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cjd:
I must say you are quite right when it comes to Miami El Cabong. I had visited Collins Avenue in the early ninety's and the revitalization work had just started around then and for the most part it was being done by Cuban Americans. You could see how run down and crime ridden it still was in parts however where the Cubans started to move in there was quite an improvement. I have never been back but people tell me it is quite nice along there now. Also what you say is true Cubans are quite Conservative in their leanings and very religious. Castro did the people of Cuba a real disservice when he sent many criminals and people with mental problems to the USA in the eighties when immigration was opened. Some of the immigrants were real problems and it made Americans believe all Cubans are trouble. The poor hard working Cubans that were here in the USA for a quarter century were over shadowed by this bad element. When the occasion arises now and then I wish you would write about pre Castro Cuba a bit I would like to hear about it.

El Cabong!:

--- Quote from: cjd on November 06, 2006, 07:08:41 PM ---I must say you are quite right when it comes to Miami El Cabong. I had visited Collins Avenue in the early ninety's and the revitalization work had just started around then and for the most part it was being done by Cuban Americans. You could see how run down and crime ridden it still was in parts however where the Cubans started to move in there was quite an improvement. I have never been back but people tell me it is quite nice along there now. Also what you say is true Cubans are quite Conservative in their leanings and very religious. Castro did the people of Cuba a real disservice when he sent many criminals and people with mental problems to the USA in the eighties when immigration was opened. Some of the immigrants were real problems and it made Americans believe all Cubans are trouble. The poor hard working Cubans that were here in the USA for a quarter century were over shadowed by this bad element. When the occasion arises now and then I wish you would write about pre Castro Cuba a bit I would like to hear about it.

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Thanks for the reply. Yes the Cubans did help rebuild Southern Florida and I was also talking about the 60's when Miami had lost its glory toward the late 60's. The Cubans who had come there helped the economy, built schools churches and a vibrant business infrastructure. Also many Cubans started working for Jews who were living in Miami and learned how to run businesses here in the States.

Yes I was thinking of writing about the Cuba I remember in the late 50's, early 60's. I will also upload some good pictures since my father always hired a photographer for any silly and important occasion. We also have color 8mm movies of Cuba from around 1956-57. Will try to upload those too, if not here, maybe youtube as soon as I can get them from my sister. We had them transfered to VHS in the 80's and now I need to copy them to DVD.

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