Burma’s Architectural History – “historic buildings imperiled by modern world”

This piece in the LA Times about Thant Mint-u, a Burmese architectural preservationist, made me think it worth sticking up these old pics/postcards of glorious Rangoon buildings (which were all included in my early contribution to the growing bookshelf of Burma books from a few years ago)

Dalhousie Street, Rangoon

Government House, Rangoon

The Strand, Rangoon