Title

View of retail stores on Main Street in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands

Photographer

Preview

Uniform Title

The Bryant Slides Collection

Photo Description

People walking and passing automobiles parked along Main Street in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. Retail stores include Sparky’s Liquors Ltd., the Beretta shopping center, Tropicana Perfume Shoppe, and Hay’s Store. Alfred “Sparky” Puritz founded Sparky’s Liquors Ltd., which merged with Host International in 1972. In this image, a Volkswagen Beetle automobile drives pass a man with a hand cart as he stands next to a Sparky’s Liquor delivery van. Many of the buildings include Danish architectural elements for example the Tropicana Perfume Shoppe building which as of 2013 has closed its business. Slide labeled Virgin Islands St. Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas.

Keywords

Saint Thomas (United States Virgin Islands) Charlotte Amalie (United States Virgin Islands) -- Description and travel Stores, Retail -- United States Virgin Islands -- Saint Thomas -- Charlotte Amalie -- 1960 -- 1970 Signs and signboards -- United States Virgin Islands -- Saint Thomas -- Charlotte Amalie -- 1960 -- 1970 Automobiles -- United States Virgin Islands -- Saint Thomas -- Charlotte Amalie -- 1960 -- 1970

Format

image/jpeg

Size Original

35 mm

Coverage-Temporal

United States Virgin Islands -- Caribbean region -- Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas United States Virgin Islands -- Saint Thomas -- Charlotte Amalie

Identifier

DP0003489

Rights

All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576

Link to Descriptive Guide

https://scua.library.ucf.edu/repositories/4/resources/105

Recommended Citation

"View of retail stores on Main Street in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands" (1959). British West Indies St. Thomas Slides. 3.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-saintthomas/3