Images: These are two well preserved examples
of the Paraiso “Old Zone” type housing that remains today.
They are both of the duplex kind
with two separate entrances and have been
restored and maintained by their new owners.
of the Paraiso “Old Zone” type housing that remains today.
They are both of the duplex kind
with two separate entrances and have been
restored and maintained by their new owners.
Around 1944, Paraiso became a Canal Zone town once again. The former Army quarters were refurbished into family quarters and the barracks into bachelor housing. The theatre and Post Exchange became the town’s clubhouse and the commissary was reopened. A new elementary school was built to accommodate the influx of young families and the school later became Paraiso Junior High School. Continue reading
