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Tellement simple mais tellement belle !

Mi tio vivia en 35 entre 50 y 52 Luis conocido en el barrio como el coyote alguien se acuerda de el?

Bien interesante esta foto y los comentarios, yo la verdad vivia por ahi y ni idea de q ese lugar existio,claro yo naci mucho despues de q eso lo tumbaron,pero no recuerdo nadie viejo por alli q me hubiera mencionado ese casino nunca

si , el casino inolvidable esos pinos guardan muchos recuerdos de todos los de santa fe si pudieran hablar imaginense , que tiempos aquellos verdad , saludos a todo santa fe y jaimanitas

You are a very good photographer. [Photographs of my wonderfull women.]()

Buenas, sali de Cuba muy joven pero mis padres se iban a mudar a Naroca, dentro de Brisas del Mar. Alguien se acuerda de un nuevo vecindario que se iba a llamar Naroca. En el 1959, cuando mis padres se pasaron por alla por ultima vez, solamente existia la entrada a Naroca y un parque infantil.

saludos para todos les habla el titi me alegro de encontral amistades del barrioo quien me reconosca q me hable el titi estoi en miami

French Frigate Shoals Naval Air Facility,

Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals

23.87 North / 166.28 West (Northwest of Hawaii)

Aerial view of French Frigate Shoals in 1943. National Archives photo.

This location is one of the most spectacular & distinctive airfields in the world.

It most closely resembles an aircraft carrier,

in that nearly every available acre of land of the island is taken up by its runway.

The French Frigate Shoals consist of a crescent-shaped atoll of small islands, 18 miles in diameter.

They are located 550 miles northwest of Honolulu.

The islands first played a part in WW2 when they were included in Japanese plans

to be used to refuel seaplanes from submarines in the sheltered waters of the atoll,

as part of their campaign to conquer Midway Island.

Such a refueling was successfully carried out in 1942 by two H8K Emily flying boats,

which was refueled by a submarine within the French Frigate Shoals atoll.

The seaplanes then mounted a bombing raid on Pearl Harbor,

although they were thwarted from hitting their targets by inclement weather.

Later in 1942, elements of the 5th Seabee Battalion arrived on Tern Island to begin construction of an airfield.

The island was only a few hundred feet long, yet was expanded by dredged coral

to create 3,100' x 275' runway & a ramp area sufficient for 24 single engine aircraft.

The expanded island's area encompassed 27 acres, of which 20 were taken up by the airfield.

On the meager remaining land, partially buried Quonset Huts were erected to serve as housing,

painted white to blend in with the surrounding coral.

The typical complement was 118 men, who rotated from Pearl Harbor on a three month tour.

The station was commissioned in 1943 as an auxiliary of NAS Pearl Harbor.

It served as an emergency landing strip & refueling stop for fighter squadrons transiting between Hawaii & Midway,

and provided surveillance of the surrounding area.

It was protected by a variety of anti-aircraft artillery.

After the end of WW2, the island was swept clean by a tidal wave in 1946,

after which point the base was closed by the Navy.

In 1952, the Coast Guard built a LORAN navigation beacon tower on the island,

along with a 20 man supporting facility.

The runway was used for a weekly mail & supply flight.

The Coast Guard installation continued in operation until 1979.

A 1961 NOAA aerial photo of French Frigate Shoals.

French Frigate Shoals Airfield, as depicted on the 1963 Pacific Enroute Chart (courtesy of John Voss).

Tern Island also played an interesting role during the early days of space flight.

During 1961-63, the Pacific Missile Range had a portable tracking station located at one end of the island,

operated by the Bendix Radio company, and staffed with 6-10 people.

PMR tracked not only the USAF Discoverer spacecraft but also the Soviet Union's space efforts,

including their first manned mission.

The PMR personnel lived in the Quonset Hut located about halfway down the runway,

and later, during the Starfish atomic tests, two house trailers were shipped to the island.

See: http://members.tripod.com/airfieldsfreeman/HI/AirfieldsW_Pacific.htm#frenchfrigate

janefati en que años estudiaste en el edison yo estudie en secundaria en el año 81 al 82 despues pase para la escuela de economia de 10 de octubre.en esos años era miembro del colectivo de los pioneros .un saludos para todos los que de una forma u otra estuvimos en esa escuela

Saludos Barbbaratg, Ave. de Italia, es la inolvidable CALLE GALIANO, desde Malecon hasta la Calle Reina, esa esq. corresponde a Galiano y Dragones, hacia la derecha se encuentra el Parque del Curita, antigua Plaza del Vapor.