Cross Roads, Jamaica

Cross Roads
Cross Roads
Commercial neighbourhood
	Cross Roads
	Coordinates: 17°59′38″N76°47′17″W / 17.9938°N 76.7880°W
Country	Jamaica
City	Kingston

Last updated April 10, 2025

Cross Roads is a primarily commercial neighbourhood of Kingston, Jamaica.^[1] It is centered on the intersection of five major roads: Slipe Road, Half Way Tree Road, Old Hope Road, Caledonia Avenue and Marescaux Road.^[2]

It is perhaps the geographical centre of Kingston.^[3]

Amenities

Cross Roads Police Station.^[4]
Cross Roads Bus Station – a major transport hub for buses and taxis.^[4]
Cross Roads Post Office.^[4]
Cross Roads Market.^[4]
Carib 5 – a five-screen multiplex cinema since 1997 but originally a 1,750-seat facility designed by John Pike and opening in 1938. The exterior walls are original and retain their impressive 1930s styling.^[5]
The Nuttall Memorial Hospital.^[4]

References

↑ BW Higman; B J Hudson (2009). Jamaican Place Names (Softcover) (1st ed.). Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 224. ISBN 9789766402174 . Retrieved 4 November 2013.
↑ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:10,000 map of Kingston sheet 3, 1972.
↑ "Wikimapia – Let's describe the whole world!" . Retrieved 18 October 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 "Cross Roads". Wikimapia . Retrieved 24 November 2012.
↑ Harris, Warren G. "Carib Theatre". Cinema Treasures, LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

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[H&H-1] BW Higman; B J Hudson (2009). Jamaican Place Names (Softcover) (1st ed.). Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 224. ISBN 9789766402174 . Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[DoS-2] UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:10,000 map of Kingston sheet 3, 1972.

[3] "Wikimapia – Let's describe the whole world!" . Retrieved 18 October 2014.

[WM-4] 1 2 3 4 5 "Cross Roads". Wikimapia . Retrieved 24 November 2012.

[CT-5] Harris, Warren G. "Carib Theatre". Cinema Treasures, LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

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