In august of 2008 I got an e-mail from Al Blank offering to share his pictures from a number of places in Venezuela. The pictures on this page are from the Caracas area and were taken between 1955 and 1958. I especially enjoy the pictures of the Humboldt Hotel and the Teleferico. In 1960 my Escuela Simon Bolivar graduating class made a trip to Caracas. We went Ice skating at the ice rink at the the top of the teleferico. Great memories!
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| Al Blank at Maiquetia | The Twin Towers | Hotel Tamanaco | Hotel Tamanaco Pool | Steve Gilbert & Paul Hayes at Tamanaco Pool |
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| Hotel Tamanaco Pool | Caracas Apartment Building | Humboldt Hotel above Caracas |
Humboldt Hotel above Caracas |
Humboldt Hotel from a Teleferico car |
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| Teleferico Car | Teleferico Car & Humboldt Hotel |
Caracas from Teleferico Car |
Humboldt Hotel from Teleferico Car |
Passing Teleferico Car |
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| Humboldt Hotel | Humboldt Hotel | Humboldt Hotel | Carol Blank | Carol Blank & Mosaic Wall in Humboldt Lobby |
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| Upper Teleferico Station from Humboldt Hotel |
Upper Teleferico Station from Humboldt Hotel |
Carol Blank & Mary Francis Smith (wife of Bud Smith) on Humboldt Balcony |
Carol & Al Blank on Humboldt Balcony |
Carol Blank |
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| Al Blank | View from Humboldt all the way to Ocean |
Carol Blank at the Ice Skating Rink |
Sunrise over Caracas from Humboldt Hotel |
Caracas Panorama |