Catinat street
Tu Do Street
Catinat street
(now Đồng Khởi)
It got its name from the Admiral-Governor de la Grandièrele on February 1st, 1865, in honor of the corvette 'Catinat' (Nicholas Catinat was Maréchal of France from 1637 to 1712), which had taken part in the actions of 1856 at Tourane (Da Nang), and 1859 in Saigon.
Majestic Hotel
- at 1 « Hotel Majestic » Air Vietnam
Main agency: Majestic Hotel Denis Brothers
- " 4 « Denis Brothers » The Saigon Palace
- at 18-16 "The Palace Hotel", owned by Patrice Luciani
Photo Nadal
- " 19-21 Photo Nadal Radio Pathé
- " 21 Pathé radio and records dealer. L. Wegelin Company
- " 26 "L. Wegelin" Au Ménestrel
- " 41-45 Radio & equipment shop"Au Ménestrel "
© Chomienne - Fassy Sipeo
- " 47 «Sipeo» Kodak Distributor Grocery Store
- " 58-62 "Thai-Thach" Grocery Store Imprimeries & Librairies Indochinoises
- " 64-70 A stationery and bookshop
Automoto
- " 69 « Automoto » Au Chalet
- at the ground floor of : Restaurant Express
- " 75 Restaurant Express
La Croix du Sud
- " 80-82 «La Croix du Sud» Nguyen Chi Hoa Novelties
- " 83 A cotton & silk shop «Nguyen Chi Hoa» Café l'impérial
- " 93 Café Impérial" the owner was a Corsican mister Bonelli.
The café "Impérial" is located across from "Imprimeries & Librairies Indochinoises" building (formely maison Ardin). Optician Michaux
Magasins Courtinat
- " 86 - 104 "Magasins Coutinat"
Specialty butcher shop
- " 108 Specialty butcher shop « P. Ducourneau » Chambon Jewelery
- " 110 « Chambon Jewelry » Hanoi Bijoux (Jewelry)
In 1950 the « Chambon Jewelry » became « Hanoi Bijoux » Pharmacy from France
- " 109-113 A pharmacy« Pharmacie de France » Mr Mercier is the owner.
Le Cintra - " 114-116 « Bar - Restaurant » Butcher shop A.Guyonnet
- " 121 A French butcher shop / deli, « A.Guyonnet »
Shoe shop Bata
- " 127-129 A shoe shop : Bata and Brodard
A front the "Pâtisserie Brodard a Velosolex and a Ciitroen car. The Maison Brodard
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Brodard - " 131-133 The « Brodard café »
L. Caffort Gunsmith
- " 135-139 " L. Caffor" gunsmith. Continental Hotel
- " 132-134 Continental Hotel
- French soldiers next to the
- French tourists next to the Photo Studio Paul Gastaldy
- " 136-138 138, photographer Paul Gastaldy’s “Photo Studio”. Provence Radio
- " 145 "Provence Radio"
Vinh Thuong
- " 146 "Vinh-Tuong" Art photo Paris Tissus
- " 147 "Paris Tissu" de luxe silk goods
Catinat Ciné
- " 151 the non-stop cinema " Catinat Ciné", from 1 p.m. to midnight. The Oasis
- " 152 "The Oasis" Bar Alfana Goldsmith
- " 154 "Alfana" Godsmith Alpha Radio - " 157 Radio sales repairs "Alpha Radio" The odd side before
Aux Délices - " 159 Pastry "Aux Délices"
Catinat Novelties
Old house ... Good Renown ! Lucien Berthet
- " 165 "Lucien Berthet & Co "
Sûreté Nationale
- " 164 The Vietnam Special Security (Sûreté Nationale). Café Givral
- " 169 "Café Le Givral" Eden Theater
- " 183 "Eden Theater" Lutece
- " 183 A millinery shop "Lutece" Albert Portail
- " 185 à 193 " A.Portail Library"
La Pagode
" 209 at the corner with 47-57 Lê-Loi street
The children’s playground of the
Choisat Company
- " 213 "Choisat Company"
Pharmaceutical companies: Aspro, Vichy, Valda
Be sure to visit
- " 213 213 Antique shop "La Perle" Cathedral of Notre Dame
Made by Didot Bottin in 1954 Sarreau's Pharmacy in the 30's - 119-121-123 Catinat street |
The business establishments and institutions on Catinat (Tu Do) Street in the 50's et 60's
Les établissements et
La Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Continental Palace, Hôtel Caravelle, Hôtel Majestic, le Théâtre Municipal (après 1955 il deviendra le Parlement), Denis Frères, la Croix du Sud, la Pagode, la librairie Portail... ici |
The business establishments and
Notre-Dame Cathedrale, Continental Palace, Caravelle Hotel, Majestic Hotel, Municipal Theater, Denis Brothers, the Southern Cross, the Book and Stationery store of Albert Portail... here |
Tu Do Street
after 1955
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