Psah Thmei, early 1960s.

A distant shot of Psah Thmei viewed from what is now Kampuchea Krom Boulevard, dating perhaps from the early 1960s. There is a huge contrast between the modern style hotels and buildings on Monivong and the traditional style housing in the foreground. Much of the area west of Monivong was almost rural at that time, which seems incredible as it's such a built up area now.
 This picture comes from the marvelous  https://www.facebook.com/amazingcambo page. I've been collecting old pictures of Cambodia for years but there are lots of pictures on this page that I've never seen.

Psah Thmei more recently.

The first picture was taken from nearby Sorya Supermarket in 2006, and you can see how the market appeared for many years, quite scruffy looking with a mess of stalls, umbrellas and tarpaulins spread out between the wings. The other pictures were taken a few days ago and show the refurbished building with the new covered areas out front. These look very well and have been built in a similar style to the older main structure. The project was done with French funding, they apparently had some difficulties as the water table was found to be only 6 inches beneath the floor, but it was still done surprisingly quickly.

Psah Thmei 1974 & 1960

These are a few pictures of the market and nearby transport. The black and white one is from 1974, at the height of the civil war.