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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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 towers stretching side to side.Back in the day, the island slept,and peace was something everyone kept.

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A Tiny Sleeping Village

This is the second hotel to be built on Ambergris Caye after Holiday Hotel. This is Paradise Hotel located just past the cemetery. The main building had a few rooms on the first floor

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San Pedro 1970’s

Look carefully at this Flashback of San Pedro Village in the 1970’s captured by Kay Scott.  There are so many things that come to mind.  Hey look carefully.  Stop reading and look carefully once

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The Beginnings Of The Lions Clinic

After the San Pedro Lions Community Clinic was built by the Lions of San Pedro, Lion Otto Rodriguez was hired as the first resident doctor.  He manned the clinic almost all by himself, but

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Las Posadas

Las Posadas was very popular in days gone by in San Pedro as they still are all over Mexico.  Las Posadas is the re-enactment of the Holy Family looking for a place for Mary

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Old Fashioned Christmas & Dolls

The old fashioned Christmas is different for different ages-hams, wine apples, and live Christmas trees.  However for the young girls, the old fashioned Christmas meant a huge doll. “My doll can cry and say

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Highly Spiritualistic

A community that prays together stays together.  In this regard, our Island Community of San Pedro is highly Christian with some ninety percent Roman Catholic and ten percent other denominations.  A few of the

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San Pedro Friendship Park

This site known as Friendship Park has always been a busy and popular spot.  In the 1950’s and 60’s, it was just an empty lot behind Daddy’s and in front of the Roman Catholic

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The Center of San Pedro 1973

This is how the village of San Pedro looked back in 1973.  The main pier and wharf, located in front of Daddy’s, was a wooden pier not suitable for vehicles.  But of course, there

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The Living Rosary

The living Rosary is as old as Dia de San Pedro or some of those other religious traditions.  This rosary is prayed in the open, usually the park, and each bead of the rosary

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First Demonstration In San Pedro

This is perhaps the very first demonstration in San Pedro and it was staged by San Pedro High School.  It was a peaceful demonstration soliciting help to commence the construction of a new building

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The Great Epidemic In San Pedro

Take a good look at these bones as they could be those of one of your ancestors if your great grand parents lived in San Pedro before 1918.  You see right after World War

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The Village in the 1960’s

Let’s scan this flashback from right to left.  The white picket fenced property belonged to Mr. Liborio Ayuso with his vacation home.  After Hurricane Hattie, it was sold to the owners of the now

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President Jimmy Carter Visits George Price

Former President of The United States of America, Jimmy Carter became a very close friend of the late Right Honorable George Price.  They travelled to many countries to oversee the conduct of national elections

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Two Big Benefactors

For those of you who did not have the pleasure of meeting or even knowing the famous John Greif II, (Rest in Peace) here he is in his short pants. He was very influential

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