Casting the Net
How I Actually Research the Canal Zone
Canal Zone Documentary
Canal Zone Documentary is a gathering place for Zonians and those drawn to the history and culture of the Panama Canal Zone. We publish the quarterly CZD Review, share the stories of those who lived there, and are building toward a feature documentary.
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First Trip Back in Thirty Years.
A Living Post on a Trip to Panama in January 2027.
Before the First Frame
Why Your Subscription Matters Right Now
Just Another Tuesday in the Tropics
Four Zonians. Four eras. One place that never quite lets go.
Return to the Isthmus
Thirty Years Since I Walked These Streets
113 Steps
Endorsements of Sorts
Did The Canal Zone Have Symbols?
The Symbols of the Canal Zone
Canal Zone Documentary: Scope, Structure, and Production
A fluid document.
Constructing History in Miniature
The Pilot and the Culebra Cut
CZD INSIDERS
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CZD FOUNDER
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Wuh You Talkin’ Bout, Mon?
The Language That Grew Up in the Canal Zone
In Perpetuity: What’s Happening Right Now
A bit of an update.
CZD REVIEW
Vol. 1 / No. 2 / July 2026 is here
A Letter to the People Who Showed Up
Thank you for being here.
Rags and Tatters: How We Work
Sir Alan Gardiner, Oxford Egyptologist, wrote: “What is proudly advertised as Egyptian history is merely a collection of rags and tatters.” He continued: “It must never be forgotten that we are dealing with civilization thousands of years old and one of which only tiny remnants have survived.”
THE LONG GOODBYE
There was something about the Canal Zone that stayed with you.
The Isthmus That Stayed
An alternate history of a Panama that was never pried loose — and the country it might have become
Without You, There Is No Documentary
There is a story that has never been told completely.
Raspao
The Memory Stain of My Tongue