Sri Lanka 1960s

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Hustle and Bustle of Fort in late 60’s - The Archives
View of Prince Street, Fort, Colombo (presently known as Sir Baron Jayathilaka Mawatha) with numerous vehicles of different marques of-the-day such as Morris, Ford, Renault, Mercedes, Peugeot, VW etc on the road & parked on the side. Gaffoor Building housing…
Banking on Ceylon in late 60's - The Archives
York St., in front of Bank of Ceylon, just before Grand Oriental Hotel was seen in late 60’s.
Pettah - early 60's - Colourful & Vibrant - The Archives
Street Scene, Pettah near Gas Paha Handiya, Colombo, Ceylon, early 1960s. Once known as Gasworks Street, Gas paha handiya is today was a hive of activity even in the 60’s. The imperial looking structure at left near the yellow coloured…
A quaint Fort in 1966 - The Archives
Lighthouse Clock Tower amidst rickshaws & double decker buses in the old city centre of Fort, Colombo, Ceylon as it was seen on 12th April 1966. Photo Credits – Gerhard Lehner
Pettah - early 60's - Colourful & Vibrant - The Archives
Street Scene, Pettah near Gas Paha Handiya, Colombo, Ceylon, early 1960s. Once known as Gasworks Street, Gas paha handiya is today was a hive of activity even in the 60’s. The imperial looking structure at left near the yellow coloured…
A suburban road - most probably either in or closer to Colombo - possibly in mid 60's going by the street lights & electricity poles. Actual location, period & photographer unknown.
Pettah - Hive of activity - The Archives
Main Street, near Gas paha Junction in Pettah, Ceylon in 1960's.