Durant Tower, King Street. This photo was taken in January 1980 from the Queens Cross Street corner. The Tower nor the small building no longer stand. The man with the hat on the extreme right looks like Dove, an excellent Crucian artist. Below appears a second photo taken the same day but with no yellow streak and not as red. Unfortunately, I never got to see the inside of this house. In 1980, it had already begun to deteriorate and eventually burned down. The hurricanes that would hit St. Croix beginning in 1989 finished it off. |
09/23/06, 06/09/20 |
More Views of St. Croix |
Wasps making a nest on a seaside grape tree. We call these jackspana, from Jack Spaniard. |
A tray filled with pasteles, made by Ma. |
The Durant Tower as seen through the eyes of Dove. This painting was bought from Dove and hangs in my bedroom |
The mural on King Street, between Hill and Market Streets. This photo was taken in 1978. |
A Hermit Crab, in and out of its shell. On St. Croix it is called Soldier (Soulja) Crab. |
<----- Dove (Lloyd Braffith), a great artist. Click here and here for more information about this great artist. |
A Blue Pigeon perched on a limb of a tamarind (taman, tambran) tree. A regal bird with a regal song. |
April 19, 2020 - I began cleaning out my closets a while back since I decided to rent the small room of my apartment to a friend. I had to shift things around which had been stored in the closets to make space. In so doing, I decided to get rid of the many photo albums I had stored in the foyer closet. Damn, I did not know I had that many photo albums. Before shredding the photos/postcards and souvenirs, I looked at them and decided to keep a few. I will post what I saved and scanned on various pages. Some photos and postcards may be posted on other pages. Everything posted will be as scanned without adjusting the photo for color, clarity, etc. What you see is what you get. Watermark will not be added. No kallaloo here, just simplicity. Below are the photos/postcards/souvenirs being added. Keep in mind, some may be duplicates. Enjoy!!! |
Remember this? Baron Spot. Every time we went to C'sted, we'd stop here. Today, the area is a mall. The good old days! (c) Quensel or Quenzel, April 1988. |
This and the next 3 cards are postcards. Caribbean Classic Series (c) 1986, Pamela Kerschner |
This photo was taped to a menu. It's Whim Greathouse but I have no other information. |
This, and next card, are blank cards. Whim Greathouse. (c) Charles H. Overly (I think.) |
The cook house. (c) Charles H. Overly (?) |