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Originally Posted by Gilbakka:

       
Originally Posted by Mars:
Shanta's, Ferraj and the Nut Shop on Camp Street had the best peanut punch in GT.

By best, I mean the bestest best most widely recognized, and so you have to name one, and then answer the second part of the quiz.


       
I'd say Ferraj had the best but that's only my personal preference. Ferreira's in Kitty was also good.
Mars
Originally Posted by Mars:
Originally Posted by Gilbakka:

       
Originally Posted by Mars:
Shanta's, Ferraj and the Nut Shop on Camp Street had the best peanut punch in GT.

By best, I mean the bestest best most widely recognized, and so you have to name one, and then answer the second part of the quiz.


       
I'd say Ferraj had the best but that's only my personal preference. Ferreira's in Kitty was also good.

Okay, what about the second part of the quiz, the shop that first imported Cracker Jack and bubble gum?

FM
Originally Posted by Mars:
Originally Posted by Anjali:

       
Originally Posted by Mars:
What was the name of the movie theater at Beterverwagting 1970-1980.

Kay Donna.


       
I never heard of Kay Donna but I could be mistaken. I know of a different theater at BV.

I had kept a newspaper article on cinemas and that was metioned but it was before the year you had, sorry. I would say Tivoli.

FM
Originally Posted by Mars:
Originally Posted by Gilbakka:

       
Originally Posted by Mars:
Shanta's, Ferraj and the Nut Shop on Camp Street had the best peanut punch in GT.

By best, I mean the bestest best most widely recognized, and so you have to name one, and then answer the second part of the quiz.


       
I'd say Ferraj had the best but that's only my personal preference. Ferreira's in Kitty was also good.

Mars, I'll give you the prize.

Ferraz on Main & Murray/Quamina Streets arguably sold the best peanut punch.

Ferraz was also the first importer of Cracker Jack biscuits and bubble gum, during the Second World War.

Two personal observations:

[1] There was a red body scale in Ferraz that gave you a printed ticket stating your weight on one side, and your "horoscope" on the other, for 5 cents.

[2] I used to get my supplies of Dunhill cigarettes at Ferraz. In my younger years I smoked only imported cigarettes, buying one pack per week on my assistant master's pay of $96/month and later my public servant's pay of $117/month with yearly increments. I started smoking British-made 555 State Express and later switched to Dunhill. Occasionally I also bought a Havana cigar at Ferraz until dem Freedom House bai gave me Havanas they had brought back from Cuba.

One more thing, Ferraz closed down in the late 1970s because of import restrictions and sold out to D'Aguiar's which started Arapaima restaurant.

FM
Originally Posted by Gilbakka:
Originally Posted by Riya:

Gaiety?

Riya, I don't want to dampen your day so I'm sending you a souvenir pic of the Gaiety cinema.

http://www.guyanagateway.org.gy/files/heritage-3.jpg

At the South West corner is the Cathedral (I was an altar boy there)at the North East corner was StMary's RC (been there) North East corner was a cake shop, North West corner was a ground used by StMary's scout troop ( I was also part of that) also the priests residence.

 

Where would that cinema have been perhaps the ground on the North West corner?

I cannot tell by the pic,sometimes negatives have been used on the wrong side (they did this to our wedding pic and had to do over)

cain
Last edited by cain
Originally Posted by cain:
Originally Posted by Gilbakka:
Originally Posted by Riya:

Gaiety?

Riya, I don't want to dampen your day so I'm sending you a souvenir pic of the Gaiety cinema.

http://www.guyanagateway.org.gy/files/heritage-3.jpg

At the South West corner is the Cathedral (I was an altar boy there)at the North East corner was StMary's RC (been there) North East corner was a cake shop, North West corner was a ground used by StMary's scout troop ( I was also part of that) also the priests residence.

 

Where would that cinema have been perhaps the ground on the North West corner?

I cannot tell by the pic,sometimes negatives have been used on the wrong side (they did this to our wedding pic and had to do over)

The ground on the north west corner.

FM
Originally Posted by Gilbakka:

Here we go today.

An American R & B/soul singer toured Guyana in 1969 and performed in Georgetown and New Amsterdam. He was well received in Georgetown but while performing in New Amsterdam dem crazy Berbice fans pelted him with soft drink bottles, paper cups and even cigarette packets. Who was that singer?

Do you know why my peeps behaved like that? We are such peaceful people I can't imagine Berbicians behaving badly

FM

Ready to let your brains dance today? Jump on board.

A top Indian film actress toured Guyana in the late 1960s and performed classical dances on the Essequibo Coast. She had already endeared herself to Guyanese cinema fans in movies that starred the likes of Shammi Kapoor. She is still alive while Shammi is dead. Who is that star?

FM

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