Archive for July 2011
Nuns Out Front …
This is my all time favorite photo ( or at least in a group of 10 or so ) only because I was born here in this hospital back in 1953. I had posted this image up on the old site and I do not think I had that many comments on this image. Now, granted, I do not get too many visitors to this site since I have never advertised it anywhere, however, I thought with how many people were born here over 50 years or so I would have had a few reminisce their memories. And also with all of the nurses that had gone through nursing school at the hospital, I would have had a few mention their story, but no such luck. Maybe this time I will get a few stories … Thanks
Old Sacred Heart Hospital in the Early 1940’s …
I am not sure of the exact yeay this was made … I want to say 1941 or 42, but I have no idea. Maybe if someone could identify the cars in the photo, we could pin it down. I posted an aerial photo earlier that my dad had made back in the 1930’s and you did not see a parking lot across from the hospital. Also, note all of the trees out front of the hospital. I posted an exterior view several posts back and it did not have all of this foliage. As usual, all comments are welcomed …
Pensacola Home and Savings Association …
This photo was made back in 1960 sometime. I found a passbook savings account that my parents had started for me back when I was at Episcopal Day School when I was cleaning out my mother’s cedar chest. It is funny how she saved everything … report cards, receipts, etc. That is about it for now … thanks for looking!
San Carlos Hotel …
Another one of the San Carlos Hotel from around 1955 or so. This is probably the best photo of the exterior of the hotel that I have. This is cropped tighter than what is in the original negative and I will post it later when I run across it. Pensacola was sure a active and vibrant city during this time after World War II. Soldiers were coming back and getting out of the service and staying. The housing industry was growing, looks like people were buying cars and spending money … times were good! This is also one of my favorite images from this era that I have run across and cleaned-up. I will do some research on the San Carlos Hotel down at the Pensacola Historical Society and share it with you in the future. Thanks for looking …
Governor Leroy Collins …
This is a photograph my dad made of then Governor Leroy Collins when he was here back in the 1950’s for the Fiesta. I have a photo of him riding in a car in the parade that I will find and post later. I wish I had more to add … as usual, all comments are welcomed. Thanks for looking …
Aragon Court in the 1950’s …
I thought that I would follow up the ” Grounds Keeper ” up with this photo of Aragon Court taken back in the 1950’s, because if you look closely, in the back left of this image is the Admiral Mason Ball Park where the Pensacola Dons played. It shows what Ninth Avenue looked like south of Gregory Street in the mid-1950’s . And you know that the Aragon Courts were torn down back in the 1970’s and Aragon was built in it’s place back in the 1990’s. This is the only exterior view that I have found of the Admiral Mason Ball Park … I wish I had a close-up view of the entrance, but I do not. Thanks for looking …
Old Sacred Heart Hospital …
This is just another exterior view of the hospital that my father made. I thought this was one that had the nuns out front on the lawn, but I was mistaken … however, it still is a nice view, so I thought that I would leave it in. Thanks for looking.
The Grounds Keeper …
This is one of my all-time favorite photos … no special reason, except once you start looking at the photo all sorts of things start appearing. First, look at all of the trash lying on the grounds. Next, you see that there is a chicken wire fence separating the people in the stands from the players on the field, so all of this trash is from the players! I guess that they did not have trash cans back in the 1950’s or the players must have felt that the grounds keepers would pick up after them. Then you look at the grounds keeper himself … he has a smile on his face and he looks to be taking a lot of pride in his job. The guy has really looks to be enjoying himself … he is probably thinking to himself that he has a front row seat to the action, he gets in free and he is getting paid to be around a game that he obviously loves. The team must think a lot of him, because he is even included in a couple of the teams photos … I doubt that the Blue Wahoos are going to include their grounds keepers in their team photo. The Blue Wahoos, for those who do not know, is the name of the AA baseball team that will be playing at the new ballpark being built in downtown Pensacola. Thanks for looking …
John Wayne Arriving in Pensacola …
Here is John Wayne arriving in Pensacola, where he is scheduled the make the movie ” Wings of Eagles “. I believe he made the part of the movie that was filmed out at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1955, since the movie came out in 1957. The movie itself was rather depressing to me and the part with him in Pensacola only took up the first ten minutes or so of the movie. It shows an exciting little piece where he flies a plane through a hanger and it has some nice views of Pensacola Bay, but it goes downhill to me from there. If you are a hard-core John Wayne fan, I am sure you will love it. I wish I could identify the fellows in the background, however no such luck. If anyone knows, please let me hear from you. I have several more photos that my father made of ” Duke ” and even have an autographed photo to Frank that I will post later. As usual, all comments are welcomed …
Downtown Pensacola during a Hurricane in the 1950’s …
Do not know what hurricane this was or what the year was … maybe 1956 or 57. You can see where the fronts of the businesses are all boarded-up. This panorama photograph was made with a WideLux camera that my father had … I have posted other photos that he had made with this camera previously. All I can say is that downtown Pensacola has certainly changed since this photo was taken! If anyone has any comments … please let us hear them. Thanks, Frank.
