Nassau is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas and is located on New Providence. Nassau’s modern growth began in the late eighteenth century, with the influx of thousands of Loyalists and their slaves to the Bahamas following the American War of Independence. Many of them settled in Nassau and eventually came to outnumber the original inhabitants. As the population of Nassau grew, so did its populated areas.
The 1788 heart of Nassau was just a few blocks of buildings between Government House and the harbour, but the town gradually expanded east to Malcolm’s Park, south to Wulff Road, and west to Nassau Street. Grants Town and Bain Town south of the city became the main residential areas for those of African descent and was the most populous part of the city.
Those of European descent built houses along the shore, east as far as Fort Montagu, west as far as Saunders Beach, and along the ridge edging the city. During the 20th century, the city spread east to Village Road and west to Fort Charlotte and Oakes Field. This semicircle of residential development was the main area of settlement until after the Second World War, and marks a distinct phase in the city’s expansion, the outer boundary to this zone being the effective limit of the continuous built-up area. The wealthier residents continued to spread east (to East End Point) and West (to Lyford Cay).
In the 1960s, the government sponsored low-cost housing developments at Yellow Elder, Elizabeth Estates, and Pinewood Gardens, in the outer ring.
Roads/Streets
- Adelaide Road
- Baillou Hill Road
- Bay Street
- Carmicheal Road
- East Bay Street
- Eastern Road
- East Street
- Fowler Street
- Fox Hill Road
- John F Kennedy Drive
- Market Street
- Prince Charles Drive
- Robinson Road
- Shirley Street
- Soldier Road
- West Bay Street
- Wulff Road
Events
Hotels, Clubs & Accommodation
Things to Do
- Caves Beach
- Parliament Square – Post Office
- Sunley Arcade
- Supreme Court
- Trinity Methodist Church
- Water Tower
Philatelic Dealers
Postal Services
Transport
Postcards
1953 – Mardon, Son & Hall Ltd (No.40-70)
1955 – Transcolor Corporation (6800 Series)
1960 – Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P31400 Series – Type B)
1962 – Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P20500 Series – Type EA)
1964 – Dexter Press Inc (DT-92300-B Series – Type A)
1966 – Dexter Press Inc (92000-B Series)
1966 – Dexter Press Inc (13400-B Series)
1966 – Dexter Press Inc (DT-11300-C Series – Type B)
1969 – Dukane Press Inc (R24400 Series)
1970 – Calypso Distributors Ltd (P70600 Series)
1971 – John Hinde Limited (2BH Series – Type C – No.1-49)
1975 – Calypso Distributors Ltd (10×111700 Series)
1979 – Calypso Distributors Ltd (10×112300 Series)
Postcard Folders
1964 – Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P90253) – Greetings from Exotic Nassau in the Bahamas
