An aerial shot of the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai in the 1980s. The Trade Centre apartments, also often known as the Hilton apartments after the hotel that once sat beside them, dominate the image. All photos: Richard Parry unless stated.
Dubai Creek from the air in the mid-1980s. On the left is Al Shindagha, Deira and the Hyatt Regency hotel are across the water at the top right.
Richard Parry taught people how to fly in Dubai during the 1980s
An abra on Dubai Creek in the 1980s with Deira in the background.
A dhow on Dubai Creek in the 1980s
A busy day on Dubai Creek in the 1980s as abras and dhows chug across the water. The HSBC building can be seen on the left.
Dubai Creek in the 1980s from the Deira side. Sheraton Dubai Creek can be seen at the top left by the water while the Intercontinental (now Radisson Blu) can be seen on the left.
The view from Deira across the Creek.
The tower where Richard Parry lived for a period. It is called the Wafa Tower but was known as the Emirates pink building. It is still there today.
The view from Sheikh Zayed Road to Port Rashid in the 1990s.
The view to Jumeirah from the Sheikh Zayed Road in the 1990s.
An aerial view from the 1980s of Dubai with the World Trade Centre Tower looking out over Al Satwa. Alamy
The view from Sheikh Zayed Road towards the Burj Al Arab at sunset in 2002. Construction of the Madinat Jumeirah was under way to the left of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. Photo: Richard Parry
