The Magic City
The Magic City This was the name of Freeport, the economic capital of Grand Bahama (the capital is really West End.) This is a photo (complements of OldBahamas.com) showing the historical moments when 250 acres of pine barren was leased for 99 to begin a planned city headed by Wallace Groves and Sir Charles Hayward. From here on for about 20 years there was an unprecedented growth - a huge boom on this island. One of the missions was the construction of a deep water harbour which since then has expanded on several occasions. Of couse that also meant that they had to build homes and hotels in this area. The water supply to this island was/is more than capable of supplying over 50000 people and the Grand Bahama Port Authority (the company named to carry out this agreement) tried all they could to bring in just that amount. This agreement was signed in 1955 with amendments made throughout the years. The magic was seen and felt in the construction of many hotels and most f