Images of Oran

Oran occupies a central place in Camus' life and his literature.  The Plague takes place in Oran, a short story titled The Stop in Oran is obviously placed there, his second wife Francine Faure is from Oran, and he lives in Oran on and off for parts of his early years as a writer.

I have chased up some vintage images of Oran to give the Camus reader and readers of this blog a feel for the city when Camus lived there and the time period he writes about.

Enjoy!

Detail map of Oran dated 1938.

Unnamed boulevard in Oran, 1950.

Arabs-Oran 1911

Rue d'Arzew Oran, Algeria- 1910 possibly

La Boulevard Seguin, Oran. 

Early automotive scene, Oran. 

Boulevard Gallieni, 1940s

The Cathedral, with the Jone of Arch in front. 

Oran, 1954

Street scene, 1960

Rue Med Khemisti in Oran, 2011