Vivid Everyday Life Images of Hanoi in 1996 by Photographer Yvan Cohen Will Evoke Nostalgia…
A man talking on a mobile phone at a sidewalk café. Mobile phones began appearing in Vietnam in the mid-1990s.
An electronics store at the intersection of Trieu Quoc Dat – Hai Ba Trung.
By 1996, home entertainment devices like TVs, VCRs, and audio systems had become popular in Hanoi.
A cyclo driver taking a nap.
A sidewalk barber shop.
Tran Nhat Duat Street viewed from Long Bien Bridge.
On Long Bien Bridge.
Workers repairing a bridge.
Rush hour on a street.
At this time, the number of motorbikes had significantly increased, gradually replacing bicycles in transportation. Cyclo rickshaws were not yet restricted and could be seen on every street.
Street vendors at an intersection.
A sidewalk snail noodle shop.
A wall with the word “Love” in an alley. Since the early 1990s, English has replaced Russian as the main foreign language in Hanoi.
Sidewalks are bustling with various activities of the locals.
On Trang Tien Street.
Bicycles and motorbikes sharing the road.
A woman on a Japanese mini bicycle.
A woman feeding her child outside a bicycle parts shop.
A stone sculpture shop on Hang Mam Street.
Stone slabs at the shop.
A woman selling fruits on the sidewalk.
Ba Dinh Square viewed from Dien Bien Phu Street.
The national flag of Vietnam flying at Ba Dinh Square.
The Hanoi Opera House.
A propaganda statue displayed at the University of Fine Arts.
A street vendor on Tran Hung Dao Street.
Outside a conical hat shop.
A mechanic reading a newspaper on Trần Hưng Đạo Street.
Street vendors.
Inside a market.
Sunday morning at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hanoi.
The blend of ancient and modern architecture on Tràng Tiền Street.
The contrast between old and new on Quang Trung Street.
A similar scene on Tràng Tiền Street.
Two women at an air gun shop.
