Here are some more photos from Tony in Australia who's family were regular visitors in the late 50s - early 60s. I'm sure we all recognise the location of the 2nd and 3rd photos. The 2nd one looks to me like the bar/restaurant seats running along the promenade in front of the town hall and then the promenade with the town hall in the background.As for the 1st one which I should think will be Tony's family sat at the table, I just cant place where abouts it could be....any ideas ?
Great photos - how things have changed.
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The pictures are great that must have bin one expensive bit of gear they are so clear.Are you in them Tony?My god Scoo you are in the 2nd one is it the start of the boat race
ReplyDeleteoh look at the wee lads with the cowboy hats on that is a blast from the past
ReplyDeletetalk to me direct frank. no swear words this time eh ?
ReplyDeleteI didnt know it was you I cant see the problem putting you name on It is easy
ReplyDeleteOh by the way Dylan people who dont put there name on are Prats
ReplyDeletefrank be honest. the blast from the past line? read my comments on "more from tony batey" page and get back to me. in your own time,theres no rush.
ReplyDeleteSorry to step in and break up the fight children! The trouble is every time you place a comment I get an email notifying me. So could I ask you to please move your fight into the playground over on the Message Board, this way I dont get anything sent to my email address.....sorry to be a spoil sport :-(
ReplyDeleteBy all means comment on the photos as you have before, I do like a bit of feedback from them....Thanks a lot....Jackie
In the top pic is the man related to Frank .. Because all them people are waiting for him to buy his round ... just like I waited for Frank when it was his turn ...
ReplyDeleteMax Pax Enanue
You never in your life bought a drink before we went into the custerd beast.You allways made sure you came of that beach LAST just after Scoo.I was the first on at the bar every day I ended up with the biggest bill
ReplyDeletemax you've nailed your colours to the mast and i respect that. your letters are always warm and expressive and i enjoy reading them. we could do with more like you. liked you way back when but your even nicer and funnier in print. keep them comin in lad.
ReplyDeleteI never shy to go to the bar!!not like some hay Max's?? do you remember them drinking comp's Fankie was rubish at them
ReplyDeleteMy gub was not as big as your's Scoo . Max if i remember you tossed your's over your shoulder.I was putting up a roof today in the rain thinking What have i done
ReplyDeleteFrank to respect Jackies wishes i'll keep this brief.I sent you the action man quip cos you hurt a friend of mine with an anonymous remark a while ago and i've been waiting to even the score.stanley had nothing to do with,though i'm dissapointed with him for jumpin in and makin a big show of bein in your gang. the shrink remark? lets just say i was bein cruel to be kind,though i doubt you'll see it that way. FIN.
ReplyDeleteYou are off your rocker. Mixed up ?Now i am going back to enjoy this site FIN. John i have some pictures when i move ill send them to Jakie
ReplyDeleteYO frank.... the first photo the guy who took that was he 18ft tall?. YO dylan... were you in the magic roundabout?
ReplyDeleteHahah i think he is on a ladder.Have you been on holiday?you have bin a wee bit quite
ReplyDeleteAll together now a 123,I'm singing in the rain,just singing in the rain what a glorious felling I'm hap,hap,happy again,ang about,thumbs out,ROOCHA CHAR,ROOCHA CHAR,ROOCHA CHAR CHAR CHAR.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed that.
John.
Don't know why I think this- just a hunch, but I think the last pic is maybe what was the Hotel Miramar by the town hall? Not sure what it is called now, it is just at the bottom of the street where Ome Toom was?
ReplyDeleteOops sorry, meant the first pic.
ReplyDeleteYes Debbie, I thought it looked as though it is on that same street between the swing seats and the hotels, the Miramar is still there. If it is there's no chance of sitting there now!
ReplyDeleteknees bent knees bent roocha char roocha char what a glorious feeling hahah nice one John Well Max or Scoo or Pat
ReplyDeleteRAH RAH RAH Hey Frank yeah was in tenerife for a break ah keep dippin in an out cos ah tend to look at the blog when am at work then ah get busy or pissed and forget eh heh heh. take care mate am really lookin forward to next year
ReplyDeleteThanks Jackie for posting the pix - hope they're of interest to others. Digging through all the general chat, I get the feeling one or two of you might be interested in the actual contents of the photos. Jackie has quite a few more of my old shots, and I'll send still more if there's any interest. The 'wee lads with the cowboy hats' are myself (I'm the wee-est) and my brother, with our mother. When you consider I'm now nearly 60, my brother is 63, and Mum died earlier this year aged 83, you get some idea of how long ago it was. I'd say c. 1957-58. Yes, Jackie, you'd be right about the location of the bar near the beach-front. No idea re the rest, but the group shots (apart from my brother and mother) are not family, but a mix of locals and fellow tourists. Your crack about the bloke isn't so far from the truth - I was told he was a bit of a gold-digger who was engaged to the girl he's holding in this shot, but was interested only in her family's money. Some things never change. As Jackie knows, I'm trying to find old photos of the original Costa Encantada, which was on the same site as the present hotel, but in the 50s that was way out in the middle of nowhere. I've sent Jackie one very grainy old shot of the main building, and a few of my parents with the hotel's open-air dining hall in the background. A far cry from today's air conditioned multi-service hotels, but we thought it was brilliant.
ReplyDeleteHi Tony,everyone who worked Lloret will be interested in your pics,it's great to see theses kind of photo's trying to work out what's what,Jackie when you coming over to the costa del sol again,
ReplyDeleteJohn.
Hi John We'll be down there from 4th Jan till 22nd of March, and looking forward to now. Although we love it here, we do need a change of scenery, so we'll be coming to Fuengirola to see you.
ReplyDeleteThere is a shop just of Paris Square, that for as long as I have been here was a shop selling shampoo and stuff, however a few weeks ago it seems to have changed hands, and the window is full of old Lloret Pics from around the turn of the last century onwards.
ReplyDeleteWhether the new owner is selling such photos, or just using them to decorate his windows until he opens is unclear, but next time I pass I will ask him if he has any old pics of the Costa Encantada.
Thanks Debbie, that would be great if you would. I just dont believe how totally useless this town is for info. I've got nowhere so far, but I've told Tony I wont give up trying for him.
ReplyDeleteMy god Tony did they have planes 60 years ago I still use them today joke joke sorry about that.Keep the pictures coming in Tony i am hooked
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