This is part B of the June 17th to June 28th trip to St. Croix.
June 25, 2024
St. Croix
Adventure of the Seas
Another view
Passengers. Waiting to go on a tour?
Divers
Ship, passengers, divers
Closer view: Ship, passengers, divers
Strand Street Park
Another view
June 25 continued
St. Croix
More of Strand Street Park: Verne I. Richards Veterans Memorial Park
And still another view
Chickens were always present at Polly's at the Pier. Leave your food unattended and it became theirs. Warning signs posted at the entrance to the restaurant.
Another view of the Adventure
Entrance to park at the intersection of Queen and King Streets. This is King Street entrance.
Inside the park: Midre Almeric Cummings Recreational & Youth Facility
More of the park
And still more
June 25, 2024 continued
St. Croix
Queen Street entrance to the park
Colorful sign next to parking lot. Complete sign.
A closer partial view
To be the new baseball stadium
Another view
And still another view
The Adventure from Frederiksted Beach
The umbrellas and chairs at the Frederiksted Beach. Clock can be seen in the distance on right side.
June 25, 2024 - A walking tour of F'sted
St. Gerard's Hall on left, St. Patrick's on the right and behind it the living quarters of priests of St. Patrick's church
St. Patrick's School, now painted green, Custom House and Prince Streets.
Sign on school's façade.
The cross on top of the sign
Walking tour continues, June 25th
St. Gerard's Hall [this was once our auditorium and cafeteria (the green portion with white bricks on the left)]
Inside St. Gerard's Hall (left side was cafeteria)
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Posted outside the church
June 25th continued
St. Croix
Corner of Market and Prince Streets. Wesley Thomas once had a store on 1st floor.
Plaque on the building.
Posted on wall that was once Don Maldonado's store. Now an Educational Center.
What's left of the original convent
Another view of convent
Corner of Hill and Prince Streets, where the Sackey family once lived.
The Adventure leaving the pier
I think the next port will be San Juan
June 25th and 26th, 2024
St. Croix
Tap Deck Bistro & Bar upstairs
I ate here on June 25th but took some of the following photos on the June 26th.
Six Nine restaurant and bar, now only serving dinner due to heat.
Photo taken morning of June 26th
Thrush, June 25th
Shrimp Emme. Shrimps in garlic sauce, gorgonzola and blistered tomato. Delicious!!
Blackened Snapper with mashed sweet potatoes - port wine mushrooms crème. Delicious!!
Another view.
June 25th and 26th, 2024
St. Croix
On June 25th, on my way back to the hotel, I took this and next 2 photos.
Hill Street, using different magnifications.
Various views of Verne I. Richards Veterans Memorial Park
Another view
Western view
View all the way to Sandy Point
June 26, 2024
St. Croix
Harbor Beach Village Condominiums
Another view
Red car-boat by Fisherman's Pier
A closer view
Even closer. Corvette?
And an even closer view
June 26, 2024 - During a Walking Tour of Frederiksted (West, Freedom City)
Another license plate
From Fisher Street looking west to Strand Street (yellow 2-story building). At one time, there were other structures in the area.
On Queen Street, east side of street, looking north - Residence, where Ovesen family once lived, part of Cumberland Castle. Door with white graffiti close to "bluish" paint was once a night club. Can't recall name of club.
Southern view of east side of Queen Street. In same area as photo above. Queen Cross Street where blue building is.
June 26, 2024 continues
St. Croix
Cumberland Castle
Ovesen residence and Cumberland Castle
Once the Nesbitt residence
Another view of the Nesbitt Residence
Western corner of King and Fisher Streets. Once had a porch and mostly bar/restaurant.
Eastern corner of Fisher and King Streets
Fisher Street. Was once the F'sted Wesleyan Holiness Church
Eastern side of church, Fisher Street
June 26, 2024 - As I walked thru F'sted, I took photos.
St. Croix
Corner of Queen and Fisher Streets. I think ladies were gathering pigeon peas.
Corner of Queen and Queen Cross Streets
Eastern corner of Queen and Queen Cross Streets.
Norther view of the western side of Queen Street. At one time there were homes here.
Queen St. Was once Chago Polvora's Bar, Queen Street
Was once a 2-story residence. Next to St. Paul's, Queen Street
Genips (keneps) I bought on Fisher Street. Photos taken in cemetery.
A closer view. Tasty but not fully ripe. Grave next to Mom's.
St. Paul's Tamarind Tree, June 26, 2024
King Cross Street, St. Paul's
Plaque about the tamarind (taman) tree
June 26, 2024 - Hill Street
St. Croix
View of Cemetery from New and Hill Streets
Hill and New Streets. At one time there were residences here.
There were once homes in this area.
I think Titi Moncha once lived in this area.
Hill Street, another view
Hill Street and Hospital
Looking back to entrance of cemetery, Hill Street.
The back of what remains of convent, Hill Street
June 26th and 27th, 2024
St. Croix
Photo taken on Queen Street. Could this be where Kayno was once located? June 26th.
Room 202 of Frederiksted Hotel. Packing, getting ready to go to airport.
Jolly Mon
Various shades of Bougainvillea Verne I. Richards Veterans Memorial Park, Strand Street
June 27, 2024
St. Croix
The beautiful Caribbean Sea
Various views
Frontier now flies into St. Croix from San Juan
Another view
The flight that never left.
AA Flight 1293
June 28, 2024 - Finally leaving St. Croix
STX and LGA
Mural in Men's Room, St. Croix
Early morning view as seen from luggage area
Finally leaving
The "new" La Guardia Airport
Ceiling fountain. As water flowed downward, it was illuminated with different colors.
Impressive
The new airport is a beauty
Another piece of artwork
More artwork in the LGA terminal
A bird Did not look for artist's or bird's name nor what this represents.
Clouds. Look closely behind lowest clouds. Chrysler Building.
Two Postcards
"The town and 18th Century red brick fort that protected the island from pirates were renamed after Danish King Frederik V." Tropical Publishers & Souvenirs LLC Photos (c) 2014 Werner Bertsch
