Thursday June 30, 2011

Milo's on right. Things were so peaceful and quiet you could see that post by Milos Hotel all the way from Central Park. This was the very end of town. Beyond Paradise Hotel there was nothing but bush. There was a gift shop (Toucan Gift Shop) about where this picture was taken from and apart from the hotel with the cabanas this was pretty much the end of the town. Photo by Kay Scott in the early 1980's.

View of cemetery from Milo's Hotel. Photo by Mamie Greene

Steve Manuel, aka "Papi Box," or "Papi," bartender at Milo’s bar. Photo by Amy Greene, 1980

Drawing by Jayson Forman

Photo by Kay Scott. Billy Frank Thornton: later, Sandals Bar, I believe.

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It was in 1975 that John D. Westerhold's (Iguana Jack) adventures landed him in Belize. Jack quickly found a beautiful country and people that were so creatively inspiring that he has called it home ever since. As he sketched and painted some of his favorite people and places, Jack established the very first art gallery in San Pedro in 1980 to display his finest works. Today as Belize continues to change,Jack is still very busy painting and sculpting images of the Belize he loves to call home.

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Milo's store, 1975

Milo's opened a little restaurant next to their store and his home. And for while the only thing on the menu was a egg salad sandwich. One day I went to have lunch and there was a handwritten sign on the door that said closed for their lunch break.

For a long time Milo Paz’s property used to be the end of the village on the northern end. It was so until Paradise Hotel was opened just past Milo’s and then the village simply expanded and blossomed all the way up north. First there was Milo’s Hotel with the cemetery directly in front of it. Then there was Milo’s Store. And which child in the 1980’s doesn’t remember with fondness the Arcade Games that attracted hundreds of children at Milo’s place. Indeed Milo’s place has undergone a lot of transformation as was the time when they were hosts to the famous Sandal’s Pub. Then there was Milo’s Ice- all of which has always been with the very professional and hospitable service of its proprietors Milo Paz Sr. and Mrs. Velie Paz. It can be said with much certainty that even though it was the end of the village, Milo’s Place has always been a very popular place for this island, town and community.

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