These photos were all taken on or near the only route through Olongapo that the average Sailor or Marine could use at this time. Married military personnel who lived in Olongapo had more leeway about where they could go. In effect, most of Olongapo was off-limits to single Sailors and Marines. The photo immediately below was taken in a off-limits area, even though it was taken not far from Rizal Avenue. Don’t it look scary? I tell ya folks, I was takin’ my life in my hands! Seriously, being caught in an off-limits area without permission could get you in trouble. However, if you kept an eye out for the Shore Patrol and didn’t dawdle, you could move around in off-limits areas. I did...not often, but I did it.
The first two photos were taken with my first camera, an Agfa Iso-Flash Rapid, which was merely a very simple box camera. I quickly realized that it was inadequate for serious photography and bought a Miranda Sensorex 35mm camera. These photos taken on the Agfa are not the way the prints actually look. I had to do a lot of work on these images. In fact, I’ve done some work on all of them.
A side street off of Rizal Ave. not far from where the first photo was taken. Such side streets were off limits to most military personnel.
In the distance, mid-right, in the photo below is the Sherry Club, where Filipino Rock legend Resty Fabunan played for some years in the late 1960s to mid 1970s. lifestyle.inquirer.net/... (long)
Rizal Avenue near 9th Street (?) The intersection of Rizal & Magsaysay is about a block behind me.
Out of sight to the left in the photo below is the Sierra Club, probably the largest bar in Olongapo and consistently popular.
Just south of the intersection of Rizal Ave. and Magsaysay Dr., looking toward Main Gate (out of sight)--the two vehicles in the foreground are called jeepneys. They have not been made from surplus Jeeps for a long time.
Base employees (and a few military personnel) streaming out of the Main Gate into Olongapo shortly after 1630 (4:30 PM) on a weekday
