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Empire Theatre
Probyn Street,
Bridgetown
Probyn Street,
Bridgetown
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On July 21st, 2015 I sat in the gallery observing a meeting of the Parliament of Barbados. At one point while they were debating the manner in which the history of the country should be presented, a member said the Empire Theatre should be preserved considering its role in the Uprising of 1937.
I Googled and found this article from 2012 saying the Empire was the first place attacked and should therefore be a museum for the riots:
http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/27319/-empire-riots-museum
(Wish I knew how to hyperlink.)
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/lhy658
Recent pictures of the Empire theatre are at this site..
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An article on the theatre is also here..
http://www.nationnews.com/story/6966471906097.php
A photograph of the Empire Theatre taken by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach in March 1981:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/1196039965/