Flashbacks

Pictures of the past compared to what the island, life, and people look like today.  A time capsule in images.

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A Walk Down Coconut Drive: Flashback Friday

Some photos instantly transport me back to a simpler San Pedro, and this is certainly one of them. This photograph captures Coconut Drive, looking south toward the San Pedro Airstrip, at a time when the island still moved at a slower pace. On the left stands the familiar picket fence

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Flashback Friday: Sleepy Street

Who’s That Girl? This photo feels like a quiet love letter to the San Pedro many of us grew up knowing. The streets are still sandy, soft and uneven, the kind that swallowed your

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Flashback Friday – Sandy Streets of Town

I remember when some of San Pedro’s sandy streets laid so thick you could barely walk through them properly. Your feet would sink with every step, just like walking along the shoreline, and when

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Flashback Friday – Back in the Day

Back in the day, the streets were sand,barefoot paths across this land.Back in the day, no rush, no race,just sea breeze whispers and a slower pace. Back in the day, the sky felt wide,no

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Rush Hour on Barrier Reef Drive

Rush Hour on Barrier Reef Drive better known as “Front Street” to locals. Sandy, two way street in San Pedro. You could walk up and down the street without worries as there waw barely

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Carnaval Spirit Runs In The Blood

Just recently upon the passing of Felix Ayuso Jr., he was highly associated with Carnaval. Some of his friends said , “He is Carnaval”.  This flashback reminds us that the spirit of Carnaval might

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