From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Businesses dry up after trains move out
Published: Sunday March 7, 2010
Monica Miller-Rose (right), a dressmaker, used to sell clothes to tourists on the train. - Ian Allen/Photographer
Mel Cooke, Gleaner Writer
MONICA MILLER-ROSE runs one of the few shops still open across the road from the Catadupa train station in St James.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Selling clothes to tourists on the trains running to Appleton Estate from Montego Bay was a major part of the railway-centred commerce. Miller-Rose, along with other dressmakers, was part of a special quick-turnaround service.
Fast service
Although they had ready-made clothes, many times a potential client did not see what they wanted in their size. So they would choose a piece of fabric, the dressmakers would take their measurements and they would continue on to Appleton for the tour."
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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