Photo of the Week

We have a great photo this week! I have seen many photos of buildings in the Canal Construction towns, but have never seen this one before. This congregation must have been the predecessors of the Union Churches in the post Canal Construction towns. What a handsome group of kids and adults in the town of Culebra. This magnificent building was torn down after the Canal opened and possibly moved to Balboa (click here). The link will take you to a previously posted photo on CZ Images that looks very much like the same building and am convinced it is. Later the Balboa Union Church that we all knew was built and the old building was demolished again permanently

Below, I took the same photo above and played with an artificial intelligence program and colorized it. Not the best resolution, but looks good. Seems like a color that the I.C.C. would have painted their buildings.

John F. Warner who on July 14, 1932 with others aboard the SS Ancon in New York City's harbor established the Panama Canal Club which is now know as the Panama Canal Society. Mr. Warner is the Founder of this great organization. Mr. Warner was instrumental in the founding of the Union Church in the Canal Zone both during the Construction Days of the Canal and after. See another CZ Images posting (click here)

Our Canal Zone history is wonderful!! Long live the memories of our Canal Zone home.