Subic Bay – Page 137 – 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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Zc553. ID: DNST8201683. An aerial view of the city of Olongapo. The bridge that leads to the Naval Base, Subic Bay, is visible at bottom right.
Date Shot: 28 AUG 1981 Camera Operator: PHC LARRY FOSTER

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Zc494. This is one of three images on Rizal Ave. near the Olongapo Market, as the lead picture showed it flooded here about hip high and the shops are cleaning up.

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Zc493. This is one of three images on Rizal Ave. near the Olongapo Market, as the lead picture showed it flooded here about hip high and the shops are cleaning up.

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Zc492. This is one of three images on Rizal Ave. near the Olongapo Market, as the lead picture showed it flooded here about hip high and the shops are cleaning up.

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Zc491. This is the Marikit Park area in Olongapo City. We see the Marikit Park with one of the former USN fighter planes which were mounted on the former base but were put here and we see the new SM Mall going up. The 2nd USN fighter planes was near the former convention hall, at this time I don’t what happened to that plane.

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Zc498. On the next day, the 25th July, I checked the roads of Bo. Barretto, this is one of nine images, (refers to the album), we are looking at Jolo Street, the one I live on, when it intersects with the Rizal Street.

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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.