Old Negril Photos

[johng]

Hey Original Spanky,

What is going on these days at the site of the Villlas Negril and the entire complex, shopping center, etc... Seems like prime real estate overlooking Negril Beach??

[original spanky]

hello John, hate to say but don't ever go up the hill any more. ed

[johng]

Yes Spanky,

No reason to I guess

[Rambo]

that first photo looks like the walkway through NBCC ???

[johng]

I think that it might have been at the Tree House, not sure though

[original spanky]

john, i stayed in an a frame on the beach around late 70's and it was just for the last few nights of a trip after a week or so in red ground. i have never neen able to remember where it was but i do remember i stayed on the top and there were stairs from the outside leading there. once inside it was just a few feet high so you pretty much went there to sleep. i was by myself so main requirement was cheap does that sound like the a frame you are familair with ?

[johng]

Hey Original Spanky,

The A-Frame as I remember it had a front and back half. The front half face the beach and the was some vegetation planted between the beach and front of the A-Frame that had a front porch with wooden chairs. Once inside the front half there were two single beds on either side of the room and a ladder up to a loft that had an additional bed (beds?). I do not remember any stairs from the outside. The back side of the A-Frame faced the road and was as I remember a small room with two single beds. The roof was a true thatched roof and you can see the above photo which shows the side of the building. Back in the mid 70's early 80's I don't remember any other A-Frames on the beach so I can not be sure if we are talking about the same place or not. If you stayed with Miss Gloria you wouldn't forget her. She was truly a Mother Hen looking over her flock, no nonsense lady who if you were above board, honest and trouble free you were always welcome. If you were short on Breads she would always help you out. Unfortunately I stopped going to Jamaica for a few years due to family and career but did stop in when I was there in 1999 and very sad to hear Miss G had passed but happy to see that Likkle Barry had kept the place going. When I get back there I will check him.

[captaind]

I always stop by and see Barry. Migg G used to carry school books for him and did some teaching.

Gloria always loved him specially.

I'll say hello next Sunday

Cap

[Miranda]

Love the pics of Miss G's yard. I stayed there for several months in 89 and have many pictures of the yard, the A-frame, No-Name Bar, Howard, Wayne, Thumper, Shorty & all the usual suspects. Miss Gloria was ill when I was there so didn't come out of the house much, but Miss Lynn was in charge and ran a pretty tight ship. I wish I had a scanner, I'd share my pics. Those were some days I'll never forget. Exactly as you said - laid back, no-problem, lazy days, with the odd bit of drama thrown in periodically just to keep things interesting!

[johng]

Hi Miranda,

The last time I stayed with Miss Gloria was in 1987 and then due to career and family didn't get back to Jamaica until 1999 so there was a pretty big gap there. When I visited Barry in 99 I sadly learned of Miss G's passing. I must say that in all the times I stayed with her she never had a cross word with me. I gave her the respect that she deserved and got the same in return. I remember Carl, Howard and Maureen and of course Barry. Miss G had a boyfriend (Mr. Pat) who drove a white Cooper automobile. There were certainly times of odd drama thrown in usually a visitor that got too high or was outright crazy to begin with that did something stupid. But so is the case everywhere. The island is truly magical and has it's own magnetic forces that keeps drawing you back for more.