St. John pictures, 1985

suzanna945 · Post by **suzanna945** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:34 am

We were going through some old photo albums and found a few shots from our first visit to the island in 1985....thought people might enjoy seeing them....many, many villas have sprung up in the hillsides of Coral Bay since then!

welcome to st john 1985 by suzanna945, on Flickr

coral bay shot A 1985 by suzanna945, on Flickr

st john road 1985 by suzanna945, on Flickr

coral bay hillside 1985 by suzanna945, on Flickr

1985 coral bay shot by suzanna945, on Flickr

And to compare....this was the same shot of Coral Bay in 2010:

Coral Bay 2010 by suzanna945, on Flickr

toni · Post by **toni** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:50 pm

Loved this, thanks for posting them!

Any more?

Nancie-Pa · Post by **Nancie-Pa** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:07 pm

I love seeing pics like this! Thanks for sharing.

PatrickMcc · Post by **PatrickMcc** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 2:13 pm

Great pictures. We have pictures starting in 1983 but they are faded. Did your become so sharp and clear when you scanned them to the computer?

suzanna945 · Post by **suzanna945** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:18 pm

These are the only ones I have from 1985. They do look nice and sharp; they've been in a photo album with protective plastic sheets covering the pages since then, so that's most likely why they held up so well.

ski2play · Post by **ski2play** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:38 am

Your pictures are sweet! Thanks for sharing.

Myheart'sinSTJ · Post by **Myheart'sinSTJ** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:37 am

great pictures, thanks for sharing with us

ccinhbg · Post by **ccinhbg** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:54 am

If you haven't seen them, STJ Historical Society has some great photos of the island from years and years ago. http://www.stjohnhistoricalsociety.org/Photographs.htm

lark22 · Post by **lark22** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:40 am

so cool -- thanks for posting these!

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