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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.

Zc488

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.

Zc487

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.

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Zc480. The Olongapo City cemetery, near the Kalaklan Bridge suffered two landslides, this is the bigger one and made the National news.

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Zc479. Walking on the National Road from Barretto to the Kalaklan Gate of the SBFZ; this is power transformer station at Halfmoon Beach/Valley, it looks they got hit by the flood also. I had to run my generator for 30 hours.

Zc484

Zc484. One new something has been built here near the Kalaklan Gate, where the Navy Investigating Service (NIS) Building used to be. Much of the old Naval Station is now called the Central Business District area of the SBFZ. The area on both sides of the old Water Front Road is now the Moonbay Marina District.

Zc482

Zc482. After the Mt. Pinatubo explosion the Navy built several of these large Quonset type huts. These two are near the Kalaklan Gate; this is a nice comparison view before and after.

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Zc477. Walking on the National Road from Barrio Barretto to the Kalaklan Gate of the SBFZ, this is above Sierra Beach, just leaving Barretto. This picture is interesting because of several reasons- the water rushing down and the fresh water connections, they are new, and maybe a year ago all these people living here on the slopes got their fresh water connection-FINALLY!

Zc476

Zc476. This public utility place near Dagupan Street in Barrio Barretto got flooded. Left is an example that people do not always agree with the Government, market stands were built there but the people do not want to use them. The market stands remain on Rizal Street where they cause traffic congestion but that is where the people like and use those stands where they are; Barretto’s Tally Papa.