-said to be nearly 100 years old

An old wooden building on Camp Street and North Road was condemned by the City Council last month to be torn down and all that remains now is an old-style bakery oven and chimney that is said to be nearly 100 years old.

Historic chimney to come down

The property was said to belong to the Jaikaran family who no longer reside in the country and was sold to one Clive Lee who is said to be the owner of Candy Corner which is located on the opposite side of the road.

Lee said he was told that the bakery and chimney are estimated to be close to 100 years old. While a bakery the name of which Stabroek News has not been able to ascertain was the first business at the location, Lee said that four other parts were added to the business and before it was demolished it housed four businesses.

While the bakery continued to work, a salon, bar and a Chinese restaurant were also housed in the building.

Owner of the salon called Heavenly Waves, Gaylann Ferrire, said she had been operating her business at the location for 15 years. She said she had no complaints about the location and working there was “okay”.

However, last month the businesses there received a letter from City Hall informing them that the building was designated as a derelict building and was condemned to be broken down. According to Ferrire, they were given 30 days to remove from the premises.

Ferrire said that she moved her business before the thirty days were up. Heavenly Waves now operates in Campbellville.

Meanwhile, it is unclear what has happened to the bar which was called GT Junction, but according to Ferrire, the restaurant moved to a location on the East Coast. The restaurant is called Yu I Low.

The chimney is to be demolished soon. It had been in operation up to a month ago.