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Slide Show: Memories of Saigon and Viet-nam

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 […]

First Saigon Taxi

Here is a picture of the very first Saigon Taxi. A 2 cylinder, 12 HP, 1903 Ford Model A.

This photograph was taken in 1911 in Saigon.

I’ve got a lawn mower with more horse power then this Taxi – LOL.

I wonder how fast it went *blazing* through the streets of Saigon.

A […]

Bye Bye To Passage Eden in Saigon

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 […]

ACS Library: 1963 Saigon Street Map

Newest addition to the ACS Library is a 1963 Saigon street map with the ‘OLD’ street names that most of us knew. (ACS Library is located on the site Menu on the right side of this page.)

Since all the street names have changed, I thought this might be of help to some of you […]

Deja Vu: Vietnam Part 13 (Saigon Central City)

We continue with Part 13 of the 16 part series Deja Vu: Vietnam. The series of videos is made using Google Earth to focus in on various parts of Saigon and surrounding areas of Vietnam. Then overlaid with video footage filmed in 2007 with ‘fade backs’ of videos and photos going back to various […]