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Latin America

Kid Berwyn

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21. Thank you for the heads-up.

Reply to malaise (Reply #17)

Sat Dec 30, 2023, 03:48 PM

Dec 2023

Just learned Up Park Camp was British Army HQ. Also discovered the facility holds the final resting places of veterans of World Wars I and II. We owe our freedom today to them.

History is fascinating. And it can help guide us to a better future.

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Rare footage of Jamaica and Jamaicans 1929 [View all] malaise Dec 2023 OP

Wow! Thanks for sharing. Callalily Dec 2023 #1

You're welcome malaise Dec 2023 #2

So cool! Beautiful people. Cars, horses, pushcarts sharing the road. quaint Dec 2023 #3

Love the young woman with the lovely smile malaise Dec 2023 #5

Agree. And her smile is wonderful. erronis Dec 2023 #6

Lost world Easterncedar Dec 2023 #4

Definitely needed to be nimble on the streets! erronis Dec 2023 #7

Gotten worse malaise Dec 2023 #16

Interesting, thanks. Home to one of the best rhythm sections ever, Sly & Robbie. nt TeamProg Dec 2023 #8

Agree re Sly & Robbie malaise Dec 2023 #12

that's a treasure. barbtries Dec 2023 #9

Thanks! DownriverDem Dec 2023 #10

They are our regular winter visitors malaise Dec 2023 #14

It would be fun to see some of those streets Leith Dec 2023 #11

Will ask one of the experts malaise Dec 2023 #15

Like being there, almost a century ago! Kid Berwyn Dec 2023 #13

They would have been happy campers in the sunshine malaise Dec 2023 #17

Thank you for the heads-up. Kid Berwyn Dec 2023 #21

Been to funerals at Camp malaise Dec 2023 #22

Kingston history malaise Dec 2023 #20

So nice to see video footage of days gone by - many thanks for sharing. n/t iluvtennis Dec 2023 #18

OT: Why are so many films of this era overcranked on playback? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #19