Republic Street, Valletta

Republic Street extends from City Gate towards the granaries at Fort St.

Only karozzini[5] and electric cabs[6] are allowed to drive up and down the street, while taxis can cross at intersections.

[7] After the Great Siege of Malta, Valletta was planned and built on a grid's layout by the Order of St. John, with Republic Street (back then, Strada San Giorgio) in the midst, to become the main street of the city.

[1] Republic Street was bombed heavily in World War II and suffered much damage like the rest of the region.

[8] In the contemporary day, Valletta is a hub of political, legislative, judiciary, commercial, business, retail and social reasons, such as fashion and music.

Kingsway, Valletta in the 1910s. Other interesting features include a little girl in a għonnella , a mobile barrel (water cart) douching the street is in the middle of the road, boaters on men, an officer wearing a light coloured uniform - possibly a policeman. On the right side, the Pohoomull Brothers' store offering 'Oriental textiles', set up in 1887; they were the predecessors of many other Indian Maltese families. The next shop toward St.Elmo is "A' La Ville de Londres". The shop windows are covered to protect the items from the sun.
Coat of arms of Valletta
Coat of arms of Valletta