Da Nang 1970

Da Nang: In 1970, Steve Ferendo, an employee of the American Heavy Mechanical Equipment Maintenance Company No. 156, took many vivid pictures of Da Nang City.
20140812102129-1  Da Nang street in 1970 3/1965. In March 1965, American marine units landed in Da Nang and established a military base. In 1967, Da Nang became a centrally run city and a center of regions I and II. Americans built military bases and infrastructure in the city. In this period of industrial development at a high level, industrial areas replaced craft workshops. 20140812102129-2  Da Nang street at noon. In 1975, after the country’s reunification, Da Nang city (part of Quang Nam - Da Nang province) began recovering from the devastating consequences of war. The recovery and development process achieved much success, especially in the renovation period, after 1986. 20140812102129-3  A floating restaurant on the Han River. The river is associated with memories of many generations of Da Nang people and has witnessed changes in this young and energetic city.
20140812102129-4  A tea shop on the bank of the Han River. 20140812102129-5  A village in Da Nang 1970. Like many other villages in Vietnam, this village still retains the beauty of the peaceful countryside with immense green rice fields, bamboo rows along the village road, and old houses. Da Nang has two ancient villages which are fairly intact today. 20140812102129-6  Rice fields in Hoa Vang District.
20140812102129-7  Rice fields in Hoa Vang District. 20140812102129-8  Rice fields in Hoa Vang District. 20140812102129-9  Rice fields in Hoa Vang District.
20140812102420-10  An American military base in Da Nang. 20140812102511-12  Da Nang Airport. The airport was built in 1940. During the Vietnam War until 1975, Da Nang International Airport was the airbase of the US Army Air Force and the Republic of Vietnam. 20140812102420-13  Da Nang Airport.
20140812102511-14  Da Nang Airport. 20140812102707-15  Da Nang Airport. 20140812102707-16  Da Nang Airport.
20140812102420-21  An American military base in Da Nang. 20140812102511-11 (1)  Da Nang’s rural area seen from the top of the Marble Mountain, a well-known tourist attraction in the city. 20140812102420-17  Elementary students in Da Nang in 1970.
20140812102420-19  A relic site on the Hai Van Pass, which is a natural boundary between Thua Thien - Hue and Da Nang. 20140812102817-18  A relic site on the Hai Van Pass, which is a natural boundary between Thua Thien - Hue and Da Nang. 20140812102932-20  A relic site on the Hai Van Pass, which is a natural boundary between Thua Thien - Hue and Da Nang.
20140812102420-22  Sunset in Da Nang in 1970.