Old Harbor: this first image showing the donkey on the old harbor dates to the 1960s and was taken by Jehan Rajab, I took the more recent photo in 2025

Here is a building next to the Heritage Village in the 1960s (from Brett Jordan) and today

Taher Mosque in the 1960s and today

The old supermarket in the 1980s and today

Al Zor – walking towards the high school

High School: the first photo comes from 1991 and was taken by Jehan Rajab

High School: the first photo comes from the flickr of “jayaram10g” and dates to 2006, I took the second in December of 2024

The old Middle School

Library: the first image comes from this 1991 documentary

Chalet Touristic Complex: the first 2 photos come from the flickr of Dosio Dosev and date to 2009, I took the third in December of 2024

An old pamphlet for the touristic complex listed for sale on eBay

Baqala: the older images are screenshots from this 2012 video, I took the more recent images in 2025

That same video shows a house across the street, here is a then and now of it

It also shows a restaurant on Wanasa Beach, which has since closed

Abu Darda Mosque: the first photograph comes from the flickr of Esmaeil Alansari and dates to 2013, I took the second in December of 2025

Wanasa Beach: 2004 vs 2023

Heritage Village: 2004 vs 2023

Here are some photos I have yet to recreate:

Al Zor in the 1960s – from the book “Glob and the Garden of Eden”

From “Kuwait Facts and Figures 1984