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Trench Town

Named Trench Pen, by William Power Trench, an Irish Immigrant of the 18th century.

Trench Pen became a squatter

settlement during the 1930s. From 1940 -49 the Colonial Government

under Central Housing Authority (CHA) developed Trench Town as model township project.

Amenities included : housing, rental, social housing, schools, a theatre (The Ambassador), a park (Vin Lawrence Park), YMCA and YWCA, health clinic and fire station.

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Trench Pen From a map of c.1912

A lot of the houses which were created, whilst establishing one of Jamaica’s first model communal community( before its garrisonization) were homes to merchants and Business owners who operated the businesses and directed commerce which happened in down town Kingston’s shops and port.

It was built to be admired, designed as a self contained area of residence which had its own schools, churches, police and fire station, clinic and theatre among other enviable amenities. The up-town of the then contemporary Kingston a first of its kind in a line of model communities.

Trench town was no mistake as it was designed to house Jamaica’s elite before the mid 1900, strategically situated on the fringe of Kingston’s down town business district.

By the 1970’s these residences were known as the ‘Government Yards’ of Trench Town.

In the early 1970s the fragmentation of

Trench Town began by the two political parties.

It’s Role in the History of Reggae Music

Trench Town is home to the communities of Wilton Gardens [Rema], Federal Gardens, Arnette Gardens [Jungle], Havana and Buckers. These communities have been systematically split along political lines establishing garrisons which guarantees a party a particular amount of votes as well as a seat in parliament

Trench Town is known in Popular Culture due to its numerous contributions to music and sports. Numerous Ska, Rocksteady, and Reggae musicians.

Most notably though was Bob Marley, who spent much of his youth in a "government yard" on first street, known to us as ‘Culture Yard’, where he penned some of his earlier hits.

• Bob Marley • Bunny Wailer • Peter Tosh • Wailing Souls

Delroy Wilson

Joe Higgs Adina Edwards Junior Braithwaite Lord Tanamo Stragejah Cole Ken Booth

Jimmy Tucker Desmond Tucker Junior Tucker Cynthia Schloss Dean Frazer Ernest Ranglin

Lascelles Perkins Alton Elliss Hortence Elliss Mortimer Planno Colliss Robinson Dubby Dobson Noel “Scully” Simms

The Folkes Brothers Bunny Robinson, Paragons Techniques

Wilfred 'Jackie' Edwards Eddie of Alton and Eddie

Toots and the Maytals Leroy Sibbles Bongo Herman Members of The

Clarendonians Roy Shirley.

6th January 2012

REGGAE” TOUR “THE HEART OF

BOYS TOWN

AMBASSADOR THEATRE

NO MAN’S LAND

CULTURE YARD

JAMIN

Trench Town is the heartbeat of Jamaican Music which has fed an industry that is now globally worth billions. The purpose for developing a tour concept such as this is to contextualize the phenomenon this story embodies. It will highlight some of Jamaica’s cultural legends who have contributed significantly to the shaping of Jamaica’s most renowned genres of music, framing what is now celebrated as authentic Jamaican culture

Community - Citizens will be granted the opportunity to become ambassadors of a rich heritage . No longer will their community and its members suffer from the stereotypes of its political scars. It will offer employment and educational opportunities which will reduce the realities of poverty as well as redirect the energies of the unattached youth capitalizing on his/her creative energies. It will bring to fore a flurry of entrepreneurial opportunities especially in the culinary, performing, craft other elements of the cultural landscape.

Sandals/ Island Route Tours – This will be a brand new venture/ arm of tours in Jamaica. “Urban/Ghetto/ Inner-city” Tourism has never been thoroughly explored and unearthed as the plans for the Touring of Trench Town will have it. leading the charter will be the Island Route Tour Company which, in endorsing this project, will become pioneers; revolutionaries to a tour industry now ripe for innovative touring possibilities

BOYS TOWN

Built by Hugh Sherlock in 1940 Based on his love of Cricket and Sports in

general. Organised to be used as a tool to direct the

lives of young disenfranchised youths

Motto : We Build

Collie Smith – West Indian Cricketer

Carl Brown – Footballer Lindel Wright – JCCB

president

Boys Town 2012

Exterior Before

Ambassador Theatre played a very important, role as that was where the Vere Johns Opportunity Hour was staged, giving talented singers an outlet, and providing record producers, scouting opportunities.

No Man’s Land

CULTURE YARD

CULTURE YARD LIVE PERFORMANCES

CHILLIN OUT WHERE THE CULTURE IS RICH

JAMAICA MUSIC INSTITUTE

JAMAICA MUSIC INSTITUTE

JAMAICA MUSIC HALL OF FAME TRENCH TOWN CRAFT AND MEMORABILIA SHOP M USIC STUDIO AND TRAINING LABORATORY CAFETERIA CONFERENCE AND MEETING SPACE LIVE PERFORMANCE SPACE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE TOURIST DEPARTURE AND ARIVAL AREA/

GAZEBOES

JAMIN

Indulge in the purchase of craft items and collectables manufactured by the Rasta community as well as citizens of the Trench Town community.

Witness live Reggae music being performed as the space comes back to life and a bar which serves up a variety of Jamaica beverages.

BUSTS BOB AND THE WAILERS

THIS SPACE WILL BE NOT ONLY A FULLY FUNCTIONAL MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO BUT IT WILL ALSO FEATURE A TRAINING LABOUT WHERE PRODUCERS WILL BE TRAINED AS PROTOOLS PROFESSIONALS THE ONLY PLACE IN JAMAICA WHICH OFFERS SUCH AN OPPERTUNITY

TO BE CONTINUE