OPEN ARCHIVES OF KAUNAS
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The Singing Fountain

Alvydas: Some time ago, before the monument for Darius and Girėnas, there was a “singing fountain”.

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1986 / 1987

Sculptures in Ąžuolynas (The Oakwood Park)

Alvydas (50): When my then-future wife was studying in Kaunas Polytechnic Institute, we would often walk around the Oakwood Park...

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1993

Darius and Girėnas Monument

The funniest part was to spin circles around the monument with my Nikon, which was used but still great.

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Neries krantinė

Audronė: „Prie Neries nevyko nieko įdomaus.

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Kaunas Castle Bus Stop during the Soviet times

Liucija: I arrived from the sea coast to study in Vilnius.

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Kaunas Trade Union House

Gercas: "Basically, all amateur activities had to go through a selection process.

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Senamiesčio turgus

Judita: "When I was young I used to live with my custodian in M.

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Lions of the War Museum

Rimantas: “This photo of my daughter Edita is taken in 1963, when she was 3.5-years-old.

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1930 / 1939

The Building of Kaunas Garrison Officers' Club

The first building of Garrison Officers' club during the Interwar period was in a two-storey building designed by an unknown architect at the corner of Laisvės Alėja and A.

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1992

Kaunas Castle Bus Stop

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Rotušės square

Fruma: "My first childhood memories connected to Kaunas are very warm.

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Laisvės Ave. 3

Asija: “When the family got too big, we received a room in Laisvės Ave.

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Orbita

Robertas Antinis: Orbita was a superb club. It was special.

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Demolition of Stalinas Monument

Eugenija: "I remember, when they destroyed Stalin’s monument.

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1996

"Paveikslinė" Picture Gallery

D.B.: Even though that for most residents of Kaunas, Picture Gallery seems as located in a Bermuda triangle, to me it has probably become a symbolic place, where I made the decision about my profession.

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Parade in Janonio (Vienybės) Square

Alvydas Vaitkevičius: I found this picture at booksellers next to Merkurijus without any inscriptions or signs...

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Juozas Naujalis Music Gymnasium

Raimonda Pauzienė (51): [In Juozas Naujalis Music School] everyone was trained to be a musician.

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1989

Garden reconstruction of war museum

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Ramybės park (Kaunas Old Cemetery)

Eugenija: "I lived nearby.

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1940 / 1990

Laisvės avenue during soviet time

Writer Markas Zingeris: for me as a child, Laisvės Avenue was both freedom and a promise.

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