Paraiso

In July 1913, Paraiso was the Dredging Division headquarters, then in 1936, the Dredging Division relocated to Gamboa and Paraiso was abandoned until 1939 when it became a military post for the Fifth Infantry. In 1944, Paraiso became a segregated town again and the Army wooden quarters were remodeled into silver workers’ family housing.

During the 1950’s, 230 masonry housing replaced some of the wooden quarters along with a new civic center and a new high school. Paraiso’s neighborhoods were called Lakeview, Spanish Town, Jamaica Town, Ghost Town, Beverly Hills and Dog Patch. The town remained as a de facto segregated town until the abolition of the Canal Zone in 1979

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