Old Dominican Republic

[drescape24]

This is one of my favorite threads! Keep the pics comming and thank you very much for posting them!

drescape24

 

[Frank the Tank]

Policia Nacional 1955

 

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From 1979

 

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Aeropuerto Las Americas 1971

 

[keepcoming]

I remember the old terminal...

 

[Frank the Tank]

Dominican Passport, ticket from CDA. 1950s

 

[Frank the Tank]

Jimenez Moya y Winston Churchill in 1976

 

[LTSteve]

Nice photos. I didn't know you were that old.

 

[AlterEgo]

I can tell you that looking at these pictures, I'm feeling old.

Me too, I stayed at the Embajador in 1975, and my mother-in-law's house is just out of the picture off Jimenez Moya. There were fields of grass all over. Seems like another life ago....

 

[Frank the Tank]

Brugal ad from 1955

 

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La Caleta 1976

 

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Huelga de choferes 1975

 

[frank recktenwald]

La Caleta 1976

Wow, La Caleta used to be nice!!!

 

[frank recktenwald]

Huelga de choferes 1975

Carros publicos were a lot nicer then :ermm:

 

[Frank the Tank]

Carros publicos were a lot nicer then :ermm:

I think those same ones are still being driven today.........................

 

[Frank the Tank]

Wow, La Caleta used to be nice!!!

Someone should take a foto of it today so we can compare

 

[pkaide1]

It used to be very nice. I even remember the museum that they used to have there

Wow, La Caleta used to be nice!!!

 

[Frank the Tank]

Panoramic view of Santo Cerro La Vega in 1944

 

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Monte Cristi 1943

 

[Frank the Tank]

Barcelo ad. Looks like it's from the 80s or early 90s

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