In the five years Alvin McGowan has owned Annali's, a restaurant in downtown Kingston, he has never seen so many people walking around casually and unafraid - a remarkable sight given the area's reputation as unsafe and rundown.
Local artists have painted more than 60 public murals since 2018 Kingston's downtown is known for gang violence and squatters One restaurant has seen 25% revenue boost since project started By Kate Chappell KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the five years Alvin McGowan has owned Annali's, a restaurant in downtown Kingston, he has never seen so many people walking around casually and unafraid - a remarkable sight given the area's reputation as unsafe and rundown.
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In the five years Alvin McGowan has owned Annali s, a restaurant in downtown Kingston, he has never seen so many people walking around casually and unafraid - a remarkable sight given the area s reputation as unsafe and rundown. The stigma of downtown at one time, the people were a bit afraid. But now it is different because of the murals on the walls, McGowan, 55, said.
Vibrant, poignant murals have been appearing on the walls of Jamaica s capital as part of Paint the City, a project by the nonprofit Kingston Creative to revive the city s neglected downtown district and support the local arts community.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the five years Alvin McGowan has owned Annali’s, a restaurant in downtown Kingston, he has never seen so many people walking around casually and unafraid - a remarkable sight given the area’s reputation as unsafe and rundown.
“The stigma of downtown at one time, the people were a bit afraid. But now it is different because of the murals on the walls,” McGowan, 55, said.
Vibrant, poignant murals have been appearing on the walls of Jamaica’s capital as part of Paint the City, a project by the nonprofit Kingston Creative to revive the city’s neglected downtown district and support the local arts community.
In the five years Alvin McGowan has owned Annali's, a restaurant in downtown Kingston, he has never seen so many people walking around casually and unafraid - a remarkable sight given the area's reputation as unsafe and rundown.