flyfishinPam - 5-28-2010 at 01:07 PM
Hey there-
I would be very interested in old photos of the Loreto-Mulege-Valle area. Areal or ground level photos would be great especially those of places that
are now developed.
I am putting together a poster to represent our programs in the Loreto area and it will be displayed at the Hotel Ariaza in La Paz on June 10th in the
afternoon. I don't know if its open to the public but Edna and I will be there to explain our programs and answer questions. This is part of the
Waterkeeper Alliance annual conference that is taking place in La Paz, BCS from June 9-12. This is first time its been held outside of the US or
Canada, and its an honor for Mexico to be hosting this.
if you'd rather e-mail me then shoot me a U2U but it would make a fun thread if some were posted here, hopefully I can find some of my pre-dig camera
snapshots to scan.
thanks mucho
flyfishinPam - 5-29-2010 at 04:15 PM
A couple of shots from a plane from 1992. The center of town and the south end of Loreto Shores. I know I have Nopolo before the condos, Loreto Bay
and El Camino Real hotel but can't find it.
LaTijereta - 5-30-2010 at 12:57 PM
Here are a few..let me know if this what you are looking for?
1983 Mission Hotel
1996 Juncalito
Aqua Premeria
Old Loreto Malacon
Playa Looking North @ Old La Pinta Hotel (1984)
Jamie's Condos @ Malacon
[Edited on 5-30-2010 by LaTijereta]
flyfishinPam - 5-30-2010 at 07:22 PM
Love the old malecon shot. It may be looking like that again pretty soon when they repave that one. There are some good shots on the Hidden Port
Yacht Club website of Puerto Escondido from 1978-2009
[Edited on 5-31-2010 by flyfishinPam]
Paula - 5-30-2010 at 09:42 PM
Pam and Tijereta,
I love these old pictures. Sadly, we didn't come soon enough to have any oldies to share ;-)
I couldn't find the old shots on the HPY website.
LaTijereta - 5-31-2010 at 07:01 AM
1996..Loreto North Town View..
There were only a few structures north of the old La Pinta Hotel
Ken Bondy - 5-31-2010 at 10:01 AM
Loreto 1990:
wilderone - 5-31-2010 at 11:11 AM
This was taken in Loreto in July 1986- My dad went fishing with them - do you know them?
[Edited on 5-31-2010 by wilderone]
wilderone - 5-31-2010 at 11:14 AM
The cove at Isla Coronado - 1999
wilderone - 5-31-2010 at 11:18 AM
Was going to paddle to the coast shore in this (from Isla Coronado), but wind came up - caught a ride with a fisherman:
Paula - 5-31-2010 at 01:49 PM
Ken, it's too bad Stereolandia didn't hang in there-- I'm sure they'd do a BOOMING business now
I sure miss Playa Blanca restaurant. I wonder if the shop downstairs belonged to Maria back then. She is one of the first people I met in Loreto
when we came for the first time in 2001. She's around the corner with her shop at her house now. She always had such good stories, and the time to
tell them.
Thank you for these pictures, and thank you wilderone too!
LaTijereta - 5-31-2010 at 02:39 PM
Playa Blanca around 1994.. The ladder is still there today, and Brenda who took over the bar this year is working on
getting the upper level working..including the ladder
PE around 1976 was a great beach to camp on..Bay only had a few boats on anchor..including our yellow Sea Ray
1996 > PE looked peaceful from this location, looking south at the back bay area..
Ken Bondy - 5-31-2010 at 03:53 PM
Loreto Airport, April, 1975:
flyfishinPam - 5-31-2010 at 06:19 PM
Totally cool photos, especially the PLaya Blanca ones. Francisco will love them. that place will never be the same its history but cool, here's a
couple more first from 1992 of Plaza Juarez and the second from 1985 (not mine) of the Malecon from just south of Hidalgo to just north of Juarez
flyfishinPam - 5-31-2010 at 06:22 PM
I'd like a shot like that second one from 1985 but from 2010. Any of you pilotos have one?
Pompano - 5-31-2010 at 07:21 PM
Loreto airport around 1979. (Bignose joke on an old buddy whose nose we used for shade..)
Pam, I have many old aerial photos of Loreto and area from the 60's thru the 80's..unfortunately they are a few thousand miles away. Along with some
town and water scenes. I will post them here in about a month if you still need them.
Good luck with the project.
Found a couple more in my photo morgue
Pompano - 5-31-2010 at 09:05 PM
Top left = 1978 Coyote Bay (land to the right of house is now fully developed)
Top right = 1978 Cocos Beach (unchanged today)
Bottom left = 1976-1983 Posada Concepcion Park (completely rebuilt today)
Bottom right = 1976-1983 Aerial of Posada and hill homes.
Downtown street ..Pemex station..Mulege 1975
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Santispac 1961
Santispac 1963
Santispac 1974
Santispac 2010
Posada Concepcion 1974 - 1979
Posada Concepcion 1974-1979
Posada Concepcion 2006
Aerial of Posada Concepcion 1978
Burros beach in background - 1979
1975 Mulege - river view from Mission overlook
Conception Bay peninsula - Painted Canyon 1959 - 2009
Posada annex - 1973 Airstream rally - 1st Baja caravan 100 units
When Mulege still had dirt streets. Most main streets paved now.
1979 Punta Chivato hotel aerial
1982 San Jose del Cabo - Cabo area ..the Corridor beaches
1977 Coyote aerial and Burros beach next door. Top of point between the two.
Beats the heck outta me...I think we wandered over to the Pacific to surf the plane.
Ken Bondy - 6-1-2010 at 09:12 AM
Anybody remember Denise?
El Presidente Hotel in January 1981:
The picture above was taken just a few weeks after the hotel opened. I happened to notice this humorous excerpt from my log:
"Left Pescadero Sunday morning for Loreto. Runway 34-16 in Loreto is in excellent condition. Stayed at new Hotel El Presidente about 10 minutes
south of airport. Place is LUXURIOUS. Friendly crew and good food. Natural black-sand beach with imported white sand. This place gave us cultural
shock, it is lavish. Doesn't seem to belong in Baja. That night it rained. Everything flooded, no drains, lost power, no water. Now it seemed to
belong more."
[Edited on 6-1-2010 by Ken Bondy]