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American singer, King Floyd, posing with his arms folded and one foot up against a column.

Shoppers flock King Street and Parade, ahead of Christmas Day celebrations in Jamaica.

Overhead partial view of King Street in Downtown Kingston.

"Gillian King, Miss Manchester, Miss Yummy. Height: 5'6" - 17 years old, 36-24-37."

"Miss Classic Promotions; Sharon King, 19 years; vital statistics 32-24-37, Weight 115 lbs; height 5 ft. 3 ins; Occupation: student; Ambition: To become a Fashion Designer; Hobbies: Singing, dancing, badminton. Reasons for entering: "For the fun,…

"Believe it or not, this man dances on broken bottles for a living. As if that isn't enough. Kingsley Archer takes up a handful of the splinters at each performance and rubs them over his face! Usually, a gasp goes up from the audience as they watch…

"Vendors arcade - well on the way! - The days of those semi-permanent vendors stalls along King Street are numbered! This is the Vendors Arcade now being constructed at the corner of Laws and Church Streets, at which all present King Street Vendors…

"De dread red an' wan' lik off dem head... a rastafarian dreadlocksed higgler [left] is filled with wrath as he angrily watched labourers from the Public Cleansing Department of KSAC pulling down his shack [correction, grocery store] at South Parade…

"Demolition: Remains of shacks which were demolished by the KSAC on Orange Street near North Parade in Kingston."

"Local Government Minister Pearnel Charles, addressing higglers on King Street yesterday afternoon. He told the vendors they had until Friday to remove the permanent structures and put up mobile stalls."