This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Tourism boom reshapes Guam into cosmopolitan hub
Guam, now a bustling center for Asian and American investment, hosts a tourism surge led by Japanese visitors, with 85 percent of 75,000 arrivals from Japan. Hotels and outlets echo Japanese as white beaches north of Agana attract honeymooners, while American banks arrive in force and a growing civilian economy shifts from a military outpost to a varied commercial hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Japan
Tokyo
Agana
Far East
Western Pacific
United States
Hawaii
Spain
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Philippines
South Korea
N.Y
America
Bank of America
First National City Bank of New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Bank
Gannett
Calvos
Atlas
Bordallos
Paul E. Pugh
Navy
Nimitz Hill
Chester W. Nimitz
James C. Halliday