Lesia Ukrainky Street
The photo shows the Althgasse (Str. Cuza Voda, vul. Lesi Ukrainky). The building to the left was the Städtischer Bauhof, a municipal warehouse for building…
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Former Governor’s House
When the Bukovina was annexed by Austria in 1775, there were about 2000 people living in Chernivtsi, all in wooden houses. The photo shows the so called…
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Buildings on the Holovna Street
The postcard shows a section of the Siebenbürger Strasse (Str. Stefan cel Mare, vul. Holovna) This street is part of the main North-South axes of the town…
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Corner Holovna Street and Soborna Square
The postcard shows the corner of Siebenbürger Strasse (Str. Stefan cel Mare, vul. Holovna) and Austriaplatz (Piata Ghica Voda, Soborna Pl.).…
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Grocery Shop
The photo shows the grocery of A. Ippen, founded by Israel Ippen in 1894. Most likely it was located in Springbrunnengasse (Str. Creanga, vul.…
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Bus on the Holovna Str.
The photo shows Holovna Street (main street), which was first known as Lemberger Strasse (Lviv Street). It was part of the oldest and most important road in…
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Market on the Theatre Square
The photo shows the Theatre Square in Chernivtsi before the First World War when it was named Elisabethplatz, also known as Fischplatz. The square was first…
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Eastern side of the Central Square
The postcard shows the entire eastern section of the Ringplatz (Piata Unirii, Central Square). The eastern side of the Ringplatz was and is a little elevated…
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Panorama of the Theatre Square
The postcard shows the Theatre Square in the time between the wars, when it was named Piata Vasile Alexandri. Theatre preformances took place in restaurants…
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Pieta Monument on the Central Square
The photo shows houses of the eastern section of the Ringplatz (Piata Unirii, Central Square). The eastern side of the Ringplatz was and is a little elevated…
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Crows on Central Square
The photo shows the Ringplatz (after the Polish “Rynek”) in Chernivtsi, called Piata Unirii in the Romanian times, Red Square in Soviet times and Central…
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Tram on the Central Square
The photo shows three houses of the eastern section of the Ringplatz (Piata Unirii, Central Square). The house on the left side at the corner with the…
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The View of the Central Square and Ruska Str.
The photo shows the corner of the Ringplatz (Piata Unirii, Central Square) and Russische Gasse (Str. Romana, vul. Ruska).…
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Northern side of the Central Square
The photo was taken from the Town Hall and shows the northern section of the Ringplatz (Piata Unirii, Central Square). In the center of the photo the statue of…
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People on the Central Square
The photo shows two houses at the northern section of the Ringplatz (Piata Unirii, Central Square). These houses were all one storied and belonged to the…
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