Negril Guides

I have been collecting Negril Guides for many years and will post some covers in this thread later. I havn't got a new Negril Guide in 2 years. Has the chamber of commerce stopped publishing them. How far back does your collection go?

we got one in our room at ROOMS last feb, soon come

This is the most current guide I have. It was still circulating in Feb 2012 when I was last in Negril where ever I asked for a guide. It is dated 2008. Does anyone of the boardies have a newer one or have you seen a newer one? They are wonderful snapshots of Negril at any moment in timeAttachment 20801. The guides began to be published by The Negril Chamber of Commerce in 1985 I believe ( the chamber started in 1983). The earliest one I have is dated 1987Attachment 20802. It advertises many businesses that have ceased to be that will make you nostalgic for earlier times such as this advertisement for Errol's recording studioAttachment 20803. I dont know how many people remember Errol or his mixes. That is a whole other thread which I would love to see...recorded music purchased in Negril over the years. I will be posting other guides and older ads in coming days. I hope that other boardies will help fill in the blanks and share their guide and the info in them.

Whats a cassette? :rolleyes:

there are 2012 guides in the hotels. just picked one up at CCLP.

Some time in the past: I believe negrilgail of the Tree-House used to ship them for a donation....anyone remember?

Here is the 1990 guide coverAttachment 20816
It includes an ad for Airways International limited with flights from Negril to Mo Bay,Port Antonio,Ocho and Tinson Pen Kingston. This airline predates the current Timair

The 1992 guide Attachment 20817is the first of my collection to mention the NEW Sunshine Village shopping center and the New HI-LO Supermarket. No longer was the SAV-A-Dollar the only supermarket in town.

Does anyone out there have 1985,1986, 1988,1989 or 1991 Negril guides? Please contact me if you do....I have multiples of many dates to trade.

here is the 1994-1995 Negril Guide. It marks the first time that the inside front cover advertises the Coral Seas Hotels which included the previously unaffiliated Gold Nuggett which previously always occupied the inside front coverAttachment 20891. You know these resorts today as
Gold Nuggett= Coral Seas Garden
Coral Seas Beach=Sunshine on the Beach
Coral Seas Cliff=Sunshine on the Cliff

The 1996 guide is the first with full color photography for the coverAttachment 20892 and the first guide to have an advertisement for the Pickled Parrot....I miss that place

Oh man I miss the Pickled Parrot too!
Can you scan the ad? Would love to see it

These are great, thanks for sharing!

I am glad that there are folks out there who find this thread informative and fun.
The Pickled Parrot could have been right out of Casablanca....I dont rememAttachment 20893ber the beach location only the cliff.
I am happy to oblige Marley