirilor ce o înconjoară.

Rămâi perplex când vezi câtă prostie domneşte la doar câteva sute de metri de Piaţa Universităţii.

Parcă nici lui Gheorghe Lazăr nu îi miroase bine…



La pas, in oras

teatrul national (cca. 1977)

foto: mariana si alexandru mandrea

va invit sa cititi povestea schimbarii la fata a teatrului pe un blog deosebit de interesant. si ca o mica picanterie, cele 3 variante ajunse in finala 'concursului' au fost construite in marime naturala, din carton si polistiren, fiecare pe cate o fatada a teatrului, pentru a usura alegerea lui ceausescu.