OLD COLON CITY - PANAMA REP OF PANAMA

[@bartstinson4659]

Colon was already in very bad shape when I was stationed in the Canal Zone in the 70s, and it got worse over the years when we returned for funerals and family visits. But a friend's mother told us that in her childhood, it was a jewel, and attracted visitors from all over South America and the Caribbean. You could tell from the architectural remnants that it must have been beautiful when it was new and clean, before they neglected the maintenance and ran it into the ground. These photos confirm that. I'd love to see Colon make a comeback.

[@osirisjolayemi9784]

I always hear my parents talking about Colon of old. I lived in Rainbow City as a child. My oh my, things have truly changed. IT would be so nice if some money was spent rebuilding this beautiful place. It can be done. Thanks for sharing.

[@Rastablan05]

Hello, my dad lived in Rainbow City too from 59-83. What years did you live there?

[@cristianchavezj.4832]

Mi gente de Colón 🇵🇦 cuidemos lo que es nuestro. Nuestra ciudad tiene el potencial para expandirse aún más. Tenemos el potencial para dejar en ridículo a otras ciudades internacionales e incluso ciudades nacionales que nos humillan, porque somos una ciudad "fea". Pongamos de nuestra parte para mejorar nuestra ciudad. No esperemos a que el gobierno haga todo por nosotros. Pongamos de nuestra parte para callarle la boca a todos los que nos decían: "Que ciudad tan fea". Esta es nuestra oportunidad. 😃😃😃

[@kevinthompson6781]

Yo no se que va pasar aqui, Colón volverá a brillar. Este video conmovió mi corazón.. Esta generación no sabe lo que es la historia de Colón.

[@abduldehoyos]

Que dolor!!! Como dejaron perder esta joya de ciudad??? Panama que hiciste?😢

[@aristidesamores5124]

Al ver las imágenes se pintaba Panama y la ciudad de Colon, lugares q deberian estar a otro nivel hoy en dia, pero en vez de avanzar se retrocedió y por las bellezas de las fotos veo q era y fue mejor antes q ahora.

[@EddyRam]

I think Colón should be restored as Casco Viejo. Its like an old lady waiting hers lover

[@journeytothemosthigh5021]

edrorago as with casco, many people will be displaced. It is a doubled-edged sword. We need to stop looking for someone to make things better and make it better ourselves..

[@oceanopty]

@@journeytothemosthigh5021 People can move to better housing proyects in surrounding areas of the city, with better planning, green spaces and a good public transportation system. It will take many millions to restore the city, and bring back investment, this cannot be acchieved without moving many people out of the city...

[@euhartthompson3429]

Bring tears to eyes(sad).

[@arielballesterosvergara359]

Que limpia y aseada se veía esa ciudad, qué pasón con el Colón de hoy en día?

[@oscarvaughan7738]

Bello mi Colón

[@oscarvaughan7738]

Extraño mi calle 6 justo Arosemena,los brasileros comparsa♥️

[@josedaza825]

0:02 antiguo mercado de Arco iris, actualmente talleres y casas 0:13 vista del actual hotel washington 0:19 Cristóbal. 0:25 carnavales de colon 0:30 Coco Solo 0:35 incendio de la antigua alcaldía de Colon , actualmente junta comuna de barrio norte. 0:57puerto de manzanillo 1:20 parque 5 de noviembre 1:24 calle 11 y ave. Bolivar. 1:30 Calle 3 y Ave. Central. 1:52 Calle 10 y Meléndez 1:57 ave. central 2:08 calle 9 y ave. Central. 2:16 Calle 11 y Ave. Del frente, Actual órgano Judicial. 2:20 Coco Solo 2:24 parque 5 de noviembre (la concha) 2:42 Antiguo teatro America, actual supermercado el Rey Calle 7 y Ave. central. 2:46 Calle 11 y Ave. Central cual mueblería la Española. 2:53 Calle 11 Ave. Bolivar, Punto Favorito.

[@CarlosLopez-lu3ol]

Belleza, indica que todavía hay esperanza para Colón, hay que que cambiar la mentalidad del pueblo y del gobierno que con trabajo y esfuerzo se puede sacar a esta provincia adelante, eliminar el crimen y mucho trabajo.

[@worldpeace4231]

These buildings probably been here longer than they tell us..old world structures

[@MarcoantonioRivera-wp7dc]

yo nací 72 esa época todavía no había nacido será 50 60 Dios como pasa el tiempo tengo 52

[@joginderkalsi]

We appreciate you sharing this video. We seek your permission to use 30 secs of your video for a documentary we are producing which is based on first Indian migrants to Panama in 1906. These Indians lived and worked in Colon, Panama. They later on got involved in the freedom struggle of India against the British. We will give you the required credits in our video. Or We would also appreciate if you could share some of your archival pictures. Hope to hear from you soon.

[@anankarodriguez3876]

Hi! did your documentary every get completed?

[@joginderkalsi]

@@anankarodriguez3876 Thanks for your message, we are still in a process to complete this project. We have one of our colleague already visiting Panama for this purpose. We will appreciate your permission to use some of your footage. Thank you very much once again.

[@joginderkalsi]

@@anankarodriguez3876 Thanks for your message, we are still in a process to complete this project. We have one of our colleague already visiting Panama for this purpose. We will appreciate your permission to use some of your footage. Thank you very much once again.

[@Rastablan05]

Hello, did you finish your project?

[@multitieredinvestor183]

Colon was a wreck in early 70’s. I remember the best named business on Front Street in Colon. “Funeria Adios”. Translated Goodby Funeral home!

[@alexkam8702]

Este es el Colón de los años 20's y 30's lo se por los autos de la epoca Ford T

[@odapty]

🇵🇦🇵🇦❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@elpanaromero608]

Wow que bonito limpio y ordenado Colón en aquella época En que momento los colonenses se volvieron tan cochinos y poco importa con su ciudad

[@vladimirg8565]

Cuando el gobierno lo descuido y la desigualdad en el país aumentó.

[@meredithtorres6639]

Te digo algo colon tiene mucho potencial para dar tambien recuerda q siempre como panameños ponemos el pais al poder de incompetentes q prefiren robar antes de invertir en las provincias y no nada mas colon el resto que

[@mistapropa408]

Abandono del gobierno y corrupción.

[@sabulcaedenas2378]

A Colón le decían la tacita de oro por la belleza y la higiene que había

[@alexkam8702]

Tenián q ponerle el año a las fotos y el # y el nombre de las calles.

[@jazielh.5865]

Tienes razón

[@HectorNavarro-fp3np]

Me gustaria la letra de esta canción, quien podria escribirla

[@pamelagonzalvez5801]

Algo que siempre he querido es que ese tren de Colon lo extiendan a las otras provincias porque ya tiene cruce por el Lago Gatun lo único que falta es que lo conecten con chorrera y Coclé, todo es posible

[@josedaza825]

El tren es para Contenedores hacían los puertos, anteriormente si transportaba personas sobre todo turistas pero debido al bajo numero de pasajeros esta cancelado, ya que es mas rapido por la autopista (40 minutos).

[@machtr]

gamecock you can probably get the lyrics on line.

[@inhocsignovinces1081]

Assigned as a sailor in Fort Davis, but working near Coco Solo, in the 80s I can say that Colon was as smelly as an overworked armpit. Seedy, dirty, and crime infested.

[@karlagayon2726]

H ello to Panamenians ! I like to continus whit the spanish the real lenguage ir Panama. Panama , es un País q trajo muchos extranjeros. de todo el mundo, en la construcción del Canal. me tocó ver y oir a muchos , franceses y antillanos ya viejos a finales de 1959, siendo un niño de cinco y más edades, hanlaban en su lengua, muy poco en su mal edpañol., era incómodo y como venía yo de una familia, por parte de padre. , Edpañola, 500 Años atrás. esta invacion por la construcción , más ir USA, en 1903, como ellos hablaban Inglés, era la situación y con tratados de "Perpetuidad" , construyendo y apoderándose del territorio en el Atlántico y Pacifico. discriminando al nativo, q hanlaba su español y por com secuente, tres baños. uno para blancos. uno para negros y el otro para panameños. lo mismo en USA, con la diferencia alla de ,negro y blanco. 1964, Gobierno americano, frente al Nido de Aguilas, (Inst. Nacional) matan a balazos a más de 20 estudiantes,, por tratar, de crusar, la cerca de division. 1968. Golpe Militar Omar Torrijos Herrera, pone su poder ybreclama los abusos , de personal del gobierno Americano. 1977, se forman tratados Torrijos Carter. para en Dic . 31 de 1999, salisen de Panama.

[@inhocsignovinces1081]

Tomaria en serio tus comentarios cuando aprendes a escribir castellano en forma correcta.

[@machtr]

to be clear most of these images were stolen from me

[@furahayoungblood9520]

I was told that Colon was a beautiful city, but when it became mostly "West Indian" , the government failed to provide the services necessary to keep it clean and safe, with a well maintained infrastructure.

[@cesardavis4270]

Every time I see videos and comments about Colon it hurts my heart, because everyone refers to Colon only as it is that little part of Colon province. Always heard that they born in Rainbow City or Silver City ( why I do not know, still it did not make you a born american), well Colon is always being more than just those 3 spots. I am colonense, was born in Santa Isabel ( yeah come coco) more than 68 years ago and grew up in Cocle del Norte and Miguel de la Borda, yes all that and more is part of Colon Province. We hardly ever even went to little Colon city. So today the whole Colon province has advanced except for the little Colon city, Karma is part of life. So get over it

[@machtr]

a nice video except the title should be by raymond macht and vicente pascual. all but five fotos are from my collection,family fotos and a sea captain that i bought from his daughters after he passed. this is why i keep a little security on... my fotos. even though you can still right click save. thing is he could of asked and credited me. i would of said okay as i like mauro and his work with the camera we all see. about vicente i can not say much but he is not happy!! see the thing about these kind of stuff is that to own these kind of fotos takes a lot of time, a lot of money and a lot of work. and i share all my fotos however i know tons of collectors who dont, i guess for good reason. the owner of the rest of the fotos reported it to youtube. I wrote Mauro to edit it and just give me credit with no response. now that I see it here as well I think io will report it too. which I really do not wish to do. I got thousands and thousands of dollars in collecting fotos and taking them. and all I ask for to use them is proper credit. now I have over 18000 fotos of cz and panama on my face book page to see them u must be friends with me for security. which as you can see does not work. if you ar a person that is cz or panama I will approve your request.

[@machtr]

and the thing that bothers me is I have several hundred balboas into the fotos I bought. and the others my father or I took in los 70' all I ask Mauro for is edit in where he got them. mierda!!!

[@anankarodriguez3876]

@@machtr I would like access to fotos pls. Where can I see them. Both my parents born and raised in Colon, Panama and I am wanting to learn more and provide them memories. Thank you