The Old Treasury Pier ? ?Then and Now?

2012-02-21 15:16:08 by

The Old Treasury Pier has undergone restoration and has been transformed into a part of the Port Zante facility, housing a variety of shopping areas and other businesses, to accommodate visitors to St. Kitts, especially those who arrive aboard cruise ships.
Some of the people who shared their experience remember bravely diving off the pier, swimming and riding the high and rough waves in the Caribbean Sea. A few of them remember doing so, just to prove to their friends and onlookers that they were among the best swimmers on the island.
The Old Treasury Pier was constructed in the mid-1940s, and was the main pier for travel between St. Kitts and Nevis.The land upon which Port Zante stands, was reclaimed from the Caribbean Sea under the People?s Action Movement government, and developed into a hub of activities by the current St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party administration.
A woman, who gave her name as Angela, said she remembers when women visited the pier wearing high-heeled shoes, they had to remove them for fear of falling down by having the heels stuck between the boardwalk.
One local man said that he remembers, as a lad, that the older boys would throw others off the pier into the sea, once they were old and brave enough to venture onto it.
The Old Treasury Pier they remembered,has vanished, all in the name of development to generate much needed funds, especially since the country?s main economic source is Tourism since the closure of the Sugar Industry.

Source:sknvibes.com