Abandoned Souk, Doha, Qatar #1

[patgund]

(Crossposted to my LJ and abandonedplaces)

The Qatari government has the tendancy to treat urban renewal in a "here, we're buying your store, here's your money, now leave" state. Most of these store fronts in these souks along Al Rayyan road were busy and active a month ago - until the demolition notices showed up. Now they're gutted and are gapping open.

This is the first batch of them. I'll post the second batch tomorrow.



Passageway to back stores, Souk Akkaz



View from the spiral staircase, Souk Akkaz, into the office space of a closed store



The roof of Souk Akkaz



Gutted interior (both floors) of a restaurant, Souk Akkaz



Former SyrianAir travel office, Souk Akkaz



Stairway, Former SyrianAir travel office, Souk Akkaz



2nd floor window, Former SyrianAir travel office, Souk Akkaz



Abandoned teletype machine, Former SyrianAir travel office, Souk Akkaz. Damn, I wish I could take this thing back to the states with me.....



Former decorating business, Souk Akkaz



Interior of a former Chinese restaurant. Glass everywhere, and an unbelievable smell.....



Another stripped restaurant in the souks



No idea what this business space used to be, but you can see the stairway to the upper offices, a very common feature here.