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    Anyone remember the old Bimini ? Got a story ?

    In my lifetime, Bimini is divided into 2 time frames...before and after Ossie died.
    Weekends In the summer, when the Angler was really hopping with Ossie's band and the dance floor was standing room only was truly something to be experienced. The electrical outlets were plug upon plug as each guitar and microphone were begging for current. It was THE place to be in Bimini.

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    Re: Anyone remember the old Bimini ? Got a story ?

    The old Bimini is gone, sadly, bulldozed and concreted over. While the construction took place on the northern half of the island it sucked the life out of Alice town. Sad
    Pascal
    Miami, FL
    1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
    2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
    2007 Sandbarhopper 13
    12' Westphal Cat boat

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    Re: Anyone remember the old Bimini ? Got a story ?

    I think the loss of Ossie marked the start of a turning point in Bimini that was solidified by the fire at the Angler and the development in Northern Bimini.
    Initially, I felt the development there would be a great asset to the biminites and a shot in the arm for much needed work; however upon my last trip there a couple of years ago, I found the hotel and casino staffed mainly by off-island residents and few if any Biminites were even employed.
    You might recall Don Smith, Dockmaster at the Big Game Club...he was also a barber and had actually cut my hair several times while I stayed there for a few months aboard my boat, back in the 90's. He said I was there for so long that I was not a Bimi-nite, but rather a bimi-white.
    He really had a good sense of humor.
    Last edited by WA2DDL; 01-24-2017 at 10:53 AM.

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    Re: Anyone remember the old Bimini ? Got a story ?

    Also, some might not be aware that Julian Brown, Ossie's brother and son of Harcourt, was an Olympic contender (for track, I believe) during the 1960 games In Rome.

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    Re: Anyone remember the old Bimini ? Got a story ?

    Have not been to Bimini since the construction of the cruise ship pier off what used to be the DuPont mansion. I am curious to know how Alice Town is surviving. Does anyone have any reports? Are the Red Lion and the End of the World bar still open? Are there any new places?

    Also, what is new on South Bimini?

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    Re: Anyone remember the old Bimini ? Got a story ?

    Resort world Bimini bay has sucked energy out of Alice town... that's the best way to describe it. Big game and the other marinas are still there, End of the World bar too, plus Big John but it s all dusty, dirty, littered etc

    Haven't been in south Bim in a long time as the marina entrance is shallow.

    Honestly we avoid BIM altogether. On the way to the exumas, I clear at cat cay, much quicker. If we need to spend the night before crossing the bank eastbound or before corrsijg the stream westbound we anchor on the east side of gun cay

    Two months ago we had some guests who really wanted to go to Bimini bay. I have to say the architecture of the new Hilton is beautiful, lots of stainless steel, a long pool running along the whole building etc... pretty. Besides being to modern and too big for Bimini, the crowds they are bringing are just plain awful. Cheap, low end mass tourism brought in by ferries and cheap airfare to spend money gambling. Best described as Hialeah meets trailer park.
    Pascal
    Miami, FL
    1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
    2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
    2007 Sandbarhopper 13
    12' Westphal Cat boat

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    Re: Anyone remember the old Bimini ? Got a story ?

    To me, Alicetown Is Alicetown and won't change much tomorrow or next century; but, that's why I go there. As a kid, I used to watch my Dad's 8mm movies of downtown Alicetown and I still recall the stone façade of the bank. That was back in the mid 60's. Take out the Angler from the equation and you still pretty much have Alicetown. Oh, the graffiti and painted pictures on the buildings has subsided from back in the 80's and before, add a straw market but it is still Alicetown.

    Wife and I went there on a fast ferry last Christmas (something like $150 R/T each including meals for 3 days) and the north half of North Bimini is sculptured and looks great; A-Town is a bit dirty and still has most of the hot spots, including the Lion and End of World. There is a great conch bar around Bailey Town ( I think) which has wonderful conch salad that goes down pretty well with Kalik.

    Coral's place (C-J's Deli, I believe) has moved a while back into a makeshift wagon on the side of the road. Couple of bakeries but the coconut rolls just aren't the same as before.

    Man, love the days when I sat on the flybridge in the mornings at Bluewater marina with coffee and coconut rolls, watching Chaulks landing 200 feet away.
    Last edited by WA2DDL; 01-31-2017 at 01:13 PM.

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    Re: Anyone remember the old Bimini ? Got a story ?

    Quote Originally Posted by WA2DDL View Post
    Man, love the days when I sat on the flybridge in the mornings at Bluewater marina with coffee and coconut rolls, watching Chaulks landing 200 feet away.
    Those were the days.

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    Re: Anyone remember the old Bimini ? Got a story ?

    Yeah, you never now when the good old days were the good old days until they are gone. Pascal was right, Hialeah meets the trailer park for the Hilton.

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    Re: Anyone remember the old Bimini ? Got a story ?

    Nice to think fondly of the "good old days" but be careful of not being able to enjoy the present as in
    short order, time fleets by and the present becomes the good old days. When I was a young man in the
    US Navy back in the 50's, my dream was to get a large motor sail boat and relocate to Tahiti to run
    charters. Back then Tahiti was breathtakingly beautiful as were most of the islands in Polynesia. I never
    realized my dream of sailing and living in such a romantic place and today while still nice, it too has
    evolved into a different place. Longing for the past is a very powerful emotion...

    Walt

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