Photos of bygone days in Tenerife

[LUCKY]

Tenerife days of old.Please enjoy the links :flatcap::feret::feret::feret::feret:

http://expediatenerifeproperty.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/old-photos-of-los-cristianos-in-tenerife-the-way-it-once-was/#jp-carousel-1627

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32381108@N00/sets/72157624442278926/show/

[murph]

Tenerife days of old.Please enjoy the links :flatcap::feret::feret::feret::feret:

http://expediatenerifeproperty.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/old-photos-of-los-cristianos-in-tenerife-the-way-it-once-was/#jp-carousel-1627

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32381108@N00/sets/72157624442278926/show/

As a lover of Tenerife - and Los Cristianos in particular - I can honestly say I think these are some of the best pics I have ever seen!

[ribuck]

Those are absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much for posting.

[sunseeker]

Those are great. Don't you wonder about the children in some of them? Their probably still alive. I wonder who they are.

[timmylish]

I stayed in Peurto DLC some 44 years ago for my first ever time on Tenerife, hired a Fiat Panda with pedals thru' the floor and came down to the South on a couple of days and I recall scenes as depicted in a few of these photos. So, so many memories. Sat in a small bar in what was to become the church square and was offered a couple of hundred hectares of land for a pittance! Oh to have the benefit of hindsight! I think it may have been the following year that the very beautiful Elizabeth Taylor (before she used too much lipstick and did horrible things to her lovely hair) brought Richard Burton on holiday here. They bought some land (probably the same as I had been offered) near to where TRG is now!
Have to say the photos are brilliant.

[princessmonika]

we first came to tenerife 1978 it was still not so built up -- we use to walk over ruff ground from las americas to los cris- well times do change -love tenerife-- nice to see those photos before 1978 thank you very much for posting them

[bonitatime]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/21/6aduba7u.jpg

Been coming since 1971 when ther were 4/5 hoteles across the South

[princessmonika]

one we stayed in was eldorado in playa las americas

[Malteser Monkey]

Tenerife days of old.Please enjoy the links :flatcap::feret::feret::feret::feret:

http://expediatenerifeproperty.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/old-photos-of-los-cristianos-in-tenerife-the-way-it-once-was/#jp-carousel-1627

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32381108@N00/sets/72157624442278926/show/

Can't open the first link

[Ecky Thump]

Can't open the first link

Well, you've got a problem, because we can!:cheeky:

[Foz]

I wonder what the people in the photos think of how it's all changed!

[Malteser Monkey]

Well, you've got a problem, because we can!:cheeky:

:cry::cry::cry::cry:

I expect a comment like that from AJ but not from you:lol:

[clivey]

Fabulous insight on the development of tourism

the link is a keeper for sure

[Moderator]

I have seen a lot of these pics before, on restaurant walls, and have always wanted them.
Thanks to you :bowdown: I now have them.

[slodgedad]

I wonder what the people in the photos think of how it's all changed!

Wouldn't it be great if someone recognized anyone in the pics?

[Ecky Thump]

Wouldn't it be great if someone recognized anyone in the pics?

Well your certainly old enough to have been in most of them!:cheeky:

[slodgedad]

Well your certainly old enough to have been in most of them!:cheeky:
Caught me sitting in front of tthe straw hut. Well spotted....:)

[kingbaker]

Well your certainly old enough to have been in most of them!:cheeky:

ET behave yourself!! Even MM wouldn't say that:p:(:(:(:D

[Malteser Monkey]

Well your certainly old enough to have been in most of them!:cheeky:


ET behave yourself!! Even MM wouldn't say that:p:(:(:(:D

Well I'm sorry to say I was just typing the reply when I spotted Ecky's post !

"Well if anyone can you can Slodgie":respect::cheeky:

[Angusjim]

Well, you've got a problem, because we can!:cheeky:

Only one!! Ecky you are being kind:lol::wave:

[blondie]

Lovely pics. I have always wanted to have a conversation with one of t he elderly fishermen in the harbour area to ask what their views are on what tourism has done to their village. Ialways think they may just be tolerating us all wandering around but on the other hand ,it brings much needed employment to their families. It does not seem so long ago that the walk from Las Americas to Los Cristianosalong the coast line was just a dirt track and the first hotel we remembered being built there was the Med Palace. I could not even begin to count the number of times we stillwalk along that shoreline and come into LC still enthralledwith it as that first day. Something about Tenerife that gladdens your heart,I always feel as if I am coming home.Long may it continue.

[essexeddie]

Got some of those pics in the apartment, There used to be a photographer at the bottom of the stairs near the church in LC. Sadly he's gone now. But there is another one just up the fork road by the Revron who sells old picures.

[debi]

we first came to tenerife 1978 it was still not so built up -- we use to walk over ruff ground from las americas to los cris- well times do change -love tenerife-- nice to see those photos before 1978 thank you very much for posting them
I too remember the rough ground between the 2 resorts.
I have a photo too of my daughter when she was about 3, shes now 20 standing on the bit of ground where the safai centre now sits.
the old photos are great - ive always had a fascination with the old house on the beach at los cristianos so it was lovely to see that how it used to be. I have researched this but have nit managed to find any information about it. Does anyone know the background of the story? I would love to know

[blondie]

Is that the villa beyond the Arona Gran, I have always wondered about that house too. One person we did ask said it once belonged to Liz Taylor and Richard Burton but I have my doubts . I know they had been in LC as we have seen photos of them in a hotel somewhere. Perhaps the person in the house now does not want anyone knowing who they are , so we might never know

[essexeddie]

That rumour has been kicking around for years, don't know if its true

[Margaretta]

Liz Taylor and Richard Burton's picture was at the Hotel Oasis Moreque. Your question about their possible villa home has been asked here many times and I'd LOVE to know too! Some people say it was the big villa on the coasthill at Fanabe? Then there is the Omar Sharif theory but he is also reputed to have a villa in Lanzarote. All dream places and wishing we really knew. Perhaps some of Blondie's elderly fishermen would know? AND I want a multimillionaire to buy one for me....pleeeeese....:pray:

[kingbaker]

In yer dreams mrs. !!

Unless he has a sister for me of course.:(:p:rolleyes::)

[delderek]

Is that the villa beyond the Arona Gran, I have always wondered about that house too. One person we did ask said it once belonged to Liz Taylor and Richard Burton but I have my doubts . I know they had been in LC as we have seen photos of them in a hotel somewhere. Perhaps the person in the house now does not want anyone knowing who they are , so we might never know

Reasonably certain it is owned by an old established Canarian family, that owned most of the land in that area, some was sold off about 14 years ago, and is now Parque Tropical and Playa Graciosa. But left the last parcel between Parque tropical 2 and 3 for several years and eventually sold it to El Rincon developers, much to the annoyance of Parque tropical Developers. At that time the occupant of the villa was an old lady called Cristiana,who had the reputation of being a tough business woman.

This was told to me by developers of Parque tropical just before they started to build.

[essexeddie]

I remember a few years back before Tropical and Rincon was built that the family in that property were builders of some sort as often there were large lorries parked behind the gates.
The place seems to have gone downhill as of late.

[blondie]

I bet they never expected to have that run down , eyesore of a caravan park on their doorstep. I always think that it cant be any one with any clout that lives in there when they have done nothing about it.

[Madre]

All the caravans have gone only seen 1 left a few days ago

[carl_hutch_derb]

Great pictures, Im curious as to why there were warships off the Tenerife in one of the pics?

[LUCKY]

Great pictures, Im curious as to why there were warships off the Tenerife in one of the pics?

Maybe this could be the answer :flatcap:

27 November 1923: The squadron departed Devonport, bound for Sierra Leone. While enroute, Hood conducted multiple sea boat, collision quarters and action stations exercises. The crew conducted a thorough cleaning and painting of the ship. By 03 December, the Squadron was off Tenerife, Canary Islands. Aboard Hood, tropical rig was adopted on 07 December. Hood averaged a daily speed of 10 knots. Arrived at Freetown, Sierra Leone on 08 December.

Taken from H M S Hood Assocation web site

[CMEdinburgh]

Can't open the first link

Yup - both opened perfectly for me.

[LUCKY]

I was telling Martin about these photos when we met last night, Just thought it was worth posting again for anyone who had not seen them . :flatcap:

[LUCKY]

Eureaka i have found some more Photos :flatcap:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tenerife-holidays/4424393833/in/photostream/

[Ecky Thump]

The old observatory.


http://www.roe.ac.uk/roe/heritage/old-tenerife-8807456.jpg

[martincrabb99]

Eureaka i have found some more Photos :flatcap:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tenerife-holidays/4424393833/in/photostream/

I managed to open all the links and really enjoyed looking at these snapshots in time relating to the history of Tenerife....thank you!

[Ecky Thump]

I wonder what the people in the photos think of how it's all changed!


This is one thing that they won't want to see again....taken in 1909, the last eruption of the volcano near the village of Santiago.



http://www.losgigantes.com/images/historypage/Chinyero.jpg

[TOTO 99]

The old observatory.


http://www.roe.ac.uk/roe/heritage/old-tenerife-8807456.jpg

Is that Brian May on the left, playing his guitar?..:laugh:

[Malteser Monkey]

Eureaka i have found some more Photos :flatcap:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tenerife-holidays/4424393833/in/photostream/

Blimey how many are there, going boss eyed now

So many memories - Casa del Vino in the north - great place to eat had the same owner/chef as El jable san isidro and a pic of arepas I love arepas !

[martincrabb99]

Blimey how many are there, going boss eyed now

So many memories - Casa del Vino in the north - great place to eat had the same owner/chef as El jable san isidro and a pic of arepas I love arepas !

I love Arepas as well. I like two for breakfast at Las Galletas, not low in cholesterol but who cares!

[Malteser Monkey]

I love Arepas as well. I like two for breakfast at Las Galletas, not low in cholesterol but who cares!

Id that after the Full English and Full Scottish:laugh:


What's your filling choice

Mine either boring ham and cheese or carne mechada (stewed meat in gravy)

[martincrabb99]

Id that after the Full English and Full Scottish:laugh:


What's your filling choice

Mine either boring ham and cheese or carne mechada (stewed meat in gravy)

I like both of those but the last one I had had avocado in it with Tuna and it was really nice. For breakfast cheese and ham would be my choice!

[LUCKY]

I like both of those but the last one I had had avocado in it with Tuna and it was really nice. For breakfast cheese and ham would be my choice!
Martin please do keep on topic, I suggest you send a photo of a breakfast you had last week so as to keep on topic :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
:flatcap:

[LUCKY]

Tenerife days of old.Please enjoy the links :flatcap::feret::feret::feret::feret:

http://expediatenerifeproperty.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/old-photos-of-los-cristianos-in-tenerife-the-way-it-once-was/#jp-carousel-1627

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32381108@N00/sets/72157624442278926/show/

I thought it may be time for a second showing of this thread to give new members the chance to view :flatcap::feret::feret::feret::feret:

[Barry P.]

These photographs were taken by my father on our first visit to Tenerife, the year was either '67 or '69. We stayed in Puerto at the Miramar hotel and you will notice some of the shots are from the south of the island.

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[Barry P.]

A few more.

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[Malteser Monkey]

Lovely Barry thanks

[Tom & Sharon]

:airplane:
These photographs were taken by my father on our first visit to Tenerife, the year was either '67 or '69. We stayed in Puerto at the Miramar hotel and you will notice some of the shots are from the south of the island.

56835685568456825686

Lovely photographs, Good job you probably didn't notice you were on a Comet and had a good chance of not even arriving in those days. :airplane:

Tom

[TOTO 99]

Not a football shirt in sight......:laugh:

[LUCKY]

Lovely Barry thanks

Here here .Thank you.:flatcap:

[Suzanne]

Absolutely fantastic, thanks for sharing.

[LUCKY]

I have moved on from photo's we have a few videos please enjoy :flatcap::feret::feret::feret::feret:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJJkGzW5vcQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7aKktkt8Hg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3zEN-NWFkM

[Ecky Thump]

I have moved on from photo's we have a few videos please enjoy :flatcap::feret::feret::feret::feret:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJJkGzW5vcQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7aKktkt8Hg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3zEN-NWFkM

Brilliant....thanks Lucky.

[bennoa1]

Found this:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/32381108@N00/sets/72157624442278926/
Some really old and interesting pictures. Some similar been posted before but a few different ones here.

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These photographs were taken by my father on our first visit to Tenerife, the year was either '67 or '69. We stayed in Puerto at the Miramar hotel and you will notice some of the shots are from the south of the island.

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Flying Dan Air - that was brave, and on a Comet too!!!

[imablue]

I spotted the joinery/woodworking place right next to the harbour .It was where McDonald is now...

[Tenerife Property]

The original photos on my blog have now been moved to my main website and they can be seen as a slideshow. Just keeping you guys up to date:


Old Photos of Los Cristianos (http://www.expediatenerifeproperty.com/los-cristianos-old-photos-tenerife/)
Old Photos of Tenerife (http://www.expediatenerifeproperty.com/los-cristianos-old-photos-tenerife/)

Enjoy!

[timmylish]

What enjoyment you have given me with these photos, not only because I first came here to live over 26 yrs. ago but, my first wife and I had holidayed in Peurto in early April, 1977 so several photos recapture the quaintness of the Island. Looking at some of the very early ones show an almost third Wordly aspect to life here before major tourism got its teeth into the place most of us on here are fortunate enough to call home.

[Ecky Thump]

What enjoyment you have given me with these photos, not only because I first came here to live over 26 yrs. ago but, my first wife and I had holidayed in Peurto in early April, 1977 so several photos recapture the quaintness of the Island. Looking at some of the very early ones show an almost third Wordly aspect to life here before major tourism got its teeth into the place most of us on here are fortunate enough to call home.

Timmy, wernt you involved in the Tenerife tourist industry many years ago?.....or am I thinking of another forum member. :dontknow:

[Angusjim]

Timmy, wernt you involved in the Tenerife tourist industry many years ago?.....or am I thinking of another forum member. :dontknow:

No nothing to do with tourist industry I think it was timeshare:lol::hello:

[Tenerife Property]

What enjoyment you have given me with these photos, not only because I first came here to live over 26 yrs. ago but, my first wife and I had holidayed in Peurto in early April, 1977 so several photos recapture the quaintness of the Island. Looking at some of the very early ones show an almost third Wordly aspect to life here before major tourism got its teeth into the place most of us on here are fortunate enough to call home.
Hi Timmy, I am so pleased that you enjoyed the photos. I find it striking to see how basic things were here before Tourism took over. It must have been an exciting time for the locals seeing all that development going on but I do wonder how many of the original inhabitants benefitted from that boom. Most must have been fisherman or farmers but I suppose the luckiest ones owned a piece of land. I think the photos tell an amazing story.

[macdonald5]

Great to see these old pictures !! Thanks
Even since our first visit to Los Cristianos in 1981 many, many more building etc
We walked over desert to Las Americas and I honestly thought I'd die in the desert sun !!
Where Harley's is now was end nothing further out then !!

[timmylish]

Hi Timmy, I am so pleased that you enjoyed the photos. I find it striking to see how basic things were here before Tourism took over. It must have been an exciting time for the locals seeing all that development going on but I do wonder how many of the original inhabitants benefitted from that boom. Most must have been fisherman or farmers but I suppose the luckiest ones owned a piece of land. I think the photos tell an amazing story.

Insofar as locals seeing some financial rewards then, yes, the landowners were made overnight millionairs particularly the people who owned the land where the Palm Beach Club and also Island Village now stand. Whilst Island Village was in its early stages the adjacent land was bought to build the Water Park on. However a number of locals also got jobs working at these resorts, housekeeping staff, maintainence guys and the like. Because these families were already resident locally they were first in line for these jobs. Not a great deal I would have to admit.

[FredWisley]

that's amazing, thank you!

[LUCKY]

Just thought i would resserect this post.
Thank you for looking.
:flatcap::feret::feret::feret:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3238110...42278926/show/

[LUCKY]

Just thought i would resserect this post.
Thank you for looking.
:flatcap::feret::feret::feret:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3238110...42278926/show/

Hope this link works.

Strange goings on copy and pasted link from page 1.
That works any one tell me why this one does not work?

[Steve56]

Hope this link works.

Strange goings on copy and pasted link from page 1.
That works any one tell me why this one does not work?

It would appear that the current address for the photos is now different to the original, perhaps due to archiving at Flicker. The original probably contained some metadata that allowed access to the archive but is not included in the copied URL.

I hope this link works.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32381108@N00/4771245506/in/set-72157624442278926/lightbox/

[Steve56]

Just thought i would resserect this post.
Thank you for looking.
:flatcap::feret::feret::feret:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3238110...42278926/show/


Found this link worth resurrecting. Some fantastic old photos of life in Tenerife many years ago.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32381108@N00/sets/72157624442278926/