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Laugh when I hear the term, good old days, as I am sure there are many more to come, but these are a blast from our past visits to Negril. Some from Miss Gloria's yard with the infamous A-Frame. Also one of Barry, hasn't changed too much through the years. Went and had a cold one with him this March past.
Some more from Miss G's and some of the characters there!!! Crooksie and his son Ashman did some of the best woodwork at the time...and of couse Wilbur and his donkey.
Just up West End Road was the first place we stayed at called the White Bird cottages with Uncle Willy and Mama and their family. It was a great place, cheap clean and a good vibe. You could rent a cabin, rent a hammock or camp....and some wise words were posted around the property!!
A few pics of the roundabout in town, the hammock park in the cliffs with Campbell, and an early morning on Negril beach, as you can tell by the shadows! Maybe we were just heading home after a good show at the Treehouse....saw Rita Marley there one night with the I Threes and Ziggy. Oh, and parasailing off the beach, cause that was so safe then!!!!
And a few more randoms....the beach in front of Miss G's, The Rocky Dell, where Gus made the best lobster dinners in the West End, a great day spent sailing, and lastly the Patio at the T Water. Looked like a great place to have our wedding, and we did just that in '87.
Thanks for the pictures. I still stay at Barrys. My best fried the late Ken Kiesler stayed at Glorias from the 70s till the 90's. Great memories.
It's always nice to see how Negril was in days past. My memories of Negril began in 1990 and it certainly has changed.
Holy porn stash batman!
we first went in '84..certainly not as many people runnin to and fro.....many fewer cars :)
By the early 80's Negril still hadn't grown too much, still not too many hotels and very few all inclusive hotels other than Negril Beach Village / Hedonism. There were still many Mom & Pops and you could still pitch a tent if so inclined. I didn't visit Negril between 1987 and 1997 and was surprised when I did return to see the rapid growth and development. Significant beach erosion, beach water wasn't nearly as clean and traffic was like I-95. Back in the early 80's you had a Supermarket at the Villas and a couple of grocery stores (Wharf Club Store) and that was it. Plenty of small shops to have a beer and food. Back then it was a rather inexpensive vacation where the exchange rate was still pretty even between USD & JD. Unfortunately times change but Negril will always be a special place. When did the A-Frame at Miss Gloria's finally come down??? That was a landmark!!!!
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