![[Photos] Take a Day Trip to Vung Tau Half a Century Ago](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/1v0k8lwb.jpg)
For some residents from Saigon and other southern provinces, Vung Tau has always been a sleepy tourist town that’s perfect for a weekend away, but not much else. However, if these photos of the town in the late 1960s are any indication, Vung Tau also had a vibrant local life that’s usually hidden away from the eyes of tourists.
The collection of images, compiled by our favorite Flickr archivist, manhhai, was taken in 1967-1968 by an anonymous author, showing vintage hotels, beachside cafés and scores of interesting modernist buildings.
Take a trip down memory lane with these photos of Vung Tau half a century ago:
[Photos via Flickr user manhhai]
![[Photos] The Calm Austerity of Vung Tau in the Late 1960s](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/B8scAMfb.jpg)
![[Photos] Take a Quick Trip to Vung Tau in 1967](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/LzI0eHyb.jpg)
![[Photos] Vung Tau in 1970: Bars, Beaches and a Bustling Bazaar](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Jan/7/BarryConnorsP1-2b.jpg)
![[Photos] 1970s Vietnam: Lambrettas, Spartan Fields and Renaults Galore](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/legacy/kcgqHUrb.jpg)
![[Photos] 13 Film Snapshots of a Sleepy Vung Tau in 1967](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2020/10/21/vt/v6h.jpg)
