Galle Road, Wellawatte - 1981

Crab Vendor – Can you tell the sex of each crab?

The friendly butcher, still better pay him more than

the asking price..

The Locksmith, catching up with the racing news during the “slack business hours”..

A Stall in the Wellawatte Market

Rickshaw man, still around and struggling to make a living in 1981

Street Cobbler, instant service, news exchange, by Wellawatte Post Office

Home bread delivery has changed…

Beached Catamaran, Mr. Lavinia Hotel is in the far background…

Spiny Lobster for sale by local fisherman…

Do you know how narrow the Catamaran used in fishing really is?

Firewood from the depot was still in demand in 1981 as primary fuel

Home delivery of kerosene fast becoming the preferred fuel in 1981

Fussell’s Lane/Galle Road Junction, A hub of activity in 1981

Street fish vendors busy as usual

Tailor, Lily Avenue in 1981

Alfresco is more comfortable

Hardware related problems solved….. Lily Avenue in 1981

Saloons in Colombo do not sell booze but offer haircuts and shaves, instead

Tonsorial Artists in the same saloon

Begging on the pavement, Galle Road – 1981

Bullock Cart - 1981

Eggs, Plantains, Garlands, etc.

High Street (W.A. Silva Mawatha), Wellawatte

Grandmother and Granddaughter by Chapel Lane, Methodist Church, Wellawatte

Ropes & FruitsManning Place, Wellawate

Pottery and MatsManning Place,

Wellawatte

Live Chicken for Sale

Getting chicken ready for your kitchenAny fear of contamination?

A Hindu Wedding, Wellawatte 1981

Sapphire Cinema, Wellawatte

Sunrise at the Canal Pier, looking towards Fort…

Wellawatte Beach, near sunset, looking South…

Boat

Boat

Buying Coconut Oil - 1981

Buying Jewelry

Uncut Sapphire