tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post5127243828687805271..comments2024-03-07T02:53:47.674-06:00Comments on Bish Denham : Black History Month - An Architectural TourBish Denhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-43874958778637091692009-03-03T19:04:00.000-06:002009-03-03T19:04:00.000-06:00What beautiful pictures...and what a history...What beautiful pictures...and what a history...Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938209711584620272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-19074247476142046402009-02-27T20:06:00.000-06:002009-02-27T20:06:00.000-06:00I love the architecture - the stone and brick. The...I love the architecture - the stone and brick. The etching in the wall is terrific!Nora MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575333078760106784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-34762755877060652952009-02-24T10:19:00.000-06:002009-02-24T10:19:00.000-06:00I LOVE those buildings! WOW!I LOVE those buildings! WOW!BOWquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450915265014712361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-33523608684900301582009-02-21T14:56:00.000-06:002009-02-21T14:56:00.000-06:00Angela, when I was kid, the dungeon, where the etc...Angela, when I was kid, the dungeon, where the etchings are (there's also one of a sailing ship) still had shackles hanging from the wall....<BR/><BR/>You are right Mary, Pissarro's parents were Jewish. In fact, the second oldest synagog in the Western Hemisphere is on St. Thomas.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-4949784754829281772009-02-21T10:17:00.000-06:002009-02-21T10:17:00.000-06:00I like that etching too, and I find all of this so...I like that etching too, and I find all of this so interesting. I had no idea that Pissarro was born in St Thomas, though I seem to remember his father was Jewish.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-83813102731044402692009-02-21T02:14:00.000-06:002009-02-21T02:14:00.000-06:00Bish;I loved all of your pictures but my favorite ...Bish;<BR/>I loved all of your pictures but my favorite is the etching on the wall.....so beautiful!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741384161639818654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-73208768434554293892009-02-19T09:13:00.000-06:002009-02-19T09:13:00.000-06:00They are beautiful buildings Adrienne...every one ...They are beautiful buildings Adrienne...every one of them has its own "aura"<BR/><BR/>Rena, There were pirates. Before the majority of the smaller islands were colonized the pirates used their bay and coves and harbors as places to hide. But once St. Thomas was settled by the Danes the pirates had pretty much been pushed out or captured. <BR/><BR/>Of course there are local legends, that treasure was hidden in the caves at Norman Island and there is a cay called Dead Chest (which has a special story I'll blog about some day) and there are stories that Blue Beard and Black Beard and others passed through. But as for them being a BIG problem, I don't think so, not in our immediate area. They were after the Spanish gallions coming back from Mexico loaded with gold, they were after the English merchant ships. In those early days, the 1500 to like the mid <BR/>1600's the little islands were hide-outs.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-62384096282160852992009-02-18T19:46:00.000-06:002009-02-18T19:46:00.000-06:00Wow Bish -- great pictures. It makes you realize j...Wow Bish -- great pictures. It makes you realize just how hard it was for the people who built these places, not to mention their quality of work to stand up to the test of time. <BR/><BR/>Whenever I see your pictures, I start thinking about pirates. Were they a big problem there?Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433839509609523237.post-84586681207901017312009-02-18T09:44:00.000-06:002009-02-18T09:44:00.000-06:00Beautiful buildings. I especially like seeing the ...Beautiful buildings. I especially like seeing the detail in that last picture.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.com