Carib Theatre
Grand Old Lady of Cross Roads | |
| Location | Cross Roads, Kingston, Jamaica |
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| Coordinates | 17°59′33″N 76°47′19″W / 17.99250°N 76.78861°W |
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| Type | Movie theatre |
| Capacity | 1,800 (1972) |
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| 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.