San Fernando 1956-1986 =]

[marcus8860]

^^^ is that a building before or after the church ?

[3stagevtec]

nice thread! i never knew the history behind that Faralon rock..

[nos_specialist]

HOSS BESS THREAD, i wonder where allll dem ole school cars went...i see a convertible jed

[marcus8860]

yuh know is nice to hear the folks talk about the old days =] ..... did you know that the top of rushworth st facing scotiabank on that steep incline, was called tollgate ? ... cause you had to pay a toll to come into san fernando .

[equipped2ripp]

^ yeah I knew that...
and where ScotiaBank is today, a church once stood there.

[marcus8860]

^^^^ didnt know that one !! , i used to live in the apt building next to the temple , did you remember candid camera ?? =]

[GoS]

candid camera sounds familiar

[sMASH]

was candid camera opposite dookerans drugs there?

yeah, after the church on penitence street corner. not her house though, she used to do work for the owner and lived there, and when the owner passed away, she was allowed to stay until she pleases.


threads like these are bess, the generation which just left skool and those succeeding, will not appreciate it. in interest in things past what affects them only

[marcus8860]

^^ nice spot =] .... yes candid camera was upstairs chicken delight , what about that pizza !!!!

[sMASH]

there is a beautiful house opposite valini's on the corner of mucurapo street, this should have been restored. the yard is set up nicely and most of the original wood work still there.
there are some buildings on carib street, where the gas station is, that i am sure may have some interesting history behind

[equipped2ripp]

1904

[equipped2ripp]

1957

[marcus8860]

yes, i've seen that house opposite valinis .... very well preserved and full of palm trees =] .... high street 1904 !! .... i wonder how much working girls would charge back then =]

[marcus8860]

^^ modern secondary school ?

[equipped2ripp]

^ Old Tech!

[sMASH]

first guess!

[marcus8860]

oh yeah, mod sec is at the bottom by asja =]

[GoS]

old tech look like this still just the car park get bigger now

[Toyopet]

San Fernando looked so much better and organized back then. 25 years ago

[~Vēġó~]

^^^indeed....passed through the promenade and it's a far cry from the greeness of years gone by.....

[Shango_13]

Faralon rock then..


Faralon rock in 2008!

bout to say you know this not here any more

[marcus8860]

its sad that we dont try to preserve what we have ..... development of a nation is not just about big buildings and new roads, its about people and our future .... its where we came from and who we are today, and the developing of one's self .... the only way for us to truly move forward is if we do it together , if not then we are just selfish ... the past may be gone but we are still primitive in our actions.

big bump for a big topic =]

[SmokeyGTi]

Faralon rock then..


Faralon rock in 2008!

bout to say you know this not here any more

they break it down? or just natural elements cause that?

[marcus8860]

^^^ a combination of natural elements and neglect =]

[AlliDr]

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Harris Promenade Fire Station, San Fernando in the 1970's

Original structure was built some time around 1886

[marcus8860]

^^ nice =]

[tr1ad]

i remember when the fire station was removed

[AlliDr]

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The Borough Power Station (1923) San Fernando

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Today, the building still stands on Carib St. exhibiting its ‘new’ (1939) façade and serves as the transport yard for the San Fernando City Corporation

[Strauss]

Looking at SFGH in 1971.

Sad that in such modern times of skyscrapers, airconditioned buildings in the rest of the world, the government spends $7M dollars to build that colonial piece of cr@p.

[AlliDr]

Looking at SFGH in 1971.

Sad that in such modern times of skyscrapers, airconditioned buildings in the rest of the world, the government spends $7M dollars to build that colonial piece of cr@p.

Go back and read the photo caption, the Hospital was opened in 1955 (the photo was taken in 1971) - why allyuh like to criticize so without knowing the facts.

Construction was started in 1950.