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Brown Fox, Mariposa, 168, Samuri...station dito.

So modern now comoared to 90-91 Pinatubo days I was fortunate enough to be there.

Yes , stationed there 1973 - 1976. The best time of my life...Amen ❤ 😊

I was here live. Incredible atmosphere!

OMG ITS CATHERINE SCHUCHHH

100 percent rock and the off duty 1981

The best food smells were right where you were when you made the turn at the main gate.

There was a casino that burned down. I watched it burn from a bar from across the street. Shout out to the "Florida" club. There was another club on the opposite side of the street just before the round about.. can't remember what it was.

dam that place is 1000 times better that the last time i seen it.

I was a senior petty officer aboard USS HAROLD D.HOLT FF- 1077 when I first visited olongapo in 1987 to 1992 and the USS TARAWA- LHA 1. Olongapo was a sailors "died and went to heaven port visit"-during the gulf war's bipolar times. It was an incredible mixture of high adventure, political intrigue and romance where the warmest friendliest people of the Philippines met a visitor there with open arms. Visits to Olongapo&Barrio , to name a few,left a memory on your brain that will remain, and the reason many a sailor married and or came back and retired in this euphoric "Shangri-la".This place will make a young man old, and a old man young! After 40 years, I still remember her name. Even after Mt pinitubu destroyed this town while I was there-these hardy people recovered very well. I give this port visit a 5 star review ....

I remember being there in 73 and streets were dirt with open sewers. It looks developed now like most of the world. I miss Alongapo have a lot of good memories there. The sailors say I left my heart ❤️ in Subic bay

Are there still any clubs.

Many sailors were devirginized in olongapo

I was a 19 year old Naval Airman aboard HMS Hermes in 1967 when she visited Subic Bay for joint training exercises. what a great place.

I came to Olongapo in 1966 after high school in San Pablo, Laguna with my band at the brand new Rainbow Club on Rizal Ave, half way down towards the Ulo ng Apo rotonda.. Back then a newbie to Olongapo would arrive by Victory bus at their bus terminal a few meters from the rotonda head. From here you would take a jeepney to Magsaysay Drive, the main business street, where sailors and locals meet... To a new sailor, this video @ 0:07 would be his first view of Olongapo after passing through and out of the base's main gate through the bridge over the "shit river" as the video narrator calls it..but it's a drainage channel from Sta Rita River... After the bridge in 1966, where that SM building yellow wall is would be rows of Money Exchanges and shops and sailors in white and girl barkers.... My four-year stay in Olongapo consisted of playing in different clubs on Magsaysay Drive and Rizal Avenue and lasted until 1970 when we were recruited to go to Okinawa.. We were doing regular gigs at the D'Lovers Club, on the second floor of the Sierra Club building. But on weekends, we played at the Sky Club on Cubi Point, great club, greatest unlimited free coffee in the world, and pretty in-house girl entertainers for the customers...We were the False Morality band and we had two lady singers, Elvie and Lita Navia, they were sisters...they sang great Supremes songs... So, say hi if you came across us in Olongapo or Sky Club, maybe the Teen Club too... In Nov 23, 1973 I joined the US Air Force until 1997.. Now I'm back where I started in 1966, San Pablo City, Laguna.. Come see our sights, we have Seven Lakes all within our city...

Wow! I don't recognize it. It has really changed. I often tell special friends I have met, that I hope they have millions of memories that if they were frozen in time in any one of them, they would be happy. I have plenty of great memories from P.I.

Bro at 3:14 you are absolutely correct it was Slim's Tavern spent many a night at that bar LOL

it was called Lot 21 before

Cherry Club. on the way to Vietnam and on the wy back. 1971-72

wes-pac 1980 mardet uss constellation cv64, we called it “disneyland”

How dare they modernize it! I'll take the 1974 version...

Was there a lot from 85-90, wasn't that clean then

Great video and great memories. Now.... head out to the Barrio!

Thanks to the video but there is a big difference now a day I was there 1966 to 1970 I was a band member and I play drum Olongapo a very busy that year night life is very alive I can no longer see in your video the we have played like Shamrock club thunderball club the 101 club I live at Fendler street during at that year realy miss Olongapo maybe someday I can visit that place again

what happened to the dive bars? Remember club 168? They sold wood planks and they would paint the ship names on it and you could sign it. Looks way different these days.

Nice video. Missing olongapo city suddenly 🥺

Following traffic signals! Wow! That never happened while I was there.

Spent a lot of time in Rocktraks, Sierra Club, Moms. Think I got kinda hooked at the casino last time there, probably 1996. First time there was 1983, Flew in With P-3's💞 GREAT TIMES💯🤙

first to stop first to go,

Harbor patrol 1979- 80 stationed dito, too many stories to even begin to tell ! But here's one ,, my PBR boat was sinking we had a sailor in cuffs , I saved the boat by hooking up a hose and using the jet pump to pump the water out ,lucky the engines started!

LOL I was there back before Magsaysay Drive was paved! It's crazy how in 2015 so much has changed, but so much of the old look is still there too. I'm getting a weird vibe watching this.

Oh my god. LOL At 00:18 I'm like, I know this street! The base is on the right. I can't believe I actually remembered the street because I was there in the late 80's.

Can't remember the bar. (Towards the round about) Steady Bar Fine on "Juliet". She was amazing. I was 22 she was a hot 32. Handled all my money when I was in Port. She made sure I didn't get ripped off or butterflied. Gave her $500 when I left in 1986. She wouldn't take it. Left it in her house. Very special place that was. Anyone remember Peso Jimmy's? Coldest beer in the PO. Jimmy would monitor the fridge. Every magoo had slush in it. No girls worked for him. USS Tarawa 1986 Semper Fi

Kit Kat club had giant cats inside with red eyes. Rock club!

I was there in 1971 and '72, stationed aboard the USS Tripoli (LPH 10) helicopter carrier. You could hear the bands playing in the clubs, as you walked down the street. They played "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va," by Santana a lot, and "Color My World," by Chicago. One Club had a girl who could sing "Piece of My Heart," just like Janis Joplin. Fun times!✌🙂🎸

I was stationed in Subic Bay aboard USS Sterett (CG-31) from 1983 - 1987. Haven't returned or visited PI ever since. Loved the local San Miguel beer, the best.

Wow

Rizal and magsaysay is all a 2 lane one way loop counter clockwise now from the world globe rotunda to help traffic congestion . SM built a new large mall in center city near the other rotunda on rizal.

Nice Video. Went to Olongapo May 2017. I was in VC-5 1989-92.

Yup Slims was there and that was our bar, OI Division USS England

It was nice u pointed out the former establishments that were there before, like Cindy's. My, that must b a ride thru memory lane for u. I like this vid very much. I visited subic 6 mos ago. I was only 11 when the Americans left. I wish they would return one day

Does anyone remember the General Custer Super Club? I was there in 1975/ 1976. Had some good times there.

Come again?

87 to 91. It kinda looks the same minus any building over 4 floors. Wow!

What burned down was the Brown Fox

I'm a Navy man throughout the 80's and I spent a lot of time up and down that street. I can't believe how different it is. Much nicer. It was mostly clubs and like you said BBQ setup on most corners. Thanks for making this video.

First went to Olongapo/ Subic Bay 1975-1976 with HMM-165. We crossed deck from the USS Okinawa to the USS New Orleans. When off ship we stayed at Cubi Point. As a 18-19 year old Marine it was like the Disney Land of Sin!!! Too much partying and chasing the women!!! Spoiled me for life!!! LOL!!! My favorite place to eat was The People's Café by the traffic circle. I think that has long gone. I hung out with a Navy guy who I think ended up going back and marrying one of the girls that worked there. Went back in 1980 with VMA-542. Still a wild place but the change was starting. People never believe the stories I tell them of the women grabbing you to go home before Curfew!!!

Bkit may mga nkapark pa na mga sasakyan ,sa amin pingbawal na

Slims was near T's Tavern on Gordon I believe. 168 Burger used to be not far from the corner of Gordon St. I believe I saw Kongs restaurant still there next to the Casino. Across from the police station was the Brown Fox. It burned down a couple times. It used to be next to the police station. I was there at the Midway Hanger a couple times in the 80's. Then I was out of NAF Atsugi. Spent a lot of time there. Thank you for the video.

@stevenboehm Dude, Hard Rock, Body shop, Rock Lobster, Slims, I cant remember our squadron bars, Metal shop and the Blue Parrot(owned by our LtCmdr) I was too drunk to remember most of the time. I was stationed at VC5 Cubi pt. from 90-92. I saw a ton of crazy stuff and Mt. Pinatubo blow up. Good times and bad times. the best food was at Muybuhai just off Gordon ave. Glad you have a happy marriage. Mine didnt end well.She butterfly.