Pictures of the past compared to what the island, life, and people look like today. A time capsule in images.
It’s Flashback Friday but this photo feels like a quiet Sunday morning in old San Pedro, when the streets belonged more to people than to vehicles. No rush, no engines roaring, just bare sandy roads and neighbors walking freely right down the middle of the street, like it was the
There have always been those who keep the Carnival tradition alive. Way back then it was Mr. Severito Guerrero the First who wrote songs for all the comparsas. Then there were Mr. Fido Nuñez,
After the demise of Los Shadows which lasted only about three years, then came Los Malos in the 1970’s and 80’s. Los Shadows were all young men with their girlfriends, so it was humanly
In the absence of a photo of Los Atomicos del Caribe, in the 1960’s, here is a long remembered group, Los Shadows. This band became the very first all-electric band on the island displacing
After enjoying La Banda de San Pedro in 1920’s and 30’s we move on to Daddy’s Orchestra in the 1940’s and 50’s. Here is the famous Daddy Paz at the saxophone, first owner of
One of the island’s great artistic institutions was La Banda de San Pedro. Created in the 1920’s, La Banda was the result of a long-standing musical tradition in San Pedro. Two Mexicans, Amaton and
You are standing on the beach of the Village of San Pedro in 1965 more or less by the area of present day Coconuts Resort and Perla Escondida. This was the first road of
The first arrangement at Central Park was wood benches with a small concrete court for basketball. The San Pedro Action Committee (Dimas Guerrero, Norman Eiley , Genaro and Angel Nuñez, Manuel Heredia Jr.) changed
It is with profound sadness that we learn the passing away of Mr. Edgar Gegg, dad of our friends David Gegg and Angela Gegg. We post this flashback for his many Sanpedrano friends who
Ever since Mr. Al Felly became involved at San Pedro High School, art used to be a fun part of the curriculum. In this flashback you see Emma Varela with a piece of
This wonderful lady,Celi McCorkle, could be on the headlines several times each year, except that she chooses to work behind the scenes. It started way back in the 1950’s when she became the first
A happy New Year and Welcome to the Baile de los Casados (Dance for Married Couples Only). At first it was traditionally called Baile de los Viejos (Dance of the old people), but changed
Every Year for the Christmas Season the birth of Jesus Christ is re-enacted by schools, church groups, and others. It involves Joseph the Carpenter, The Virgin Mary, Angel Gabriel, a choir of angels, Three
Don’t be scared Children. Christmas is Christmas only that Santa had to wear a mask here because of the dust and the strong glare of sunlight in the tropics. Santa arrived from the North
In the Garifuna language “paranda” is a dance like chumba and punta. In San Pedro a paranda referred to a group of guys either drinking or serenading to the girls. You have all heard
In the earlier days of tourism, this was rush hour at the San Pedro airstrip. Tropic had its fleet of two five passenger planes used to transport tourists from International airport to San Pedro
This is the beautiful San Pedro Village that started attracting visitor to our Island since the 1970’s. Ruby and Tom Kirkpatrick discovered the Island since the 1960’s, bought their property, built their Casa De
