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Post by fots2 on Mar 1, 2010 16:58:04 GMT 8
When wandering around these old structures I often wonder what was exactly on the walls or inside the rooms I am looking at. Here is an example which was taken inside the battery control area of Battery Grubbs. Notice the two rectangles to the left of the word “SILENCE”. They are bare concrete rectangles surrounded by white and green paint which would have been added after these panels were added.  Now here is one of the few instances where we can see exactly what this particular corner looked like when the battery was in operation. This photo was taken on April 21st, 1941.  It looks like they had a capice window on the inside. Looking at the two photos it may have been able to slide horizontally to the right along the top and bottom wooden rails. The newer photo shows large metal hinges for the outer metal window shutters. It is an interesting view of a battery control. |
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Post by okla on Mar 2, 2010 0:54:25 GMT 8
Hey Fots....This is flat out good stuff. I have always been "into" these "now and then" and "before and after" photos. You continue to amaze me, and I am sure, others, with your vast collection of pics. Certainly enjoy the narrations that generally accompany the visuals. Keep it coming. Postscript...Little did these, probably unsuspecting troops, realize what exactly one year would bring to their respective lives. Dismal times were coming.
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Post by victor on Mar 2, 2010 11:43:21 GMT 8
Fantastic Fots! Did you seek out that particular battery control room based on the photo? Like Okla, I'm a big fan of Then and Now pictures.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2010 12:09:09 GMT 8
Great work, Fots! Ditto to what Oklahoma said about then and now pictures!
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Post by fots2 on Mar 2, 2010 20:00:21 GMT 8
Good point okla. I wonder if any of those guys never made it to the end of the war.
In this particular case, I had the old photo and went looking through my photos to find a near match. The angle is off a bit but I only had to do a slight crop to get the two photos close. I will look if I have any more matches to show you.
Probably the best approach is to print an old photo and then go to the same location and see what I can do.
I agree with you guys, I think it is worth the effort and I will post any ones I get.
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Post by fots2 on Mar 2, 2010 21:26:46 GMT 8
Battery Crockett Use the “BATTERY CROCKETT” letters in the concrete as a reference point. Under construction on December 12th, 1909  WWII damage  Battery Crockett today.  The walls on each side of the road as you approach the battery have been rebuilt. |
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Post by okla on Mar 2, 2010 23:13:09 GMT 8
Hey Fots....This stuff is "out a sight". There should be enough of these potential sites on the "rock" to keep you and your trusty pocket camera busy for the rest of your productive life. Looking forward to more of this good stuff. Battery Way has been shown in these "before and after" views numerous times, but methinks that you and that little camera can add much to what is already out there. Another group of possibilities might be "after" shots of the "before" photos of the troops serving the "big guns" during loading drills in pre-war years. We may have opened a Pandora's Box here, but I love it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2010 1:41:45 GMT 8
Hey Fots....This stuff is "out a sight". There should be enough of these potential sites on the "rock" to keep you and your trusty pocket camera busy for the rest of your productive life. Looking forward to more of this good stuff. Battery Way has been shown in these "before and after" views numerous times, but methinks that you and that little camera can add much to what is already out there. Another group of possibilities might be "after" shots of the "before" photos of the troops serving the "big guns" during loading drills in pre-war years. We may have opened a Pandora's Box here, but I love it. Agreed, Brother Oklahoma! Fots, you have the potential to publish a fascinating book with your then and now pictures, especially about a place of such deep and endless emotion and titanic struggle as Corregidor. |
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Post by okla on Mar 3, 2010 3:45:24 GMT 8
Hey John. I certainly second the motion on possible publication of selected Fots material. This has gotta be the largest and most complete accumulation of Corregidor material on the planet and in addition, it ain't nearly completed. It's a literal goldmine for Corregidor "geeks" and he keeps feeding our habit.
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Post by batteryboy on Mar 3, 2010 6:55:54 GMT 8
Fots is the man!!!
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