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Many of you got it right.
The photo was taken on the corner of Kennedy Avenue and Independence Street right across from the new Jays Bookstore.
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Ma hamlet died earlier this year R.I.P. She worked in her shop in goodwill up till the day before she died. (After she closed her shop in Roseau she moved to goodwill.)
MA Hamlet whoever she is or was should receive a royalty for the number of times her name has been mentioned .THIS IS ONE GOOD MOMENT IN RECALLING A PART OF OUR HISTORICAL HERITAGE.I made a mistake earlier the building is on Independence St (across from Jay’S NEW BOOK STORE) and Kennedy Avenue I looked it well over when I walked pass there last week.I was much impresses.Thanksforsayingwho ownsit.
She died earlier this year. R.I.P
Hope you realise that today is Monday and the day is more than halfway gone. As yet you have not posted the answer.
May I suggest that, in future WEEKEND FUN postings, you should post the answer at a definite time; such as 10 AM Monday.
My coworkers (people from Roseau) informed that it was Ma Hamlet Shop, where Sukie’s Bread Shop was on Independence Street adjacent to Kennedy Avenue.
I first thought it was Charlo’s Supermarket and ACS..but when I looked I can see the next little house and I can recognize it as the snackette.
This Ma Hamlet shop use to be on Queen mary street and the corner of Kaennedy ave. there are now building Burtons in its place.
The shop in the end close to the market opposite former Wayne Feed Shop
Just a brain teaser
This place is close to island icecream,it is downstairs cherry lodge guest house in Roseau lower down the Muslim store
this is Ma Hamlet shop I used to go there for my mom
This is in the Corner of Kennedy Avenue and independence this was Ma Hamlet Shop and the little house by it was Ma Saverin shop.
thats in lagoon on the corner of kenedy avenue
CORRECT!
Ma Hamlet shop..Corner of Independent st.(Queen mary st.) and Kennedy ave.
I walked that area recently and checked into the new Jay’s Book store to see how many of my book
“LOVE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC” were sold I was very delighted to see the improvements in that area of Roseau. This building I am thinking is right across Jay’s big new building in Lagoon,Roseau and it is on Independence Street(former Queen Mary Street) and Malborough ST.(Hope I’m right with the location)
In de 70’s it was Ma Severin shop not Ma hamlet then Ma Vera was there and after that Ma Hamlet. Ma Hamlet was not in de 70’s all you forget de girl working by the store by de bay used to live upstairs her chile working in de bank. 70’s is Ma severin shop
state house
by the bus stop to kingshill opposite shillingford
that is my lazy uncle waiting for his girlfriend to go and fish.thats lagoon
Ma cecil shop on the corner of kenedy st and queen Mary st at the time. Close to boyzee. Haha you didn’t know. Lagon Roseau… haha
Lagoon, Ma Hamlet Shop!
Ma Savarin shop in the corner of Kennedy Avenue and Lagoon roseau
dat is de State House!
Jokes aside its the new Burtons Site in Lagoon Roseau.
The lady bending is that lady from Pottersville that used to sell fish.Her daughter was called “Corcore”
The lady in the hat is from top of Hillsborough street. I think she still has that hat and blouse.
dat is de State House!
Otherwise known as Queen Mary St and Kennedy Avenue, which now houses Sukies bread depot.Opposite Ma Samuel building (stop and shop)
Just looking at this pic you can see how people loved and cared for each other. The new Burton and Company building replaces this structure.
It is time to renovate the old houses in Roseau and make there look like a modern city , For real
This building was part of a movie in the late 80’s. Spent many a day there. This building used to be where the Burton building is now being constructed.
Interesting
Everybody saying Roseau an all kind of avenue lol…My son looked at the pic once and said River street,at the back of Save Alot opposite Chinese shop..My son was born in the 90s imagine that.
That’s new location for Burton & Co, that is the corner of queen mary street and kennedy ave
this is “shillingford supermarket” in town , cant remember the street name
thats mister and miss hamlet shop in lagor the door on the side is the rum shop on kennedy ave
charlo
d.n.o how can we send you the pic. for weekend fun?
ADMIN: Send to [email protected]….if it is a photo where readers have to guess the answer, please ensure you send us the answer also.
That is the shop of Ma Hamlet at the corner of Kennedy Avenue and Queen mary street. The two gentlemen sitting on the step look like Mr Ruppert and his friend Kakhi. That was their favorite sport after buying their drink. Both are dead now.
weh weh weh, garcon all u doh seeing is charlo shop dat der.
this is the building where the Dominica Lottery waslocated corner road before astaphans opposite pearls cuisine and next to the burned juliens jewelry shop
That is the building where Pet Land is, opposite the building of Raffoul food court and Vera Shillingford’s shop.
Man, that is a heavy shower comming down there,that’s maHamlet and them shop in the corner of Kennedy ave.and independance street.i recognise my mother with that umbrella,sheltering the heavy showers,the guy look familar,see how them people sitting down there.
to me,that is a touching photo,in memory of my mom.
i mean d.n.o
k.n.o i love your weekend caption,with the animals and so on.bring more of animals for weekend caption
This building is between kennedy ave and Queen mary street in Lagoon. The house belonged to the Josephs. Elona and Tyler Joseph lived there. The small house next to it was their mother’s shop.
This is just opposite where Charles Brothers once had a furniture shop…Kennedy Avenue and Queen Mary Street (aka Lagoon).
Its between Independence street and Kennedy Avenue. Sukies used to be located there.
use the right name in the 70s Conner of
Lagoon & Kennadey ave.
Sukie come dere well late
I swear that building still in Roseau but in different color.
That’s where the laplaine bus use to be be in front of sukies the bread shop opposite kojoe(decease
that is where the new Burton’s building going up on the end of Kennedy’s Avenue and Independence street (Lagoon)
To tell you the truth I don’t know but it sure looks ramschackle and delapidated. Put that next to the State Palace…now THAT would make some picture.
That’s where Sukie bread depot is now on the corner of Independence Street and Kennedy Ave…by the way this pic looks like it was taken in the 80s not the 70s
Maybe even early 90s but certainly not 70s
DNO – MEMORIES!!!! YOU TOOK ME WAY BACK. THANK YOU. I USED TO LIVE ON KENNEDY AVENUE
this is ma hamlet shop where Burtons is now building on Independence street formerly lagoon. it was a small grocery shop where u could by an ounce of cooking butter, an ounce of table butter, a gill or half gill oil. u getting ten bred for a dollar. next to it, Ma Helen had a shop where u could buy your rum or credit rum. she also sold grocery item. ThOSE WERE THE DAYS
Corner of Kennedy Avenue and Queen Mary Street now known as Independence Street. Accross Jays Bookstore – new building of Burton & Company. So much rum I buy in that shop. Now what do I win?
Ask those people in the picture nuh,,,,,,,,ooooh I reme,bre that umbrella
This is at the corner of Kennedy Avenue and Independence Street, Opposite the New Jays. Sukie’s Depot used to be there now Burton’s and Company. A lady called Ma Chinki had a shop there.
dats where de new building is under construction now opposite new jays book store., the corner of kennedy avenue and independent street.
Right under there out side that shop of Ma Hamlet was the fish market !
Not under opposite was de fish Market by Boysie
kennedy avenue opposite subway where jays is now
Charlo shop
Once upon a time, the street was called lagoon,and this was the old rum shop; still around.
That’s Ma Hamlet’s shop which was located at the corner of Independence Street (then Queen mary Street) & Kennedy Avenue. The building was the location for one of the scenes of THE ORCHID HOUSE, when the 4-part mini-series was shot here in Dominica around Easter time in 1990. More recently, the building was broken down, and we saw Sukie’s Bread depot occupy the spot until the start of construction of the Burton Building. Some how that pix looks familar, or did I see a painting based on that same pix?
You are very, very correct! Congratulations
My granny’s old shop! :-)Percillia Hamlet.Ahhhh memories of rough cake and squash after school…
Opposite Ma Hamlet’s shop to the west (now occupied by Jays) was Boyzie Thomas’ shop. That’s where little boys used to go buy their rolls of capsule for their capsule guns, or starlights, at Christmas time. And to the south was a shop owned by a short lady who had a kako-mill. People used to go grind their roasted kako (to make cocoa-sticks) in her shop LOL. MILO and Ovaltine were for “highty-tighty” people in those days.The lady with the kako-mill also used to sell mangoes, such as mango-bab. Anyone remember those days?
Sure I remember those days. There was a pipe right at the corner. The lady name was Ma MOEMA. She also sold shadec which was made with pink grapefruit. Those were the days. The place is now Stop and Shop for MA Samuel.
Queen Mary Street (now Independenc street) and Kennedy Avenue…Ma Hamlet use to have her shop downstairs…Sukie had his bread depot after the building was broken down….Burton building there now…opposite Jays….I KNOW because I lived near by…
This is by Charlo in Lagoon.
Thats lagoon by ma Hamlet shop
I AGREE. DEFINITELY LAGOON BY MA HAMLET SHOP. THIS IS WHERE LAPLAINE PEOPLE BOAEDED THEIR TRUCKS / BUS TO AND FROM ROSEAU.
this is lagoon,where burtons is building that masive structure.that must be some laplaine people waiting for bus to go to laplaine.
There was no bus but one ton Bedford truck to Laplaine !
This building used to be on the corner of lagoon and kennedy avenue where the burtons are now building.
DNO why is dat picture you put today? why you doh put one where we can give kicks on….stewps…boring
ADMIN: Send us a pic that have kicks and we will be more than happy to publish and share with others.
Admin u have guts replying to those dumb a$$ comments.
True. Pics with kicks is good and many of us do enjoy them but these are learning experiences too
@boring – u must be one of them who left school at grade k. #refusetolearn
send a pic of yourself for the admin to put up so the rest of dominica can take kixx
cant believe i didnt see that , lol thats by the market the shop in the corner. oppposite to the old wayne feeds.
I agree. Opposite Waynefeeds. But then again that could be any corner in town. i look fwd to knowing where cos im not sure where its @ exactly.
corner of cork street and independence street. opposite valantines
That’s Ma Hamlet Shop and deceased Vera Saverin’s shop is adjacent to it on Queen Mary’s Street.
Admin that pic was taken in the 80s reason being that shop next door is from the 80s ran by Helen Shirley mother
I agree, I do not think that is the 70’s because it seems like I know that place looking just like that. Plus the clothing does not really depict 70’s style!
BUT DE SHOP NEXT DOOR WAS ALWAYS THERE
that’s by Charlo..
A.C.Shillingford/ phoenix
i agree with you it is A.C shillingford
But not where AC SHillingford is now? look at the direction of the bus sign. this is on the left side of the road. where ACS is now, would be the right.
NO WAY
where did this photo come from? who submitted it? i’d love to know.
kenndy ave & Indenpendence st where the new burton buliding is opposite jays book store
HAMLET SHOP IN LAGOON
thats where sukie’s use to have his bread shop on the laplain bus stop ther
actually, this is the building opposite Waynes Feed…or where waynes feed used to be. on Hanover street. the shop is still the same colour. people sell produce infront of it and there was a restaurant next to it recently named Laughing Lobster.
hope I get paid for this!! lol
This is where the Hamlet’s shop used to be in Lagon. Right now Burton & Company is putting up a very huge building in that exact sport.
that shop was ma emiss shop in lagoon,corner of independence street and kenedy avenue.gone were the days
this building is located in the corner of Kennedy avenue and kings lane. it’s the cherry lodge building there is a Chinese store downstairs.
Or the building opposite Cherry Lodge I think
The property where the new BURTON AND COMPANY building is going up
OMG!!! Why that man in Blue look Like Eric Frampton So
Lol
ma hamlet shop. cnr kennedy and independence. now new burton building
this is the corner of kennedy avenue and queen mary street,this was the shop of ma hamlets shop.and thats where i growed up
that was ma hamlet shop on lagoon and kennedy ave
Lagoon. Where the Burton Building going up now
Northwest corner of what used to be Kennedy Avenue and Freedom Street.
I’ve been away for many years; I guess everything has changed.
Thats Charlo’s suppermarket
So easy. I thought you were going to ask to name the individuals in the picture!
okay: all those who say it is where burton & co building or where sukies depot was, u all r correct. come for you reward on the corner of kekedy avenue. cel # 316 7545 ist 2 persons who come will get the price
Dis is where ma desh had her shop rite opposite de muslem
lagoon that there. one look at the signs standing there and the small rum shop on the side.
i was just wondering…if any of the persons standing outside that building are alive to this day……
ACS supermarket
that man there have swag ehh
duh! corner where Kennedy avenue and Independence street intercepts …where the Sukie bread depot was…DNO we need something more challenging please….come on… showing us a pic of 10 to fifteen years ago if all that , will not do….youll need to go back to the days of our four fathers
4 faddaz u have nuh? How dat happen dere nuh? u bettah do ah DNA, wee
Lagon. Ma Hamlet had her shop right in the downstairs. Bought my ounce of crest cheese there. Lol
round about in pond case, that cant b roseau. I’m not fooled at all, roseau! give me a break!
Roseau still LOOOKS the same…!
aaaaaaah! you lie! you damn lie!!
burton’s new building site
this is river street close to the Haitian barber shop the pic was taken on d other side of the road.
This is in Lagoon, where Sukie’s Bread shop used to be there.
La pli ka tombe boy!!! and umbrella was well stoosh in the ’70s papa.
Anyway dat is Lagoon eh in d corner of Kennedy Avenue
On the corner of Kennedy Avenue and Independence Street
thats by charlo
That is Lagoon just in the corner of Kennedy Avenue, close to where Frontline was and oppose the little shop Kudjoe (deceased) used to have dere
Corner of Kennedy ave. and independent st.
The man in the blue shirt. Sori we papa but mister
He must be the CEO of the Domnica Association of Idle People.
Any wayz I love him . He is my uncle. Cheap Cheap Cheap we calling him “Dry Biscuit AND softdrink”…BUT mammy say he once worked in Curacao and have loads of money under some cellar in Newtown. I search so much and nothing yet.
CAN’T YOU SEE IT WAS RAINING AND DE MAN WELL VEX
thats A.C. SHILINGFORD
AWA
Where the new building is going up on the corner of Kennedy Ave and Independence Street.
Roseau has not changed much … and that is the reason for the saying that Columbus would certainly receognize Dominica if he was to re-visit.
It sure looks like Charlo’s shop in Lagoon.
Roseau has surely come a long way
Thanks to Skerro
Thats the shop at the corner of independence and kennedy ave
Corner of Queen Mary Street and Kennedy Avenue
isnt that where the Raffoul’s restaurant was in roseau .. opposite i think Charles’ pharmacy, down dere?
that’s the best Dca direction I can give
just remember across from jay’s book store in kennedy avenue where the la plaine bus stop is now
my Hamlet shop on queen mary street(independence street)
Lagoon.
Ewwwh!. The place looked dingy back then, still looking dingy today.
This is Mr. Ducreay shop in Lagoon, in the corner of Harlsbrough and Independent street
This is a shop in the corner of Independents street (lagoo)and kennedy ave. Which use to be Ma Hamlet shop.
CORNER OF QUEEN MARY STREET AND KENNEDY AVENUE THAT’S MA HAMLET SHOP
Opposite Valentine’s Store on Cork Street… I’m not ashamed one bit- but I admit it does look the same even to this day… Love my country!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Ship Street
Independence street next to the pedestrian line..
Lagon Cnr of Independence Street & Kennedy Ave. Formerly Ma Hamlet’s shop & Sukie Bread depot now Burton’s building.
This looks like the store in lagoon where my mum would buy saltfish and all her salted beef, pig feet, snout to name a few.
that is river street
Thats Mary Davis Pierre building on the corner of Great George and Cork Street.
Magwa sa!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old Ducrey’s…Today Charlo’s supermarket
This lagoon where burton and company is now putting up their new building
it looking like where de bus stop, for buses coming into to town, used to be…. where Burton & Co. putting up their building, opposite Jays….
easy
PAPPY party HEADQUARTERS
This is the corner of Independence St & Kennedy AVe where Charlo’s shop is and NAN Ducreay resides upstairs
Charlo shop is not at the corner of kennedy and independent but rather at the corner of hillsborough and independent
Indipendant street and kennedy Ave the exact spot where Suky have his bread depot. I must have been like ten years old. Real old time Lagon.
it looking like how Roseau was under the UWP but seriously DNO dats OLD FRAMPTON’S on 69 cock street but the owners stay VIRGIN LANE approaching the end of OLD street.
ITS not PREVOST building though there is some similarities. I WANDER IF D PM WILL BUY IT.
pamdi your damn idiot though i am a full uwp supporter but i laugh so much could not finish reading due to laughter tears
That is where sukie bread depot use to be. Now you have the building of burtons and company being erected on that area.On the same side with CATS internet cafe. Lagoon, Roseau
Independence street,before named Queen Mary Street in lagoon Laplaine bus stop
across from singer in kennedy avenue
kennedy avenue
SUKIE’S new property in roso
ACS supermarket
awa not charlo’s shop
this is the cock street by valantines area.
Lagoon….Stop and shop was or still is right across the street from where the last man is standing.
Ask Trevor Burton
thought dat was a recent pic wi .b4 reading
This looks like cork street, opposite valentines
fedwx
This looks like lower river street.
Charlo’s
Lagoon
This place still looks th same today
You really do not know Roseau
A new construction is in progress how then can it look the same!
This is a shop in the corner of Independents street (lagoo)and kennedy ave. That’s where Burton and Company is putting up there new building right across from new Jays book store
across singer in kennedy avenue
Got that right!!! Ma Hamlet shop in those days
That’s by Charlo, Independent Street……