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Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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As had been reported here before, the Daily Herald had a story on Saturday, confirming the demolition at Orient will begin on June 22. I personally think there will be a lot of good things come out of this, but we shall see!
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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I think she's reading the full version.....could be mistaken.
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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Yup, full version, I have a pay subscription to the full version.
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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Kakao is not affected by this. LeGallion is a whole different situation. Not sure what is going on with that.
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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MarcG said: We arrive on island on July 1st, so we will be able to post pictures after 8 to 10 days into the demo phase Thank you! We're all so interested in seeing the changes as they happen.
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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I'm not sure that more good things will come of this than bad.
Two things to watch:
1. Will Cheryl, Leandre and Natalie (of Aloha), all woman run businesses, survive. Cheryl predates all others and Aloha is a direct follow on of Koko and Marina (now of Palm Beach). Cheryl, Leandre and Natalie all have great followings. (So they should certainly survive.) Or will the newer men owned businesses with good connections survive.
Or will they almost all fall under the wheels of new owners with better connections? (And more money.)
2. What freedom will the new owners have to personalize their places? Aruba is lovely, but Aruba on St Martin? Please, no.
We have been coming to St. Martin for more than 20 years and I don't really have huge confidence in the government of either the French or Dutch side in regard to making decisions. (Uhh, come to think off it, I could probably say the same for the US.)
Oh well.
I will absolutely hate, hate, hate it if I never eat at Cheryl's again.
Sigh............
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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when demolition starts will walking the length of the beach be possible?
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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sxm2001 said: when demolition starts will walking the length of the beach be possible? Are you referring to nude walks in the AM, or just walking the beach trying to get past the construction?
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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when we were there last week the vendors were told to clear out everything by Sunday the 14th, demo (bulldozer) was to begin Monday the 15th (today).. as we were walking back from lunch on Saturday afternoon most of the vendors were all breaking down their shacks and a lot of them were already closed ie Cheryl, sexy fruit
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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walks in general without having to avoid construction
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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I still feel that after 20 trips, we are still newbes, and I can't wrap my head around this bulldozing thing!! Cheryl and Andy were the FIRST friends we made. Now we're family. I was at Andy's funeral and took care of Inga too!!! The old fifties music, the beat up license plates the wooden park benches. To be replaced with what??? plastic Mickie dee's tables???? I pray for all those little vendors and there cute boutique shops/eateries!!!
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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sxm2001 said: walks in general without having to avoid construction I'm thinking the major activity will be more away from the beach itself, so we should be able to still access the beach in that area for swimming, walking, and sightseeing. Food and drinks won't be available closeby (The Perch or something the other end maybe).
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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Colour1 said: I still feel that after 20 trips, we are still newbes, and I can't wrap my head around this bulldozing thing!! Cheryl and Andy were the FIRST friends we made. Now we're family. I was at Andy's funeral and took care of Inga too!!! The old fifties music, the beat up license plates the wooden park benches. To be replaced with what??? plastic Mickie dee's tables???? I pray for all those little vendors and there cute boutique shops/eateries!!! Andy's funeral? When did he pass away?
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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Colour1 said: The old fifties music, the beat up license plates the wooden park benches. To be replaced with what??? plastic Mickie dee's tables???? I pray for all those little vendors and there cute boutique shops/eateries!!! I sure hope the planners have enough sense to keep in mind what has made this strip of paradise so appealing... The things you talk about....
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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Colour, your description of what you fear could happen is also what worries me. Let's cross our fingers and hope that some of the old "funkiness" will somehow be retained.
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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Biturbo said: Colour, your description of what you fear could happen is also what worries me. Let's cross our fingers and hope that some of the old "funkiness" will somehow be retained. Agree!
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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When I was last there at the end of March there was very little beach and a lot of crowding. I do like the whole idea a lot. There is a lot I liked about the way it was... but for me that was before ANY building, in 1979!
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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Jeff,
Most of us who had the distinct privilege of knowing the island 'back in the day' still feel that way - we first visited OB in 1973 - but most of the people here have never had that experience and know not what they're missing - think Happy Bay before it became so popular. Personally, I wish it had stayed in it's natural 'au naturelle' state and it hadn't become such a tourist draw at all, but that's just not realistic, IMHO!
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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pat said: Jeff,
Most of us who had the distinct privilege of knowing the island 'back in the day' still feel that way - we first visited OB in 1973 - but most of the people here have never had that experience and know not what they're missing - think Happy Bay before it became so popular. Personally, I wish it had stayed in it's natural 'au naturelle' state and it hadn't become such a tourist draw at all, but that's just not realistic, IMHO! We have been visiting the island since 1979, Dawn Beach was our favorite place to be.
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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gracie,
I always thought Dawn Beach, with it's long driveway down, was one of the prettiest and most scenic areas of the island back in the day. Today? Well, I won't go there!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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pat said: gracie,
I always thought Dawn Beach, with it's long driveway down, was one of the prettiest and most scenic areas of the island back in the day. Today? Well, I won't go there!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> Pat, I agree, it was so beautiful. I still visit there, but it is not the same.
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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...actually I think it was FIVE stars of Orient. Don't know if they were identical to begin with or not.
Depending on how things go tomorrow, we will go by there and take some pictures, before it goes away altogether.
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Re: Demolition on Orient to begin June 22
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Well, we went over there today and basically nothing happening, I guess because of the rain..
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