Lugano as it was in the 1900s – Postcards from Lugano

Photo Gallery – Lugano in pictures from the early 1900s

An advertisement for the Hotel de la Terrasse in Lugano-Paradiso (early 1900s)

An advertisement for the Hotel de la Terrasse in Lugano-Paradiso (early 1900s)

Advertisement for the Poggioli suitcase factory in Lugano, from the early 1900s

Advertisement for the Poggioli suitcase factory in Lugano, from the early 1900s

Chromolithograph - Souvenir of Lugano - F.lli Kunzli, Zurich - 1900

Chromolithograph – Souvenir of Lugano – F.lli Kunzli, Zurich – 1900

Old boats on Lake Lugano

Old boats on Lake Lugano

An arcade in Lugano, still in existence, as it looked in 1900 (photo by De Martines)

An arcade in Lugano, still in existence, as it looked in 1900 (photo by De Martines)

Aerial view of Piazza Funicolare in 1920 (picture by Photocromo Lugano)

Aerial view of Piazza Funicolare in 1920 (picture by Photocromo Lugano)

Mount Brè funicular railway in 1908 (printed by Colortype - Lugano)

Mount Brè funicular railway in 1908 (printed by Colortype – Lugano)

Another scene of Lugano from the early 1900s

Another scene of Lugano from the early 1900s