The Changing Face of South Sound by Lindsey Turnbull
Caymanian Friday, August 16, 2019 Issue No 415 www.caymaniantimes.ky Complimentary INSIDE THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL — A2 The changing face of South Sound By Lindsey Turnbull In 1976 an article was pub- lished in the July edition of the Nor’Wester magazine entitled ‘Into the green heart of Grand Cayman’ written by Clem Thomas. In it, the author describes the area bound Get ready to vote by Smith Road, Crewe Road and South Sound as the “green heart of Grand Cayman”. He describes his COMMUNITY NOTICES — A2 journey into this green and almost untouched land as follows: “Drive along South Church Street, which continues as South Sound Road. After about seven minutes you will start seeing the canals on your left just as you are leaving South Sound village. Here, the sea and South Sound lagoon are to the south while the road itself winds through a pleasant young pine for- Vela showcases a modern aesthetic est with occasional patches of man- grove.” “Continue past the rugby pitch – again Airport Air�ield upgrade project While this description of South Sound on your left and with its unmistakable along his South Sound journey. rescheduled might not be recognisable to readers H-shaped goal posts – until you reach Eye’ butter�ly, aerial roots and mangrove only familiar with present-day South the next canal and track exiting left; in A special place Sound, now home to huge condomini- all about ten minutes from the centre of Just a few years later, Mary Lawrence LOCAL NEWS — A4 um developments interspersed with a George Town.” wrote a comprehensive piece on South dwindling few Caymanian cottages the Forty years ago, South Sound ap- Sound in her walk down memory lane, length of South Sound Road, there is one peared to be a haven for wildlife, as the published in the February 1979 edition landmark that was as much a stand-out author notes wild pineapple, a Louisiana feature 40 years ago as it is today: heron, a higgaty, water lilies, a ‘Donkey’s ..
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