Pictures of the past compared to what the island, life, and people look like today. A time capsule in images.
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 feet with every step and left a light dusting on your ankles by the time you
Perhaps the comparsa (carnival dance group) that has attracted the most popularity both by dancers as well as the viewing public is Los Negritos. Actually it should be named Las Negritas as the guys
In the 1950’s to the 1970’s one of the most popular Carnival dances was Las Chinitas. The Chinese were completely alien to San Pedro; therefore it was a lot of fun to see people
You are looking at the San Pedro High School grounds in 1982. These girls are standing were the Angel Nuñez Auditorium is today and in front of them would be the three story building
We’ll take you through the obvious in this aerial courtesy of our good friend David Childs who lived in San Pedro for quite some time. The Salazar family building with Jenny’s Store was still
Back to school is the same today as it was back then. It is all about wearing your neatest uniform and your best pair of shoes as well as having a neat hair cut
What did people do with sharks this small in San Pedro? Pose for the camera as this pioneer tourist guide, Abel Guerrero did? Take a picture and then release it? No way Jose!
