Subic Bay – Page 135 – Philippine-Sailor

Media Category: Subic Bay

This category encompass, the former Subic Bay Naval Base,-Naval Station,-Naval Air Station Cubi Point, the former Olongapo Naval Station,-the prewar Olongapo Town and the present Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

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Zc497. On the next day, the 25th July, I checked the roads of Bo. Barretto, this is one of nine images, (refers to the album), Rizal St. crosses the Maquinaya River about 50 meters ahead.

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Zc496. On the next day, the 25th July, I checked the roads of Bo. Barretto, this is one of nine images (refers to the album), one of the side streets of Rizal Street got muddy.

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Zc495. Back in Barretto I wanted to drink a beer and I discovered that our VFW 11447 also got flooded and it was closed to clean up. That is our VFW Post across the street.

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Zc486. This is the Tappan Park of the former Naval Station, the park is not always maintained the way it should. It, the church, and the Spanish Gate are about the only things left from the pre WWII Olongapo Naval Station. After we (the US Navy) left in 1992 a stature of James Gordon Sr. was added.

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Zc485. One of two shots of the beach along the old Water Front Road of the former Naval Station, this area is now the Moonbay Marina District. Karl on his walk thru SBFZ 2018-07-24, much of this trash ended up here on the Subic Bay Freeport Zone Beach because of the heavy rains on the 22nd Jul. SBFZ had the beach cleaned up in about 10 days, what a job! This happens every time during heavy rains. Too many people live on the slopes of the surrounding hills of Subic Bay.

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Zc490. This is the Hospital Road, next to the Marikit Park and used to go the hospital, museum and the convention center. All three establishments are torn down, are gone and a 2nd and bigger SM Mall is going up.

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Zc489. This is a shot of the circle, rotunda, at the intersection of Magsaysay Drive and Rizal Ave. in Olongapo. Straight ahead the road is called Rizal Extensions and the traffic now runs ONE WAY along Rizal Extension, before the drainage canal, the traffic must turn left or go straight across the Rizal Bridge into SBFZ. Then at the main gate bridge, the traffic turns left again and follows Magsaysay Drive ONE WAY back to the rotunda.

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Zc488, This shot is along the Rizal Extension Ave. in Olongapo City, the rotunda is still there; the traffic routing changed (one Way-good I think) and new tall and large buildings went up.

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Zc487. This is the Tappan Park of the former Naval Station, the park is not always maintained the way it should. It, the church, and the Spanish Gate are about the only things left from the pre WWII Olongapo Naval Station. After we (the US Navy) left in 1992 a stature of James Gordon Sr. was added.

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Zc481. This post Mt. Pinatubo large Quonset type hut was modified to become a church. This is near the Kalaklan Gate. The large Quonset type huts were built by the Navy after Mt. Pinatubo to replace some collapsed buildings.