Photo History #2: DEVELOPMENT
1957 Aerial Photo of Portmore
This is the first known aerial photograph of Portmore. This was taken above Kingston near six (6) miles by Tyndale-Biscoe. It shows the mining at Henderson Hills which is reputed to have started from the days when Port Royal was being built. Most of the land was cultivated in either cane or banana. Near the coast, there were wet-lands or dry low secondary forests.
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1980s Aerial Photo of Portmore
Contrast the first picture above with this one below from the 1980s. Caymanas Park was built in the late 1950s, but the lands west of Newlands Road was still used for agriculture. Up to this point, mainly low, dry, inhospitable property was used. Later on, housing would move into solid farm land and away from the coast.
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Portmore Causeway Under Construction
The Portmore Causeway under construction in 1969
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Causeway Looking into Kingston
Mr. Edward Seaga inspects the new Portmore Causeway in 1970. The Causeway was built to move people easily to Kingston and the industrial belt of Freezone. Another two (2) lanes were later added to this road as Portmroe developed even more.
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Dyke Road Under Construction
Engineers and developers peer closely at plans for the new Dyke road under construction.
