Fascinating Photos show the Streets of Bari, Italy, in the 1980s

Bari is a port city and capital of the Puglia (Apulia) region in southeastern Italy. It is a beautiful old town with a bustling traditional harbor and stunning beaches. Bari has many historical sites, including the 12th-century Romanesque cathedral, Norman castle, Basilica of San Nicola, founded in 1087 to house the relics of St. Nicholas.

Modern residential zones surrounding the centre of Bari were built during the 1960s and 1970s, replacing the old suburbs that had developed along roads splaying outwards from gates in the city walls. Also, the outer suburbs increased during the 1990s. The city has a redeveloped airport, Karol Wojtyła Airport, with connections to several European cities.

Here below are some fascinating photos that show what Bari looked like in the 1980s.

#1 Bari trolleybus 755 (Line 8), working westward in the Sottopasso Luigi di Savoia

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#2 Bari trolleybus number 755, working Line 8 in Corso Cavour

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#3 Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) ALe 801/940 Class electric multiple unit (EMU) train at Bari Centrale station

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#4 Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) electric shunting locomotive 321 006 and formation at Bari Centrale station

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#5 FT Stanga-TIBB stock approaching Bari Centrale

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#6 Italian footballers

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#7 Looking southward in Largo San Sabino

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#8 Piazza Aldo Moro, on the north side of Bari Centrale station

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#9 Piazza Federico II di Svevia, with the Castello Svevo di Bari in the background

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#10 Saturday afternoon wading and car washing at the fountain in Piazza Mercantile

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#11 Somewhere not far away from Largo San Sabino

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#12 Strada Incuria, just southwest of Strada San Sabino

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#13 Street scene, in the old town (città vecchia) of Bari. This is part of the San Nicola quartiere (district)

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#14 Teatro Petruzzelli, on Corso Cavour at Via XXIV Maggio

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#15 Time for ice cream, in Corte Colagualano, just south of Largo San Sabino

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#16 Bari street scenes

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#17 Entrance to the Cattedrale di San Sabino

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#18 Facade of the Basilica di San Nicola facing Piazza San Nicola

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#19 Facade of the Cattedrale di San Sabino facing the Piazza dell’Odegitria

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#20 Largo San Sabino and the Cattedrale di San Sabino (Duomo di Bari) at right

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#21 Looking westward, Largo San Sabino

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#22 Piazza Mercantile, the building with the clock tower is the Palazzo Sedile

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#23 Platforms at Barletta Centrale station

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#24 Trolleybuses on the street

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#25 Two Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) Class E.428 electric locomotives at Bari Centrale station

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#26 Via Ruggero Il Normanno at Strada Santa Chiara

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#27 Via Ruggero Il Normanno, with the Cattedrale di San Sabino in the background

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#28 View of the small-craft harbor, Bari. The Fortino di Sant’Antonio abate is visible in the distance (right), and the Teatro Margherita is visible at the left

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#29 Wedding party

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#30 Ferrovie Calabro-Lucane (FCL) railcars at Bari Centrale station

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