Old Paço Municipal

brand new Paço Municipal opened in 1939.

Old Paço Municipal on the corner of rua 9 de Julho with rua São Luiz. 

1929.

Rua Amazonas in the 1950s

Norma Pavarin posted some photos of herself and her siblings taken during her childhood in the 1950s at her house on Rua Amazonas, 604.

At Facebook she wrote: E por falar em reminiscencias... Rua Amazonas, 604. Ao lado, um pedacinho da casa de madeira, era a fabrica de sabão São Paulo, do sr. Antonio 'Saboeiro'. 

Rua Amazonas, Marilia, 1950s. 

Rua Amazonas, 604 in the early 1950s.

Rua Amazonas, 604; Norma says: 'Ao lado um pedacinho da casa de madeira do Sr. Antonio 'Saboeiro' - era a Fábrica de Sabão São Paulo. 

having a splash at the swimming pool at Parque Infantil Monteiro Lobato. 

1991

By 1991, I used to visit Marilia pretty regularly. The railway line was still working. I made a point of always carrying my Nikkon camera and every time the train coming East-West or West-East stopped at Marilia's station I would go out in search of a photo opportunity. This is one of those times... this particular train came from the West and was bound for São Paulo... when I saw those kids so eager to be photographed I didn' think twice...

Prince & Princess Mikasa visit Marilia in June 1958

Prince Mikasa waves to Marília denizens from a motorcade that went through Rua São Luiz and other places in town. Being 22nd June 1958 a Sunday, shops were closed but one can still see many people waving back to the Prince. 

Prince Mikasa's motorcade reaches Avenida Sampaio Vidal, the heart of Marília.

'O Estado de S.Paulo' 22nd June 1958.

'OESP' 22nd June 1958; OESP 24 June 1958.

'OESP' 24 June 1958.

OESP 24 June 1958.

Peixes Voadores tour

Buddhist shrine in Marilia 1957

Buddhist shrine 'Shinshu Honganji' built on Rua 24 de Dezembro, 1.587 was inaugurated in August 1957. 

procession passing through Marilia's downtown streets heading to the top of the hill...

Buddhist procession marching down Rua São Luiz heading West...

the procession keeps marching on...

at the top of the hill near the Buddhist Shrine... 

Rua 24 de Dezembro looking East; see Saint Anthony's church far away on the right-hand side.

Rua 24 de Dezembro in August 1957. 

Rua 24 de Dezembro & Borba Gato. 

Jogos Abertos do Interior em Campinas 1944

At Campinas' Bosque (park) during the Hinterland Open Games of 1944 (Jogos Abertos do Interior): Valdeir Hauhers, Tereza Pereira, Luzia Pereira, Cidoca, Maria Nilce, Irene e Guerda Gronemman & Dermanio Silva.

Valdemar Darin is the fellow in the forefront with a young lady leaning on him... 

Fausto Alonso, treinador do Yara, Amelia Paiva, Irene; ajoelhadas: Maria Nilce e Beatriz Gheini. 

Amelia Paiva & Maria Nilce & Amelia's niece Solange Maria Paiva in 1946. 

Sylvio Bertonha at home.

Japanese heritage in Marilia

Ivan Ivangelista Jr. went to a flea marked in Marilia and found 2 wooden-boxes made in Japan that sailed for Brazil in the famous Santos-Maru. He also found 6 photograph albums filled with pictures belonging to the Sugayama family, mostly taken during the 1940s.

 is honoured by the Japanese community in the region of Marilia - 1958.

two wooden boxes that contained a lot of memorabilia from Japan and photos of Japanese immigrants who moved to the Marilia area in the 1930s.

is welcome at Marilia Airport by Marilia's high-society ladies; first lady on the left is Regina Eppinghaus Barbalho; Georgina Barreto (married to Barretinho - on the extreme right; the Japanese lady on the left flanking the ladey with the gladiolas is Mrs Nakamura married to the chemist on Rua Sao Luiz.

Afternoon tea at Cida Moretti's house on Rua Nelson Spielmann, just behind Saint Beneditct's. Regina Eppinghaus Barbalho plays the piano in the background.

Regina Eppinghaus stops playing the piano and joins the conversation. 

In civilian clothes with Hamilton Costa & wife Cida Moretti holding their boy; Hamilton had a butcher shop at the Municipal Market on rua XV de Novembro. They lived in a house on Rua Nelson Spielmann, behind Saint Benedict's.

the house on rua Nelson Spielmann.

Julio Minei & Hide on the day of their wedding.