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This is the second in a series of slide shows contributed by Pastor Tom Johnson who was assigned to the 3rd Field Hospital (formerly American Community School) as a Chaplin’s Assistant and Medic from 1965 to 1966. When his son learned he was planning a visit to Viet-nam, in February 2008, he suggested taking [...] Pastor Thomas Johnson who was a Chaplin’s Assistant at 3rd Field Hospital from the Fall of 1965 to Spring of 1966 has been kind enough to contribute this slide show of photographs he took while in Saigon. These pictures will give you an idea of what Saigon was like during the year following the [...] Saigon Kid Steve Pryplesh brings us this awesome slide show presentation. He got it from and old Army buddy of his. It is quite a collection of pictures of Cap St-Jacques (Vung Tau), Saigon, Cho Lon and other sites around Viet-nam. They brought back many memories for Steve of 1959-61, 1971-72, and a visit [...] In April 2010 demolition began of the old Passage Eden, a central Saigon landmark. This short video shows areas of the building before all ‘tenants’ were ordered out on April 8th. At least 150 owners of apartments on floors three to five of the est. 1947 French colonial structure are resisting moves by the developer to force them to leave. Residents complain they are being offered about half market value on their flats. During the Vietnam War many journalists and broadcasters lived and worked in the Passage Eden. [1960-1975] Among other scenes, the video shows the shuttered Eden Room 422, the one time offices of the Associated Press. NBC News, the entrance covered by steel grating, was next door up until the end of 1975. I thought everyone might enjoy seeing Saigon the way it looked in 1955. This collection of films was taken in November 1955. Those of us Saigon Kids who were in Saigon prior to 1961, this is pretty much the way Saigon was when we were there. The rapid changes, in Saigon, seemed to have come after 1961 for the most part. |
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