New Internationalist, April 1st, 2001
There was a time not so long ago when outsiders just didn't go to Trench Town. Until recently, this inner-city Kingston ghetto had such a reputation for violence that even armed police gave it a wide berth. But suddenly the former no-go zone is on the tourist trail and reggae fans can go to pay homage to the memory of Bob Marley at the so-called Culture Yard on First Street. The dilapidated `government yard' tenement where Marley hung out with Bunny Wailer and other soon-to-be reggae legends is Jamaica's latest and most unlikely heritage attraction.
The advent of Trench Town tourism suggest...
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