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Thank God I grew in Jamaica 60s era to enjoy a happy wholesome lifestylle

This lady is almost my mother's age group and listening to her going through the history, I feel very old. But I really cherish the memories. She looks good for her age though.

Great history. The Lannamans Candy shop was started by my great great grandfather. My mother told me of the stories of her working in the shop. My grandparents met each other at that shop. It was such a heartbreak to us to lose that shop. It is always lovely to hear people speak so fondly of my family’s memory. I just wish it would have survived to this day. 😢

Listening to what that lady is saying, she is making a lot of mistakes,in 1962 August Jamaica gained independence. I was in elementary school at the time,in 1962 Norman Washington Manley was the premier of Jamaica and. A general election was called in April and the jlp party won, things was cheap as dust. Driving on the Jo's Bus if you are under 12 you don't pay any money, I useto pay penny apenney that is quaty from Waterhouse to down town parade . In 1968 I was paying threepence,to downtown Kingston. Down King Street,I and my friends them useto go to Time store 🏬 and Woolworths to ride on the escalator. At Ward Theater they useto movies there, before they turned it into pantomime.She missed one of the main theater in crossroads, that is Caribs, States and Regal. Tropical Theater was on the top of orange street really near to crossroads.Then Halfway Tree odean theater, across from JBC TV and radio station. On Maxfield was Ritz theater,on Spanish town road there was 3 theaters at Tree miles a theater was named Deluxe,in Trench town Ambassador, Greenidge Form Majestic, Tivoli Queens, norh parade Wards,on East Queen Street Gatey,at south camp and Victoria ave Palace, Camper down road Kings, Jackson road on Windward road Realto, Harbour Drive inn . In Vineyard town Globe.The Jamaican currency change in 1969 to dollars and cents,8 th of September and, eventually change out about 1971. A lot more things to say, but time catch up with me, until next time,ok

This video mirrors the stories I used to hear from my grandmother while growing up. I remember her talking about thruppence and shillings and farthings, things that made absolutely no sense to me at the time. She was born in 1928 in Downtown where she also grew up, so she was always making references to various shops and stores and what it was like when she was a girl and the various places she used to go to. I can still remember the street names she used to mention: Duke Street (I think that's where she was born), Stipend Road (not sure how to spell that one), King Street, something that sounded like Beaston Street, etc. She talked a lot about Pantomime, going to the cinema and how Christmas time in Jamaica used to be unforgettable with the dressing up and the sorrel and the never ending food. She talked about the buses and how people waited and stood in an orderly line to get onto the bus. If there was a murder, it sent shockwaves throughout society and that's all people would talk about for weeks on end. To her dying day my grandmother always used to say while shaking her head in disbelief, "Independence MASH UP Jamaica". I had no idea what she was talking about at the time, but the older I get, the more I'm beginning to understand.

There was Times Store and Woolworth that had escalators as well. Then there was Angel Flake patties I think it was on Harbour street which were actually more spicy than Tastee patties. We had air conditioned buses as regular buses not considered luxury buses that took you to Spanish Town. They were named Penn Overland, Bronx transport, N & T transport buses with nice soft seats. There used to be a ferry boat that takes passengers across to Port Royal too. Kingston was not the ramshackle dirty place it is now, what a shame.

I was born in the early 60's so I remember most of those things.

used to go to school in full well press uniforms I remember back in those days we had respect and fare for teacher man or woman

Oh the memories, that are being conjured up for me, is making me so teary eyed. Times Store, Brooks had an elevator. Woolworth ( I use to ride that escalator)I My first job ,I worked at Scotiabank, (King and Tower ) The elegant London Shop. Swiss Stores., Pan Am, BOAC Cecile I am bedside myself remembering those days. Going to Ward Theatre at Christmas for the Pantomime, was like going now to Radio City to see the Rockettes every year. I LOVE Jamaica.

I grew up with pence, tree pence/trupence, shilling, half shilling, quattie, JOS bus up constant spring up to manor park, coconut park with the rides, ferry to port Royal. Country bus from parade to Santa Cruz one hell of a ride. Tropical theatre. Great time to be a kid.

Ronnie Williams and Ms. Lou. Loved it.

This was simply one of the best videos you've done. I left Jamaica as a child in the early 1970's. I remember the type of currency used back then. We got so much for our shillings and pence back then. So much history back then. I hope you will have a part two because there's a lot more to see. Thank you for sharing Jamaica'd past with us.

Sister we were born the same year and you doesn't look your age I must say those times was good times blessings

Thanks for highlighting Lannamans Candy, owned by my father's cousin!! ~ 514 Lena B in Montreal, Canada

The Field Marshall bus I knew, route was Kingston to Montego Bay. The colour was light green and yellow.The green colour was a shade lighter than the Spotlight buses that also traveled to Montego Bay as well as the Mayflower buses. Mr. Mason owned Field Marshall,John Smith Spotlight and Mayflower L.S. Panton. Field Marshall route was extended to Lucea after awhile in the early 60's.

She is so right about the JOS buses because i was a timekeeper at the bus garage at industrial terrace.

This is bringing back so much memories. I was born in St Catherine 1942. lived in bog walk until I moved to Kingston in the late 50s. French st. I went back in1974.I travelled back on the Begonia, that boat broke down in the middle of the Atlantic 1100 miles..My father also was in Panama.I left Jamaica again in the early 2000s

This lady explained the money so good. I could never understand it when my mom and brothers tried to. I tuned out.

Child of the 70's here...I remember the Ward and Little theaters...my Grandmother took us on a few occasions

This is great Jamaica history only a few dare to be this smart to revisit the great history of Jamaica thank you I just found your channel on 3/26 /2024 3:14 pm I subscribe

In 1973 I took the wood framed Blue Danube bus from Negril to Mobay. It took over 5 hours. We went way inland and were way up in some mountains. It was 50 cents. Greatest ride and memory of my life.

Very informative, keep up the good work. I just love what you are doing I am learning more and more about my beautiful Island.

Yes I remember those old day

Great content mi gena. Although a countryman who visited Kingston regularly during during di 70s and migrated 1982, this brought back fond memories. Dont forget Tropical on Slipe Road that became a chirch later on. Learned alot especially that there were drive-ins on the BLVD and in Mona. Grew up in East Kingston, so I am familar with Gaiety, Ward, King's, Rialto and Harbour view drive in. Went to KC in di 80s, so I am very much familiar with downtown Kingston. You mek mi get very nostalgic and wishing we could relive those wonderful years.

Times Store is where the teachers from the country use to go and buy our books for us( our teachers use to go there with the Principal who drove and buy our books, First Aid in English, etc.) Woolworth had an Escalator.

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This was awesome.....I performed at Ward Theater for festival as a child and met Miss Lou and Maas Ran and yes Queenie's Daughter was the bomb....Ouite a stroll down memory lane .....THANKS for sharing ! ❤

Great! Cecile, so grand to see you...and to hear your flash-back to those times!! I was so enjoying the talk about the currency...and the things we could buy...for how much!! I wish you were allowed to continue to put the full run on record here!! ...the two-shillings, or florin (I think), the two- and- sixpence; then on to the notes: 5, 10, shillings up to the pound. I loved how you categorized the copper coins!! Yes, a patty and soft, juicy coco-bread were for 6pence during breaktime at Manning's in the mid 60's! Still was too rich for me!! My uncle once returned from England and gave me a two and sixpence piece!! I was set for a while!😅 I was lucky to catch the Windrush Pantomime a few years ago. I think this tour is unfinished. Can you get it continued? It fills a very useful and educational gap for the younger ones...not to mention rejuvenating the fond memories we seniors get from it. The institute, Hope Gardens, Devon House, Cross Roads, HWT, etc., etc. Wi love it man. 😊❤

I love this episode of your podcast. Please keep doing more like this. Thank you

She look very good for her age , I 'm 54 and still remember those days when we used to ride J .O. S bus and the country buses "blue bird and north star lol the mini vans conductor used to shout out no schoolas lol mom would give us 50 cents for lunch money and the teachers back those days in school could wip our ass lol

I can relate to all that. Tropical, Tivoli, Gaity, Realto, State, Ambassador, Magastic etc. Remember half Crown, and a guinea which was £1and 6p. King ST.was nice and clean we had to dress up to go down town And that store in Princess St. and Batta store and. Mathalon. Nice days no fear of walking the streets at nights

Thanks for sharing this interesting video ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

Cecile is magnificent. Could watch her all day

Yes that was good rememberance. The good old days. I remember also Woolworth store and the Henriques on King Street. Bruce’s patty on Retirement Road, I think there was one in New Kingston . Also I remember attending Half Way Tree Primary School where it first was and Dairy Farmers where you got the best pasteries and milkshake etc. Odeon Theatre in Half way Tree. Thank you for those memories.

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Hi Kareem, keep up the good work.

Hi:The store Woolworth was also on King Street on the left side going north above Barry Street. It was a store that you could find novelties, it was like a variety store. I remember buying a beauty kit that I gave to a female student during a gift exchange in high school.

Quite interesting. I can relate to that period in Jamaica. Unfortunately, it's difficult to cover all that vast topic in such a short video. Great job though.

I remembered the name Nicky’s orange but not Ralph’s patties I was a teenager then. I used to love the warm angel flake plantain tarts too, they were not sugary on the outside like how they make them now.

Thank you for this video watching from the UK brings back lots of memories to me and I just subscribed to your channel ❤

Globe Theater was in Vineyard Town off Deanery Rd.

Theres a few of these original Jolly buses still around . & In good condition .hidden in the Countryside . Classicvehicle clubs should find one or two & of these Kingston icons & restore then because of their historical value . J.O.S was jamaicas first organized bus Company . Theres parts in England to make this happen .

I remember Bruce’s Patties, premium quality. They also sold, warm delicious bread. I remember the movie theater in Mona, there was no roof, but it wasn’t a drive in. Drive in was Harbour View. Yes Ward Theater, Bim & Bam.

mi memba di fowl roost😍😍

I love this!!! I remember when I went to Vaz prep, tuition was 5 guinea a term. You must do a part two

Going to Woolworth for lime and ginger drink and was in awe to view the escalator up and down. Was also undecidec to use it.

So many memories.

And don’t forget the Florin I have one of each to show my children and grand/greatgretgrand blessed days it bring tears to my eyes right now

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Born 1949. After 1974 we have embarked on a downward spiral. Still going down. But everything allright. Man free.

I remember Lalamans Candy factor and there’s was a bakery nearby were you could get the best toast bread by the slices they were so crisp I can still taste them

Blairboid you really knew what you are saying everything that you are saying is correct l don't know you but you remind me to a lot of things thanks thanks again

Majestic cinima Regal cinima at cross Road carib cinims ward theater and little theater .i use to take jos bus 1977 and pay 25 cent from parade to spanish town Road right by Seprod .kingston was not like now .the money system was not like now at school we could go and buy half of bulla and a can of sugarwata for half penny talking about 1967 going to school carring my card board slate. and in 1968 and then the money change in 1969 completly to dollars and cent it was nice back in the days .🇬🇧

I loved going to Woolworth's.

Don’t forget Carib theatre ❤that’s where the Christmas shows use to be held

Kareem, I wish you had given her enough time to answer your questions. She was giving you so much history that went right over your head. No disrespect.

TIMES STORE WAS BRANDED AS THE FINEST STORE IN TOWN, AND IT WAS ALSO FURNISHED WITH AN ESCALATOR. IT IS CURRENTLY A OLD ABANDON BUILDING FULL OF RATS AND ROACHES , unfortunetly.

When U live long enuff, U get to see history being rewritten.

Those days Miss Lou and Mass Robin the radio West Indies Cricket one radio in a shop you would have a large crowd

HEY you cant stop now, need more documentaries on Jamaica' past. Could you dig up some on Miss Lou. the late seventies when Jamaica went bankrupt, the great migration of the seventies and especially those country bus. You never expande on the candy store . I used to live in Vineyard town and would walk to the candy factory

Is Woolworth still around? I get a pissa beating fi tief Fruitteller candy, which is today's Starburst. Odeon. Giety. Theatre. Jah know it is such a tragedy to see what Jamaica has dwindled into. Mi cry from these memories but I appreciate your diligence Kareem to rebuilding and investigating our GREAT HERITAGE! 🍷

The good old days indeed, Bruce's Patties, the best then sorry to say no patty today can compare...sigh!!

I used to go to Lannaman Candy Factory located on South Camp Rd near Alpha Junior school, and buy a small brown bag full of candy. I think at that time the candy were from England.

50s,60s early 70s was great, wi still here 60+ now 😂, watching these youth's today far away from us has youth sick

I remember my dad working in Jamaica in the 60s/70s, at that time a Jamaican dollar worth more than a British pound.

Not many of us is still around but I remember Nathan's, Bata, Zadies on Princess St. and Isa. For cinemas you forget Gaity, Odean in Half Way Tree. What TV? TV is new. Yes we had a Telefunkig radio. 4 farthing 1penny then 1 guinea £1.06p. In the UK quatty was called three half penny. Those days were so happy you could walk Kingston late at nights coming from the cinema and dance

Wool worth store

The named chi chi bus came from the oldest set of J O S bus from the fifties made by White and because of the air brake made a blow off sound we called chi chi White. Also Time Store was the first to get a escalator.

I knew of escalator only in Woolworths Departments store, on King street! I never knew that they were installed in other stores, also. She missed out on Drive-in cinema in New Kingston.

Thank you for the vlog, wish it were a little longer. If the lady had a chance to speak imagine how awesome it would have be. Maybe next time you could have her talk more then follow up with your thoughtful questions.

Majestic Theatre on Span Town road. One was on Winward Rd corner with Sth Camp Road.

Omg i have to listen about 5 times trying to figure out what the name the radio 📻 is😂,i remember those day's, when u have to book those places to visit especially coney park...watching this i regret not saving any of coins to paper from i was a kid😔

That twin building with the is the old Fort George in Port Antonio..now Titchfield High Scool

There is no student in kingston that have not been to lannaman's to purchase cheap candy ,ride j.o.s.,Victoria Pier was the hang out on weekends .What about La Parisienne store on King St. All pantomime was at ward theater with Ranny Williams and Louise Bennett.I was called Queenies Daughter by my form teacher because 4 out of 5 mornings I was late for school, and I got two shillings for lunch money ,I use half of it and took the rest home and dropped in my saving pan everyday.

There was the popular Harbour View Drive in Cinema 🎥 😊

Who knows about patty pan bus

Anyone remember a farthing, when we were using £.s.d, John R Wong supermarket, police were directing traffic?

Van del shoes store

Carib,majesty,

What about Woolworth on King Street. That was a popular store back then

I paid 1 cent for bus fare in grade 1, that was around 1972?

Where in Jamaica would you find tv in those days there was the silver threepence and the copper threepence. The christian quatty which was a very small silver coin And dont forget the willy penny which was the biggest penny.

I like this. This lady is very beautiful

Times Store was big thing at Christmas time in those days they always sing how much days left for Christmas shopping.

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Remember backa wall

I remember the ward theater the money we had a shop you have to know that money

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Ward theater used to have tanner and Louis Bennett

Closest thing we have to hill & gully ride

History is ricb

Times store also sell records now days you have CDs

Caribe theater was the popular

That is a long ride to school The patty pan bus

What about El Corte Ingles on King Street?

what about WoolWorth ?

6p i buy patty cocobread and a glass bottle soda for my lunch at school

1 SHILLING FULL HAND BASKET BACK THEN

Our population was a million not 3,million