| First long view as one begins
7000 plus
foot descent
on road to Massawa
after leaving Asmara. Water in foreground is a reservoir. |
 next scene in descent, distant village
with chapel |
 CIAAO
Hotel, Massawa, favorite spot for Americans at $2.50 per night. Truck
is
a weekend loan from U.S. Army Special Services. I recall lizards
hunting
flies on the lighted sign above the door. CIAAO stands for Compagnia
Immobiliare Alberghi Africa Orientale
|
 CIAAO
Hotel pool, Massawa, '54 From right to left, Ty Curtis, Hugh Gourley,
?,
guy went to Swarthmore, taught U of Maryland courses,?, ?. I took the
pic. |
 Pool
depth tapered from two to twenty feet. Signore Guiseppe Neex, relaxing,
having major philosophical thoughts, engendered by the historical aura
of the scene? |
 CIAAO HOTEL MASSAWA ERITREA, left to
right; Ed
Norris(seated), Charlie Campbell, Art Molinair(in front with hat
& bottle), Allen Miles white t-shirt, cuffed leavis to the left of
him, Pete Shunk (leaning back in chair).Photo from Ed Norris.
|
 From the front porch, dining room of
the Primevera Pensione, view back
towards mainland White building is 'The Palace', government district
headquarters
for the district Beyond lies a vast coastal flatland with almost no
vegetation. |
 Odd
size freighter. On right are 2 new powerful Ethiopian Navy diesel tugs
built in Holland. Tugs' Dutch chief was under 6 months training
contract
but said encountering slow technical learning he might need two years.
Shortly after our meeting, he took one tug up the coast to Port Sudan
for
training. Background shows large large military post of Italian and
American
construction occupied by Ethiopian army and navy. |
 Mound of salt in front of its processing
plant,
Massawa's prime export;
nearby flats covered with salt pools. |
 U.S
submarine I visited a couple of times during it's stay in Massawa. |
 Massawa
Annual Gran Prix, 'Il Gran Concorso' non-contact racing, two new Fiat
l100's
'Millicentri' competing fiercely, Massawa fire department in
foreground.
On far right are an American owned Ford sedan and jeep. Throughout the
race locals trudged past barricades carrying loads of wood, grain,
skins,
etc., to market. One woman crossed 100 yards in front of an advancing
storm
of snorting Fiats, Volkswagons and Renaults. |
 New Afa Romeo sedan with exceptional
acceleration,
endurance and
handling
won the heavy sedan class and did well in the open class until driver
fatigue
caused him to quit. Followed closely by an Opel which he lapped several
lines since it could not hold a line in corners. At this point the Alfa
is about to snap into second gear, wind up its overhead cams engine,
raise
its front end and disappear down the mile straight. |
 Sharpest
corner showing the open class, race equipped Afa Romeo and Lancia
engines.
Track temperature well over 100 with similar humidity, causing enough
'gomme'
(rubber)left on this corner to make a tire. Police headquarters
on
the right. |
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next scene in descent, distant village
with chapel
CIAAO
Hotel, Massawa, favorite spot for Americans at $2.50 per night. Truck
is
a weekend loan from U.S. Army Special Services. I recall lizards
hunting
flies on the lighted sign above the door. CIAAO stands for Compagnia
Immobiliare Alberghi Africa Orientale
CIAAO
Hotel pool, Massawa, '54 From right to left, Ty Curtis, Hugh Gourley,
?,
guy went to Swarthmore, taught U of Maryland courses,?, ?. I took the
pic.
Pool
depth tapered from two to twenty feet. Signore Guiseppe Neex, relaxing,
having major philosophical thoughts, engendered by the historical aura
of the scene? 
CIAAO HOTEL MASSAWA ERITREA, left to
right; Ed
Norris(seated), Charlie Campbell, Art Molinair(in front with hat
& bottle), Allen Miles white t-shirt, cuffed leavis to the left of
him, Pete Shunk (leaning back in chair).Photo from Ed Norris.
From the front porch, dining room of
the Primevera Pensione, view back
towards mainland White building is 'The Palace', government district
headquarters
for the district Beyond lies a vast coastal flatland with almost no
vegetation.
Odd
size freighter. On right are 2 new powerful Ethiopian Navy diesel tugs
built in Holland. Tugs' Dutch chief was under 6 months training
contract
but said encountering slow technical learning he might need two years.
Shortly after our meeting, he took one tug up the coast to Port Sudan
for
training. Background shows large large military post of Italian and
American
construction occupied by Ethiopian army and navy. 
Mound of salt in front of its processing
plant,
Massawa's prime export;
nearby flats covered with salt pools. 
U.S
submarine I visited a couple of times during it's stay in Massawa.
Massawa
Annual Gran Prix, 'Il Gran Concorso' non-contact racing, two new Fiat
l100's
'Millicentri' competing fiercely, Massawa fire department in
foreground.
On far right are an American owned Ford sedan and jeep. Throughout the
race locals trudged past barricades carrying loads of wood, grain,
skins,
etc., to market. One woman crossed 100 yards in front of an advancing
storm
of snorting Fiats, Volkswagons and Renaults.
New Afa Romeo sedan with exceptional
acceleration,
endurance and
handling
won the heavy sedan class and did well in the open class until driver
fatigue
caused him to quit. Followed closely by an Opel which he lapped several
lines since it could not hold a line in corners. At this point the Alfa
is about to snap into second gear, wind up its overhead cams engine,
raise
its front end and disappear down the mile straight.
Sharpest
corner showing the open class, race equipped Afa Romeo and Lancia
engines.
Track temperature well over 100 with similar humidity, causing enough
'gomme'
(rubber)left on this corner to make a tire. Police headquarters
on
the right.