Trenchtown, Cultural neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica.
Trenchtown is a neighborhood in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, built from several housing blocks with communal spaces. The buildings follow four different layouts and group around courtyards where residents meet.
The land belonged to an Irish immigrant named Daniel Power Trench in the 19th century, who used it as pasture for livestock. The government built social housing on the land from the 1940s onward, which had previously been called Trench Pen.
Culture Yard became a museum after Bob Marley's death when a former neighbor transformed it to display personal items of the reggae musicians who lived there. Visitors can see the small rooms where the artists rehearsed and developed their music.
Guided tours through the neighborhood connect several sites and usually last a few hours. Visiting during daytime is easiest when museums and cultural centers are open.
The first apartments had shared kitchens and rooms measuring about 10 by 10 feet (3 by 3 meters). Monthly rent was twelve shillings, which many families could afford at the time.
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