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Old Dominican Republic
Anyone have any info on this pic, when, where and why, this is the pic with the ladies with the rifles on a street corner. Thanks.
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1929/219e.jpg
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1929/219e.jpg
April 1965, during the civil war of the DR. Women were as active as men during the whole conflict.
That was in Santo Domingo!
Pichardo, 2 thumbs up!!! I really enjoyed it!! Out of curiosity, that tree La Ceiba still exists?
Pichardo, can you help me and my cousins try and figure out where some of these pictures are from on the island. We tried to figure some of them out, but sadly, our father's and uncles have passed away and we don't recognize anything.
Old Dominican Photos pictures by ktmfrank - Photobucket
Old Dominican Photos pictures by ktmfrank - Photobucket
This picture above is from Cofresi in Puerto Plata, at place called El Sombrero back in the 60's then late 70's. That's where today sits the Ocean World facility. They had a very deep and large salt water pool and a fresh water one as well. They always had a few wild Carey turtles in a tank where you could feed them by hand (not that you could actually put your hand out for them to eat from it).
This picture is priceless!
The picture below was looking at the right of that area, that's the Cofresi beach:
The DR1 forum is acting today, I'm having a hard time with post that include pictures!!!
I'll try again when the problem is fixed or less tormenting!
Great pictures!
I'll try again when the problem is fixed or less tormenting!
Great pictures!
Here is a couple of links to a webpage that has lots of old pictures of the DR including the 65 occupation and time of Trujillo:
patrimonio cultural Dominicano ? La Venda Transparente de Raifi Genao
Historia Dominicana ? La Venda Transparente de Raifi Genao
patrimonio cultural Dominicano ? La Venda Transparente de Raifi Genao
Historia Dominicana ? La Venda Transparente de Raifi Genao
This picture above is from Cofresi in Puerto Plata, at place called El Sombrero back in the 60's then late 70's. That's where today sits the Ocean World facility. They had a very deep and large salt water pool and a fresh water one as well. They always had a few wild Carey turtles in a tank where you could feed them by hand (not that you could actually put your hand out for them to eat from it).
This picture is priceless!
The picture below was looking at the right of that area, that's the Cofresi beach:
Thanks very much!! I'll let my cousins know where this was taken. They'll be excited to know.:nervous:
Duarte Ave close to Paris Ave, looking south.
Maximo Gomez corner Kennedy, where Today sits Banco Popular and Centro Olimpico...
Same area from afar:
Santo Domingo Zoo when it opened to the public:
Jimenez Moya Ave.
Glorieta of Independencia Park
I wish I had a time machine to be able to travel this highway. The DR of yesteryear was a much bigger place. It was more mysterious and much more fun I believe. It was bigger in the sense that with way fewer buildings and the slower means of transport it took longer to get from A to B. I wonder how long it took to go from SD to STGO on that dirt road?
I want to turn back time and live in that era. Forget redoing anything. I would live in the era just prior to Trujillo asuming power. It would be from 1920-1930. Those ten years would be heavenly for me. I'd get to experience a DR much smaller in terms of population but way bigger in terms of land. I mean there wasn't that much infrastructure or buildings, bridges etc.
Yes that is true that the DR was more like an assemblage of villages. If the Carretera Duarte was a dirt road, imagine what the roads leading to a place like Constanza was like. I don't know but I think there wasn't any road linkage at all. I know Constanza was just a hamlet with a smattering of homes and the densely packed pine forest was a wonder to view.
Today, Constanza is a major metropolitan area so that village allure surrounded by pine forests and within a pine forest is totally gone. The pine forest has been severely decimated and you won't find even one pine tree within the city. When you look at the mountain range, you'll see many of the hilltops bald due to deforestation. It's just a matter of time before it is all gone. It's not as cold a city due to this. Heck, in the summer time you'll fry just as you do in SD.
I can only imagine the way folks thought of travel. I mean if you were leaving to travel a long distance you'd probably prepare as if you were going across the Atlantic. You'd probably have some food provisions at the least. It must have taken some days just to get from SD to STGO on that dirt road. I don't know.
What I do know is Constanza. Old time family members and old timers have told me that travel was across the hills and mountains on horseback and it took about two weeks to get to La Vega. Just imagine that. They rarely went to La Vega unless it was to stock up on food items not available in Constanza.
That feeling of separation, remoteness and isolation added to the mystery and romance of a DR long gone. Today's DR is easy accessible by a road system which has destroyed the romanticism of separation. Constanza just like any city within the DR is just a simple drive's away. The hassles are gone and time has sped up. That's another factor namely time.
Since traversing distances was time consuming, time was slower because it took longer to get anything done. There was more time to notice the beauty around you if you are of that spiritual-natural type. I could go on and on with this because it fascinates me like economics and science in general but I'll keep it short.