A look at Split in history courtesy of Facebook group Split kroz povijest.
The 1970s is easily one of my favorite eras to explore. No, I wasn’t born yet, and hell, I wouldn’t be born for another 20 years, but there is something special about that golden age - and it glitters.
While it is easy to coin the 70s with disco dancing or the beginning of punk rock, there is a quite a bit more to it. While Americans fought the Vietnam War and continued their activism of the 60s, Britain made contraception free for women and made it illegal for employers to discriminate based on gender. What was happening in Split?
In the 1970s, Croatia was a Socialist Republic led by the first President of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito.
Split, particularly, saw the construction of Poljud Stadium which would be built to host the 1979 Mediterranean Games, and Hajduk was witnessing yet another “golden generation.” The city thrived in the shipbuilding industry and was the largest passenger and military port in Yugoslavia. With a population of 130,000 at the time, it was a time many remember as the best.
Here are some stunning photographs of Split in the 1970s, courtesy of Facebook group Split kroz povijest.
Submitted by Bozo Balota
Submitted by Bozo Balota - 1979
Split playground - Submitted by Bozo Balota
OŠ Veljko Neškovć Elementary School, today’s OŠ Brda - Submitted by Branko Saric
"Let me pass" by the Fish Market in the 1970s - Submitted by Bozo Balota
Hotel Marjan - Submitted by Bozo Balota
Bačvice - Submitted by Bozo Balota
Bačvice - Submitted by Bozo Balota
Collision at Ulica žrtava fašizma - Submitted by Bozo Balota
Shipbuilding - Submitted by Bozo Balota
Peristyle, beginning of the 1970s - Submitted by Lazo Lazo
