A black-and-white photograph taken in 1950 by Litsa Asonitou has been circulating locally, showing a Kavala unrecognisable to modern residents: no apartment blocks along the waterfront, streets empty of cars, and numerous small fishing boats lining the beach. Local history enthusiasts say the image captures a city still shaped largely by its Ottoman-era layout and fishing economy, before the post-war construction boom transformed the skyline. The photograph has prompted renewed local interest in Kavala's mid-20th-century urban history.
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Black-and-White 1950s Photo Shows Kavala Before the Apartment Blocks
A black-and-white photograph from 1950, taken by Litsa Asonitou, shows a version of Kavala with no apartment buildings, empty streets, and fishing boats lining the shore.
