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Athenian Motion: Eleftherios Venizelos Street, 1950s
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This vintage black-and-white postcard captures a bustling view of Eleftherios Venizelos Street (Odos El. Venizelou) in Athens, Greece, likely from the 1950s. The lively urban scene shows a mix of streetcars, buses, and mid-century automobiles traveling along wide tram-lined streets, with pedestrians crossing and strolling on both sides. Overhead, a network of trolley wires crisscrosses the sky, hinting at the city’s electric tram system of the era. The street is flanked by tall neoclassical and early modernist buildings, their façades marked by balconies, arcades, and awnings shading the storefronts below. Signs in Greek and French reveal the city’s cosmopolitan air. Shops and cafés line the sidewalks, while people in mid-century dress move busily through the scene. The distant view extends toward the city center, framed by the slight rise of hills in the background. The overall mood conveys a snapshot of postwar Athens in motion—a city balancing between tradition and modern progress.

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