See how Cuba looked before the Castros, when tourists, gamblers, and elites flocked to Havana

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Cuba before the revolution was a popular tourist destination, and Havana was a bustling metropolis. Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBefore 1959, Cuba was one of the most developed but unequal countries in Latin America. Havana dazzled American and global tourists with casinos, cabarets, and luxury hotels.