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Slide Show: Memories of Saigon and Viet-nam

Admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:01:11 +0000

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 with his wife [...]

Bye Bye To Passage Eden in Saigon

Admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:41:05 +0000

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 [...]

Old Saigon The Way It Was In 1955

Admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:16:25 +0000

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 [...]

Kinh Do Theater Saigon – Now Playing: Man Of The Month – Ho Chi Minh

Admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:34:48 +0000

Welcome to Saturday At The Movies with Saigon Kids.

This week we’re at the Kinh Do Theater in old Saigon since this film is about the leader of the people who were responsible for the bombing of the theater. This film is from the 1960s TV show “The Twentieth Century” regular feature “Man Of The Month” narrated [...]

How Opium Led To You Becoming A Saigon Kid

Admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:02:23 +0000

Have you ever wondered what went on in Viet-nam and Saigon during the period between World War II and the mid to late 1950s when Americans started arriving in Viet-nam – and why?

I did, in my continuing quest to learn how I became a Saigon Kid.

This took me on a journey of discovery about [...]