Negishi Navy Housing Pt.1

This is a promotional video for the Negishi Heights Navy housing complex. Here's a wiki entry if you want to read up a little more on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Housing_Annex_Negishi

Some time in 2007, I found this trying to look for info about Area 2 (aka Nasugbu Beach Area) which is where I lived in the late 70s. The houses in Negishi look similar to the ones in Area 2 and the community feels about the same-- minus Tommy Tomatoface, Herman the Hammer Wielder, and of course Fire Engine Hill.

Hope you enjoy the video; it's split into two parts and is a little over 18 minutes long. By the way, I don't know exactly where I found this- I just stumbled upon it after clicking link after link after.."youknowhowitgoes."

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Old Byrd ES: http://yohidevils.net/schools/negishi.htm
Current Byrd: http://www.byrd-es.pac.dodea.edu/

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• negishi
• heights
• navy
• base
• housing
• annex
• houses
• yokohama
• area

[yukomattingly]

OMG, I use to live in Negishi back in 1982, my husband and I were still a newlywed. lol My son was born that summer, I still remember the hot weather there. Negishi is a nice place to live but I didn't drive back then, it was difficult even going to the Commissary. They must maintain these houses very well, it must be more than 50 years old .............. It sure bring back so many memories.

[d5ive]

@yukomattingly - Those houses were built to withstand punishment.. especially from kids like me. :) All the houses I visited seemed to have similar layouts-- hardwood floors and stairs with a swinging kitchen door. I wish I had pictures of the layout.

They were built some time in the 40s and I found some pictures from that period (for Area I and II, not for Negishi). I'm hoping to get even more pictures to finish my current project. If you have any to share, I'd like to use them. Hehe.

[sudz17]

wow that brings lots of memories i moved away from there about 4 months ago man i miss the pool the nex bowling alley the guy that talkes at 3:30 his son went to bryd with me and at 4:44 is were i would practice sports every season. i miss it there i lived there for 8 years total.

[d5ive]

@sudz17

Yeah, I'd give up my house in San Diego to live in the same house I did back in the 70s. :)

I'm sure you'll miss it even more as you get older. Did you have a field near your home to go catch bugs? That was my sport. Heh.

[VidBrats]

Hey Arnie! What a blast out of the past. We lived "up the street" from you at Sagamihara (sorry, I was an Army brat haha) from 1968-70. I remember going shopping on Sundays with the folks at the old Yokohama NEX (near Yamashita Beach Housing) and maybe taking in a matinee at Benny Decker Theatre. But we always made our first pit stop at the Negishi "O" Club for their awesome Sunday brunch. Needless to say, it made for a full day but well worth the effort. Your videos make me nostalgic ^_^

[d5ive]

I think you have mistaken me for another person. Hehe. As long as the vids bring back memories though, all is cool. I don't think I ever went to the Benny Decker Theatre. I know I went to the Bill Chickering Theatre for their weekend kiddie shows. :)

[bisquitmimzy]

Oh, if I miss the bus and the last station bus from Yokosuka -- I had to take the train and Japanese bus to get back home. This is why I always made sure I had YEN, lol.

[bisquitmimzy]

Yup, Negishi housing is a lot better than Yokosuka's (on-base). For one thing, the houses were bigger and NOT right next to each other! The towers and townhouses in Yokosuka were OK. I'm just glad we didn't have to live in any of the towers, back then. I sure miss going to Motomachi - cho (i think that's what it was called). The only thing I didn't like when I was living there, was the bus ride going to school (Kinnick) and coming back from Yokosuka. The bus ride was too damn long!!

[CMattBald]

I was just thinking about living in Negishi back in 1990-1992 and how much I loved it and decided to Google it. Never dreamed I'd find these videos! Looks like much has changed, but much has stayed the same. Thanks for the memories! I believe Capt. Price was either LT or LCDR Price when I was the OIC at Fleet Mail Center. No better place for the kids.

[mimchen19]

4:23 this Woman said to me. What are you doing? Go away go away. (in mean way, because i took picture of it) The big fence looks really ugly there.

[TheZombiefreakk]

At 2:15 I lived on that hill :D That bush in front of the house is where i hid a pokemon movie because i wasnt allowed to borrow from people. Then at 2:28 is the veiw my house had<3 That was back in the 90s

[sidehop]

I used to live in 707B!!! Not too far away from where the guy was filming. Wow...went to Yo-Hi back in early 90's :)

[MrEddie12100]

@VidBrats went to school 2-4th grad had friends tina parker played for the cubs

[VidBrats]

@MrEddie12100 Wow, we must've gone to different schools together LOL

[VidBrats]

@d5ive Yup, you're right, it was Bill Chickering. The NEX concession and snack bar were in the same center. Benny Decker was at Yokosuka.