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Mauritius in the early years.

Tag Archives: market

Curepipe – The Old Market

Curepipe Old Market & Chasteauneuf Street - 1960s

Found opposite the Curepipe Municipal Garden, the history behind the old Curepipe market dates back since 1878. At that time Curepipe was still a developping town. In the beginning, the market place of Curepipe was just a hall of teck wood covered with ‘bardeaux’, and to be more precise, it was erected on the 2nd …

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December 12, 2014 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

Curepipe – The Old Market viewed from Municipal Garden – 1972

Curepipe Old Market viewed from Municipal Garden - 1972

This Curepipe Market as we see in the image is no more and has been replaced by the current one we can see today in 2014 (picture further down). It was a much better looking building even though it had problems. In 1975, after the Cyclone of Gervaise, the Curepipe market faced much damage which …

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Curepipe – The Old Market viewed from the Municipal Garden – 1970s

Curepipe Old Market Viewed from the Municipal Garden - 1970s

This Curepipe Market as we see in the image is no more and has been replaced by the current one we can see today in 2014 (picture further down). It was a much better looking building even though it had problems. In 1975, after the Cyclone of Gervaise, the Curepipe market faced much damage which …

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Port Louis – Central Market / Bazar Central – 1923

Port Louis - Bazar Central - the Market - 1923

After having moved around between the Company Garden (Jardin de la Compagnie) and the actual place of the Theatre for quite some time during the early colonial times, the Central Market finally settled in the where was previously the ‘Bassin des Chaloupes’ and its current location. The building we can see is standing since 1839. …

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The Old Curepipe Market in 1960s

Old Curepipe Market - 1960s

The Old Curepipe Market back in the late 1960s. After the cyclone of 1975, Gervaise, the Curepipe Market which was once a magnificent colonial structure was so severely damaged that it had to be pulled down and was then redesigned and built as the current one we can still see today in 2014. Even though …

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March 25, 2014 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

Vacoas – The Market – 1965

Vacoas Market - Dhuny Store - John Kennedy Ave - 1965

At the time when people has the culture of being well dressed wherever they went. Even riding a bicycle and going to the market meant to be ‘classic’!

November 15, 2012 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

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