Carib Theatre

Carib Theatre
Grand Old Lady of Cross Roads
Location	Cross Roads, Kingston, Jamaica
Coordinates	17°59′33″N 76°47′19″W
Owner	The Cinema Company of Jamaica Ltd. (1938); Palace Amusement Company (ca. 1939–present);
Type	Movie theatre
Capacity	1,800 (1972)
Field size	180 ft (55 m) × 84 ft (26 m); Ceiling: 60 ft (18 m); Volume: Under 1,000,000 cu ft (28,000 m3);
Screens	5
Construction
Built	Late 1937–early 1938
Opened	13 April 1938
Closed	After 21 September 1996
Reopened	24 June 1997
Architect	John Pike
Website
	palaceamusement.com

The Carib Theatre, also known as the Carib 5, is a cinema in northern Kingston, Jamaica. Opened in 1938, it has been owned and operated by the Palace Amusement Company since ca. 1939. The Carib was the largest and highest-grossing theatre in the West Indies, and was once Jamaica's largest building. It served as a one-screen facility until a 1996 fire and 1997 renovation/conversion into a five-screen multiplex.

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