Once Upon a Time in Pyongyang

Rare images of Korea before the Kims.

BY MARYA HANNUN | APRIL 17, 2013

A Pyongyang street scene. The city's population surpassed 200,000 under Japanese colonial rule as it began to industrialize and morph into a provincial capital. It was not until after the Korean War (1950-1953) that Pyongyang was built into the city we know today, with wide boulevards and imposing monuments.

Courtesy of the Maryknoll Mission Archives

 

Marya Hannun is an editorial researcher with Foreign Policy.