In 2005, the French Consulate in Saigon commissioned a publication called Saigon 1955 – Ho Chi Minh City. As the title suggests, the book compares well-known Saigon locations from photos by French photographer Raymond Cauchetier in 1955 to their 2005 counterparts. While a bit old, the book does an awesome job of showing how Saigon has changed – or stayed the same – over the years.
Here are some of our favourite then-and-now photos, courtesy of Reds.vn:
![[Photos] Expansive Views of 1950 Saigon from Above](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2021/08/12/2x.webp)
