Another
photo this week from the stack of 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch old black and white photos that I
had purchased years ago. This one caught my eye at first that it
was the old Ancon Clubhouse, but after further research and photo
comparisons, I found that this building was part of the Canal Zone Bus
Service, Inc. I found the building's foot print in a 1959 Canal
Zone phone book's map. It shows this building as building 399 on
the map and within the phone book it is called Canal Zone Bus Service,
Inc., Pacific Service Center. This building was located down the
hill from the front of the Tivoli Hotel in the area that was know as
Shaler Triangle which was within the Canal Zone boundaries. I have
never heard of this building or the CZ Bus Service until now. If
you look closely, on the porch are a of the build above, you can see a
couple of Tubas and other band members sitting. There is no notation
of this photo, but it must have been an holiday or special occasion to
have the band playing. Looks like a military band. Since
this building was still seen on the 1959 phone book, we know it was
still in existence then. If anyone has further information, please
let me know.
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