₦airaland Forum

tofolo:
Where is the river na?

Our corrupt leaders have sold the river

AutoJoshNG:
So, we dug into the archives, and guess what we found?

It’s an old picture of the popular Marina Street in Lagos Island, Lagos state.

The picture also features the legendary General Post Office, situated on Marina Street. The picture is believed to have been taken in 1973.

However, our attention was drawn to the radical transformation of the Marina street.

For instance, the distance between the Marina waterfront – then and now.

What other difference do you notice?

https://i63.tinypic.com/vo5rus.jpg
Photo Credit: Unknown

See the photos.

https://autojosh.com/what-do-you-notice-about-the-old-and-the-new-marina-street-see-photo/

clear pix. e b say like u don get d software wey Lag safety unit dey use. I beg which cam/software b dat??

Dacronym:
Can it still come back?

Yes,it can if proper embankment was not done.Ocean surge.

So they actually pushed the water backwards abi... Kudos to them marine spirits who actually move water frontwards and backwards...

No wonder my mum always said that place was sandfilled

Pacesetter123:
Yes,it can if proper embankment was not done.Ocean surge.

Any Cogent Reason for altering nature like that
I believe there is land in other places

Over population is the route of many problem in Nigeria. in this pix, we can as well conclude its over population.

akeentech:
One of my Houses is there.

Yes it is there. one of your spiritual houses!

Why is that the former is more beautiful than the latter,I wish I existed then than now

@AutoJoshNG, there is nothing like Marina 'Street.' It does not exist in our lexicon. That stretch of road in front of the water, is simply called Marina. According to the dictionary, a Marina is a specially designed harbour, with moorings for pleasure yachts and small boats.

LaudableXX:
@AutoJoshNG, there is nothing like Marina 'Street.' It does not exist in our lexicon. That stretch of road in front of the water, is simply called Marina. According to the dictionary, a Marina is a specially designed harbour, with moorings for pleasure yachts and small boats.

Ideally, yes. But the "street" or "road" in front of the bookshop house, as it is today, does not qualify as a "Marina".

sagio09:
So the water was very close to the building . I passed through the steet last week wen i was heading to Wuse Market

Oga is wuse market in Abuja or Marina?

solutionist:
Ideally, yes. But the "street" or "road" in front of the bookshop house, as it is today, does not qualify as a "Marina".

Oga, that stretch was originally a Marina. Even after building houses there, the area has not been renamed by any local govt or state govt. So why do we like causing confusion over such things? It remains 'Marina.' Only goodness knows where you got your own map from, which classifies Marina as a 'road.' And Bookshop House at CMS is not located on the Marina, it is firmly part of Broad Street. In fact, it is at the intersection of Broad Street and Odunlami Street, in Lagos Island. Check your map for the location of Bookshop house. It was govt that named that area as Broad Street, in the '70s.