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Old photos of Malindi

32 photographs of Malindi, from 1900 to 2024 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 32 photographs of Malindi on PlaceWas span 4 decades, from 1900 to 2024. 1 of them were taken before 1980; the other 31 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.5 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.32 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Malindi through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

House of Columns, Malindi — photos through time
House of Columns 4 photos · 1900–2023
A small village. Malindi, Malindi — photos through time
A small village. Malindi 2 photos · 2015–2016
Malindi Curio Markets, Malindi — photos through time
Malindi Curio Markets 2 photos · 2013
Malindi New Market 1, Malindi — photos through time
Malindi New Market 1 2 photos · 2013
Portuguese Chapel Malindi baobab, Malindi — photos through time
Portuguese Chapel Malindi baobab 2 photos · 2023

Stories from Malindi

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

Piazza dell'elefante a Malindi, Malindi, 2008
Piazza dell'elefante a Malindi 2008 Taken in 2008, this photograph shows a paved square in Malindi, Kenya, a coastal town on the Indian Ocean with a long history of Swahili, Arab, and Portuguese influence. Malindi's old town retains architecture from…
Malindi Curio Markets, Malindi, 2013
Malindi Curio Markets 2013 Wooden curio stalls line a street in Malindi's market district in 2013. Malindi is a long-established Swahili trading town on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, and scenes like this one of carvings and souvenirs offered to…
Malindi New Market 2, Malindi, 2013
Malindi New Market 2 2013 A market in Malindi, Kenya, photographed in 2013. Malindi is an old Swahili trading town on Kenya's coast that has drawn merchants and visitors for centuries, from early Indian Ocean trade networks to Portuguese…
Malindi Prince Henry the Navigator Monument, Malindi, 2013
Malindi Prince Henry the Navigator Monument 2013 The monument to Prince Henry the Navigator near the Malindi Museum in Kenya, inaugurated in 1960 to commemorate the Portuguese navigators who charted the East African coast in the 15th century. Photographed in 2013.
Malindi - il porto, Malindi, 2014
Malindi - il porto 2014 The port of Malindi, a Kenyan coastal town with a long history as a trading harbor on the Swahili coast, photographed in 2014. Malindi has served as a port of call since at least the medieval period and later became a…
Malindi International Airport control tower, Malindi, 2018
Malindi International Airport control tower 2018 The control tower of Malindi International Airport, serving the coastal resort town of Malindi on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast. Malindi has been a trading port since the medieval Swahili era and later developed into a…
Vasco Dagama, Malindi, 2023
Vasco Dagama 2023 The Vasco da Gama Pillar in Malindi, Kenya, is a coral-stone monument erected around 1499 by the Portuguese explorer to mark his voyage along the East African coast, and is among the oldest European structures still…
Portuguese Chapel Malindi entrance, Malindi, 2023
Portuguese Chapel Malindi entrance 2023 The entrance to the Portuguese Chapel in Malindi, Kenya, a modest structure linked to the era of Portuguese exploration along the East African coast that began with Vasco da Gama's voyages in the 1490s. Photographed in…
1900s · 1 photo
2000s · 1 photo
2010s · 23 photos · showing 12, all 23 on the map ↗
2020s · 7 photos