Gibraltar 1970 Main Street

Gibraltar in 1970 or thereabouts, filmed and edited by my dad: John Risso.

[@roysmith59]

I spent some of my childhood in Gib because my dad was stationed there in the RAF, although we left in `66 this video reminds me of how it used to be .

[@stephennelmes4557]

Spent 25 years Royal Navy and 18 Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Ive been to Gibraltar dozens of times and i still love it. Retired now but got 2 weeks booked in August. Hotel on the high st, again. 😊

[@yvonnehatesinjustice1400]

was born in 1971 on gibraltar great seeing what it was like then.

[@chrishewitt4220]

Lived in Gibraltar 1974-76, spent most of the time on Eastern Beach. Dad was on station flight, and also Radio East, BFBS, Devi's rock Folk Club.

[@mgb31749]

A video in Gib taken in 1970, when I was stationed there. At around 50 secs in it shows the Capri Resturant. This was where my late wife Susan worked. I even thought, for a second, the blonde lady stood outside the door talking, was her. I had to get it to pause for the fraction of a second when she turned towards the camera. I was disappointed to see it wasn't her. But it brought back loads of happy happy memories. Great days. miss her and Gibraltar.

[@bradgarling463]

Sorry for your loss Michael. Susan sounds like she was a good woman!

[@mgb31749]

@@bradgarling463 Thank you Brad. She was a great lady. met when I was 16 and she was 18. We were engaged before I was posted to Gib and she got a job at the casino to come, for us to be together. Later she moved jobs to the Capri. We came home for a month in Dec 69 to get married. She passed away with a brain tumour in December 2010 three weeks before our 41st wedding anniversary. That video brought back lots of happy memories of our time there, living on Engineer lane. Thank you for your comment.

[@risso75]

@@mgb31749 My Dad who filmed this video also lived on Engineer Lane...

[@mgb31749]

@@risso75 it was lovely. We stayed in two different flats, can't remember the number of the first one, but the last one was lower down and was number 16.

[@jackmchammocklashing224]

I worked as an RN Radio Operator in the communications centre inside the Rock, Married quarters E block next door to Julies cafe, and along the road from the Edinburgh pub My wife took a job as a waitress in the cake shop opposite the governours in Main street near the Monks Flip Flop Even though the border was closed what an enjoyable time we had, Also sang in Gib Folk club and Inces hall

[@sallywatts4339]

I worked in the Piazza as a waitress in 1976,had a fabulous time. Went out with a guy called Terry and lived in the main street. Remember the Horseshoe restaurant, the Cabin and Strings run by a man called Peter.

[@mrdksj7467]

Peter wheatley

[@lablackzed]

​@@mrdksj7467 Sorry to tell you he pass away a few year's ago also strings and the Cabin bar no longer exist all the good places have gone Gibraltar is now overpriced and not the same anymore.

[@stephennelmes4557]

Captains cabin is now a pharmacy. Charlie's hole in the wall is gone, too. Shame.

[@laurenceoshea760]

Was there for three weeks in Feb/March 1970. Remember a pub called the Cabin...another one I think called Sugars...did the round the rock race...had a brief hour or so at the casino in the Rock hotel...and a number of fights with some Army/Navy guys.

[@rosinagraffione9474]

Walk down memory lane.

[@donspider1]

Gibraltar looks much better then than nowadays 😅

[@hughmcpeake3591]

Seems to be more Alamedia Gardens than Main Street

[@LOLProductionsGib]

Such a lovely throwback video! We are LOL Productions from Gibraltar and would like to use some footage of this clip, would it be ok?

[@risso75]

ok as long as its for non-commercial / educational use. Please credit accordingly also. thats all.

[@LOLProductionsGib]

Thanks! Check out our video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXnCc2ioeJt_iJI

[@lablackzed]

Was the video taken 8 th of October 72🤔

[@risso75]

early 1970s is all I know, I don't know the precide day it was filmed sorry.

[@Good_Luck_8619]

Let’s go to Burger King 😎

[@Good_Luck_8619]

Yo 😎