Chaussée Street (La Chaussée) and its surrounding plots were initially marshy lands during the french period and later on converted to usable areas. Needless to say in those days how horse carriages and animal-driven transport, and also human-driven carts were the only means of urban transport. It is true the railways existed but these followed …
These old colonial buildings certainly dates back to the early British period and it is sad how they are no longer preserved as they should. Some are even at the point of crumbling down. La Chaussée street in Port Louis was among the busiest streets even back then and is still today and so many …
La Chaussée Street during the Colonial Era, and the Signal Mountain well seen in the background. The bridge visible in the foreground is most probably from the Ruisseau du Pouce, whereby all rain water coming from the mountains flow though this ‘canal’.