Casablanca's ragged glory

Casablanca is the biggest city in Morocco weighing in with 3.8 million people. It is the commercial capital of the country so it is more of an everyday functional city. It certainly isn’t what your minds eye would conjure up of Casablanca, given the romanticism associated from that movie.

There are many classic old buildings in the city core from the time of the French Protectorate. Hopefully they are restored before they crumble to the ground or demolished.

Boulevard Houphoet Boigny - Casablanca
[Boulevard Houphoet Boigny - Casablanca]

Place 16 Novembre - Casablanca
[Place 16 Novembre - Casablanca]

Some of these buildings are in need of restoration, and some are almost in ruins, like the once glorious Hotel Lincoln, which is covered in scaffolding awaiting a saviour.

Hotel Lincoln - Casablanca
[Hotel Lincoln - Casablanca]