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Old Saigon The Way It Was In 1955

I thought everyone might enjoy seeing Saigon the way it looked in 1955. This collection of films was taken in November 1955.

Those of us Saigon Kids who were in Saigon prior to 1961, this is pretty much the way Saigon was when we were there. The rapid changes, in Saigon, seemed to have […]

Kinh Do Theater Saigon – Now Playing: Man Of The Month – Ho Chi Minh

Welcome to Saturday At The Movies with Saigon Kids.

This week we’re at the Kinh Do Theater in old Saigon since this film is about the leader of the people who were responsible for the bombing of the theater. This film is from the 1960s TV show “The Twentieth Century” regular feature “Man Of The […]

How Opium Led To You Becoming A Saigon Kid

Have you ever wondered what went on in Viet-nam and Saigon during the period between World War II and the mid to late 1950s when Americans started arriving in Viet-nam – and why?

I did, in my continuing quest to learn how I became a Saigon Kid.

This took me on a journey of […]