Verdun Gardens (Beirut)

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  manaboulsi (guest)

  Italian School for boys And Intergaz service station. Played there a lot and worked at the station many nights. I hated that place. My dada ran the thing and I was prisoner there most weekends nd nights. I remember Eiza, the Italian girl who used to live around the block. The most beautiful green eyes ever. I actually had a crush on her and in my mid forties I got erngaged to a girl and I eventually recalled that she reminded me of her (Thus the attraction), but this one had blue eyes. Oh Well, Blue, Green, I am single again so any color will do...

  17 years ago | reply | hide comment
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  SSB (guest)

  there wa the italian salesian school correct, for all who are interested the school still lives...virtually....go and visit www.scuola-salesiani-beirut.org

  17 years ago | reply | hide comment
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  Isahak barsoumian (guest)

  I myself am not an Italian , even though it is a great Honour & Privilege to be one ofcourse..and without doubt as the role of The Great Italians in whole Human history,& in many other ways ..and the heart of our christian faith symbolized by the VATICAN is there / I,my humble self & as an Armenian CATHOLIC born in BEIRUT/LEBANON 1947 / ,,,,Used ,back then in 1950s to visit, with my late Mother , her Lady friend & also to see her 2 sons my school mates,they used to live next to the Italian School , we used to hear other kids in the playground ..only a few meters high wall saperating us , and close to Hotel Bristol as i recall?? we use to enjoy sweet Italian sounds reaching our ears , as i was 8 years old and in 1955 i saw ( the Italian version) of Marcellino Pane et Vino and awestruck by that movie as a kid, so hearing such accent behind that wall was like ..reliving that great film?? pity how such great landmarks are vanishing in Beirut to give way to build towers of Babel(Babylonia)? its a great shame and disappointment for all of us not just the Italian community in Lebanon, we never forget that >> small in number ,but GIANT in contribution to that country<< for many many long decades .. even if that school may have gone ..but the echoes of those THEN CHILDREN still linger in our memories ? Best Regards from Isahak BARSOUMIAN /London /G.Britain

  11 years ago | reply | hide comment