Nassau, Bahamas, 1960s

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@chriswilson346 Жыл бұрын

I too lived their as a child in 67 and 68. What a time indeed, as i was only 7yrs old at the time. I attended The Lyford Cay international School, Turquoise and Gold uniform at the time. I remember their were very few students maybe 30 students in attendance, run by husband and wife and dog that greeted the VW bus that delivered the maids and school kids to Lyford Cay each day. It was indeed a different time! They where literally constructing Paradise Island at that Time! The 2nd bridge had not been constructed by the time i left. We lived at the Chertsey Condos, Penthouse #401 at the time. I Spent all my waking days and Evenings fishing off the cement wall behind the Pool their,using conch or bread for bait. (never caught a thing in a year and a half).I never had again such a great backyard as that. I recall going into downtown Nassau on weekends to shop and watch the cruise ships at dock in the harbour. I recall seeing young and old children climbing aboard these cruise ships and then diving off them into the harbour to search for coins the passengers threw in for them. The Wicker Market was always bristling with tourists and haggling over prices! I recall the W.H.Woolworth store with it's wooden planked floor and wooden construct bins with 5 and dime items filled to the brim. The walls had wicker wear all over them. The Constable standing on his box in the center of Town directing traffic in his cleanly pressed Uniform and White gloves and Helmet. Oh lets not forget The Howard Johnson Hotel that brought in Baskin Robins Ice cream for the return journey Home on those warm evening nights. The Howard Johnson's Ice cream Parlour or was it Baskin Robins 51 varieties ,I can't remember, but we would go out for ice cream after our evening family walks through downtown Harbour and town centre. It was however the people that i remember who shared their time with me and who tolerated all my questions as a young boy. I will never forget them , their kindness and their wonderful laughter during the times we shared. Thank you for these Video clips that bring back great memories.

@fairmount1935 12 жыл бұрын

Just fantastic! What a great time to travel. At this time traveling to Nassau was for the well to do. It was exclusive. It was classy. And it was still a British colony (see 2:10 British flag). In 1965 the James Bond movie Thunderball was filmed in Nassau as was the Beatles movie Help. It was a different time that’s come and gone. Today with all the commercial development and Atlantis, its consumerville. The old world charm is gone. But that’s the price of progress.

@exxumma 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up there,,,early '60's, was a quiet, peaceful time, safe, friendly,,,

@celestegoulding1191 3 жыл бұрын

I lived there as a child during this period and went to St Andrews school when it was still in the town. My father was a doctor at Princess Margaret Hospital and we lived in a house behind it…those houses are gone now. So nice to see these images, straw and raffia bags, fruits and conchs sold by the dock….the horses…the beach we used to visit almost every day. So nice to see this all again. Happy days.